Google Search as you know it is over
Sarah Perez,
TechCrunch,
2026/05/20
According to this article, "At its Google I/O conference on Tuesday, Google unveiled an AI-powered overhaul of Search centered around a reimagined 'intelligent search box' ... Instead of returning a simple list of links, Google Search will drop users into AI-powered interactive experiences at times." In fairness, Google search has been broken for a while now. And it's not hard to view the new tool as a way to integrate advertising more deeply into your online inquiries while appearing to be more useful than integrating it into your search results. Via Wes Fryer.
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Building inContact
Darren Coxon,
inContact,
2026/05/20
I signed up for this. I'm not sure it solves the Problem that is LinkedIn, but I appreciate the effort. "I designed it in such a way that it works against the grain. Quality writing (up to 2000 words) will be rewarded. Outbound links are not throttled. Text can be formatted. And there are no ads or suggestions." Still looking for an API. Here's the link: inContact.
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The Questions Students Ask and What They Reveal About Our Learning Management Systems
TeachOnline, Contact North,
2026/05/20
This article doesn't answer the questions but looks into what the questions tell u about ourselves - and what we can do to address the underlying issues. In this case, we look at why we require students to use an LMS, and what might be at issue here. "The more complex the world becomes, the more agency students require. This means being informed not only about what they're learning and why they're learning it, but also about how they're being taught and what they can do to improve their own chances of success." Regular readers here should recognize the writing stile in this Contact North article.
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Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques
Michael Zhang,
PetaPixel,
2026/05/20
If I recall my art history, this is also what happened when Monet began releasing his works in real life. "Someone shared an actual Monet painting as an AI-generated artwork and asked people to explain what makes the 'AI image' inferior to a genuine Monet piece. There was no shortage of 'sharp-eyed' critics eager to chime in." I wonder what the same critics would have made of Voice of Fire. Via Alan Levine.
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Let the Golden Age Begin
Jim Groom,
bavatuesdays,
2026/05/20
Jim Groom channels Tim Klapdor on the evolution of the media as noise machine. "The medium doesn't matter, there's no message anymore," writes Klapdor. "No one's really trying to communicate anything." So "Maybe the new Golden Age begins with a simple post that references someone who stirred you," writes Groom. "Links do a lot of work online. Throw in a ping or even a trackback and we might have a simple, stable, and scalable solution. I don't want to create as much as I want to connect, but it turns out the two are always deeply related."
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