Throwback Thursday to the WebMD days

Another week, another great Stephen King book!

Sometimes I can't help myself

#dune

Recent great read!

Wfh buddy

I used to make a lot of book page crafts... Flowers, wreaths, and even a wedding bouquet for a friend who bonded with her then-friend and now-husband playing red dead redemption. I made the bouquet out of gaming guide pgs. ❤️

Spooky ghost cat

Happy "day that Frodo woke up in Rivendell after being stabbed by the witch king" to those who celebrate!

Cries in (former) WebMD

We want YOU!

FT working + being a mom (x2) + chronic pain ... it's a lot.
My fibromyalgia flares up a ton when the weather starts changing. Everything hurts. Heating pads, ice packs, and long soaks help a bit.

Bleh.

The HQ is a few hours from me. Artists can upload designs there and you can get those designs on a variety of fabrics/items (curtains, wallpaper, etc)

Have you seen Spoonflower's wallpaper (also fabric)? It's so beautiful.

We had a cyberpunk themed d&d party for my husband's 40th. My character was a big hulking cyborg necromancer. Pretty accurate.

I really like expensive wallpaper. It's a bit of a problem.

Old Facebook statuses make me laugh. And cry.

Working from a different spot today!
Hanging out at my husband's office while my car is at the shop.

The first thing I noticed was down due to the AWS issue was Hoopla. Reader problems...

...Because AI can evaluate in-the-moment constraints (budget, time, preferences), you can surface offers that feel more relevant and timely.

5. You may want to think about integrating AI on your own site if you haven't already. Not all at once, but start testing it. One example: Use AI to deliver context-aware offers: upsells, room upgrades, ancillary products (dining, excursions), cross-sell packages.

4. Personalized content is important. The more you can create content that aligns to different personas, the better. Not just "best places to go in Naples" but "best affordable family-friendly things to do in Naples in the summer."

3. AI is only as good as the info it crawls (and cites). Want to be in the mix? Do what we've been saying for years now: write your content thoroughly, broken up in digestible pieces (chunks, charts, tables, graphs, images), and organize it logically.

2. Agentic AI is here. And honestly, if I can have AI book appointments for me, great. I'm an elder millennial who hates talking on the phone.

1. Search has been leaning into conversational style for a while now (long-tail queries, anyone?), but it's MUCH more prominent now. It's faster and easier to ask the question and get some AI-provided answers than click through a website's filters/navigation.

Kayak launches an 'AI Mode' for travel questions, search, and bookings | TechCrunch Kayak is bringing AI directly to its main platform with a new “AI Mode” that lets travelers research, plan, and book trips through a built-in chatbot.

techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/k...

Kayak's AI Mode will let users ask conversational upper-, mid-, and of course bottom-funnel questions about destinations and accommodations to help plan trips.

My thoughts in this thread.

@rustybrick.com curious if you've seen this one?

New to me - AIOs showing image carousels. When you click on the image, it opens in a pop-up on the bottom right.

Beautiful fall hike this past weekend. The NC mountains are amazing.

LOTR: The Two Towers. 4k. Extended edition. That's all.

"that's a great question!" -- chatgpt giving me that confidence boost every day