Jonas Strandell
@sailorsandmermaids.com
CMO and Designer 🇸🇪 Olympic-level potty mouth. Repeatedly told I’m depriving some village of a pretty good idiot.
LinkedIn has all the reach of a Tyrannosaurus these days. And as for content? Well, people screenshot TikToks and post them as ”memes“ (with no credits).
Will 2026 be the year LinkedIn improve? Weeeeell…
Oh, was my eye-roll loud? Sorry.
Will 2026 be the year LinkedIn improve? Weeeeell…
Oh, was my eye-roll loud? Sorry.
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
LinkedIn has all the reach of a Tyrannosaurus these days. And as for content? Well, people screenshot TikToks and post them as ”memes“ (with no credits).
Will 2026 be the year LinkedIn improve? Weeeeell…
Oh, was my eye-roll loud? Sorry.
Will 2026 be the year LinkedIn improve? Weeeeell…
Oh, was my eye-roll loud? Sorry.
Ahem… tap, tap… Is this thing on? I’m about to say something mildly annoying: publishing more content is not the flex you think it is. sailorsandmermaids.com/blog/content...
Create Content That Gets You Quoted – Sailors & Mermaids
Stop feeding the content beast. Get quoted instead. A simple system to earn press mentions regularly, build borrowed trust, and reach audiences you don’t own.
sailorsandmermaids.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Ahem… tap, tap… Is this thing on? I’m about to say something mildly annoying: publishing more content is not the flex you think it is. sailorsandmermaids.com/blog/content...
A small hill I’m prepared to die on: Speaker phone is not meant for use in public.
October 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A small hill I’m prepared to die on: Speaker phone is not meant for use in public.
Oh boy… The hover effect on the raised hand in Teams 😑
September 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Oh boy… The hover effect on the raised hand in Teams 😑
Just so that I understand, we have forgiven Substack (and Hamish McKenzie) for being a platform for nazis now? 🙄
September 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Just so that I understand, we have forgiven Substack (and Hamish McKenzie) for being a platform for nazis now? 🙄
Tell me you hate your users, without actually telling me you hate your users… @behance.bsky.social, @microsoft.com, you guys go first!
September 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Tell me you hate your users, without actually telling me you hate your users… @behance.bsky.social, @microsoft.com, you guys go first!
About newsletters and other things that ruin the web:
sailorsandmermaids.com/blog/the-new...
sailorsandmermaids.com/blog/the-new...
The ‘Newsletter Trap’ – Why Your Weekly Newsletter is Destroying Your Brand – Sailors & Mermaids
How I learned a $10K lesson about email marketing the hard way – with pitchforks, torches and all – and why your newsletter is slowly ruining your brand.
sailorsandmermaids.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
About newsletters and other things that ruin the web:
sailorsandmermaids.com/blog/the-new...
sailorsandmermaids.com/blog/the-new...
“6. He adopted, befriended and then ghosted five Woody Woodpeckers”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
The strangest David Lynch facts – ranked!
Ahead of a new biography of the late director (whose favourite number was seven), we rundown some of the most offbeat things about this most mysterious modern genius
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
“6. He adopted, befriended and then ghosted five Woody Woodpeckers”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
The sweatiest person I’ve seen in a long time just got on this train. And didn’t sit down next to me(!!!) 🥹
June 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The sweatiest person I’ve seen in a long time just got on this train. And didn’t sit down next to me(!!!) 🥹
Thoroughly enjoying the writing from @myke.social on The Enthusiast. And, Myke, I hope you don’t worry about any visitor stats, some of us old gits still use RSS 😉
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
June 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Thoroughly enjoying the writing from @myke.social on The Enthusiast. And, Myke, I hope you don’t worry about any visitor stats, some of us old gits still use RSS 😉
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
This week, @framer.com released their Workshop and I took it for a spin and built a lil’ component that displays what music I’m listening to using the @lastfm.bsky.social API. Really cool!
May 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This week, @framer.com released their Workshop and I took it for a spin and built a lil’ component that displays what music I’m listening to using the @lastfm.bsky.social API. Really cool!
Waking up at 07:17 on a Saturday morning. Sans alarm.
Now of that’s not a sign of being old, I don’t know what is.
Now of that’s not a sign of being old, I don’t know what is.
March 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Waking up at 07:17 on a Saturday morning. Sans alarm.
Now of that’s not a sign of being old, I don’t know what is.
Now of that’s not a sign of being old, I don’t know what is.
“What is that you do exactly?” — my mom 👀 Well, can you explain what YOU do in a sentence or two?
“I help companies grow and sell things,” I told my mom, feeling less of a rockstar than when my daughter rolled her eyes at me when she was 9.
“I help companies grow and sell things,” I told my mom, feeling less of a rockstar than when my daughter rolled her eyes at me when she was 9.
March 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“What is that you do exactly?” — my mom 👀 Well, can you explain what YOU do in a sentence or two?
“I help companies grow and sell things,” I told my mom, feeling less of a rockstar than when my daughter rolled her eyes at me when she was 9.
“I help companies grow and sell things,” I told my mom, feeling less of a rockstar than when my daughter rolled her eyes at me when she was 9.
Rewatching The Last of Us in preparation for season 2. I’ll leave this here as a reminder:
March 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Rewatching The Last of Us in preparation for season 2. I’ll leave this here as a reminder:
While I am too thick to use @statamic.bsky.social , the vibe (as the youngsters say) they’ve created around the company and product is phenomenal. I mean, look at this photo when hiring @jaygeorge-uk.bsky.social [chef’s kiss]
March 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
While I am too thick to use @statamic.bsky.social , the vibe (as the youngsters say) they’ve created around the company and product is phenomenal. I mean, look at this photo when hiring @jaygeorge-uk.bsky.social [chef’s kiss]
I don’t know, but I thought maybe @hicks.design would appreciate this: www.reddit.com/r/interestin...
From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: Eggs cooked in different substances
Explore this post and more from the interestingasfuck community
www.reddit.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I don’t know, but I thought maybe @hicks.design would appreciate this: www.reddit.com/r/interestin...
Draw, draw, draaaaaw!
February 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Draw, draw, draaaaaw!
Getting escorted out from the gun show for rating them based off mouth feel. Awkward.
December 30, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Getting escorted out from the gun show for rating them based off mouth feel. Awkward.
Why does he look like someone tried to draw Bill Hader as a manga villain? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Matt Gaetz ethics report finds evidence he paid for sex with minor
House report finds ‘substantial evidence’ ex-congressman engaged in sex trafficking among other violations
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Why does he look like someone tried to draw Bill Hader as a manga villain? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
If anyone asks about the marketing-to-sales ratio, just show them this
December 3, 2024 at 8:21 AM
If anyone asks about the marketing-to-sales ratio, just show them this
I miss working for an American company, when my co-workers would, without fail, ask me how I would celebrate Thanksgiving – in Sweden.
… and 4th of July.
… and 4th of July.
November 28, 2024 at 8:28 AM
I miss working for an American company, when my co-workers would, without fail, ask me how I would celebrate Thanksgiving – in Sweden.
… and 4th of July.
… and 4th of July.
The older I get, the more I understand him
a man with a mustache is wearing a suit and tie and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a suit and tie and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:24 PM
The older I get, the more I understand him
Reposted by Jonas Strandell
Censorship will begin - in the name of "anti-censorship"
Trump has vowed to crack down on universities involved in misinformation research, or what he dubs the "censorship cartel" - e.g. by curbing funds to those that have "flagged content for removal”, or legal threats
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
Donald Trump’s return sends shivers through the anti-misinformation world
Vow to crack down on the ‘censorship cartel’ has researchers worried — and Big Tech is on notice
www.ft.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Censorship will begin - in the name of "anti-censorship"
Kids, remember: It takes 43 muscles to frown and 72 to say, “Fuck off”
Don’t be lazy.
Don’t be lazy.
November 25, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Kids, remember: It takes 43 muscles to frown and 72 to say, “Fuck off”
Don’t be lazy.
Don’t be lazy.