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I wrote Gaining Visibility in the Algorithmic-based Internet by Reclaiming Your Space

I quickly compared an Apache log from 2000 with one from 2024 to see how differently my old blog posts are being read.

🔗 https://www.foo.be/2025/01/Gaining-Visibility

#internet #blog #writing #content #enshittification

In the algorithmic age, or perhaps more accurately, the digital advertising age, the human touch of discovery has been replaced by calculated exposure. Content is surfaced not by serendipity or personal curation but by systems optimised to serve business objectives, often prioritizing engagement metrics over quality.Polaroid photo at Villa Empain in Belgium to show how old can be nice sometime.