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Monji Dolon
Personal blog · mdolon.com/essayswebculture
Monji Dolon writes monji.com, a personal blog at mdolon.com about web and culture. Since 2009, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 10 times, most often “Amazon has ruined search and Google is in on it”. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
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Why HN links it
HN readers link this personal site of designer Monji Dolon when recommending him for startup design work. One commenter says he designed two other sites. The comments do not discuss any writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
A collection of my personal work, including essays, projects, and photos.
Most-linked posts?
- Amazon has ruined search and Google is in on it2 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2020-01-23
What Hacker News says?
I wrote a blog post complaining about this early last year: http://mdolon.com/essays/amazon-has-ruined-search-and-google... The Amazon affiliate program is definitely contributing to this problem.
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on “The mermaid is taking over Google search in Norway”Submitted Amazon has ruined search and Google is in on it as a story · 293 points
HN discussionhttps://mdolon.com/ Hasn't been updated in ages, need to get back into writing. This is a good reminder to do so!
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on “Ask HN: Share your personal site”Submitted Amazon has ruined search and Google is in on it as a story · 7 points
HN discussionI was so annoyed by the promoted products and expert recommendations that I wrote a Chrome/Firefox extension that hides them. It needs to be updated but mostly works as expected: http://mdolon.com/projects/shopsuey
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on “Amazon Changed Search Algorithm in Ways That Boost Its Own Products”I actually wrote about this just last week: http://mdolon.com/essays/amazon-has-ruined-search-and-google...
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on “Show HN: I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon”I'm a fan of Patrick Collison's blog: https://patrickcollison.com/ And I use my personal site ( https://www.mdolon.com/ ) for sharing projects and writing, the design is based on a free Jekyll theme that I've customized. You're welcome to build on it if you'd like: https://github.com/mdolon/mdolon.github.io/
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on “Ask HN: What are some great personal blogs/portfolios?”I'm an interface designer and web developer looking for part-time or short-term gigs, based in NYC (for now). Portfolio: http://mdolon.com - Blog: http://devgrow.com
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on “Ask HN: Who needs a job?”I hope this is not in poor form but I too am a freelance UI designer/developer. From the HN crowd, I did some work for raffi (designed FeedbackArmy and AfterTheDeadline). My portfolio is at http://mdolon.com/ and my blog is http://devgrow.com/ .
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on “Ask HN: How do you go about finding designers?”I have to second this. I do not have an eye for design and I know this. It's just my weakness. Having a good designer on board is an absolute must. If you want a suggestion, try http://www.monfx.com/ | http://www.mdolon.com/ -- he is here on Hacker News and he designed http://www.feedbackarmy.com and http://www.afterthedeadline.com for me.
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on “HN, Please Review My Startup: Stormweight.com”