It feels like something has changed in the last few months when it comes to building software. While AI code generation has been around for a while now (GitHub Copilot launched in June 2022), the tooling seems to have recently reached the point where it can build credible, releasable software. To get beyond vibes and […]
2nd edition of “Google Analytics Alternatives” now released, February 2026! Digital versions available starting at < $10 (depending on your location) from Gumroad. Print version available for $30 at Amazon. What’s the best alternative to Google Analytics? There are literally hundreds of potential alternatives to Google Analytics, but at the same time there is no […]
I’m very excited to announce the release of the 2nd edition of Google Analytics Alternatives! The new edition is now available for sale worldwide: $25 for the PDF and ePub edition via Gumroad $25 for the Kindle edition via Amazon $30 for the print edition via Amazon Since the Gumroad edition pays a much higher […]
My last story about ChatGPT scraping Google and leaking prompts received a lot of attention, and I was especially pleased to see that OpenAI said that they’ve fixed the issue. So what was “the issue”, and what did they fix? My research with Slobodan Manić on the topic showed two things: Some raw ChatGPT prompts […]
UPDATE: Thanks to Ars Technica’s reporting on this story, OpenAI has claimed to have fixed the leakage but that this only affected a “small number” of prompts. Based upon what OpenAI has said and the speed of the response I think it’s most likely that the glitch was related to the layer of ChatGPT that […]
by Jason Packer with help from Juliana Jackson “.. the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” – Scott Fitzgerald, 1936 We’re at a dangerous inflection point in AI, where soon there may be so […]
Google has long offered a “Google Analytics Certification” quiz. For GA4, it’s 50 questions (from a pool of 150) that cover a broad range of topics within GA. The quiz is timed, and in order to be certified, you have to score an 80% or better. Since the quiz is open book and most of […]
That’s the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it Money for nothing and your chicks for free So said Dire Straits in 1985. When I was a kid, I legitimately thought that the lyrics were “money for nothing and your checks for free”. […]
A new LLM model seems to be released every week. AI experts and influencers immediately start talking about where new model excels, and why you should drop whatever you’re using now and getting in on the new hotness. It’s very hard to know when this analysis is based upon actual data, and when it’s just […]
One of the most widely reproduced charts I’ve ever made is a super simple one showing all of the different ways that GA can be blocked (from my old article on GA blocking, circa 2017): I thought I’d do a short article on where this stands in 2024. Data from the Chrome Web […]
