The Case Against Share ButtonsBack in The New Leaf Journal's early days, I had share buttons on my articles. I eventually removed them in part because I did not think they added anything useful to my site and in part because of a …Nicholas A. Ferrell·1d ago·2 min readjunitedshareButtonssocialMediawebDesign
AI Slop About Medieval LondonI was linked to a site called Fake History Hunter a few weeks ago. The author, a former historical consultant, uses her site to debunk fake history in media. In AI review: Time Witnessed, she takes ap…Nicholas A. Ferrell·6d ago·2 min readaiaiVideosjunitedmedievalHistory
Missing Brand Music Video AdsAccording to a May 27, 2026 report in Marketing Brew by Katie Hicks titled Why so many brands are releasing music videos, " it seems brand-created music videos are making a comeback as marketers are i…Nicholas A. Ferrell·Jun 12·4 min readadsbrandsmusicsocialMedia
Re; The Indie Web Is Not Defined by Its EnemiesI read an excellent response blog post by Khürt Williams titled The Indie Web Is Not Defined by Its Enemies. In the post, Mr. Williams eloquently makes the case for defining the indie web by what it i…Nicholas A. Ferrell·Feb 5·3 min readbloggingdigitalHomedigitalOwnershipindieweb
