What Is a "Now Page"?
A 'now page' is a section on a personal website, typically at '/now', that describes what the person is currently focused on in life, distinct from social media updates or professional marketing. It serves as a way to answer the question 'What are you up to?' with a meaningful, high-level overview. Advocates say it helps clarify personal priorities and manage time by making focus public. The site nownownow.com collects links to individual now pages but does not include business sites.
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What is a “now page”? Most websites have a link that says “about” that tells you the background of this person. It’s called an “about page”. Most websites have a link that says “contact” that tells you how to contact this person. It’s called a “contact page”. Personal websites often have a link that says “now” that tells you what this person is focused on at this point in their life. It’s called a “now page”. See examples by browsing nownownow.com. The URL is usually “/now”, like it’s usually “/about” and “/contact” in those examples, but the URL could be anything. Don’t social media updates do that? No. If I wonder how someone is doing these days, it doesn’t help me to see that they went on vacation last week, are upset about something in the news, or even got a new job.
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