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KML/KMZ Collaboration Added to Google Maps

Google added two new features to Google Maps: collaborative editing and importing of KML/ KMZ files.

After the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association

OK, I’m finally back in Salt Lake and able to take a few minutes to post about my recent trip to Milwaukee to present to the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA). I am thoroughly impressed with the hospitality I was shown in Milwaukee. Everyone was very helpful and welcoming. I appreciate that very much. I intend to return to Milwaukee and see more of this great city.

Can Coding Affect Your Search Ranking

There are many strategies one can employ in order to improve a site's search ranking. Everything from title tags to link buying has been suggested at one time or another when it comes to this elusive beast we like to call search engine optimization. The question remains, however, is there anything we’re missing as far as coding goes?

Why Apple's New iPhone Promotes Better Markup

I have to say I'm completely in love with the Apple iPhone Steve Jobs just announced.

Why Your Site Should be Developed with CSS and Semantic Markup

One thing that I have learned in over a decade developing web sites is that the Net is continually changing, and to keep up you need to change with it.

Microsoft Office 12 Will Support XML

The new default file format for some programs in the next Office suite will make it easier for other programs to interoperate with them.

Developing Your Site For Performance : Markup/CSS Optimization

This is the second part of a five part article. Read part 1 here.

Understanding GRML

HTML is the primary markup language used on the web. After its first release, it lacked many of the features taken for granted today on the web. It took many years for HTML to become what it is. In fact, almost four years passed between the first attempts at a markup language and HTML 2.0. In the years since 1995, HTML has continued changing. This demonstrates the commitment necessary to develop a markup language.

Introducing GRML

Gordon Rhodes Markup Langauge, or GRML, is a markup language for web browsers. It has the data definition features of character-delimited files and XML, with the hyperlinking and form support of HTML.

Unheralded Java Filters Simplify Web-app Testing

Java filters, first introduced in the Java Servlet specification 2.3, are a powerful addition to any Java Web application toolkit, yet they probably are the most under-used and under-appreciated of the servlet components. These classes intercept requests coming into and responses coming out of the Java servlet container, allowing developers to inspect and manipulate these messages, as well as take other actions based on the messages' content. Despite this useful functionality, many Java developers are unfamiliar with filters.