Microdata has been a particular focus area of the HTML 5 development. Essentially, microdata ( is a meta data ) that allows designers to create annotations for content in formats that are machine-readable. Microdata contains name-value pairs grouped together and dubbed "items". Microdata items have...
Organizing and making data shareable, searchable and classifiable is in increasingly vital practice within the field of web design. Designers must understand that their art is more than the intersection of verbal and non-verbal communication but it is also a practice of communication to machines,...
If you love data, then you may be excited to learn about the integration of BigQuery with Google Spreadsheets and Google Apps Script. BigQuery is a web service that allows developers to conduct interactive analysis of huge data sets. The service also boasts scalability, speed, and simplicity....
Link relations is a way to explain why a resource is be linked to as well as build an understanding of the relationship between data. Common uses of link relations in web design are linking to a stylesheet, image or a javascript file. HTML5 expands the concept of link relations even further by...
There are a number of web design solutions that can cause problems for search engine optimization (SEO). Here is a small list of very common problems that designers should be aware of when setting the initial, foundation for a longer-term SEO marketing practice. AJAX based web pages: Ajax is a...
Google has replaced the old Google Base API with a new shopping API, which will allow eCommerce focused users to contribute content and products into Google's databases and build web applications from Google's databases. The shopping API program was intended to be the next generation of the Google...
Even though Google Analytics is a free web analytics program, it is considered to be enterprise level due to it's cross segmentation capabilities along with other features. Using some of the "advanced" features in Google Analytics can greater improve your understanding of website performance,...
Link building is an essential part of SEO, but many businesses try to find the quick and easy approach, which can often cause more harm than good. Google believes that both content and link building should be focused on quality, relevancy and good usability. The practice of SEO unfortunately, as of...
XML site maps are an alternative approach to site maps. In general site maps can help both search bots and humans gain a better understanding of a website--especially a complex website or an eCommerce system with a broad assortment of products. XML do have some specific advantages over the more...
Creating and designing HTML emails and newsletters can be quite a frustrating experience. Perhaps the largest problem with HTML email design is the broad range of devices and software which render and read email messages from Outlook, Mac Mail, to free email clients like Hotmail and even mobile...
by Jonathan Franchell, CEO of Ironpaper - For more tips and hacks: Need to remove a new line after h1 tags? Both web designers and SEO practitioners need to employ headline tags: H1, H2, H3 in several ways to improve web page structure and tag...
The Crowded Arena of the IT Marketplace Updated December 2024 The Information Technology (IT) landscape is experiencing rapid growth and intensifying competition. IT spending is projected to reach nearly 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024, a...
Updated December, 2024 The field of digital marketing is evolving rapidly in response to new technology and changing buyer expectations. To help career-minded marketers, we’ve rounded up the top 10 skills needed to succeed in the field. These are...
For clean energy companies, increasing demand for renewable solutions should feel like a win—but the reality is more complex. The surge in market entrants has made it more challenging to stand out, leaving even innovative providers fighting to avoid...
B2B buyers are inundated with repetitive marketing messages and surface-level content. Generative AI has contributed to this oversaturation by enabling brands to produce content faster. However, are brands considering how this oversaturation impacts...
Hiring great talent is vital to business success, but it’s not an easy feat. Many companies turn to recruiters to help fill open roles. It’s expensive, and it doesn’t foster a strong connection between the company and the candidate. But what if...
Navigating the evolving landscape of technology can be like traversing a veritable minefield. This is especially true in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). For business leaders, understanding and implementing IT transformation in the age of AI...
The Internet of Things is reshaping and defining markets, so much so that it has been dubbed “the next Industrial Revolution.”
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