To understand the latest phase of the internet, we must look back to the beginning. The internet was originally established as a tool to be used by the military to share intelligence. It was quickly absorbed by the scientific community, then formed into the marketing, social, communication network that we…
Web Development Evolution 2021
Impact of the Pandemic on Web Design
Every year introduces new trends in web development, but 2020 has been a year like no other. The “trends” this year are not necessarily based on new functionality, development techniques, or even styles or tastes. This year’s trends have evolved out of a change in the entire complexion of the…
Web Development in 2019
In the beginning, creating a website involved simply using a text editor to construct hypertext documents, adding links to other documents, and applying CSS style commands for cosmetic purposes. Microsoft’s FrontPage and other “high-level” development tools aided in the process. As web development has progressed into the technological complexity of…
The Ever-Changing Face of SEO
As anyone who’s been tasked with the SEO of a website knows, getting to the top of search results is a moving target. We’ve become accustomed to terms like Google Algorithms, Rankbrain (artificial intelligence), Structured Data, Mobile First Indexing, AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) and Domain Authority.
So Long Google+
I’d heard rumblings about it over the last several months, but I was still taken aback some when I saw where Google is ending support for Google Plus this month. Google is known for being somewhat compulsive when it comes to making changes, so it’s not too surprising that they…
CSS Grid Layout
Using the Grid Layout concept is not new but has recently undergone some enhancements and is now the design method of choice.
Web Design Trends to Look For in 2018
Recently studying the new trends in web design to expect in the coming year, many ingenuitive, and sensible ideas arose. Though some have been around at least a little while, others just seem like progress. Nevertheless, here’s a list of things I’ve picked up on that you might see in…
SXSW 2017
What began as a local music festival in 1987 has grown into an international exposition of festivals, interactive media and conferences. Featuring the latest trends in technology, film, music, gaming, and more, SXSW has emerged as the unparalleled annual event for discovery, networking, and inspiration for fostering creative and professional…
Li-Fi – 100 Times Faster than Wi-Fi
With the rapid growth of technology it’s no surprise that Wi-Fi is now becoming old hat. High-speed transmission of data by Visual Light Communication (VLC) has been tested and will be become common parlance in tech nomenclature in the coming months.