AI, and more specifically Google, is breaking the Internet as we know it today. In this post, Cloudflare’s CEO, Matthew Prince, has once again emphasised that quality content creators are not being adequately protected. According to this executive, when a search engine integrates AI in its current form, it practically sends no traffic back to the source, contradicting what Google claims.
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WordPress VIP review, Automattic’s premium tier for enterprises and digital newspapers
WordPress VIP is no upstart. Operating since 2006, it now serves both corporations and media outlets—no mean feat—and after digging into the documentation and viewing a demo (where the team graciously fielded all my questions), I offer this assessment and my view of the competition, chiefly Glide Publishing Platform and Arc XP at similar price points.
(more…)How to access AI overviews data
Google does not provide figures for its AI Overviews because it claims the project is still liable to change. The truth, however, is that the data would not work in its favour, even though the company could publish them in the not-too-distant future. All that changes now thanks to Sistrix: content creators no longer have to wait for Google’s goodwill, because these metrics are already within reach.
(more…)Automattic resumes contributions to WordPress and other projects
The best news has reached WordPress users, including this writer and the very publication you are reading. Automattic’s decision ends the lull that began when the company co-founded by Matt Mullenweg paused its work amid a dispute with WP Engine.
(more…)Washington Post tech workers, including those from Arc XP, unionise
A few weeks ago it was reported that Arc XP workers had settled back in at the Washington Post. For some time it was speculated that Arc XP had separated from the paper where it was born to proceed with a sale, but this operation did not come to fruition and the major CMS company promoted by Jeff Bezos has returned home.
(more…)WordPress forms its official Artificial Intelligence (AI) team
We already knew that WordPress.com was betting everything on artificial intelligence (AI). Evidence of this was the launch of its new AI-based product, which lets you start a site from scratch with great ease. The latest development is that an AI team has been formally established within WordPress, whose aim is to accelerate and coordinate AI projects across the entire WordPress ecosystem.
(more…)OpenAI reaches to another major deal with a media group: The Washington Post
Although the pace of deals brokered by OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, with news organisations appears to have slowed, a fresh agreement has just been announced with The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos.
(more…)AVIF image: here are the reasons why you should already be using this image format
If you’re still using the JPG image format, it’s not exactly a big mistake, but you should know it’s no longer state-of-the-art. Some time ago, a new format called WebP outpaced it by a long shot and now a new format has become widespread that you should adopt right away: the AVIF image format.
(more…)Which is the best CMS?
In many instances, people ask me the most obvious question when they first meet me. “Which is the best CMS, Jorge?” It’s the typical ice-breaker. On these occasions, I look them in the eye and try to gauge in 10 milliseconds whether they want a quick answer or if they’re willing to let me delve into all the details and nuances behind each CMS, each newsroom…
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