Creators need to adapt now — This week, I finally got an invitation to beta test Google’s new generative AI-powered search experience, dubbed Search Generative Experience (SGE). It's a total game-changer. SGE will likely take over the search experience in fairly short order, with profound impacts for users, web publishers, and bloggers. Here's a look at…

A Wordpress plugin that automates internal linking for bloggers — I hate internal linking. As a longtime SEO and the owner of several niche websites, I know how important internal links are for search rankings. But let’s be real — combing through hundreds of old blog posts to manually add links is a pain in the butt. That’s why many…

I’ve been a Fitbit fanatic since the company launched in the early ’00s. Fitbits have advanced a lot since the days of the company’s first paperclip-like tracker. The Fitbit Inspire 3 is one of the company’s most advanced smartwatches and fitness trackers. …

Google’s Vice President & GM of Search, Elizabeth Reid, recently announced the incorporation of generative AI into its search engine. This huge step signifies a potential shift in how users will interact with search engines in the future. …

Results from my two-year experiment with Boomy — Have you ever dreamed of getting your music onto Spotify? Maybe you thought about starting a band in your garage, recording a hit single, and soaring to the top of the charts? AI might soon make that process a lot easier. I’m now officially an artist with tens of thousands…

Today, the World Health Organization made a stunning declaration — the Covid-19 pandemic is officially over. The virus is endemic, and its presence no longer constitutes a public health emergency. When the pandemic was in full swing in 2020 and 2021, no one expected that it would be several more…

I used AI to create the visual identity for my 130K monthly pageview publication — When I launched The Generator in March of 2023, I knew the publication needed a unique visual brand. I’m a professional photographer, but I’m a terrible illustrator. That’s why I turned to AI image generation systems to create the visual identity for my new publication. Fast forward to today, and…

It writes articles that rank on Google for about $1 each — ChatGPT is a massive leap forward in the AI creation of human-like writing. But when you ask the system to write an entire blog post or article, it often generates generic drivel or meanders off on bizarre tangents. As a professional writer with several niche sites — as well as…

Automation is powerful but also dangerous — In ancient Prague, an old Jewish legend goes, a rabbi created a powerful creature: the golem. Robot-like and artificially intelligent, the golem initially did its master’s bidding — but ultimately, everything went horribly wrong. This early tale about automation’s upsides–and significant downsides– can teach us a lot about modern AI…