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Content strategy 101, Part 3: put knowledge into action

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Interview

Divya Manian on solving problems

Talking emerging web standards, good code and her Instagram spat

30 Apr 2013

By Martin Cooper on April 30, 2013

Divya Manian’s irrepressible energy is a force to be reckoned with. Martin Cooper talks to the Adobe Web Engine’s product manager about emerging web standards, love of good code and her spat with Instagram
Feature

10 steps to creating the perfect infographic

10 key steps in the creation of informative and beautiful infographics

29 Apr 2013

By Tiffany Farrant-Gonzalez & Jarred Romley on April 29, 2013

JESS3’s Tiffany Farrant-Gonzalez and Jarred Romley take you through 10 key steps in the creation of informative and beautiful infographics
Blog

Why you should develop for Glass

Garrett Heath on the advantages of developing for the new platform

26 Apr 2013

By Garrett Heath on April 26, 2013 | 3 comments

Garrett Heath on why you should start developing for Google Glass, and what you need to be apprehensive about if you do
Feature

Getting started with HTML5

Never written a line of code before? Start here

26 Apr 2013

By Matt West on April 26, 2013 | 2 comments

Matt West explains the fundamental principles you'll need to get going with HTML5. Never written a line of code before? Start here
Tutorial

Build an OpenEMI music app with Echo Nest

Use Echo Nest to build an app to play Gorillaz tracks

25 Apr 2013

By Marc George on April 25, 2013

The Echo Nest offers a great API for creating apps using content licensed via the OpenEMI initiative. Marc George explains how to use it to build an app to play Gorillaz tracks
Blog

Don’t go cross-platform

Beware: the cross-platform snake oil is back on mobile

25 Apr 2013

By Dermot Daly on April 25, 2013 | 8 comments

For years, cross-platform toolkits offered ‘write-once, run-everywhere’ functionality – but never lived up to their promise. Beware, says Dermot Daly, the same snake oil is back on mobile
Feature

Five killer ways to use fixed navigation

It's fashionable, but make sure you really need it

24 Apr 2013

By Gene Crawford on April 24, 2013 | 4 comments

Fixed navigation is one of the most fashionable devices in design right now. But make sure you really need it, says Gene Crawford
Blog

5 reasons why the web tracking debate matters

Keith Butters on the recent debate around third party cookies

24 Apr 2013

By Keith Butters on April 24, 2013

Keith Butters on the recent debate around third party cookies and web tracking by advertisers
Feature

Big question: how do you stay inspired and beat the block?

We asked our panel of experts how they beat the dreaded ‘block’

23 Apr 2013

By Martin Cooper on April 23, 2013

Heavy workloads and an ‘always-switched on’ mentality can take a real toll on the creative juices. We asked our panel of experts for practical guidance on how they beat the dreaded ‘block’
Feature

ARIA’s application role

How ARIA’s application role works, and when to use it

23 Apr 2013

By Léonie Watson on April 23, 2013

Léonie Watson introduces ARIA’s application role, and explains how it works and under what circumstances it’s appropriate to use it
Interview

Dana Tobak on better broadband for Britain

Why we all need access to high-speed internet

22 Apr 2013

By Martin Cooper on April 22, 2013

The MD of fibre-based ISP Hyperoptic makes the case for universal high-speed net access and calls for more government backing for small providers
Feature

Content strategy 101, Part 2: making data meaningful

Bridging the gap from data to meaningful information

22 Apr 2013

By Sandi Wassmer on April 22, 2013 | 1 comment

In the second of a four-part series, Sandi Wassmer looks at bridging the gap from data to meaningful information
Interview

Adam Seligman on social business

How owners and developers can put social business into practice

19 Apr 2013

By Martin Cooper on April 19, 2013

CRM specialist Salesforce.com has expanded into the field of social enterprise. VP Adam Seligman explains how business owners and developers can put the new idea of social business into practice
Feature

Five reasons to use jQuery mobile

Marc Grabanski on building touch-friendly websites

19 Apr 2013

By Marc Grabanski on April 19, 2013

Marc Grabanski on the many virtues of jQuery mobile, which enables you to build touch-friendly websites that work across a wide range of browsers and devices
Tutorial

Turn HTML into a CMS site with concrete5

How you can convert your HTML into a concrete5 theme in a few minutes

18 Apr 2013

By Chris Torres on April 18, 2013 | 7 comments

Don’t change the way you work. With concrete5, you can convert your HTML into a concrete5 theme in a few minutes. Chris Torres explains how