Web design will continue to improve in the future just as with any technology. Website companies will be using standards to design sites that not only allow users to read and enter information but also process it. While no one can exactly predict the future, there are some areas that will probably continue...

If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start? Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important...

In the relative short time that websites have been around, compared to other media, much has been learnt about web design. There aren’t any ‘rules’ beyond web standards and even then, they’re only guidelines. There are a number of other guidelines or rules that you should be adhering to when...

Buttons, whatever their purpose, are important design elements. They could be the end point of a Web form or a call to action. Designers have many reasons to style buttons, including to make them more attractive and to enhance usability. One of the most important reasons, though, is that standard buttons...

How many times have you been completely confused at how that ’small’ project turned into such a big one costing double and taking three times the length you estimated? Many of you will say estimating time for web projects accurately is an oxymoron, but by applying a few effective techniques it’s...

There are specialized terms referring to all sorts of aspects of web design. For someone just getting started in web design, or someone looking to have a site designed, all the technical jargon can be overwhelming. Especially the acronyms. Below is a guide to industry terms that should get you well on...

What Google is Explaining to Difference Makers There’s a short but interesting blog post up on Google’s official Public Policy Blog, which states six principles the company holds with regards to competition and openness. “As Google has grown, the company has naturally faced more scrutiny...

Each year Millward Brown compiles its Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands (pdf). For the past three years Google has sat atop of the list and this year has the distinction of being the first $100 billion brand.

Here is a nice little trick if you want to see your page rank of a site from one of the specific datacenters from google. Place this in your hosts file which you can find here on Windows XP: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc # sj # 216.239.35.100 toolbarqueries.google.com # fi # 216.239.41.100 toolbarqueries.google.com #...

After years of secrecy (maybe because they thought no one was interested), Google held its “Data Center Efficiency Summit” yesterday, where the company showed off one of its DCs and custom web servers — all in a bid to evangelize for energy efficiency. The green angle means that everything...