Seth Goldstein
Seth Goldstein
@seth@sethgoldstein.me

Seth is a digital marketer, former journalist, first adopter, technologist based in the Philadelphia-Metro area. He loves all things #WordPress, #WebDesign, #SEO, #DigitalMarketing, and #Podcasting. #fedi22

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  • Every Morning

    Every morning I wake up and the first thing that pops into my head, most of the time very briefly, is: fuck Bret died. Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I just think about what a fantastic guy he was. Sometimes I think about the what ifs. I know the last one isn’t fair to do to…

  • Grief, Sadness, Mourning

    I thought I was doing better. I woke up and didn’t start sobbing. As the morning progressed, I was okay. Bret popped into my head and I was sad, but not crying. Progress. Progress to acceptance? Maybe. Then I wrote my parents asking when I could see them. I started to cry. Writing that email…

  • On Loss And Mourning

    Loss is a tough thing to deal with. Whether it be the loss of a pet or worse the loss of a family member. Even non-death losses are tough. One minute your fine, the next minute you’re a complete sobbing wreck. Mourning the loss is a natural thing. But that being said, it’s not easy.…

  • Bret

    I’m a writer. This is how I deal with things… I write. Here goes… Monday I got a call that I don’t think anyone wants to hear. It was my dad. Bret, half-brother, had fallen while hiking in Colorado. He died. Those words… he died. He died. Fuck! Those words. I still can’t believe it.…

  • WordPress 7.0 Is Out!

    WordPress version 7.0 is out. Wow, I’ve been on WordPress for so long! These new features look great, even without real time collaboration. To be honest, I never really understood why RTC needed to be in WordPress when so many other tools have it. Google Docs has it so many companies will probably just use…

  • AI Websites All Look Alike

    There’s always been a look to a WordPress Website. To those who are looking you can usually tell what site runs on WordPress and what site doesn’t. The trick for most web designers is to make your WordPress website not look “WordPressy.” Now we have another look. The AI-generated Website look. I see these sites…

  • Fun With NFC Cards

    I’ve been messing around with NFC cards and trying to figure out if I should just self-roll my own virtual business card (like Popl.co and Dot). I’m a big business networker. I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than 18 years. (Yikes!) I do love a good business card, but I’m also intrigued, and have been…

  • FediForum Number 7 Is Happening And It Makes Me Happy

    The 7th FediForum is happening right now (yesterday, today, and tomorrow). There are two a year and I love going to them. You can follow along using the hashtag #FediForum. Most of the talks are a bit above my pay-grade, but I always learn something or get to try a new open source/open web technology.…

  • Clearly No Adult In Charge Of WordPress

    WP Engine, who is in a prolonged legal battled with WordPress.org and Automattic over trademark and other legal matters bought a plug-in today. Congrats to them. But then in response to this the WordPress.org X/Twitter account called WPE a parasite. This was obviously Matt Mullenweg misusing his control over the non-profit/open source WordPress project to…

  • Ars Technica Publishes A Post With Quotes Fabricated By AI

    Ars Technica recently published an article that had quotes that were fabricated by AI/LLMs. When called on it by the person who was “quoted” for the sheer fact that he was NEVER contacted for a quote, Ars did a retraction. There’s much talk about the ethics here and some good commentary here. On the latest…