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Content strategy 101, Part 4: bringing your content to life

by Sandi Wassmer

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The top 10 realtime web apps

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Learn to code in a day

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Choosing business domain extensions

How do international domain extensions affect national businesses?

22 Jun 2011

By Thomas Vollrath on June 22, 2011 | 4 comments

Thomas Vollrath, MD of leading domain registrar 123-reg, explores the impact international domain extensions are having on national businesses and advises on domain registration best practice
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Create a 404 page with CSS3 animations

Trent Walton explains how he built .net's latest 404 page

21 Jun 2011

By Trent Walton on June 21, 2011 | 9 comments

WebKit-wizard Trent Walton, founder of Paravel, explains how he built .net's latest 404 page using CSS3 animations
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Big question: what do you think about portfolio platforms?

Is it wrong to use an ‘off the rack’ platform like Behance?

21 Jun 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on June 21, 2011 | 4 comments

Sites such as Behance, Carbonmade and Cargo offer great virtual spaces for creatives to display their work – but is it wrong to use an ‘off the rack’ platform? We ask our panel of experts
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20 WebGL sites that will blow your mind

Giles Thomas rounds up 20 of the best WebGL sites so far

20 Jun 2011

By Giles Thomas on June 20, 2011

WebGL, released earlier this year, is the new standard for high-quality 3D graphics in web pages. Giles Thomas of LearningWebGL.com rounds up 20 of the best sites so far
Interview

Steve Krug on DIY usability testing

Steve Krug explains why DIY usability testing is so beneficial

16 Jun 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on June 16, 2011 | 2 comments

Nine years after the seminal Don’t Make Me Think, usability consultant Steve Krug has written another book that very few people know about – but everybody should. He tells Oliver Lindberg why DIY usability testing is so beneficial
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15 surefire ways to speed up your site

Sam Quayle rounds up the techniques to use to improve page loading

15 Jun 2011

By Sam Quayle on June 15, 2011 | 8 comments

Sam Quayle considers new developments, tools and, most importantly, the techniques you can use to improve page loading times and grasp your users’s diminishing attention
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Bring your small business to mobile

What must be considered when developing a successful mobile website

14 Jun 2011

By Nick Leech on June 14, 2011 | 4 comments

Nick Leech discusses what must be considered when developing a successful mobile website and why they are the new frontier for small businesses that serve a specific area
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Reinventing web design training

How Mark Boulton Design recruited a web design apprentice

13 Jun 2011

By Emma Boulton on June 13, 2011 | 4 comments

Emma Boulton explains how and why Mark Boulton Design recruited a web design apprentice and what YOU can do to develop your team
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Responsible advertising to children

Heather Pettitt highlights the importance of responsible marketing

10 Jun 2011

By Heather Pettitt on June 10, 2011 | 2 comments

Heather Pettitt, marketing manager at consultancy Verridian, discusses the importance of responsible marketing when brands are targeting children
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Five killer ways to use overlays

Discover the best ways to use overlays with Matthew Smith

9 Jun 2011

By Matthew Smith on June 09, 2011 | 2 comments

Used incorrectly, overlays can be disruptive and act as barriers, but use them well and they can boost focus and minimise server calls. Matthew Smith explains
Tutorial

20 Photoshop tips for web design

Dan Rose reveals the Photoshop secrets you need to know

6 Jun 2011

By Dan Rose on June 06, 2011 | 20 comments

Being a web design hero isn’t about trendy effects, but sound design fundamentals and knowing your way around Photoshop, says Dan Rose
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Get search marketing right

Fredrik Holmén explains how search marketing can boost sales

3 Jun 2011

By Fredrik Holmén on June 03, 2011

Search marketing can be a great tool for boosting sales – as long as you follow the right path, says Fredrik Holmén of Keybroker UK
Interview

Carole Guevin on archiving the web

How the relaunched Netdiver provides a blast of past inspiration

2 Jun 2011

By Anthony La Pusata on June 02, 2011

Carole Guevin explains why we should be inspired by the early web
Tutorial

Discover Facebook’s developer tools

Chas Coppar gives us a rundown of the Facebook APIs and plugins

1 Jun 2011

By Chas Coppard on June 01, 2011 | 1 comment

Techlightenment's systems architect Chas Coppard gives us a rundown of the APIs and plug-ins available to connect your site to Facebook
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The 10 principles of inclusive web design

Make your website accessible to all

26 May 2011

By Sandi Wassmer on May 26, 2011 | 11 comments

Sandi Wassmer of Copious explains the 10 principles of inclusive web design and how to apply them to the real world of website building