https://zenfeed.org/blog/ Build logs and notes from building Zenfeed, a Chrome extension that declutters LinkedIn, X, and YouTube feeds. en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://zenfeed.org/blog/how-to-tell-if-a-linkedin-post-was-written-by-ai.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/how-to-tell-if-a-linkedin-post-was-written-by-ai.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The tells that give away an AI-written LinkedIn post, and why spotting them matters more for volume than for quality. https://zenfeed.org/blog/the-tradeoff-every-ai-content-filter-has-to-make.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/the-tradeoff-every-ai-content-filter-has-to-make.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI Content Shield hides AI content with an algorithm it doesn't explain, and gates custom filtering behind a paywall. What that trade-off actually is, and why Zenfeed made a different one. https://zenfeed.org/blog/why-claritys-community-blocklist-isnt-coming-to-zenfeed.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/why-claritys-community-blocklist-isnt-coming-to-zenfeed.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Clarity's shared blocklist for AI YouTube videos is a genuinely smart idea. Here's why it doesn't fit Zenfeed's 100% local, no-backend design, and what Zenfeed does instead. https://zenfeed.org/blog/why-muting-is-often-better-than-unfollowing.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/why-muting-is-often-better-than-unfollowing.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Muting and unfollowing solve different problems. A plain look at when each one is the right call, and why neither one is built for what a keyword filter does. https://zenfeed.org/blog/the-2-minute-feed-audit.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/the-2-minute-feed-audit.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A two-minute way to tell if your LinkedIn, X, or YouTube feed is actually serving you, or just serving the algorithm. No app or dashboard required. https://zenfeed.org/blog/why-most-focus-apps-try-to-stop-you-from-opening-the-app.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/why-most-focus-apps-try-to-stop-you-from-opening-the-app.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT One Sec adds a breathing pause. Opal and Freedom lock the app shut. Zenfeed skips that fight entirely and goes straight to what's inside the feed once you're there. https://zenfeed.org/blog/why-rest-from-ai-is-a-timer-not-a-permanent-block.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/why-rest-from-ai-is-a-timer-not-a-permanent-block.html Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rest from AI could have been a permanent filter instead of a countdown. Here's the reasoning behind building it as a timer — and why that's a better fit for a volume problem than a verdict is. https://zenfeed.org/blog/what-actually-clutters-a-linkedin-feed-in-2026.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/what-actually-clutters-a-linkedin-feed-in-2026.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ads get blamed for a messy LinkedIn feed, but by 2026 they're only one piece of it. A plain-language look at what's actually crowding the feed, and a 2-minute way to check your own. https://zenfeed.org/blog/i-let-claude-code-rebuild-my-linkedin-feed.html https://zenfeed.org/blog/i-let-claude-code-rebuild-my-linkedin-feed.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT No VC, no backend, and no single magic prompt. How Zenfeed got built, broke when LinkedIn changed its markup, and got fixed.