Melissa Popp ✊
@melissapopp.com
VP of Content Strategy & Innovation, RicketyRoo
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Melissa Popp ✊
@melissapopp.com
· Oct 7
Literally just stepped off stage at #WTSFest Philly after my session on AI and content.
The key takeaway: Don't let the bots order your cheesesteak. They'll always sound like tourists.
The key takeaway: Don't let the bots order your cheesesteak. They'll always sound like tourists.
Writing poetry again is changing how I see content and UX.
Users don't experience "features" or "funnels." They experience relief, confusion, trust, friction, shame, and delight.
Poetry trains the same skill: naming the feeling precisely, then earning it with words.
Users don't experience "features" or "funnels." They experience relief, confusion, trust, friction, shame, and delight.
Poetry trains the same skill: naming the feeling precisely, then earning it with words.
January 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Writing poetry again is changing how I see content and UX.
Users don't experience "features" or "funnels." They experience relief, confusion, trust, friction, shame, and delight.
Poetry trains the same skill: naming the feeling precisely, then earning it with words.
Users don't experience "features" or "funnels." They experience relief, confusion, trust, friction, shame, and delight.
Poetry trains the same skill: naming the feeling precisely, then earning it with words.
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Who is paying for Claude Max? The $100 or $200/month plan? Is it worth it? Are you hitting capacity at either level? I really want to use Opus 4.5 more but trying to determine if my usage makes the spend worth it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Who is paying for Claude Max? The $100 or $200/month plan? Is it worth it? Are you hitting capacity at either level? I really want to use Opus 4.5 more but trying to determine if my usage makes the spend worth it.
I really don't know why folks are up in arms about ads in ChatGPT... and other AI really. We all knew this was coming. They all are racing to find ways to monetize and take advantage of people who don't know how to LLMs/AI works. Ads are just another way to do that.
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I really don't know why folks are up in arms about ads in ChatGPT... and other AI really. We all knew this was coming. They all are racing to find ways to monetize and take advantage of people who don't know how to LLMs/AI works. Ads are just another way to do that.
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Here’s a U.S. president who was actually awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Here’s a U.S. president who was actually awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Denver hit 60° today for the 26th time in the past 38 days.
Lemme repeat: Denver, Colorado hit 60° for the 26th time in the last 38 days.
Our average high this time of the year is in the mid-40s.
#COwx
Lemme repeat: Denver, Colorado hit 60° for the 26th time in the last 38 days.
Our average high this time of the year is in the mid-40s.
#COwx
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Denver hit 60° today for the 26th time in the past 38 days.
Lemme repeat: Denver, Colorado hit 60° for the 26th time in the last 38 days.
Our average high this time of the year is in the mid-40s.
#COwx
Lemme repeat: Denver, Colorado hit 60° for the 26th time in the last 38 days.
Our average high this time of the year is in the mid-40s.
#COwx
Everyone is racing to "optimize for AI." Fine. Play with schema and AI search. But if your content and UX are on fire, you're just decorating a house with no plumbing.
January 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Everyone is racing to "optimize for AI." Fine. Play with schema and AI search. But if your content and UX are on fire, you're just decorating a house with no plumbing.
Denver sunsets never disappoint.
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Denver sunsets never disappoint.
No matter how much I use my pressure cooker, it scares the hell out of me every single time.
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
No matter how much I use my pressure cooker, it scares the hell out of me every single time.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Microsoft says it will ask to pay higher electricity bills in areas where it’s building data centers, in an effort to prevent electricity prices for local residents from rising in those areas. https://cnn.it/4aWJEU7
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I'll believe it when I see it.
Oh, look what Evernote is doing, they KNOW they are going to lose loyal subscribers doing this...
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Oh, look what Evernote is doing, they KNOW they are going to lose loyal subscribers doing this...
Bending Spoons buying Evernote has been literally one of the worst downgrades in product I have ever seen relative to cost. $100+ increase in my annual subscription after an already double increase the year before? Yeah, time for something new.
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Bending Spoons buying Evernote has been literally one of the worst downgrades in product I have ever seen relative to cost. $100+ increase in my annual subscription after an already double increase the year before? Yeah, time for something new.
Can't tell anybody why yet, but celebratory Italian food. (It's not job-related, I swear!)
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Can't tell anybody why yet, but celebratory Italian food. (It's not job-related, I swear!)
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
60+ senior SEOs comparing what actually changed in 2025 and what that means for next year.
The big takeaway: AI search isn't killing SEO. Confusion and bad assumptions are.
Glad to contribute. Worth a read if you're planning seriously for 2026.
The big takeaway: AI search isn't killing SEO. Confusion and bad assumptions are.
Glad to contribute. Worth a read if you're planning seriously for 2026.
🚨 The #SEOFOMO Organic Traditional & AI Search Trends for 2026 is here! The most comprehensive, no-fluff resource to learn about and reference the top organic search challenges, expectations, and actions for 2026, based on responses from 60+ senior SEOs. Read: hub.seofomo.co/surveys/orga...
January 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
60+ senior SEOs comparing what actually changed in 2025 and what that means for next year.
The big takeaway: AI search isn't killing SEO. Confusion and bad assumptions are.
Glad to contribute. Worth a read if you're planning seriously for 2026.
The big takeaway: AI search isn't killing SEO. Confusion and bad assumptions are.
Glad to contribute. Worth a read if you're planning seriously for 2026.
I am back working under duress. Two weeks off is nice. Holidays are nice. Work is nice, too, but I wish I could finally win the lottery and today reminds me of that.
January 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I am back working under duress. Two weeks off is nice. Holidays are nice. Work is nice, too, but I wish I could finally win the lottery and today reminds me of that.
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The Broncos had a kickoff temperature of 60° or above for every home game this regular season.
First time that’s ever happened in team history.
#COwx
First time that’s ever happened in team history.
#COwx
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The Broncos had a kickoff temperature of 60° or above for every home game this regular season.
First time that’s ever happened in team history.
#COwx
First time that’s ever happened in team history.
#COwx
Birria on deck for new year's dinner. Heck of a way to kick off 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Birria on deck for new year's dinner. Heck of a way to kick off 2026.
Watching Sister Act to end 2025.
a group of nuns standing next to each other with the words hail girls written on the bottom
ALT: a group of nuns standing next to each other with the words hail girls written on the bottom
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January 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Watching Sister Act to end 2025.
This year isn't ending the way I thought. 2025 was still a good year. :)
January 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This year isn't ending the way I thought. 2025 was still a good year. :)
Just a dusting, it'll be gone tomorrow, but a nice reminder that it technically is winter in Denver.
December 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Just a dusting, it'll be gone tomorrow, but a nice reminder that it technically is winter in Denver.
So amused by the Fallout ghoul log this year.
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So amused by the Fallout ghoul log this year.
Merry Christmas & happy holidays all!
December 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Merry Christmas & happy holidays all!