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10 ways Mastodon is better than X (previously Twitter)

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A man writes on a paper towel reading “You are not,” beside another that reads “Remember: every time you smile a mean kid gets diarrhea.”

The story of Napkinisms

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How to connect Mastodon to Buffer

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CleanMyMac review

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SEO, ChatGPT, Bard, and gimmicks

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Episode 13: Interview with Masto Host founder Hugo Gameiro

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Buffer adds Mastodon to its social media management platform

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What will you create this year?

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What brands need to know about Mastodon and the ‘fediverse’

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How to switch to Mastodon, the best X/Twitter alternative

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‘Sans Style’ and goodbye Twitter

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Level Bolt is a HomeKit-enabled smart lock that works with existing deadbolts

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Google adds online product highlights by expanding use of ‘Pros and cons’ structured data

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Coywolf Newsletter, October 18, 2022, listing five stories: “Joy of web surfing,” “Site names in page titles are useless,” “A better Instagram,” “Open Graph Checker update!” and “AMA with Jon Henshaw,” beside a black coywolf silhouette.

The joy of web surfing 🏄

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Open Graph Checker: Chrome extension for previewing social sharing metadata

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Decentralized Instagram alternative, PixelFed, launches new iOS app

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Cloudflare attempts to recreate Alexa Rank with Radar Domain Rankings

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Safari 16 supports AVIF in macOS Ventura and iOS 16

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Structured data is a visibility factor

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Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 + WARP VPN adds IP masking and more accurate geolocation

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