The web runs on keywords and, yet, most website owners don’t know the first thing about how powerful keyword research can be or how to integrate it into their websites.
A keyword or keyword phrase is a word or series of words that a user enters into a search engine. Keyword research...
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How vulnerable are most companies to hacking? So vulnerable that hackers claim they can point their systems at pretty much any target and be guaranteed of breaking in fairly quickly. Most run-of-the-mill vulnerability testers I know can break into a company in a few hours or less. It must be child’s play for professional criminals....
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Computer users are being urged to uninstall the Flash Player plug-in by a group of US developers.
The Occupy Flash movement claims the software is buggy, crashes a lot and requires constant security updates.
Adobe recently cancelled development of its Flash plug-in for...
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Good call to action pages (including landing pages and sales pages) are an important part of any website that either sells or asks visitors to sign up for something.
An effective call to action page can increase conversions and signups by a hundred percent or more (sometimes much more). As designers, we should know exactly what makes an effective call to action page, both in terms of...
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Every business, large or small, has a need to know what is going on with its website and how users are interacting with it. There are a number of different options when it comes to website analytics, and this post will feature the leading options that provide visitor data in real time.
Real time analytics can prove to be invaluable when working with social media or viral campaigns that tend...
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Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer are virtually synonymous with personal computing, but there are also many free tools from Microsoft that you may not be aware of.
Microsoft has a virtual monopoly on desktop operating systems with Windows and on office productivity with its Office suite–as well as a dominant share of the Web browser market with Internet Explorer....
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While Google’s new social network, Google+, is barely a week old, it’s already received a lot of attention from tech pundits and the social media community. And as with any new online service, understanding how to control your information is essential.
Here’s a look at five important Google+ privacy settings that...
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For designers, Android is the elephant in the room when it comes to app design. As much as designers would like to think it’s an iOS world in which all anyones cares about are iPhones, iPads and the App Store, nobody can ignore that Android currently has the majority of smartphone market share and that it is being used on everything from tablets to e-readers. In short, the Google Android...
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Google’s popular Gmail service provides free email accounts with plentiful storage, fast searching, and access from any Web browser. But keeping all your correspondence in Google’s cloud is risky: a network outage anywhere between your Mac and Google’s servers could make your email temporarily inaccessible, while a server malfunction or user error could wipe out years of your saved...
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Mobile devices have become a part of our daily life now that we can access the web in the palm of our hands. These days, we no longer depend on a computer to check emails, update our status on Facebook, post a tweet, check flights or shop. We can do this and more just by using a mobile device. And we can do this while we’re on a bus, in a coffee shop or in a store. There’s no space limit...
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