Alphabetical, Unintentional, URL Acrostic

The great and powerful Margot Bloomstein wrote a thought-provoking article on what I like to call “anecdata.” Anecdotes, which too many people confuse with data. She concluded her article with a “personal acrostic,” which in turn was inspired by Josh Silverman’s post.

Ever one to jump on board a (valuable, interesting, and fun) train, I present you with my personal acrostic: the URLs that autocomplete when I type each letter of the alphabet into my browser.

A few surprises I noticed: I had no idea I had been visiting the Confab website so frequently. I also had no idea I spent so much time reading web comics!

A is for Amazon. No surprise there!

B is for Basecamp. Although I have mixed feelings about Basecamp, many of my clients use it.

C is for Confab Events (No shock there!)

D is for Google Docs

E is for Wikipedia

F is for Foodler. If you live in the Boston area, this is the best place for all sort of delivery. It’s the Grubhub of Boston.

G is for Gmail.

H is for Hyperbole and a Half, a fantastic web comic (if you have my bizarre sense of humor).

I is for imdb.

J is for join.me. It’s a really simple (free!) screensharing tool. I’ve found it very valuable for smaller clients and less tech-savvy clients.

K is for Kayak. No surprise there!

L is for Lavacon, where I’ll be speaking on Content Strategy and storytelling, come October.

M is for marli.us

N is for npr.com/wait-wait-dont-tell-me, coming to Massachusetts in just one month!

O is for Open Table.

P is for PBnGames, my newest venture into creating educational games.

Q is for Questionable Content, my guilty pleasure webcomic. I’m surprised it came up first, but then again, how many URLs begin with Q? Good work on choosing a comic name, Jeph!

R is for REI, where I buy the vast majority of my wardrobe.

S is for Salesforce. This one is thanks for a client.

T is for Todoist, the best To Do list application I’ve ever found.

U is for UX Booth. If you’re not reading UX Booth, start now!

V is for Google Voice.

W is for weather.com.

X is for xkcd. Oof. I spend more time reading webcomics than I realized.

Y is for YouTube.

Z is for zillow.com. Which reminds me, if anyone has a spare million dollars lying around, I’d like to buy a house!

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About Marli Mesibov

I believe health is inextricably linked to economics, education, and wellness. How does content strategy impact health? Patients can't care for a chronic condition if they don't understand what their doctor is telling them. They (we!) can't take the medication if the pill bottle makes no sense. And they can't make health improvements unless they are motivated to make lifestyle changes. You can find me at Verily in Cambridge, MA, on Twitter as @marsinthestars, or speaking at UX and content strategy conferences. I am passionate about improving the lives of people around the world.
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