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    • Do you really want a Nazi brand association?
      • Dan Gillmor wrote: I share Dan’s view. Not only that, why would anyone want their brand—corporate or personal—to be tarnished by Musk and his simplified swastika? Yes, my account is still there, inactive (and locked), making sure no one takes the handle. That’s just prudent, because the one thing worse than having your [...] Read More... from Do you really want a Nazi brand association?

    • LLMs and Google could destroy the internet
      • Leigh Harrison sent me this blog post by Evan Boehs, which reflects my earlier ones about the web being rendered useless by Google et al. I never intended this blog to be about tech, but there’s so much to chart, and so much dishonesty to get on the record, lest someone else finds themselves in [...] Read More... from LLMs and Google could destroy the internet

    • Nexorank: stay well away from this ‘international SEO agency’
      • Just doing a little experiment with SEO. Nexorank has a couple dozen entries in Google for a search for its name. They say on Linkedin: Exciting news for businesses striving to boost their online presence! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with SEO expert Jack Yan. 🔍 With his proven track record of [...] Read More... from Nexorank: stay well away from this ‘international SEO agency’

    • Online reviews: no safeguard against piling
      • There is a certain satisfaction in reading statuses like this: But at the same time it confirms what I said years ago about Google My Business and its ilk. There are no safeguards for piling. Thanks to Google’s bugs, I believe my business has a listing but it’s been nicely messed up so [...] Read More... from Online reviews: no safeguard against piling

    • Getting to each 1,000th model on Autocade—so far
      • The Tofaş Doğan, the 1,000th model entered into Autocade in 2009. A very quick look at how long it took us to get each 1,000 models on Autocade. 0: March 8, 2008 1,000: December 21, 2009 (1 year, 9 months for first 1,000—Tofaş Doğan was the 1,000th) 2,000: December 30, 2012 (3 years [...] Read More... from Getting to each 1,000th model on Autocade—so far

    • You can post misinformation on Linkedin, and there are no consequences
      • It’s official: unlike Medium, Linkedin has confirmed that it will not remove posts that misuse my name under the grounds of misinformation. After the initial report, and a request for a review, Linkedin determined ‘After reviewing the content, we didn’t find any violations of our policies.’ Summary: I reported the misinformation as misinformation to Linkedin. [...] Read More... from You can post misinformation on Linkedin, and there are no consequences

    • Autocade hits the 5,000-model landmark
      • We’ve reached 5,000 models on Autocade, after 16 years. The 5,000th model entry was for the Xiaomi SU7, the first car from the Chinese cellphone brand. This wasn’t random: when I realized we had hit 4,999, I thought about what we could mark the 5,000-model milestone with. The most aerodynamic electric production car in the [...] Read More... from Autocade hits the 5,000-model landmark

    • When the earliest Gmail accounts receive emails destined for others
      • Note: this was originally at the tail end of another post, but given its significance, it deserved to be its own post. Who knew that Fesshole would help bring up this issue again? Google bros all say this is impossible, or they blame the user, which is usually the case with Google [...] Read More... from When the earliest Gmail accounts receive emails destined for others

    • “AI” is drivel
      • This is from Perplexity, showing how convincingly these bots with their large language models spit out utter drivel: And not everyone will have the actual knowledge to call them out on it: “AI” is only useful when you already know the answer, because it does get it wrong and you need [...] Read More... from “AI” is drivel

    • Two Mastodon polls: on 50 shades of Grade, and the best non-Bond Roger Moore film
      • Asking the tough questions on Mastodon. Very tiny samples, and I was limited to four possible answers—but now you know. Meanwhile, I see Linkedin has not been very good at removing misinformation about me. Not as bad as Quora, but still down there. The latest post says ‘jackyan’ is a metaphor for [...] Read More... from Two Mastodon polls: on 50 shades of Grade, and the best non-Bond Roger Moore film

    • A decade after Google, Meta dishes out fake cybersecurity warnings
      • There’s nothing original with Big Tech It shouldn’t matter what Little Green Footballs’ politics are, as long as its blogger, Charles Foster Johnson, isn’t advocating anything hateful, and from what I can see of his current stance, he doesn’t. However, he’s found his blog links are being cancelled on Facebook. Links to posts going [...] Read More... from A decade after Google, Meta dishes out fake cybersecurity warnings

    • Semrush allegedly glitched, misinformation followed
      • A number of people did the right thing when they learned about the misinformation with my name in connection with Google and SEO. Urbanitek was one. They clarified who I was, and noted, ‘While his credentials are impressive, it’s noteworthy that Google rarely associates updates with specific individuals in their SEO guides. Google hasn’t officially [...] Read More... from Semrush allegedly glitched, misinformation followed

    • To those who take technology and make life harder: you’re doing it wrong
      • I like technology. I don’t hate technology. But I hate what a bunch of idiots have done with technology. You’d be forgiven for thinking I was referring to the mass misinformation-authoring that used my name over the last three months, but, frankly, this level of technological misuse is everywhere in various forms. Take today, when [...] Read More... from To those who take technology and make life harder: you’re doing it wrong

    • Autocade hits 36 million page views, with shifts in the leaderboard
      • We’ve hit 36 million page views on Autocade now, with the counter showing 8,356,587. Add that to the 27,647,011 just before the old server was decommissioned, and we’re on 36,003,598. We hit 35 million on February 1, so it took 58 days to net the latest million, 17 days longer than last time. We’ve noticed [...] Read More... from Autocade hits 36 million page views, with shifts in the leaderboard

    • Copyright trolling: another fishy mob to block
      • After four months, we received another notice from Copytrack—it must be our 14th. As usual, I went back through our digital files and sent them our licence info. But this time, I got rather fed up, since we’ve successfully proved our position 100 per cent of the time, and I think we should be whitelisted. [...] Read More... from Copyright trolling: another fishy mob to block

    • What do the authors of misinformation have to gain?
      • Medium, which has been great at removing misinformation about me, rightly asked (after removing yet another fake story about me), ‘Why are they using your name? What are they gaining?’ I replied: Thank you, and I’m glad you’ve asked. I’ve been trying to get to the bottom of this for a while, ever since these [...] Read More... from What do the authors of misinformation have to gain?

    • Replacing misinformation with misinformation
      • I didn’t know this till I reported a post, but Medium informs me that their set-up is like WordPress: anyone can install one. UX Collective, which hosted one of the latest misinformation posts about me, informs the writer who made a report against them: the reports aren’t anonymous. Because here’s the latest post I reported [...] Read More... from Replacing misinformation with misinformation

    • Eudora users, welcome Aurora: finally, a modern, secure, Unicode-compliant successor
      • We have lift-off. For those of us who have been waiting for a successor to Eudora 7.1.0.9 from 2006, our patience has been rewarded. Some years ago, I had heard of a project called Hermes, and they have now delivered an alpha version called Hermes Aurora that does everything they promised. Back when Hermes was [...] Read More... from Eudora users, welcome Aurora: finally, a modern, secure, Unicode-compliant successor

    • I’m blocking Threads
      • I decided to block threads.net from my Mastodon account, which really doesn’t do much if there are determined bad actors, but it’s a small initial step to keep Meta in its place. Just as I never linked my YouTube account to Google back when I used those legacy 2000s websites, I really don’t need to [...] Read More... from I’m blocking Threads

    • Semrush, your users used your tool, then created misinformation. How did this even come about?
      • It seemed right to quiz Semrush about the misinformation that is being posted out there, allegedly because of its program. I’ve yet to receive a reply, but I really need to understand why. How did my name even wind up in their system alongside Google and SEO? I emailed them, telling them what I could [...] Read More... from Semrush, your users used your tool, then created misinformation. How did this even come about?

    • Keep the parliamentary term as it is
      • Rumblings about extending our three-year parliamentary term to four surface from time to time. I don’t think we should change a thing, more so in the era of coalition governments under MMP. And it shouldn’t matter which side of the fence you sit. The length of the term should be inversely proportional to the power [...] Read More... from Keep the parliamentary term as it is

    • SEO scams, and two outfits to avoid
      • Recent events have reiterated how a lot of the SEO profession—I’d say almost all of it, except for a tiny sliver of people who really know what they are doing—is a crock. The good news is you can confirm which ones are the crooks by seeing who had posted lies about me. Usually they write [...] Read More... from SEO scams, and two outfits to avoid

    • Autocade turns 16
      • The latest model on Autocade: the second-generation Ssangyong Rexton, now the KG Rexton. Last week, Autocade hit its 16th anniversary, and how different this one looks from the last. Now there’s a print counterpart, and some very nice readers have offered their reviews, too. We’re nearing 5,000 models on there, and the last several [...] Read More... from Autocade turns 16

    • Heritage
      • I’m not sure why the history page about my ancestor, 甄舜河 (Gin Sun Hall), has disappeared from the family association’s page, but for others who are descended from him, here’s his pic from the Internet Archive. He lived in the late 13th century. Also from the Archive was this extract from a 1997 publication [...] Read More... from Heritage

    • The crunch time media face is nothing new
      • Talking Points Memo showed the amounts programmatic advertising brought in to them over the last eight years. (The above graphic is from their card preview on Mastodon.) I’ve never been convinced of programmatic since no one in the ad business could ever explain it in plain language. I say just figure out what’s on [...] Read More... from The crunch time media face is nothing new

    • The three parties that did right among a whole lot of fraud
      • This whole Semrush-created junk about me being a Google SEO expert has one silver lining: if anyone has posted about it falsely, they are a fraud, and you know never to hire them. There are only a few people who have got it right: Shahid Jafar Khan in Pakistan (who removed his piece immediately upon [...] Read More... from The three parties that did right among a whole lot of fraud

    • A rejected PSA for the de-Googling community on Reddit
      • Pity, this was just removed from the De-Google subreddit. Oh well, you try to do a public duty as a netizen … Here it is, as I’m not about to let it go to waste—I was hoping to share the love a bit more so legitimate websites had the full story. We all probably know [...] Read More... from A rejected PSA for the de-Googling community on Reddit

    • Additional endorsements for the Autocade Yearbook 2024
      • To get one endorsement from the brilliant and unequalled Giles Chapman is wonderful. To get two is amazing. Been so enjoying Jack Yan’s first Autocade Yearbook 2024, an annual in the grand style, with lots of thoughtful deep-reads about new and classic cars. Fascinating for being a tangible print book with digital roots. Check [...] Read More... from Additional endorsements for the Autocade Yearbook 2024

    • Who pioneered phone food ordering and delivery?
      • Not that any search engine will find this, but according to the BBC’s The Secret Genius of Modern Life (episode 2), the inventor of the phone orders for food was the Kin-Chu Café at 137 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, Calif., in 1922 (another link here). ‘Special Delivery Service 11 A. M. to 1 A. M.—Phone [...] Read More... from Who pioneered phone food ordering and delivery?

    • Please help my friend Hasan and his family in Gaza
      • Something far, far more important than Google or Amazon—neither of which I particularly enjoy writing about, but do so only as a public service. Ditto with anything I’ve written about social media. My friend and typeface design colleague Hasan Abu Afash and his family have been displaced by the war in Gaza, and they are [...] Read More... from Please help my friend Hasan and his family in Gaza

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