Why So Many Companies Are Using A.I. To Search Google

The next great tech race is on as companies work to be the first to harness artificial intelligence in profound ways.

Solving the Mystery of How People Actually Use WordPress – WordPress Tavern

I’m in favor of WordPress collecting more anonymized usage data that could help make informed decisions on changes or improvements to core, such as tracking changes to the WordPress user interface,…

Google’s New Perspective Project Filters Online Comments Based on Toxicity – WordPress Tavern

Online harassment is a hot topic right now, as Twitter’s perennial battle with trolls heats up, forcing the company to develop new features to combat abuse. Technology companies are scramblin…

4 Handy WordPress Media Library Hacks

The WordPress Media Library is a powerful tool for media management. Check out these 4 handy hacks, utilizing functions and hooks, to customize it further.

8 WordPress Trends that Will Impact You in 2017 | Elegant Themes Blog

Looking ahead to the future is natural around the beginning of a new year, and this is especially true if you’re an avid WordPress user. The Content Management System (CMS) continues to evolve at an ever-growing pace, and while 2016 was dominated by talk of the REST API, 2017 promises just as much...

5 questions to ask before every design project

When I was in grad school, one of the things hardwired into our brain was to never stop thinking about the user. We (students) would do lots of research, design, fail, design and then end up with…

“Poor Communication” Is Often a Symptom of a Different Problem

It’s a common organizational scapegoat.

OnTask - Desktop Productivity Tool by Michael Patrick — Kickstarter

Michael Patrick is raising funds for OnTask - Desktop Productivity Tool on Kickstarter! OnTask is a desktop whiteboard that forces you to prioritize your most important tasks. Stay organized, stay focused, stay OnTask.

Bloggers Meet Startups Pitch Event - WordPress Bloggers (Chicago, IL) | Meetup

Pitches to be announced.  Interested in pitching!? Email: .

Designers != Pixel Pushers - Chicago Northside WordPress Meetup (Chicago, IL) | Meetup

Who needs designers anymore… right? Well, everyone, actually.
Designing for interactive media is much more than pushing pixels into place. There’s so many more dimensions to good design, and some amaz

ICYMI: Mark Zuckerberg's Answer to a World Divided by Facebook Is More Facebook | WIRED

Mark Zuckerberg believes his platform brings people together, despite the evidence that in connecting the world, Facebook may be helping to tear it apart.

10 Sure-Fire SEO Strategies for Getting Out of a Traffic Slump - WPMU DEV

Some people get a dopamine kick every time someone likes or shares their Facebook posts. Some get it from the number of ️hearts they get on their Instagram photos. And others – myself included – get a rush from Google Analytics. Yes, I like watching the number bouncing up and down on the real-time page. And the best part? Watching the traffic coming from Google > Organic. Because if Google thinks your content is worthy of a good position in the search engine ranking pages, then you must be doing something right, right?

Exactly How To Spend The Last Hour Of Your Workday | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

Try these 60-minute "soft projects" to wrap up every day of the week.