Have you planned out your holiday content calendar as yet? This might help. Meta has published an , which includes a range of data-backed tips and pointers on how to maximize Meta’s various ad and content options throughout the end-of-year period….
Are Closed Ecosystems Like Apple’s a Necessary Evil?
The walled garden. The fortress of control. The golden handcuffs. Whatever you want to call it, closed ecosystems like Apple’s are both a marvel of design and an affront to everything the open web stands for. To some, they represent seamless…
Trump Signs Off on US TikTok Deal as China Weighs Details
Is this news? Look, I don’t even know at this stage. What I do know is that the White House has today which declares that U.S. President Donald Trump has “saved TikTok” while protecting U.S. national security, based on Trump signing…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, September 2025
Web design tools that use artificial intelligence are still dominating new and beta launches, while hopefully making your workflows a little bit smoother. One of the most talked about launches this month is Google (Gemini’s) Nano Banana image generator tool, which…
Facebook Is Trying To Make Pokes Happen (Again)
Look, I don’t know why, but apparently, Zuck and Co. have decided that , with the platform announcing a new revamp of option, which it already attempted to revive , then again , to limited interest. But clearly, Facebook’s not willing…
10 Web Dev Trends for 2025 That Will Make or Break Your Career
Web development is dead. Well, the version you knew is… The future? It’s less about your meticulous hand-coded masterpieces and more about surviving a tidal wave of automation, AI, and the slow, almost cruel commoditization of creativity. But for those of us still clinging…
YouTube Adds Custom App Promotions for Shorts
YouTube’s adding another way for Shorts creators to make money from their content, with an expansion of , which will enable creators to display app promotions in their clips. As you can see in this example, with YouTube co-branded partnership ads…
The Rise and Fall of the Web Mascot: Where Did They Go?
Remember when every other startup had a mascot? A weird, bug-eyed creature with a permanent smirk, usually some round, blobby thing with inexplicable limbs, making finger guns at you from the corner of a homepage? Yeah, those were the days. Web…
Social Media Age Checking Requires an Industry Standard Detection Process
Over the last few years, there’s been a big push to increase the age of access to social media apps, due to concerns around exposure to harmful materials, predators, misinformation, etc. Indeed, in the last year alone, several European nations, including…
The Decline of Stack Overflow: Where Are Developers Headed Next?
In the early days of web development, Stack Overflow was a lifeline. It was where developers turned for answers, code snippets, and discussions about the minutiae of programming. But recently, the once-vibrant hub for developers has started to feel a little… tired. Stack…