(original post) I’ve been thinking about retirement lately. …

There’s probably a name for it, but I can’t conjure the word: When you’ve been doing something a long, long time, then realize you’ve pretty much been doing it all wrong. …

(Original post at Searchblog) Last week I was traveling — and being in four places in six days does not make for a good writing vibe. But today I’m back — and while the pace is picking up for the annual Signal conference I co-produce with P&G, I wanted to…

(original post at Searchblog) Once upon a time when search was new, Google came along and put the whole darn Internet in RAM. This was an astonishing (and expensive) feat of engineering at the time — one that gave Google a significant competitive moat. Twenty years ago, very few companies…

Because Michelle wants it… — (Original post at Searchblog) Last week I wrote a piece noting how my wife Michelle’s Google usage was down by nearly two thirds, thanks to her discovery of ChatGPT. I noted that Michelle isn’t exactly an early adopter — but that’s not entirely true. Michelle is more of a harbinger…

(Original at Searchblog) I’ll see if, in a few minutes, I can get at least the outlines of a rant out. I’ve got to get to an appointment in half an hour, but I just saw today’s Dealbook newsletter, which focuses on the demise of BuzzFeed News. …

(Original post on Searchblog) On Sunday The New York Times reported that Google is furiously working to incorporate conversational AI into its core search products — not exactly news, but there was a larger takeaway: Google has got to get some killer AI products out the door, and fast, or…

(Original post at Searchblog) Would you pay $200 a month for generative AI services? It may sound crazy, but I think it’s entirely possible, particularly if the tech and media industries don’t repeat the mistakes of the past. Think back to the last time you decided to fork over a…

(Original Post on Searchblog) Of all the structural problems “Web 2” has brought into the world — and there are too many to list — one of the most vexing is what I call the “meta-services” problem. Today’s commercial internet encourages businesses and services to create silos of our data…