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Education vs experience
A strong portfolio can say more than the right qualifications
22 Aug 2012
Employers don’t always look for a formal education in a job candidate, and a good portfolio can speak volumes, says Gary Ennis
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Chris Coyier on life in the CSS trenches
Threats of legal action from Adobe, sexy forms and jibber-jabber
22 Aug 2012
He writes one of the most popular CSS blogs on the web while holding down a full-time job at Wufoo. Tom May chats to Chris Coyier about threats of legal action from Adobe, why forms are sexy and the importance of jibber-jabber -
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Why the long page?
Tunde Cockshott on how one-page design influenced the new Toyota site
21 Aug 2012
Tunde Cockshott, creative consultant at Amaze, discusses how one-page design influenced the recent Toyota site -
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Create a custom theme in jQuery Mobile
Andy Matthews and Raymond Camden on theming with ThemeRoller
21 Aug 2012
We present an exclusive excerpt from jQuery Mobile Web Development Essentials, on the basics of theming and building and using a custom theme for your app -
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Build a cross-platform HTML5 game
Get to grips with cross-platform HTML5 game development using Canvas
20 Aug 2012
Ibon Tolosana and Iker Jamardo Zugaza show you how to get to grips with cross-platform HTML5 game development using Canvas -
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10 common UX mistakes startups make ... and how to avoid them!
Laurence McCahill rounds up 10 tips for a better customer experience
20 Aug 2012
A positive user experience can transform your business. Here Laurence McCahill, co-founder of Spook Studio, comes up with 10 essential tips to put you on the right track for a better customer experience -
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Always check your Terms and Conditions!
Failure to check your site's T&Cs could be costly, warns Ed Boal
17 Aug 2012
A recent case in the UK High Court has highlighted the importance of ensuring that website terms and conditions are binding, fair and enforceable. Ed Boal reports -
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Save the planet through sustainable web design
Design to minimise your carbon footprint, argues Pete Markiewicz
17 Aug 2012
Green issues aren't just for politicians, or for Google. Web developers also need to think in terms of minimising their sites' carbon emissions, argues Dr Pete Markiewicz -
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The pro’s guide to gamification
Boost visitor engagement by using games mechanics
16 Aug 2012
Games mechanics are a great way to influence users’ behaviour. Toby Beresford explains how incorporating them into your websites can boost visitor engagement -
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Danny Sullivan on his passion for search
Google+, objective reporting, search conferences and bad SEO advice
16 Aug 2012
Search Engine Land’s editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan is considered by many to be the world’s leading authority on search. He chats to Tom May about Google+, objective reporting, search conferences and bad SEO advice -
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Big question: what do you think of Twitter’s new API guidelines?
Our panel's views on Twitter's stricter rules about API use
15 Aug 2012
Our panel's views on Twitter's stricter rules concerning API use -
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10 great ways to make your content portable and accessible
Martha Rotter's tips to keep your readership as large as possible
15 Aug 2012
Martha Rotter, freelance web developer and co-founder of Idea magazine, explains how you can make your content portable but discovers quite a few accessibility issues with digital magazines -
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App.net will change social networking forever
App.net threatens Twitter's ad-supported model, argues Jim Morrison
14 Aug 2012
With $800,000 of crowd funding in place, the new social network App.net threatens the ad-supported business models of Facebook and Twitter, argues Jim Morrison -
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Six ways to get people to pay for your content
People are willing to pay; just get them to reach for their wallets
14 Aug 2012
People are willing to pay for content, says Henry Rimmer, you just have to encourage them to reach for their wallets -
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Determining breakpoints for a responsive design
Tim Kadlec's future-friendly approach to determining breakpoints
14 Aug 2012
We present an exclusive excerpt from Tim Kadlec's book, Implementing Responsive Design, on adopting a future-friendly approach that determines breakpoints according to content as opposed to device
