Web Design
Intent Based Search Set To Revolutionize SEO in 2009
2009 is set to be a big year for the Search Engines as they gear up to introduce the next generation of “Intent based searches”. Google has been developing its Universal Search feature for the past two years or so and are planning to roll out personalized search resultd early next year. This feature will scan your search history and how you have interacted with the search engines to produce even more relevant results for you. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Chrome
Google launched Google Chrome, an open source-based web browser which attempts to compete with Microsoft?s Internet Explorer and Mozilla?s Firefox.
So why have Google decided to throw the hand into the browser ring? “Because we believe we can add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web.” Read the rest of this entry »
Wordpress 2.6 Arrives
Version 2.6 ?Tyner,? named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever you are on the web. Read the rest of this entry »
Geocoding? its all about the XY?s
Over the last few weeks I?ve been really getting evolved in the geo-coding scene, finding out what its all about, whether it?s useful or whether it?s yet another reason to prove George Orwell right when he wrote:
“Big Brother is watching you”
George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four
Testing in IE
Okay so testing in Internet Explorer has always been testing (sorry about that - but it has!). IE 7 has shown a marked improvement in consistency but there are a large number of people still using IE 6, in fact a huge 28.9% of people which is unbelievable. Yet what is more unbelievable is that the figure is higher than the 24.9% of people using IE7. This figure is going up though and you can keep an eye on it here: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp Read the rest of this entry »