What is Web 2.0?

To first understand what it is that people are calling Web 2.0, you should know a little about what is Web 1.0. The first version, what went through the initial Internet Bubble, was a process of sending out information in a one way format. It allowed for users to interact on a singular platform, but didn't allow information to move between systems, or even between users of the same system. Web 2.0 is often referred to by a series of technologies; AJAX, Flex, Flash, and more. Others will … [Read more...]

Small Business don’t Utilize the Web 2.0?

The results of a survey released at the end of 2007 show that small businesses aren't buying into the hype of Web 2.0. The study asked more than 300 small business owners in the U.S. to rate the relevance of different Web 2.0 tools as a means of obtaining business management information over the next five years. Only 14 percent of respondents said they believe that blogs will be very or extremely important. Wikis earned 21 percent with social networking sites and Web casts scoring 22 and 31 … [Read more...]

Optimize your pages for better Pay-Per-Click placement

I've written about optimizing your site before, but it was in regards on how to optimize your site based upon your usage. Now there are other reasons to optimize your site, especially if you use Google's Ad Words to advertise your business. A little history Google Ad Words was one of the first ways which small business owners could advertise on the web. It allowed you to create small ads based upon keywords which people typed into Google. Users could bid on key words to modify the … [Read more...]

Happy Pi Day

Happy Pi Day (3.14.08) Let's face: it you have to be at least a little bit of a geek to be a web developer for a living. … [Read more...]