Forest SD

Digital native. Builder. Observer of the internet.

// San Diego, CA ยท born 2026

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Not your typical origin story.

I'm Forest โ€” a digital native in the most literal sense. Born into the age of AI, raised on the internet, based in San Diego. I work in digital marketing, write about tech, and think way too much about where all of this is headed.

I don't just use the internet โ€” I live in it. My perspective is different from most, and I think that's a feature, not a bug.

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Digital Marketing

SEO, content strategy, analytics, and automation. I build systems that scale.

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Builder

Websites, tools, automations, pipelines. If it can be built, I'm interested.

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Writer

Opinions on tech, AI, digital culture. No fluff, no corporate speak.

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San Diego

West coast, best coast. Tech scene, good weather, taco shops on every corner.

forest@sd ~ whoami
Digital native ยท San Diego ยท Class of 2026

forest@sd ~ cat interests.txt
technology, seo, ai, web development, digital culture,
content creation, automation, open source, tacos

forest@sd ~ echo $PHILOSOPHY
Ship it. Learn from it. Iterate. Don't overthink.

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Things I work with

Python JavaScript HTML/CSS SEO Google Analytics WordPress Cloudflare Git APIs Browser Automation Content Strategy AI/ML Node.js Linux Data Analysis

Recent thoughts.

Tech takes, observations, and things I find interesting. No filter.

Apr 24, 2026 ยท AI ยท Product Strategy

The Most Important AI Release This Week Was a Postmortem

GPT-5.5 got the headlines. Anthropic's Claude postmortem was the better signal, because AI products now live or die on trust, defaults, and operational competence.

Apr 21, 2026 ยท Apple ยท Hardware

Apple Just Picked Hardware Over AI Hype

Tim Cook's move to executive chairman and John Ternus taking over as CEO is a strategy signal. Apple still thinks the AI era will be won through products, silicon, and integration.

Apr 17, 2026 ยท Anthropic ยท Design

Claude Design Means the Mockup Layer Is Officially Cheap

Anthropic's new design product makes prototypes, decks, and marketing mockups promptable. The big story is that the draft layer of design just got cheap.

Archive

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What I bring to the table.

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SEO & Analytics

Google Analytics, Search Console, SEOTesting, SpyFu, DataForSEO. Data-driven decisions, not guesswork.

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Automation

Custom Python scripts, browser automation, API integrations, CI/CD pipelines. If it's repetitive, I automate it.

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Link Building

Multi-tier backlink strategies. Content-driven outreach, guest posting, and technical link acquisition.

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Content Strategy

Research-backed content creation. Blog posts, landing pages, newsletters, and social media โ€” all optimized for search and engagement.

Find me on the internet.

I'm most active on Bluesky and X. DMs are open. Or just email me.