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I’m Ardan Michael Blum. Originally from Geneva, Switzerland, I now live in Palo Alto, California. I enjoy hiking, spending time with my dachshunds, playing the cello, and writing fiction.
In 2016, I founded A. Blum Localization Services, a search engine optimization and localization agency based in Palo Alto.
You can learn more about me at ardanmichaelblum.com.
Palo Alto Tourism: An Unofficial Practical Guide: An independent guide written by a downtown Palo Alto resident, with practical information about local attractions, Stanford University, transportation, parking, nearby airports, weather, accessibility, and suggested itineraries.
The Other Side of the Creek: a monthly series on the hyperlocal site InMenlo.com designed to capture the life and spirit just beyond San Francisquito Creek—the historic landmark separating Menlo Park from its southern neighbors.
Ardan Michael Blum's Notes: news and events, my generally center-left views, and personal notes about people and places I like, love, or admire.
Palo Alto: A City Shared: A strong representative piece about your city, civic life, housing, technology, and belonging.
My Favorite Films: list includes Apocalypse Now Redux, Barry Lyndon, Chinatown, Dekalog, Dog Day Afternoon, Fanny and Alexander, Monsieur Hulot’s Holiay, Radio Days, Rashomon, Sunset Boulevard, and more.
World Breakfast — An evolving work of fiction blending magical realism, social commentary, and cultural reflection.
Alternative version: https://www.ardanmichaelblum.com/world-breakfast-short-story/
About A. Blum Localization Services: Background on the Palo Alto–based SEO agency founded in 2016 by Ardan Michael Blum, including its approach to search strategy, local visibility, indexing, content, and AI search.
Palo Alto SEO Notes: Practical notes about search engine optimization, local relevance, editorial strategy, localization, entity optimization, and AI search from a Palo Alto SEO agency founded in 2016.
The Best Data Vending Machine: An essay about Google Search, AI-generated answers, declining source visibility, and what may be lost when search systems deliver preassembled knowledge instead of directing readers to original material.
Palo Alto SEO: Local Relevance Is a Proof Problem: A detailed guide to proving genuine local relevance through accurate business information, real community connections, structured data, site architecture, and audience-focused content.
Histoires de Genève: a French-language digital storytelling project where senior citizens share personal narratives and historical accounts of life in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mishnah.net: A not-for-profit collection of notes and articles devoted to the study of the Mishnah from a traditional Orthodox Jewish perspective.
Gstaad Events: Year-round coverage of concerts, festivals, sporting events, local traditions, exhibitions, hospitality events, and seasonal celebrations in Gstaad and the Saanenland.
New-Web-Domains.com: News, commentary, and practical notes on domain names, new top-level domains, internet governance, online identity, and the evolving structure of the web.
Photographs (includes a beautiful dachshund).
TimsJam.com: Independent news and practical notes about the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, W3C standards, open data, accessibility, privacy, security, decentralization, and the future of the web.
Chess-Games.net: Chess news and independent notes about important games, major tournaments, leading players, strategy, openings, and the history of chess.
HTML.Events: Independent news and practical notes on HTML, HTML5, semantic markup, forms, accessibility, browser support, and evolving standards from WHATWG and W3C.
Timeless Tunes: a curated selection of music spanning genres and eras.
Culture and Creativity: a collection of videos exploring the arts, intellectual life, and creative expression.
Editorials on Quora — Editorial notes and commentary published on Quora.
Ardan Michael Blum on Pinterest — Visual collections and saved interests.
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Ardan Michael Blum
A. Blum Localization Services
Palo Alto, California
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