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Event Pages Keep Chrome Slim And Running Strong Event Pages Keep Chrome Slim And Running Strong
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I don’t use a lot of Chrome extensions, but I use a lot of Firefox extensions. I’m going to assume that extensions add a lot of weight to both browsers. It’s worse when you realize that half of those extensions …

Google Talks Dart Editor Before I/O Starts Google Talks Dart Editor Before I/O Starts

Can you believe that Google I/O is almost upon us? The gaming industry had their E3 and Apple had their WWDC, but now it’s Google’s time to shine. What are we going to see? More Google Glasses or maybe even …

Mozilla Thimble Makes Web Page Design Simple Mozilla Thimble Makes Web Page Design Simple
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If you’re reading this, that means that you consume the Web in some fashion. You read, watch and play with all sorts of neat things all over the Internet. Do you create the Web though? A lot less people do …

CDNPAL Kickstarter Project Aims To Build Search Engine Using Facebook’s Open Graph CDNPAL Kickstarter Project Aims To Build Search Engine Using Facebook’s Open Graph

This week, we reported on a Kickstarter project called Gooey Search, which strives to be a “Google on steroids (with privacy). While poking around through Kickstarter, we noticed another search engine project in the works called CDNPAL, billed as “an …

Google Apps Script Gets Libraries And Versions Google Apps Script Gets Libraries And Versions

Google Apps Script is a powerful tool for automation. It has a few downsides like not being able to save certain queries that you might call for multiple scripts It also doesn’t make it easy to take changes to XML …

Adobe ColdFusion 10 Launches With Increased HTML5 Support Adobe ColdFusion 10 Launches With Increased HTML5 Support
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After coming off of the successful launch of Creative Suite 6, Adobe has not been resting on its laurels. They’re back again with another product release that should go hand-in-hand with CS6′s HTML5 features. Adobe announced today that ColdFusion 10 …

Google: How to Find Other Sites Linked to Yours? Google: How to Find Other Sites Linked to Yours?

If you’ve ever wondered how to track which pages are linked to your own, Google has been working on a solution for you. It comes in the form of some refinements to their tools for analytics. They put it like …

App Engine 1.6.5 Released, Brings New Datastore Features App Engine 1.6.5 Released, Brings New Datastore Features

Many businesses and developers rely on Google’s App Engine to deliver their content to the Web. It’s a good thing then that Google is not being lazy with constant updates being made to the platform. Yesterday marked the release of …

Google Updates Its Deprecation Policy Google Updates Its Deprecation Policy
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Software gets old. It’s an unfortunate truth that many developers have to live with. It’s even harder when you have to deal with software that may be deprecating and it’s hard to know when official support is going to dry …

Mozilla Inspired To Rethink How We Create Mozilla Inspired To Rethink How We Create

I love inspirational speakers. They have a certain air about them, like they know what they’re talking about. While their job is to inspire people to do great things, it’s even better when their actions, not their words, inspire us …

World’s Most Popular Screen Resolution Now At 1366×768 World’s Most Popular Screen Resolution Now At 1366×768
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There’s something to be said about having a great screen resolution. I use a 16:10 monitor at 1680×1050 with my PC. Not exactly the enthusiast golden standard of 1920×1080 but it serves me well and looks great to boot. That’s …

The Dart Platform: An Introduction To Web Development The Dart Platform: An Introduction To Web Development

There are many languages and platforms when it comes to developing apps for the Web, mobile and servers. One of the languages vying for your attention is Google’s Dart Web development language. Seth Ladd, a developer advocate of Dart and …

Adobe Shadow Labs Release 2 Now Available Adobe Shadow Labs Release 2 Now Available

Adobe Shadow, tools that make developing mobile Web sites easier and faster, has been updated today to stay in line with current Web standards. Adobe released the details of the new Shadow Labs Release 2 today. They’re incorporating many of …

New Echo Nest Partnerships Should Cater To More Awesome Music Apps New Echo Nest Partnerships Should Cater To More Awesome Music Apps

The Echo Nest is partnering with JamBase and SongMeanings to give developers more data for their music apps. The former will provide concert and tour schedule data, while the latter will provide song lyrics and lyric interpretation. “Partnerships like these …

How to Develop a Next-Generation Mobile Strategy How to Develop a Next-Generation Mobile Strategy
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According to an IDC forecast, by 2015 more U.S. Internet users will access the Internet through mobile devices than through PCs or other desktop devices. As smartphones begin to outsell simpler feature phones, and as tablet sales continue to explode, …

Optimizing A Site For Mobile: Google Provides 70 Minutes Worth Of Tips Optimizing A Site For Mobile: Google Provides 70 Minutes Worth Of Tips
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Google has posted a pair of webinars from its “GoMo” campaign, which is an initiative to get people to create mobile-friendly sites. One of the webinars is for advertisers and one is for publishers. They both include tips and case …

Infographic Looks At Direct And Indirect Costs Of Testing Your Site Infographic Looks At Direct And Indirect Costs Of Testing Your Site
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Monetate has put out an interesting infographic looking at the total cost of website testing. The top challenges, according to Monetate are: deciding what to test, prioritizing testing initiatives, conducting the actual tests, obtaining enough traffic for statistical significance and …

How To Make A Mobile-Friendly Site, According To Google How To Make A Mobile-Friendly Site, According To Google
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Google has uploaded a video of a 30-minute talk from Google Engage For Agencies, about making mobile-friendly websites. Google’s Shane Cassells discusses four benefits of the mobile web over apps: easier to find (through search, blogs, Twitter and links in …

Chrome Developer? Here’s A Google+ Hangout For You Chrome Developer? Here’s A Google+ Hangout For You

Google has been utilizing Google+ better than anyone. Go figure. Google’s use of its own social network, regardless of how much people are using it day to day, is proving to be beneficial to webmasters, web developers, marketers, etc. simply …

Autocomplete Type Attribute Can Increase Conversions, Says Google Autocomplete Type Attribute Can Increase Conversions, Says Google

Google announced that Chrome is now supporting an experimental “autocomplete type” attribute for form fields that enable developers to unambiguously label text and select fields with common data types, like “full-name” or “street-address”. “With this attribute, web developers can drive …

Yahoo Adds Blog Search to Search BOSS Yahoo Adds Blog Search to Search BOSS

Yahoo announced today that it has added Blog Search (in beta) to Yahoo Search BOSS, the company’s “Build Your Own Search Service” open search and data platform. “Developers looking for a blog search API often find the APIs that do …