Archive for October 8th, 2007
« Previous EntriesBeyond the Guidelines: Advanced Accessibility Techniques
Monday, October 8th, 2007When creating accessible web sites, most web developers and web managers follow the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG for short. And rightly so — after all, these guidelines are the most comprehensive accessibility resource on the Web today.
The first version of these guidelines was released in 1999. The upcoming release of version two [...]
Why Consistency is Critical
Monday, October 8th, 2007“A foolish consistency”, according to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “is the bugbear of small minds”.
Many developers would agree wholeheartedly with that sentiment — particularly if they’ve had “consistency” forced upon them by over-zealous usability people.
Users Need Consistency
There is little doubt that consistency is important for users. Consistency makes sites easier to use, because visitors don’t have [...]
Google Not Penalizing for Inbound Links - what about Directories?
Monday, October 8th, 2007Recently Barry covered a subject that comes up every once in a while: can competitors do something to damage your rankings in Google? In Google Says Spam Links Can’t Hurt You, Again, more “proof” is presented that Google will not hold linking against you. The problem is that while they are saying that, they are [...]
Facebook to major in foreign languages
Monday, October 8th, 2007So, what’s your major? If you’re Facebook it could soon be Spanish, French or maybe even Chinese. According to a report in AdWeek, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the social networking site will need to cater to non-English-language markets if it is to keep up its rapid growth rate.
Zuckerberg called global expansion and the [...]
Facebook Music Rumors
Monday, October 8th, 2007AllFacebook is running a rumor that Facebook is prepping an online music store that will see it compete with Apple’s dominant iTunes. A competing story by PaidContent says the new product is to be a music platform for artists and will compete directly with MySpace, not iTunes.According to the posts, Facebook has been searching for [...]
Signs It’s Time To Redesign Your Website
Monday, October 8th, 2007Designing your first website is a stressful undertaking. It requires you to dig deep into your business in order to write the copy for your site. You need to work with a designer and go through the process of creating a site that looks unique and works well. Plus you’ll end up investing a lot [...]
The Real Media Consolidation: Google
Monday, October 8th, 2007Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch and Ashkan Karbasfrooshan at HipMojo make critical calculations about Google’s (GOOG) growing advertising hegemony. Bottom line: Google controls nearly 40 percent of online advertising.
Now pair that news with the folding of TimesSelect. Consumers, as we used to be called, won’t support media and journalism with their money. Advertising will. We will [...]
eBay deleting auctions with Jajah buttons
Monday, October 8th, 2007It’s a little like a dirty fight in the school yard: Little kid throws stone at big kid and when the teacher turns round, the little kid starts bawling and the big kid takes the heat.
On Monday Internet telephony company Jajah started releasing “call-me” buttons which sets up a real phone call [...]
The 10 funniest YouTube help desk videos
Monday, October 8th, 2007October 02, 2007 (Computerworld) — The conflict between help desk workers and end users is as old – or perhaps older – than green screens.
IT help desks face constant frustration by having to regularly deal with issues like forgotten passwords and unplugged computers. On the other side, end users often perceive these exasperated help desk workers as unresponsive and [...]
Is Optimization Key to Local Video Ads?
Monday, October 8th, 2007Perhaps the best conversion model for today’s merchants can be attributed to the convergence of the local and video search space. This is largely due to the evolution of rich media advertising in online directories showcasing local merchant listings. Numerous reports, including one from The Kelsey Group, have shown that integrating the [...]
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