Google Adds Experimental Soft Navigation Metrics To CrUX via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Experimental Core Web Vitals that count in-app page changes are now in the Chrome UX Report, with Search Console set to follow.
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This tiny portable SSD that transforms iPhone videography has $150 off
The Lexar Professional Go is down to $229 at B&H Photo.
Design
HomeView shows Apple still designs hardware better than anyone
I don't want a smart home, but I do want this device.
UX & Research
How getting good at your job can stop you getting better
Many experienced people plateau out of sight. Whether they keep growing depends partly on the problems they’re given to tackle. Continue reading on UX Collective
UX & Research
Taste is not a design methodology
Judgment brings the facts. Agency puts them on the table. AI assisted. It has become our favorite answer to AI-generated sameness. The reality is good products come from judgment built on facts, and the agency to use them when the room prefers opinions. Ask…
Design
The Problem With Football Helmets
In 2024, James Daniels became likely the first NFL football player to wear a new kind of helmet during a game – an apparatus called the Guardian Cap. The new lid was a marked departure from what fans are used to. Guardian Caps offer an extra layer of padding…
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Analysis: Google Is Poisoning Search Results For Rank Trackers via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s reported search results poisoning undermines confidence in SEO data that businesses use to make decisions.