There’s nothing better than a good browser based app. Browser based apps require no downloading and no installation, so you can start using them whenever and wherever you like. What’s more, each one of these apps is accessible from any computer in the world, provided that it’s connected to the internet, so there’s no [...]
The Synthasite team recently had a strategy & planning session, and one of the things we did, was to look at the real benefits of why users (we hope) would use a platform like Synthasite, instead of Dreamweaver or Frontpage (i.e. Web App vs Desktop App).
There is a screencast demo of Synthasite that we produced [...]
Ask anyone which search engine they use to find information on the Internet and they will almost certainly reply: “Google.” Look a little further, and market research shows that people actually use four main search engines for 99.99% of their searches: Google, Yahoo!, MSN, and Ask.com (in that order). But in my travels as a [...]
Web services represent an important evolutionary step in building distributed applications. But, what exactly is a Web service? What is the Web service protocol stack? And, does the World Wide Web Consortium support any Web service standards?
Below are answers to the top ten most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Web services. Together, they provide an [...]
A community mapping website, in our definition, is a service that gets its members to map and define places. Through crowd-sourcing, these sites are building a database/directory of local and nearby locations that their users can discover and visit. Why is this important? We all know that search advertising is the fastest growing industry in [...]
In the couple of months I’ve been using Digg, I’ve really got used to the service and I love it. However, there’s always room for improvement…
Here are 10 features that I feel would make the Digg experience better:
I love Google Reader. The end.
I switched from Bloglines to Google Reader a few weeks ago, and my life has forever changed for the better. Here’s the list of tips and tricks from what I’ve discovered so far.
In order to remain in their audience’s good graces, bloggers need great posts – and that means they need great ideas. SEOmoz has produced an average of more than 2 unique posts each day for the last couple years (~1500 posts over ~740 days) – but it’s no easy task. Sometimes ideas for content come [...]
Web 2.0, Ajax, whatever you want to call it these are examples of it done well.
