Here is a great gift idea if you are searching during the holiday season – Toms Shoes. Founded by Blake Mycoskie, Toms Shoes is a for profit company. Their business model is very simple: For every pair of shoes you buy, they give a pair away to a child in need around the world. This [...]

The way the internet is being used around the world is about to change with the announcement that non-Latin domain names have been approved and fast-tracked for early-mid 2010. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is the governing body behind domain names, internet protocol addresses, and many other aspects of the Net. ICANN [...]

Many people are not aware that different web browsers may display your website differently if it is not properly coded in the back end. Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome are some of the top browsers in terms of market share (96.9% of the market in Sept. 09 according to w3schools.com). The [...]

A Favorites Icon, also known as a favicon, is an often overlooked branding tool that every website should have. It is displayed differently by each browser, but in most cases  is shown to the left of the URL or opened Tab. It also always appears in the Favorites Folder or Bookmarks, so people can easily [...]

The new search engine by Microsoft, Bing.com, offers a great tool for travelers looking for low prices on flights. The tool combines two methods for users to find the best deal:
1)      Airfare deals – The tool searches all flights from the major carriers and provides them in order from the lowest cost. The intuitive search [...]

The internet is currently flooded with articles, blog posts, and tweets about social networking. You have to be living in a 3rd world country to have not heard of MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, and on and on… The buzz of internet marketing has caught on faster than anyone would have predicted. The question we now ask [...]

Attention Dreamweaver CS4 users … Adobe has created an excellent resource to download free open source web widgets through the Adobe Exchange. These resources include jQuery apps like a calendar, scroll bar, and accordion style navigation. Other widgets like Spry framework apps and gallery tools are available as well.

When the user is in control they will have a better experience will using your site. This includes things like playing audio and video clips, opening new pop-up windows, excessive use of flash.

Here is an excellent video that was created in response to the buzz around Web 2.0. The video helps describe how the world wide web is changing and the ways that information are shared and viewed.

This video was created by Mike Wesch, a professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. Since its release on [...]