L. Jeffrey Zeldman    What a ride that was. The post Valediction. appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Tricking people into seeing unexpected content and converting some of them into customers is a tale as old as the web. It was the perfect model for the takeover. The post Domain harvesting and the Twitter long game in retrospect appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Of books and conferences past: A maker looks back on things well made but no longer with us. The post Of Books and Conferences Past appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Saturday, November , marks the th annual Blue Beanie Day celebration. It’s hard to believe, but web standards fan Douglas Vos conceived of this holiday way back in ’ : The origin of the name of the holiday is the image of Jeffrey Zeldman on the cover of his book wearing a blue knit cap. ...

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    My daughter and I have three cats all rescues: There’s Snow White, our year old queen and my daughter’s consigliere, who, despite requiring thrice a week medication injections to keep her kidneys functioning, rules this place absolutely. There’s subtle Mango, whose first year of life involved...

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    I’ve started a Bluesky list featuring some of the brilliant writers, designers, coders, editors, and others who’ve contributed to A List Apart for people who make websites. The post A List Apart contributors list on Bluesky appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    At its core, MARTI is a bridge. It harmonizes with existing metadata standards like the Content Authenticity Initiative, Anthropic’s Responsible Scaling Policy, and the W C’s PROV. It anticipates the needs of future standards, laws and practices, such as those proposed by the Coalition for...

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    The life of an amphibious sailor was estimated at three minutes in combat. The post Veterans Day Remembrance appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    If you’re finding today a bit stressful for some reason, grab a respite by sinking into any of these web design inspiration websites. The post Web Design Inspiration appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Her voice, when she spoke to us from the doorway, was strange. I was in rd Grade. Our teacher went away for a few minutes, then came back, crying. She was a tough public school teacher of the old school, the kind my father’s friends would have called an old bat. She was not like The post I...

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    My insight into corporate legal disputes is as meaningful as my opinion on Quantum Mechanics. What I do know is that, when given the chance this week to leave my job with half a year’s salary paid in advance, I chose to stay at Automattic. Listen, I’m struggling with medical debts and financial...

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    I’m reassuring myself that New York City is still here. The post appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Raising loved children is the only consistent and lasting healing some will know. The post Broken Blossoms appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    My Glamorous Life: late to the pubescence party. The post Strange Beliefs of Childhood appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Zoom has always included a clickable button badge at the top left of its primary meeting interface window. Click the badge to copy the URL of that meeting. You can then, with just one more click in any messaging system, send that URL to the other meeting participants. Fast. Simple. Drop dead easy....

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Help to help, because we’re built to help. The post One weird trick appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

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L. Jeffrey Zeldman    It was late winter when my sabbatical began, and it’s late spring as it comes to an end. Next week I return to my post after three months’ paid leave, courtesy of Automattic’s sabbatical benefit. Three months. A season. With full pay, and zero work responsibilities. In a job full of rewards, this...

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Poachers, when caught stealing content from our website, always blamed the theft on an intern or freelancer. We always pretended to believe them. The post Ah yes, the famous intern did it syndrome appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman    Palestinians and Israelis are two Indigenous peoples occupying the land that is being fought over. The post Indigenous appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.