yewknee.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Google releases Closure, the tools behind the JS geniuses - Personally I think it's safe to say that the web is moving in a more javascript powered application direction and Flash will become more of a desktop application language. That being said, it's rad to see these tools that Google has developed to enhance Javascript. Page Speed - an open source Firefox plugin that you can use to evaluate the...
Google Code Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Millions of Google users worldwide use JavaScript-intensive applications such as Gmail , Google Docs , and Google Maps . Like developers everywhere, Googlers want great web apps to be easier to create, so we've built many tools to help us develop these (and many other) apps. We're happy to announce the open sourcing of these tools, and proud to make them available to the web development community....
Smiley Cat: Christian Watson's Web (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
I enjoyed this conversion rate analysis by Dustin Curtis on the link he places at the bottom of his articles to his Twitter account. It's fascinating to see the results of this sort of A/B testing, especially when the results can be so dramatic. Most of the time when you're running a website you're focused on the larger things — adding new content and features, increasing usability, improving...
Lifehacker (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Windows: The latest beta release of Google's Chrome browser ups its dynamic page building speed by quite a bit. What users are really going to notice, however, is the built-in bookmark syncing, a feature previously available in bleeding-edge development builds. If you grab the beta of Chrome 4 , either as a version upgrade from Chrome or a new install, you'll get an option in your "wrench"...
Techie Buzz (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
An improved typing speed can go a long way towards boosting one's productivity. And the best thing is that, you don't need to join expensive classes to improve your typing speed. Free utilities like Rapid Typing Tutor can help you in improving on your own. You might also like: Improve Website Load Time With Google Page Speed Cleanup Your Keyboard Without Typing Gibberish Test Your Internet Download...
WebPro News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Google has a post up talking about how the company uses data it collects from Google Toolbar users, specifically in relation to its enhanced features. These features are opt-in. "To put it simply, we aggregate the URLs visited by our users who opt-in to enhanced features and analyze the resulting data to help us improve our products," says Google Product Manager Aseem Sood. "In that...
WebPro News (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Google and Bing employees know tons of useful stuff about search engines, and many people find their tips useful. But let's admit: a lot of SEO experts have seen the same pieces of advice repeated at conference after conference for years, and so at SMX East, two speakers went a little bit off the beaten path into the subjects of speed and security. (Coverage of the SMX East conference will continue...
News to Cromley (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-chrome-after-year-sporting-new.html One year on Goolge Chrome has come a long way - still, it ain't no Firefox or Opera.... but it does have it's benefits. New Tab Page - Speed boosts on startup - HTML 5 Video support - More themes... Not too shabby. I'll be keeping a wary eye on this browser. Bookmark us and visit often. Technology, Gadgets, Food ,Toys,...
Website Magazine (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Congratulations - you've (almost) successfully completed the month of August! Before back-to-school fever takes over, and before putting your holiday business plans in motion, take a break now and get caught up on this month's most important Web business topics. Website Magazine has assembled its top 20 content items - posts and magazine articles - for the month, based on what you found most compelling...
Techie Buzz (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
SpeedyFox is a tiny utility that will boost up the speed of Firefox with a single click. SpeedyFox will speed-up the browsing history and it will perform faster operations with the cookies. Related Posts: Boost Your Flash Drive Productivity With Tiny USB Office [Portable Software] Get Opera Speed Dial in Firefox with Fast Dial Extension Boost/Increase P2P and Torrent Download Speeds Improve Website...
Tonetek Blog (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Fast delivery is the key to success. Website speed optimization load time can help you increase conversion rates win more customers and improve their satisfaction. Think of Google s approach to search and the milliseconds it takes to display results it was one of many reasons people loved it when it first came out though this speed is taken for granted today...
Prosperity-for-All (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Important Google Resources for business users: 1. Webmaster Central 2. Conversion Optimizer 3. Insights for Search 4. Google Blog Directory 5. Local Business Center 6. Google Help Centers 7. Ad Quality Guide 8. Website Optimizer 9. Page Speed 10. YouTube Channel Read the entire article here .
Canadian Developers (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Yesterday, after a long day of preparing resources for Microsoft TechDays Canada , I grabbed my iPod and I took my dog, Hugo for a walk. During times like these, I like to unwind by listening to some of my favourite podcasts . As I've stated many times in the past, podcasts provide a great way to keep your mind and body busy at the same time; they allow you to multitask during your brain's "off-peak...
Search Engine Watch Blog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
In March, Google began bundling tools together for web hosting providers who can in turn provide it to their customers. It's called Google Services for Websites and they've added a few new tools to the mix: Web Elements allows customers cut-and-paste maps, real-time news, calendars, presentations, spreadsheets, YouTube videos, conversations and custom search on their sites. Page Speed does exactly...
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Webmaster Level: All (A nearly duplicate version :) cross-posted on the Official Google Blog ) Earlier this year , we launched Google Services for Websites , a program that helps partners, e.g., web hoster and access providers, offer useful and powerful tools to their customers. By making services, such as Webmaster Tools, Custom Search, Site Search and AdSense, easily accessible via the hoster control...
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