2024-04-23 21:46
I made a mistake. I thought I was re-upping my Midjourney subscription and saw that DaVinci AI was associated (probably because they use Midjourney in some way) with Midjourney. So stupidly… Read More
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Seth Goldstein is a social media, interactive and Internet marketer based in the Philadelphia metro area. He specializes in all major social networks, SEO and Wordpress.
2024-04-23 21:41
Went to USPS in Dublin, PA to get passports all squared away.
We were going to do a passport cards, then heard that it’s better to do a passport book because it’s good for lo… Read More
2024-04-06 13:02
Yes, Mr. Android went iPhone. I did it for a number of reasons. First of all we got the 11 yr old kiddo a data/phone line, so it made sense for us to all be on the same platform. Apple tends… Read More
2024-03-17 19:48
The latest episode of This Week in Google was the best yet.
I enjoy most, if not all, TWiT.tv’s shows, with TWiG being my penultimate. I think it might be the fact that I’m a… Read More
2024-03-04 14:17
There was an interesting post on LinkedIn from a colleague of mine, Mike Krupit, about RTO (return to office) proclamation by Philadelphia’s new mayor.
I’m torn on this… Read More
2024-03-02 22:24
It’s all come to a head.
The team at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and Tumblr.com has struck a deal with OpenAI and Midjourney to supply data from its .com and Tumblr… Read More
2024-02-29 16:10
I hate admitting it, but being an entrepreneur and business owner is frustrating at times.
Cash flow isn’t always consistent. Often, especially in the service industry, you’re… Read More
2024-02-21 22:09
With Spring coming around the corner, I’m getting excited to be able to work outside and get out of my basement office.
I do think we’re in store for some more snow before spr… Read More
2024-01-17 15:12
Ugh, we’re in the throws of winter here in Doylestown.
We had a big snow/ice storm on Monday/Tuesday and more coming on Thursday/Friday.
I can complain, but we’ve been luck… Read More
2024-01-05 15:26
The first week of a new year. The excitement, the anticipation, the ups and downs of emotions with things changing.
So far this week, I’ve joined the Alignable Alliance to start net… Read More
2023-12-31 15:37
I think 2024 is going to be the year that people, who want to be active online, are going to finally learn to post their content first on a platform that they fully control. I think the Inte… Read More
2023-12-30 00:09
Who am I kidding. Being sick sucks all the time.
The day after we took those photos at Hershey, the kiddo got really sick with Laryngitis and then gave it to me. Thanks buddy.
This who… Read More
2023-12-25 19:16
Yesterday we went to Hershey, PA to see Chocolate World and go to the Hershey Lodge. It was a yearly tradition before the pandemic, and now we went back. On the way there we stopped at Sheet… Read More
2023-12-17 14:46
Today is my amazing & kick ass wife’s birthday. Happy Birthday Meredith!
Last night we went out, just the two of us to Heirloom in our town (Doylestown). It’s a great litt… Read More
2023-11-27 15:16
During the pandemic I needed a laptop. They were hard to find. So even though I knew that Dell’s consumer-grade laptops had issues I ordered one.
Man, this was a mistake! Luckily I… Read More
2023-11-24 14:36
Well, I survived a 28 person 3 dog Thanksgiving. What’s more, it was my, now-11-year-old’s birthday too.
We went to my wife’s parents house and even brought the 65lb Air… Read More
2023-11-19 01:38
Today was BarCamp Philly (the 14th edition).
Once again it was held at the Penn’s Wharton School’s Jon Huntsman Hall.
It’s a beautiful building and a great facility t… Read More
2023-11-08 13:58
I’m excited that WordPress 6.4 finally came out! The Twenty Twenty-Four theme is what I’m using on this site and finally I have the full updateable version of the theme.
6.4 h… Read More
2023-11-03 13:25
I think I figured out the issue with my Dell and how my browsers keep locking up on me.
Other than being a box with a bunch of subpar components, the browsers are bloated as f**k as well… Read More
2023-10-28 13:34
I remember where I was when I heard the horrible news.
I was standing at the McNeill Science Center, at what was then called, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (it’s no… Read More
2023-10-27 13:32
I just realized, yes it wasn’t planned, that my main identity on social is now s3th.me.
It’s my Mastodon server, my Threads username, and my Bluesky username.
I’d lik… Read More
2023-10-20 19:52
In my opinion, except for going to a WordPress conference (WordCamp US) where everyone was using Twitter/X, Mastodon has been a great alternative.
During the horrific events of October 7t… Read More
2023-10-18 17:11
Israel has the right to exist as does Palestine. But this war and overall lack of Peace is NEVER going end if extremist elements on both sides aren’t taken out of power.
What Hamas… Read More
2023-10-16 12:41
What’s going on in Israel and Palestine is out of control.
Hamas needs to be taken out. But Israel doesn’t need to take out all of Gaza to do this.
I’m hurting from w… Read More
2023-10-15 23:22
It’s been a hell of a week.
My heart aches for all the lost lives in Israel and in Gaza.
How could something this coordinated by a terrorist group be carried out against a count… Read More
2023-10-14 13:33
I stand with Israel. But that doesn’t mean I like Netanyahu or what’s been going on with Palestinians.
Do I wish there was a way to bring Hamas to justice without bombing the… Read More
2023-10-13 13:08
Well that didn’t take long. I’m seeing more and more support of Palestine coming out after the worst atrocity against Jews since the Holocaust was perpetrated a week ago tomorrow… Read More
2023-10-12 20:37
My heart aches for Israel and the Israeli people.
The outpouring of support from my community of colleagues and friends online has been imense and very much appreciated.
It’s a t… Read More
2023-10-11 18:27
I went to the Jewish Business Network event at Vinyl in Philly today.
Israel sits heavy on my heart, but I wanted to be with the community.
I wrapped Tefillin for the first time in my… Read More
2023-10-11 10:24
It’s been a few days since Hamas attacked Israel and killed around 1200 Israelis (*latest estimate that I hear).
From what I read these terrorists were indiscriminate. They killed… Read More
2023-10-09 13:26
I’m so disturbed this morning to see a “former” acquaintance of mine pretty much say that the terror attacks on Israel were justified because of how the Palestinians have b… Read More
2023-10-08 13:29
Let’s get this out of the way. I stand with Israel and its people after this horrific attack.
Yesterday morning Israel was attacked by Hamas who invaded Israel in the south by air… Read More
2023-10-07 13:34
I was at Flywheel for the longest time. They are a good service. But they lost their personal touch when the were acquired by WPEngine.
I recently moved 40 sites to Rocket.net (affiliate… Read More
2023-10-03 19:36
It came with a thud on my front step. I had forgotten I ordered it to be honest. Taylor Lorenz’s new book on social media and influence online Extremely Online looks absolutely amazing… Read More
2023-09-30 15:39
I just tried to update the beta of the Twenty Twenty-Four theme from its Github repository only to be met with a fail message that I needed WordPress 4.2 to run it.
I guess I’m wait… Read More
2023-08-29 13:34
It’s day 2 since being home from #WCUS and still no Covid. Thank goodness. Still going to test through Thursday to be sure.
Came home after getting the pupster from the in-laws and… Read More
2023-08-28 23:01
Covid reared it’s ugly head after the WordCamp US 2023 event with at least 3 people that I know and interacted with getting mild cases.
So far I’m still negative, but still te… Read More
2023-08-27 13:16
What a trip it’s been. WordCamp US was amazing, fun, and exhausting. Now me and the family travel back to Doylestown to get back to life.
But before that we’re going to see m… Read More
2023-08-26 10:21
After my last post here, I wrapped up the day and went to dinner with the folks at a WordPress group that I’m part of — Post Status. The dinner was sponsored by A2 Hosting.
Le… Read More
2023-08-25 18:05
So today is the first full day of WordCamp US 2023. It’s been so much fun catching up with so many people. So much so that I’ll probably have to watch many of the sessions on Wor… Read More
2023-08-25 06:53
It’s pretty much 3am here in DC. I crashed at 8:30pm/9pm last night and got a solid 3 1/2 hrs of sleep before the old blatter got me up. Then I tossed and turned until 2:40am and now I… Read More
2023-08-24 18:22
This year’s WordCamp US Contributor day was backed. There were easily hundreds of people wanting to give back to WordPress in some way. That’s really neat to see.
I made my wa… Read More
2023-08-19 19:05
Meet Georgipuu. So freaking cute! Read More
2023-08-19 14:15
Last Thursday I took a quick jaunt to Morristown, NJ for a Pavilion Happy Hour.
Morristown has this great park in the center of the town called the Green. Here are some shots! Read More
2023-08-19 13:08
I’m so excited for WordCamp US this year. It’s at the National Harbor right outside of DC. I haven’t seen many people in the WordPress community since 2019, so this will be… Read More
2023-07-23 14:37
I know a lot of people who are still on Twitter, because they feel they get a benefit from it. But what is the benefit of being associated with Elon Musk. He’s a truly horrible person… Read More
2023-07-16 23:28
I’m in search of a plugin that allows me to add icons for the plethora of Fediverse apps out there. I have yet to find one. Bah!
Any suggestions?
I made these logos into 40×&hell…Read More
2023-06-09 19:51
Reddit is acting poorly and being draconian with their API access for 3rd party developers. YouTube announced that it won’t quash misinformation on its platform anymore. Facebook is&he&hell…Read More
2023-05-15 18:12
It’s been since 2016 that I’ve attended a WordCamp US event.
I’ve been to local WordCamps but none as fun, vibrant and energizing as a WordCamp US event. The last one I… Read More
2023-01-30 15:04
Very excited. The Philadelphia Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers last night to clinch the NFC championship. They’re off to the big game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Now don&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-01-21 14:36
The Smithsonian Institution here in the United States just released more than 4 million images into the public domain.
This is huge and a major win for the internet and fair use. This fol… Read More
2023-01-14 20:04
I knew I had a book in me somewhere. This Thursday (1/19/2023) will be the 100th episode of the Entrepreneur’s Enigma podcast (well the episodes that are available to consume LOL)… Read More
2023-01-12 14:15
So I ordered my reMarkable 2 on Saturday (1/7). It shipped on Monday (1/9) with an expected delivery of this Friday (1/13). It came at 4pm yesterday (1/11). What a surprise. It made my night… Read More
2022-12-25 14:29
Growing up in the Philadelphia area, you’d be had pressed not to know who this guy is. Jim Gardner anchored the 6 and 11pm news on 6 ABC News for so many years. 45 years total at the s… Read More
2022-12-20 20:24
If you don’t own your presence online, what is happening over at Twitter can happen to you. You’re site can be taken down without any warning and you’re pretty much SOL… Read More
2022-11-10 20:13
The demise of Twitter as we know it is upon us. Elon Musk is burning down the Twittersphere while sitting at his desk inside. Is he insane? Absolutely. Does he know what he’s doing? No… Read More
2022-09-13 18:11
I’m finally getting a chance to take a solo trip. Albeit to visit my parents at their home in Weston, VT. Still it’s going to give me a brief break from the craziness at home… Read More
2022-04-30 13:02
So my lovely and amazing wife is in Sedona on a girls trip. This has me home with the 9yo son. We’re going to have fun. But I have to admit I was apprehensive at first, because we argu… Read More
2021-12-22 15:44
I’m a very happy father. My 9 year-old son just started a blog and wants to learn more about WordPress. Now he’s intrigued about Podcasting. I’ve created a creator-monster… Read More
2021-12-18 20:09
My kid has wanted to build a website of his own for so long. He’s now 9 and today we started. He’s picking it up really quickly. I’m a proud daddy.
More to come.
The pos… Read More
2021-09-11 12:48
I was going to write my thoughts down in my private journal, but I realized I wanted to share my thoughts publicly.
I remember 9/11/01 like it was yesterday. I, like many, can photo-reali… Read More
2021-08-18 17:55
I managed to take a family vacation with my wife’s family for 7 days. It’s going well. But just because I’m on vacation, doesn’t mean works stops. I’m very fort… Read More
2021-08-11 00:00
Recently I’ve been a guest on other podcasts and it’s been a lot of fun. It’s always weird for me to be the interviewee versus the interviewer. That goes back to the time w… Read More
2021-07-24 13:50
To this moment in time, I still can’t believe the team over at Big Orange Heart did the second Wordfest in 6 months. The first one was in January and was excellent. The other one was o… Read More
2021-06-25 13:22
I love Vermont. The beauty is unmatched and it’s so relaxing even if I’m working on stuff for the agency.
My parents have house at a top of the mountain in Weston, VT. It&rsqu&hell…Read More
2021-06-22 10:01
Today I got up early. I’m seriously shocked that I did. 5:25 am and I’m not writing at 5:40 am. I have to admit that I would have been still sleeping if my 40-year-old bladder di… Read More
2021-06-17 13:06
As the world opens up (well at least here in the States), I wonder how people are coping with the change after ~15 months of being in some semblance of lockdown.
I’m enjoying my tim… Read More
2021-06-16 15:51
WordFest Live, run by A Big Orange Heart, is back for its second time! The inaugural WordFest Live was only in January. It was a total success that they wanted to do another one.
WordFest… Read More
2021-06-14 21:21
That’s always a great way to start a blog post.
This past weekend as you can see from my last post, was a tough one. Johnny’s death hit me harder than I thought it would… Read More
2021-06-13 00:26
A good friend’s husband just passed from brain cancer. He was around my age (~40).
He left behind a wife, 3 young kids, and a wonderful dog.
My heart aches for my friend and her… Read More
2021-02-14 13:58
I belong to a great community of techy-type people called Indy Hall. I’ve known about the community since 2010 and it’s been around since 2006. It’s one of the first co-wor… Read More
2020-06-26 14:22
I saw this about Covid-19’s resurgence in the most populous states in the United States on LinkedIn.
This is not a political issue. Heck it’s being talked about widely on the… Read More
2020-06-18 12:50
Seriously, I get it. We’re all sick of being stuck in our homes and not interacting with other people as much as we used to.
We want to get out. As humans were social beings —… Read More
2020-06-17 12:21
There’s been a lot of animosity surrounding statues lately. And in many cases rightfully so.
Christopher Columbus statues across the country are coming down or being boxed up, i… Read More
2020-06-14 14:56
Where to start. I have family that are police officers and in law enforcement. To my knowledge they are upstanding and honorable. That’s why defunding the police is such a hard topic f… Read More
2020-05-31 13:23
I don’t even know where to begin. Covid-19 is still a real threat, but we can’t sit idle and not fight back against a police state taking hold.
The death is George Floyd is ju… Read More
2020-04-09 12:53
Quarantine life is definitely challenging.
The kiddo is obviously home and has to learn, wife has to find a job (she’s a real catch for any company looking for a business manager o… Read More
2020-04-04 12:34
With the majority of the globe on lock down/quarantine. I’ve seen a trend toward more online interaction. While this is good, we need to remember to not only take time for ourselves, b… Read More
2020-04-02 15:08
Before the Covid-19 corona virus pandemic, I was in a flow. It was regular and comfortable. Now that we’re all stuck at home, I feel that there are more things going on and that I&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-03-15 14:37
Hey. Yea You. It’s been a while since I’ve posted over here on this site. I’ve been busy. Yea we’re all “busy.” I’ve been building out a tech site c… Read More
2020-01-13 17:25
So I’m starting up a side hustle. It’s in stealth-mode right now, so I’m not going to reveal anything here right now. But in doing this side hustle, I realized something&he&hell…Read More
2020-01-11 14:37
Waking up from bed is something we should all hope for every day. Because there are people who don’t. I know that was really profound (sarcasm).
But have you ever laid in bed not w… Read More
2020-01-09 17:13
It’s the new year. We’re all out of the holidays and ramping back up to regular life.
With this ramp up comes the shock to our system of first quarter busyness.
It’s… Read More
2020-01-06 14:47
We’re just barely into the new year, about a week, and I feel like I need to reflect already on how the year is going.
In today’s hyper-connected world life moves fast…… Read More
2020-01-03 14:32
The new decade is off to quite a start. If you’re not following the news you should be and I’ll leave it at that.
With all the craziness that is going on right now, you have a… Read More
2020-01-02 14:31
It’s now 2020. Happy New Year, Happy New Decade.
Now that we’re done with the holidays, hooray, how are we going to make this new year, new decade different?
The typical re… Read More
2019-12-31 16:04
I started reading, a day early, the January 1st meditation in Ryan Holiday’s book The Daily Stoic. In the meditation he talks about focusing on things you can fix rather than things th… Read More
2019-12-28 15:11
Being a good dad is tough. I’m only in control of myself. Which means that I need to influence a youngster to do what’s right without any control.
Being a dad is the best thin… Read More
2019-12-27 14:18
I’ve learned something. If you build your network right, your network is EVERYTHING in business.
They are a support group when things in business have you down, they are your cheerl… Read More
2019-12-24 15:15
Monday, my co-host Shawn Swaim and I released Episode 24 of the Digital Marketing Dive podcast. On the show we had successful entrepreneur and author Tomas Keenan to talk about his new book… Read More
2019-12-23 15:04
2020 is almost here. With it comes not only a new year, but a new decade.
Looking back on the past decade and how much has changed, technologically, politically, culturally. Both good an… Read More
2019-12-22 12:57
Ryan Holiday a well known author and modern day philosopher recently started a podcast called the Daily Dad. It’s 2 minutes of thought provoking thoughts on being a father and how to b… Read More
2019-12-20 20:41
I love my office at Stacks Co. in Doylestown. I like the sense of community and the hustle and bustle. But I need to remember that sometimes getting out of the office is good too.
Today I… Read More
2019-12-19 16:06
Most things in this world are like snowflakes — not identical. Sometimes the difference is so slight it’s almost not noticeable.
With this in mind, people need to learn to thi… Read More
2019-12-18 11:19
The holidays can be a tough time. Family, that you only see on holidays, coming in and spending extended periods of time with you, present buying, holiday parties, you name it it’s str… Read More
2019-12-17 14:08
When you have a reoccurring project or task, you might not think you have to write it down. And you might remember all the steps. But I’m here to tell you that writing it down helps yo… Read More
2019-12-16 14:16
I came into work, with an idea. I wanted to add a sidebar to this blog. I love the Twenty Twenty theme, that I’m using, but a blog needs a sidebar.
Without a clear way to just add i… Read More
2019-12-16 13:55
Like most people, I don’t love
Mondays. I know, I know, Mondays are just another day in the week. But there is
something about coming off of two days that are structured differently (a… Read More
2019-12-12 14:20
I just got an email from a sales person asking if I was “still interested in learning about his product.” It caught be a bit off guard, because I never was introduced to their pr… Read More
2019-12-11 11:12
So I’m trying to wake up early to get a jump on the day. Today I managed to get up at 5am and get my morning started.
I’m a big fan of Amy Landino. She’s a YouTuber, au… Read More
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