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…
Meta’s Gifting Meta Verified to Selected Creators
Not sure that this is a great indicator of take-up for Meta’s Meta Verified product, but… Over the last few months, Meta has been running a program which includes gifting Meta Verified to selected creators. As you can see in ,…
Stop Using Hero Images! They’re Killing Your UX
There’s a pattern that’s haunted web design for over a decade now—one so embedded in our collective workflow that questioning it feels almost heretical. The full-bleed hero image. You know it. You’ve designed it. Hell, you probably default to it in…
Facebook Announces That All Video Uploads Will Now Be Reels
Facebook’s going all in on Reels, literally, with , and fed into the Reels feed. As explained by : “In the coming months, all videos on Facebook will be shared as reels, eliminating the need to choose between uploading a video…
The Art of Duolingo Notifications: The Subtle Manipulation of Language Learners
Let’s get something straight: is a brilliant app. It’s become a household name in the realm of language learning, and for good reason. The bite-sized lessons, the daily streaks, the gamified points, the whole dopamine-driven experience—it works. It works really well….