The Content Technologist

Weekly newsletter covering web content & the algorithms that feed it. SEO, UX & content design focused by Deborah Carver.

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

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[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

I've been trying to teach the chatbot to write in iambic pentameter (possible because it's a math formula), but it can't. Perhaps GPT4 will understand meter, scansion and other poetic devices besides rhyme scheme.

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@lilyraynyc That's my comment exactly: ChatGPT will "lie" about its sources and its output, as long as it's in complete sentences. The bot will insist it is correct, with the caveat that it may not be correct. It is a math formula, not meaning.

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

well. I forgot to write the subject line before pressing send. happy holidays to you and yours!

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

@Chronotope Also I thought the precision was driven by the access to more and more credit card data, fewer cash purchases, etc... this is a really long way to overengineer a really inefficient ad system, considering non-contextual targeting doesn't work all that well, comparatively.

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

@Chronotope This is an extremely long way of saying "they didn't know how else to make more money except put more ad units on the page"

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Founding subscribers who happen to still be checking Twitter: You received an email last night in error, and your card will not be charged. Your comped subscription will continue to be comped.

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[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

As I wrote in the last issue... if you're getting more than 5% of traffic from Twitter you are doing every other channel badly.

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And you’ll get me as an editor! Winning all around.

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

@weischoice Haven't finalized yet, but because we're seeking active practitioners, we'll be competitive with what skilled strategists make + commission.

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[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

From their marketing: https://t.co/w6MMZD5ZbN

An example of why NOT to extrapolate data stories based on current trends.

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

Yo @descript I love y'all, but you've got some pretty amazing technology if we're all going to be watching 28 hours of video per day by the end of the decade.

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

@CBeveridge The Deerhunter, The Godfather and The Master. (kidding, kind of, but we used photos of the weddings from those movies on our wedding website)

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

Hooray! Thanks for sharing and for your support.

More tweets and content about metrics in the near future once I get it all together

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

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[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

oh wow, this is a terrible strategy and a massive effing shame and I will def be writing about this next week: https://t.co/Gy3PnYsgQf

[The Content Technologist @thecontenttech]

@matlock @tomskitomski @edsaperia Thanks for the mention! I concur on A Book Apart, as well as @smashingmag and @NNgroup for design & UX best practices.