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Go Browser Package # I have been working on a project that required me to identify the browser, device, platform, or bot making a request to my application. The URL shortening service needed to generate analytics and render Open Graph (OG) tags that were optimized for the client. I wanted to build the service in Go, a fast and efficient language well-suited for building web applications. However, I could not find a simple and easy-to-use package, so I decided to build the Browser package to fil...

Boost your website's search visibility with HTML meta tags. Learn how to optimize meta tags to make your search snippets more enticing and drive traffic to your site.

(image) Here's a short overview of Google's past few months: It's angered policymakers and pundits with a sweeping change to its privacy settings. It's taken a beating for favoring its own properties in its core search results. It's been caught with its hands in Apple's cookie jar, and despite the fact Facebook and others previously condoned…

For my third prediction of the year, I'm going with one just a tad bit less obvious than "Facebook will go public." There seems to be no doubt about that event occurring this year, though I've certainly heard intelligent folks argue that Facebook can and should figure out how to stay private. I've argued that…

Today, we celebrate 20 years of the global phenomenon of Facebook (now Meta) -- with its astounding innovation and conflicting emotions.

I recently joined Facebook. Have you heard of it? I know, I know, that sounds crazy, given that I'm "an Internet guy."  If you search for me on Google, say "John Battelle Facebook," you see that I am already there, and that I have nearly 5000 "friends." (The interplay between Google search and Facebook is…

Matteo Pasquinelli proposes a labor theory of automation.

You may be wondering how to make your online courses to the next level, reach a larger audience and maximize their impact, and if you’ve ever wondered what Pinterest is all about, you’ve come to the right place. In a world where visuals speak louder than words, the question arises: Can Pinterest boards be the […]

Way back in 2012 - four years ago in real time, three decades or so in Internet time - I predicted that Facebook would build an alternative to Google's AdSense based on its extraordinary data set. I was right, but...off by a few years. From Ad Exchanger: AdExchanger has learned Facebook Audience Network is one…

(image) Dialing in from the department of Pure Speculation... As we all attempt to digest the implications of last week's Google+ integration, I've also be thinking about Facebook's next moves. There's been plenty of speculation in the past that Facebook might compete with Google directly - by creating a full web search engine. After all,…