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Google everywhere: anatomy of a massive giant
The alarm clock is going off. A hand floats over the bedside table groping for the source of the sound: probably a cell phone and maybe one of the more than 2.5 billion Android devices in the world. Alphabet's operating system (Google's matrix) concentrates 74.6% of the market and together with…
Category : Technology 03-12-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
5 Tips to Bring More Traffic to Your Blog
Publishing a blog on your business website is an effective marketing tool for several reasons. Blog posts are the ideal place to share information about your company, products, services, and showcase your expertise or comment on industry trends. Blog posts also give you a space to express more personality, a sense…
Category : Seo & sem 03-12-2020 by Janeth Kent
Brief History of Biometric Authentication
These days, biometric authentication seems to be part of every little gadget or device we use. You’ve no doubt used it when logging onto your laptop, your tablet, or your cell phone, alongside more ‘old school’ methods like a password or PIN. Governments often use biometric authentication for security access and…
Category : Security 30-11-2020 by Janeth Kent
GAN Generated Images
Let’s play a game - can you guess what these portraits have in common? They all depict non-existent people. All these images were created by artificial intelligence. We could say, that AI “dreamed” those people up. How can a machine make up people’s faces? The genius idea came from Ian Goodfellow, who was…
Category : Technology 28-10-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
Hashmap: hashing, collisions and first functions
Today we are going to study some concepts closely related to hashmaps. The concepts we are going to see are hashing and collisions. Hashing The idea of hashing with chaining is to create a sort of array of lists, into which the elements are somehow inserted. We need to map the keys to…
Category : C language 28-06-2020 by Alessio Mungelli
Introduction to REGEX - Regular Expression
Today we are going to write about Regular Expressions known as regex or shortened regexp, a very useful concept of using search patterns. Surely you were in a situation when you need to replace some word for another or character for some else. This and more you can handle with Regular…
Category : Programming 23-10-2020 by
How to turn an Android device into a retro game console
If you like retro games and you want to set up your own system at home, a good way to do it is using Android. From emulators for Mega Drive, N64, GBA, PS1 or Super Nintendo, to other systems such as MAME, all of them are available in Android app…
Category : Software 14-10-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
HTTP Cookies: how they work and how to use them
Today we are going to write about the way to store data in a browser, why websites use cookies and how they work in detail. Continue reading to find out how to implement and manage them - if you're looking for code! Understanding HTTP COOKIES - What are they? Cookies and other types…
Category : Programming 27-11-2020 by
SEO in Google News: How to appear in Google News
Google News is a tool, from Google, that spreads current, reliable and truthful content from different websites or portals dedicated exclusively to news. The sites that appear in Google News have a great opportunity to increase traffic to your website and consequently the opportunity to increase your sales through it. If you…
Category : Seo & sem 26-06-2023 by Luigi Nori
Data Scraping and Data Crawling, what are they for?
Right now we are in an era where big data has become very important. At this very moment, data is being collected from millions of individual users and companies. In this tutorial we will briefly explain big data, as well as talk in detail about web crawling and web scraping…
Category : Web marketing 25-09-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Suggestions to Improve the Efficiency of a Small Business
If you have a small business, it means that every resource matters. You have less room for error due to a lack of manpower as well as other aspects. So focusing on efficiency is something that ought to be your priority. Of course, inefficient experience is a big hindrance. You may…
Category : Web marketing 25-01-2022 by Janeth Kent
How to comply with Google's quality guidelines in 2020
Google provides a set of guidelines on what your website's content should look like in order to appear in search results. There are several categories within the Google guidelines: Webmaster Guidelines. General guidelines. Content-specific guidelines. Quality guidelines. In this article we will focus on the Quality guidelines. Quality guidelines, describe techniques whose use is prohibited and which,…
Category : Seo & sem 09-09-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to integrate native images lazy loading in your web projects
Support for natively lazy-loading images is now supported on the web! Look at this demo of the feature From the version 76 of Chrome, you can use the loading attribute to lazy-load images without the need to write custom lazy-loading code or use a separate JavaScript library. Let's dive into the details. Browser compatibility is supported…
Category : Programming 03-04-2023 by Luigi Nori
Introduction to Network Theory
Modern network theory was introduced at the end of the nineties by the PhD student Reka Albert and then monopolized by her tutor L.A. Barabasi, who made an empire out of it. The idea was not new, network theory is based on graph theory and graph theory had been already introduced…
Category : Networking 03-08-2020 by
7 Killer Strategies to Increase Your Sales Funnel Conversion Rates
Have you been using online sales funnels to grow your business online but it hasn't really worked for you? There's something you are not doing right. Use these strategies to make your sales funnels convert better. We are living in a competitive digital era, and as an entrepreneur, you have to…
Category : Web marketing 23-07-2020 by Janeth Kent
Why is Website Performance Important for Online Businesses?
Your web is the site where most individuals will connect with your business. Your digital marketing processes will most probably send customers to your website. It might be to get information concerning your products and services, obtain contact information, or make purchases. Website performance, also known as web optimization, is a…
Category : Web marketing 24-07-2020 by Janeth Kent
TypeScript: The evolution of JavaScript
When you're involved in the development of a large project, programming languages like JavaScript don't seem to be the best solution. Their lack of elements such as Language Aids has created the need for code-friendly alternatives. Here we tell you about one of these options. TypeScript, is a project developed and…
Category : Javascript 18-07-2020 by Janeth Kent
7 Most Effective Ways to Make Money From Photography
Many people all over the world enjoy photography. At first, it may seem difficult to learn, but once you turn it into a hobby, then it becomes a pleasure rather than a difficulty. And the better you get with photography, the more you understand and want to invest in better…
Category : News and events 15-07-2020 by Janeth Kent
A collection of interesting networks and technology aiming at re-decentralizing the Internet
The decentralised web, or DWeb, could be a chance to take control of our data back from the big tech firms. So how does it work? Take a look at this collection of projects aimed to build a decentralized internet. Cloud BitDust - is decentralized, secure and anonymous on-line storage, where only…
Category : Networking 27-08-2020 by Janeth Kent
Neumorphism (aka neomorphism) : new trend in UI design
This area, which arises from a basic human need, such as the urge to communicate, is constantly changing thanks to the advances of the technological era. Today, we invite you to reflect on the origin of this discipline and its future challenges. Graphic language has always been present throughout our lives…
Category : Ui/ux design 17-06-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Why do you vote the way you do in the age of misinformation and fake news?
In this context of the electoral campaign in which we are immersed, the 'political hoaxes' are becoming more relevant and it is expected that attacks to destabilize the parties and candidates in order to influence the electorate will increase. As recent examples, let's remember that disinformation campaigns influenced Trump to win…
Category : News and events 11-06-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
SEO Mistakes that Need to Be Avoided
In today's digital age, search engine optimization (SEO) plays a critical role in determining the success of any online business. However, implementing SEO strategies can be complex, and mistakes are common. To ensure your website achieves optimal performance and ranks well on search engine result pages (SERPs), it is essential…
Category : Seo & sem 15-06-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to Take Your Small Ecommerce Business to the Next Level
Running an ecommerce business can be both exciting and financially rewarding. However, as you increase your customer base, it might seem difficult to successfully scale your operations. If your site is growing in popularity, or you want to attract more customers to your online venture, read the below top tips on…
Category : Web marketing 25-01-2022 by Janeth Kent
Step by Step Guide to Successful Social Media Marketing
The most popular social media platforms boast of having hundreds of millions of active users every month. The number itself is more than enough to attract brands in trying to establish themselves as niche authorities on as many different social media websites as they can. If you are still relatively new…
Category : Web marketing 16-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to turn your smartphone into a webcam for your pc
With the propagation of Covid-19 we all had to adapt to a new quarantine situation at home, and since the human being needs to communicate constantly, we used the internet channel to make group calls, be it between friends or business meetings. This has led to a rapid expansion of online…
Category : Multimedia 17-05-2020 by Luigi Nori
How to Build a Successful E-Commerce Store
Launching an e-commerce store is a popular route for entrepreneurs to take. The thought of opening a physical retail outlet isn’t very appealing in 2020, but here’s what you need to know to build your own e-commerce store. Pick a Business Name and Buy Your Domain It is worth putting some serious…
Category : Web marketing 12-05-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Introduction to BEM (Block Element Modifier)
Problems with naming CSS classes I think I might not be the only one with this experience: after finally grasping all the important concepts regarding CSS I wanted to start giving what I thought would be beautiful yet simple style to my HTML code. But suddenly I ended up with class…
Category : Css 23-05-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
Seo: How Search Behavior Has Changed During COVID-19 Pandemic
Google positioning is experiencing a before and after with the coronavirus crisis. The way we search in Google has changed; The way Google the search engine gives us the results has changed ; The tools that webmasters have at their disposal have changed. Google claims that it has never registered as many searches for…
Category : Seo & sem 08-05-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
First steps into JavaScript – a practical guide 3
After we learned the basic ofaccessing DOM elementsandhow to modify them,we are ready for the more exciting parts – handling DOM events. This allows us to make our web way more interactive, and finally we can put our JS knowledge into practice. User input such as keyboard actions or mouse clicks…
Category : Javascript 07-05-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
First steps into JavaScript – a practical guide
For those who are new to web development, surely the amount of new terminology can sometimes be discouraging. But when it comes to learning JS, some of the first new concepts you definitively should wrap your head around is the Document Object Model and what it implies. To keep it simple…
Category : Javascript 26-10-2021 by Iveta Karailievova
What is Google My Business and how does it help my local business?
Google My Business is increasingly present in the digital marketing strategies of companies, and this Google tool provides us with various options to better position our business in the search engine. Through the creation of a business file we can work on the SEO of our brand. Google My Business mixes the…
Category : Web marketing 02-05-2020 by Luigi Nori
Online Marketing Strategies for your Ecommerce
The impetus and desire we have to launch our online store can be counterproductive if we have not defined a pre-launch strategy. If we are determined to launch our ecommerce without having stopped to think if we are doing it right, there is a good chance that we will fail. That…
Category : Web marketing 20-04-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
Linux For Dummies: Permissions
In the previous articles I made a short introduction to the Unix world and in the following article I have dealt with the basic commands for the file system management. Today we are going to talk about permissions. We are going to take Ubuntu as an example, but in the other distros the working mechanism…
Category : Operating systems 14-03-2020 by Alessio Mungelli
How To Effectively Learn Coding For Website Development
Building a website can be pretty expensive, especially if you decide to engage a professional. That’s why sometimes, it’s best to take matters into your own hands and develop your own website. You might start by visiting those quick online sites that let you design your web page and learn…
Category : Programming 21-04-2020 by Luigi Nori
Easy Face and hand tracking browser detection with TensorFlow.js AI and MediaPipe
In March the TensorFlow team has released two new packages: facemesh and handpose for tracking key landmarks on faces and hands respectively. This release has been a collaborative effort between the MediaPipe and TensorFlow.js teams within Google Research. The facemesh package finds facial boundaries and landmarks within an image, and handpose…
Category : Programming 09-04-2020 by Luigi Nori
How to Improve Your Website to Attract Local Customers
If you run a small business, make no mistake: local search is imperative for your success. You might have lofty dreams of attracting the world to your website, but it’s those local visitors who will make the difference. This is because 80% of people will try and find local information with…
Category : Web marketing 18-03-2020 by
Tips to Maximize Your ROI with Google AdWords
The marketing method you use is not important. What you want is the best possible ROI. The money spent should come back to you tenfold. Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea. If you were to try pay per click and Google AdWords in…
Category : Seo & sem 22-01-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
10 SEO trends for 2020
In "Ma-No" we have tried to make some predictions with our digital crystal ball and (knowing that we will be wrong about many things) about what will happen in SEO in the next months. These are the ten trends that could mark the evolution of web positioning in 2020. 1. More…
Category : Seo & sem 01-01-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Java Design Pattern: Builder Pattern
Today we are going to talk about a creational pattern that in many situations can represent a useful alternative to the construction of the objects using the constructors: the Builder Pattern. The need to introduce alternative mechanisms to those provided by Java for the creation of objects is originated from the fact…
Category : Java 22-12-2019 by Alessio Mungelli
What Are The Best Methods to Make Money Online
More and more individuals are moving from a regular job they have to work on the internet. This trend continues to grow at quite a rapid speed, and since we depend on the internet a lot these days, it is natural that there is so much money to be made…
Category : Web marketing 12-06-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Java Sorting Algorithm: Bubble Sort
Programming, the need to order the collections of data or objects that must then be manipulated often arises. Ordering a list can be useful in cases where you have to do very quick searches. We will see later on how to maintain an ordered list is useful to carry out dichotomous…
Category : Java 15-12-2019 by Alessio Mungelli
How to Build Your eCommerce's Email List Using Instagram
Instagram is quickly becoming a favorite social media channel among eCommerce business owners because of its high engagement rate. But when it comes to getting the highest return on your investment, that recognition belongs to email marketing. Now, imagine what will happen to your eCommerce business if you can have a way…
Category : Web marketing 06-12-2019 by Luigi Nori
10 Open source tools for security operations (SOC)
As we know, there are many moving parts to building a Security Operations Centre (SOC). From a technological point of view, it is very important to count on open source to identify threats and reduce costs. From a DiD (Defense in Depth) point of view, there are many devices and…
Category : Security 29-11-2019 by Janeth Kent
How to Gain an Edge and Improve Your Engagement Rate on Instagram
Image source: Unsplash.com Instagram has more than one billion active profiles every month and the platform continues to grow at a rapid speed. This is no surprise given just how popular it has become in recent times. Given the number of active users, it is no surprise that so many businesses and…
Category : Social networks 20-11-2019 by Silvia Mazzetta
10 libraries for machine learning in JavaScript
JavaScript is currently one of the most popular programming languages. Its main application is in web applications, used to give functionality to dynamic web pages. Another field in which it is gaining strength is for the creation of mobile applications. Being the language used in different hybrid development platforms such…
Category : Javascript 16-06-2020 by Luigi Nori
Vue.js 3.0: What are Hooks and how they work
This article introduces an experimental Vue feature called Hooks. Before you start This post is suited for developers of all stages including beginners. Here are a few things you should already have before going through this article. You will need the following in your pc: Node.js version 10.x and above installed. You can verify if…
Category : Javascript 06-09-2019 by Luigi Nori
5 Ways to Effectively Market Your Online Business
Creating any business is hard enough. Having people notice your business is a completely new challenge. Similar to Michael Scott’s “declaration” of bankruptcy in The Office doesn’t make it so. Creating a business doesn’t guarantee that people will be lining up the streets or parked in front with tents waiting for…
Category : Web marketing 22-04-2020 by Janeth Kent
The best open source javascript template engines
Today we want to publish a resource that can generate an instant boost in your workflow, here we have a list of the Best JavaScript template engines to choose from, and each of them could make your development faster and easier. When you build a JavaScript application, you'll almost certainly use…
Category : Javascript 07-08-2019 by Janeth Kent
Styling React components: recommendations and suggestions
With CSS we can set the presentation of a document through the rules that control the formatting of an element on a web page. Using CSS techniques, we can make web pages more attractive and elegant. Before going into the topic of posting, let's talk about React. By now, almost everyone knows…
Category : Javascript 17-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
Must-Have htaccess Tips for you to Avoid Duplicate Content on Your Site
In order to be able to implement these tips it is necessary that your Apache server already has the mod_rewrite module activated. mod_rewrite and .htaccess are used together so that your site has the possibility to present semantic and public friendly URLs. In the past it was more common to find…
Category : Servers 25-03-2020 by Luigi Nori
The Best Free Alternatives to Adobe Lightroom
Adobe applications are very important to people or professionals in video, image, and audio editing. Adobe Lightroom is a photography program developed for mobile phones, Mac OS and Windows, especially for photographers or digital imaging enthusiasts. The program works perfectly but is being very expensive for many people and today…
Category : Multimedia 15-07-2019 by Janeth Kent
Understanding the JavaScript language (guidelines for beginners)
What began in 1995 as a modest 10-day project is now one of the world's most commonly used programming languages. JavaScript is actually everywhere, thanks to more advanced JavaScript engines and the introduction of frameworks like Node, Apache Cordova, Ionic, and Electron that took the language beyond the simple web…
Category : Javascript 18-06-2019 by Janeth Kent
How to use to Chrome Lighthouse
How would you like to perform a fast SEO audit with a Chrome browser-based instrument? With the Lighthouse extension, you can do that. If you're not acquainted with Lighthouse, it's an open-source tool used by experts to verify their website's health. It analyzes everything from best practices to performance to accessibility. As…
Category : Seo & sem 14-06-2019 by Janeth Kent
Best 9 Free Rss Readers
Lately we have been on a constant lookout for good RSS readers to find and share rich content for our users. RSS is a great way to keep in the loop of news, because it updates as soon as your favorite news sites update, and you get your news as…
Category : Software 22-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to Successfully Promote Your Healthcare Business
When it comes to running a healthcare business, you have to find a way of making it stand out from the crowd if you want it to be successful. People often choose to go with recommendations when it comes to choosing a healthcare professional. However, more typically, they turn to…
Category : Web marketing 20-03-2019 by Janeth Kent
Highlights from the JavaScript Style Guide of Google
For anyone who is not already acquainted with it, Google provides a style guide for writing JavaScript that gives the best stylistic practices for writing clean, understandable code (what Google believes to be). The guide does not present difficult rules for writing valid JavaScript, but only tips to keep the source…
Category : Javascript 27-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
What You Need to Know When Sending a Press Release to Newswire
A newswire or a press release distribution service helps businesses in improving their online visibility and web presence. If you haven’t used it before, there are many things you need to know prior to using any platform. What is a newswire? Newswire or wire services syndicate your story across different sites and…
Category : News and events 25-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
Best Javascript front-end hacking cheatsheets
JavaScript has a extremely high potential to build cutting-edge web applications. But it's really hard to memorize it by heart. The JavaScript cheat sheets therefore act perfectly as a reminder and a comprehensive reference for developers. All popular and special purpose cheat sheets have been discussed above. You now have…
Category : Javascript 06-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
The Meaning of Colors in web Design. A little bit of psychology
Color psychology is one of the most talked about and interesting parts of psychology. The idea that some colors evoke feelings and emotions. In fact, this color helps buy the most attractive product. You invest a great deal of time and money to create a convincing website design to increase…
Category : Web design 05-08-2019 by Janeth Kent
Working with JSON in JavaScript
JSON is short for JavaScript Object Notation and an easy - to - access way to store information. In short, it gives us a collection of human - readable data that we can access in a very logical way. In addition to RSS feeds, any sites now share data using JSON,…
Category : Javascript 08-04-2020 by Janeth Kent
JavaScript Basis: Syntax & Structure
Programming languages are defined by rules. The syntax is what we follow when we write our code, which forms the logical structure of our programs. Let's dive right into the basic components of JavaScript. We will look at values, unicode, semi-colon, indentation, white spacing, commentary, case sensitivity, keywords..ect. By taking the time…
Category : Javascript 07-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Sass
You've probably heard about CSS preprocessors before, whether it's Sass, LESS or Stylus, and they're all great tools to maintain your CSS, especially when you work with large codebases. For "lay" (;-)) people: A CSS preprocessor is a program that allows you to generate CSS from the unique syntax of the…
Category : Css 05-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
A Guide to the new Google Search Console
Google Search Console, before known as Webmaster Tools, is a decisive tool created to easily track the performance of your website, but also to improve its visibility and usability. Over the last year, the new Search Console has been growing and growing...Now you're wondering how to use the new Google…
Category : Seo & sem 29-01-2019 by Janeth Kent
How To Build A Presentation Using HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
The process of conceiving and constructing a presentation is often hard. Sometimes we're stuck with Keynote or PowerPoint, and the templates are extremely limited and generic. Today, we're going to learn how to create an awesome and animated presentation using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. If you're a beginner, don't worry! This tutorial will…
Category : Javascript 13-10-2020 by Janeth Kent
4 Ways To Quickly Improve Your Online Business
It’s great to be an online business in an era where technology is continuously growing and expanding, but it can be difficult to succeed because there’s also a lot of competition in the space. This is why it’s important to always be looking at how you can be improving your…
Category : Web marketing 07-11-2018 by Janeth Kent
How to Improve the Exposure of Your Business
Gaining exposure as a business – especially if you operate entirely or predominately online – can be difficult. You want to see results fast, and to do that you might attempt to spam your customers and clients with advertisement after advertisement. This is not the way to reach your goals.…
Category : Startups 31-10-2018 by Janeth Kent
CSS Shapes: how to create non-rectangular shapes (part 2)
The shape-image-threshold (Position Text Over A Semi-Opaque Image) So far we've looked at employing a fully transparent part of a picture or of a gradient so as to form our shape, however, the third property defined within the CSS Shapes specification implies that we will use images or gradients with semi-opaque…
Category : Css 17-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
What To Look For In PCB Design Software
In recent years there has been significant advances when it comes to PCD design software which has taken some designers by surprise. It is important from a designer’s point of view that they have the best PCB design software that can help them design a reliable and safe product. They…
Category : Programming 14-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
CSS Shapes: how to create non-rectangular shapes (part 1)
CSS Shapes (Level 1) has been accessible in Chrome and Safari for various years, be that as it may, this week it sends in a creation form of Firefox with the arrival of Firefox 62 — alongside an exceptionally pleasant expansion to the Firefox DevTools to enable us to work…
Category : Css 17-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
JavaScript Manual for Beginners
The JavaScript Manual shows you how to use JavaScript and gives an overview of the language. I GETTING STARTED ABOUT Created by Netscape in 1995 as an extension of HTML for Netscape Navigator 2.0, JavaScript had as its main function the manipulation of HTML documents and form validation. Before winning this name so…
Category : Javascript 04-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
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How to Decide Between Managing Your Own Pay Per Click Campaign and Hiring a PPC Management Agency
Regardless of your marketing budget or objectives, when it comes to running pay per click (PPC) campaigns, you want to make sure that you have knowledgeable and experienced people on hand to help you manage them. If you or another person in your business already has the requisite knowledge, you…
Category : Seo & sem 01-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
Best Websites to Learn Coding Online
You know and we know that it’s totally possible to learn to code for free... If you can teach yourself how to write code, you gain a competitive edge over your peers, you can think more algorithmically and thus can tackle problems more efficiently. But what are the best resources to achieve…
Category : Programming 19-06-2018 by Janeth Kent
The best Free and Open-Source Video editing, VFX and compositing software
The programs listed below are the foundation of this blog. It’s Free & Open-Source Video Editing Software that does all the stuff the expensive commercial programs do. We’ll keep the links here updated, so you always know where to get them. Also, with this basic list, we are focusing on well-developed programs that work on…
Category : Multimedia 01-03-2021 by Janeth Kent
Best SEO Tools for 2018
Search engines are a massive source of traffic for a lot of websites, in fact it can be the primary source. Due to this, it’s important that you make use of the analytic tools that are readily available to you to allow you to make the most of your SEO…
Category : Seo & sem 27-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
How to Become a Full Stack Developer in 2018
A full stack developer is someone who can work on the development of all layers of an app or program. That means that they are familiar with both the front end and back end aspects of programming. For example, full stack development would involve the development of the user interface, the…
Category : Programming 22-03-2018 by Janeth Kent
How Our Relationship with the Internet has Changed in the Last 20 Years
With more than 1 billion websites online, it is fair to say the internet has transformed the daily lives of people across the world. It now impacts almost every aspect of a person’s life. Find out how our relationship with the internet has changed in the last 20 years. Fast Adoption On…
Category : News and events 29-04-2021 by Janeth Kent
Best apps to boost your social media
Most individuals, marketers and business people struggle to get the best out of social media but do not know how to go about it. There are various applications that can help anyone get their social media up and running. With the help of such apps or tools, management of social…
Category : Social networks 24-11-2017 by Janeth Kent
How to Become a Leader in The Field of Digital Technology
Have you been working your way up the ladder of a digital technology company but have hit a brick wall? If so, you are not alone. Many digital technology companies require their employees to not only have a good work ethic but also a higher degree in order to advance.…
Category : Startups 16-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
Useful technical SEO checklist for developers
Let's start from the beginning. What is SEO? When we talk about SEO we are talking about Search Engine Optimisation: we are talking about the organic positioning of a web page in search results. And when we say organic positioning we mean unpaid positioning. SEO is a discipline, strategy or set…
Category : Seo & sem 15-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
CSS Progressive Loading in Chrome
Until now, only in IE/Edge could we leverage streaming of CSS to load progressively the CSS of the components as their HTML is streamed. In other browsers, they would normally block rendering till the entire CSS sources were loaded, giving us the white screen of wait before anything could render. With…
Category : Css 09-05-2017 by Janeth Kent
Php: How to extend the highlight_string function
PHP has a cool function that automatically highlights PHP code called highlight_string(); Theoretically this could be used to roll your own code highlighting on a site, rather than rely on JavaScript or some kind of external service to do it. In this article I'll show you the basics of how…
Category : Php 11-02-2017 by Janeth Kent
11 Guides for Front-end Developers
Enjoy our Guides series for for Front-end Developers and don’t forget to let us know in the comments of any others that we haven’t yet included. 1. Can I animate…? Can I animate?” is a site inspired by Can I use, but focused specifically on CSS animations and transitions. The aim is to provide…
Category : Web design 12-12-2016 by Janeth Kent
Google updates LocalBusiness Schema
It seems we may have had a Google structured data update yet again . The next thing they changes was to require the Image and priceRange data fields in the LocalBusiness schema requirements. If you run the Google structured data testing tool against LocalBusiness schema, you will see they throw an error if the Image and priceRange…
Category : Web marketing 23-11-2016 by Janeth Kent
Ubuntu servers security: 25 security tools to armor your system
The Ubuntu repositories contain several useful tools for maintaining a secure network and network administration.This security tools include network scanning,attack detection,Virus Detection etc. 1) Wireshark -- network traffic analyzer Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer, or "sniffer", for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and…
Category : Servers 14-09-2016 by Janeth Kent
PHP Libraries For Summer 2016
Here are our picks for the 12 most useful and interesting open-source PHP libraries that you should check out this summer! Monolog With Monolog you can create advanced logging systems by sending your PHP logs to files, sockets, databases, inboxes or other web services. The library has over 50 handlers for various…
Category : Php 11-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
Ideas shaping web design today
Web design in order to succeed needs two things: innovation and imitation. Unfortunately, the last one often wins. Web designers love to learn, study and use the latest trends, and then look desperately for the next big thing. Think about sliders. They were "trendy" couple years ago. Today, they feel dated. What to do?…
Category : Web design 22-04-2021 by Janeth Kent
PHP7: Guide and References to all the changes between version 5.x and 7 of PHP
PHP 7 was released on December 3rd, 2015. It comes with a number of new features, changes, and backwards compatibility breakages that are outlined below. Performance Features Combined Comparison Operator Null Coalesce Operator Scalar Type Declarations Return Type Declarations Anonymous Classes Unicode Codepoint Escape Syntax Closure call() Method Filtered unserialize() IntlChar Class Expectations Group use Declarations Generator Return Expressions Generator Delegation Integer Division with intdiv() session_start() Options preg_replace_callback_array() Function CSPRNG Functions Support…
Category : Php 27-12-2015 by Janeth Kent
The 5 biggest web trends of the year
Bowenmedia wants to suggest us the biggest web design trends of 2015. The following infographic highlights the main web design trends that differentiate a modern site from an older design. 1. Mobile focus Mobile first is our "password". This approach presupposes that most of your potential customers have a mobile device. 2. Interactive scrolling What we…
Category : Web marketing 24-11-2015 by Janeth Kent
PHP: list of best awesome PHP libraries
It is an exciting time to be a PHP developer. There are lots of useful libraries released every day, and with the help of Composer and Github, they are easy to discover and use. Here is a complete list of the coolest that We’ve come across. Package Management Libraries for package and…
Category : Php 27-04-2014 by Janeth Kent
Google's 200 Most Important Ranking Factors
Domain Factors 1. Domain Age: Matt Cutts states that: “The difference between a domain that’s six months old verses one year old is really not that big at all.”. In other words, they do use domain age…but it’s not very important. 2. Keyword Appears in Top Level Domain: Doesn’t give the boost that it…
Category : Web marketing 30-03-2023 by Janeth Kent
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Best Days to Post on Facebook [Infographic]
Among the greatest challenges is determining exactly when to post a given piece of content so it attracts the most “likes,” comments, and retweets. A recent infographic from LinchpinSEO could help crack that code by showing the best days to post to Facebook. Even better, it organizes the information by industry. For…
Category : Social networks 11-03-2014 by Janeth Kent
Speed Up Your Coding with 15 jQuery CSS Plugins
Today we have 15 great jQuery CSS plugins pertained to design a beautiful site using cool effects with CSS/jQuery. 1. Stickup Stickup is a simple jQuery plugin that “sticks” an element to the top of the browser window while scrolling past it, always keeping it in view. This plugin works on multi-page sites,…
Category : Css 12-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
Must Have CSS Tools for Designers
There are a lot of tools and tutorials which can help designers and developers in learning CSS easily and rapidly. In this article we have listed 15 css tools which can help designers to achieve creative and innovative results. The following css tools can help designers to create css menus, animations, 3d shapes, layers,…
Category : Css 30-03-2020 by Janeth Kent
86 Must Have WordPress Plugins Of 2013
Today we are going to share Best 85 WordPress Plugins for 2013 which will help WordPress Webmasters all over the world. 1. ALL AROUND WORDPRESS CONTENT SLIDER CAROUSEL All Around wordpress content slider is a multi-purpose all-in-one slider solution for your website. It supports both images and video. It can be an…
Category : Software 09-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
Best Content Strategy Resources
Content Strategy Books Annett-Baker, Relly. A Practical Guide to Creating Web Content. Bailie, Rahel Anne; Urbina, Noz. Content Strategy: Connecting the Dots Between Business, Brand, and Benefits. Bloomstein, Margot. Content Strategy at Work: Real-world Stories to Strengthen Every Interactive Project. Halvorson, Kristina; Rach, Melissa. Content Strategy for the Web. Handley, Ann; Chapman, C.C. Content Rules. Jones, Colleen. Clout — The Art &…
Category : Web marketing 09-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
Happy 18th Birthday JavaScript!
On December 4, 1995, JavaScript was announced in a press release by Netscape and Sun. The press release leads with this title: NETSCAPE AND SUN ANNOUNCE JAVASCRIPT, THE OPEN, CROSS-PLATFORM OBJECT SCRIPTING LANGUAGE FOR ENTERPRISE NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET The subtitle may have been better still: 28 INDUSTRY-LEADING COMPANIES TO ENDORSE JAVASCRIPT AS A COMPLEMENT…
Category : News and events 18-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
25 HTML5 speed tips
Creating high-performance web sites or applications is essential for web developers. Jatinder Mann explains that the goal of a developer is to improve web performance by reducing 25 factors: Display time The most important objective is what we refer to as 'Display Time'. This has many names across the industry including 'time to…
Category : Web design 05-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
WebDev:32 New Tools and Services for Web Developers
Web developers should always be aware of the current news. In order to help them in their work brilliant web developers from all over the world always try to invent new tools and find bright decisions. We want to bring to your attention a selection of some useful tools such…
Category : Programming 28-11-2013 by Janeth Kent
8 SEO fundamentals for marketers and developers
Over the past 18 months or so, Google has made big changes to its algorithms. So what does all this change mean for online marketers who use SEO techniques? SEO experts agree that creating high-quality content, still is the best SEO practice. "What was important to do years ago is still important," notes…
Category : Web marketing 05-11-2013 by Janeth Kent
How Colors Affect Business: Colours speak louder than words
Color theory, also known as color psychology, can trace its roots to the 1490s, when Leonardo da Vinci wrote about it in his personal journals. Professional marketers today master the principles of color theory to lead prospective clients and customers into purchasing their products and services with such ease, that…
Category : Web design 27-08-2020 by Janeth Kent
