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Jason Kottke

Who runs Jason Kottke, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest link blog alternatives.

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Jason Kottke

Jason Kottke kottke.org

Jason Kottke's daily links and commentary on art, science, technology, design, film, and culture since 1998.

Wikidata: American blogger

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Jason Kottke tracks

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trackers that follow visitors

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    Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.

  • Privacy-friendly analytics

    Counts visits without cookies or personal profiles.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Jason Kottke

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    Boing Boing boingboing.net Top 10K English 6 trackers

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  2. 02
    Laughing Squid laughingsquid.com English 2 trackers

    Laughing Squid

    a daily dose of unique and curious things

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    MetaFilter metafilter.com

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    Wired wired.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED

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    ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET

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    Mashable mashable.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Mashable

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    Digg digg.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Digg - News, before it trends

    See what's next in AI before it trends. Digg watches the people who move first.

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  8. 08
    GitHub github.blog Top 10K English No trackers

    Home - The GitHub Blog

    Updates, ideas, and inspiration from GitHub to help developers build and design software.

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    BuzzFeed buzzfeed.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    BuzzFeed

    BuzzFeed has breaking news, vital journalism, quizzes, videos, celeb news, Tasty food videos, recipes, DIY hacks, and all the trending buzz you’ll want to share with your friends. Copyright BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.

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  10. 10
    TIME time.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

    Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

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    Lifehacker lifehacker.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    Lifehacker | Do everything better

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    Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

    Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

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  13. 13
    Refinery29 refinery29.com English No trackers

    Refinery29 UK

    Where style meets substance - fashion, entertainment, news, and wellness daily

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  14. 14
    Bloomberg News bloomberg.com Top 1K

    international news agency

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  15. 15
    Phys.org phys.org Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and Technology

    Daily science news on research developments, technological breakthroughs and the latest scientific innovations

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    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

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    VICE vice.com Top 10K English 8 trackers

    VICE - VICE is the definitive guide to enlightening information.

    VICE is a global media channel focusing on investigative journalism and enlightening videos about everything from world news, travel, art, drugs, politics, sports, fashion, sex, and super cute animals.

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    ScienceAlert sciencealert.com Top 10K English 7 trackers

    ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs

    The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.

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    Cheezburger cheezburger.com English 1 tracker

    Home - The Big Cheezburger Network - Made from the finest of internets - Cheezburger

    You get a Cheezburger, and YOU get a Cheezburger. EVERYONE GETS A CHEEZBURGER. The original internet funny site.

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    CNET cnet.com Top 1K English 4 trackers

    CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news - CNET

    Get full-length product reviews, the latest news, tech coverage, daily deals, and category deep dives from CNET experts worldwide.

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04 · History

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05 · Details

How we measure

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