Though much of this post is excellent, there seem to be some errors. Search engine robots do browse dynamic urls, and meta tags are no longer used by all but meta search engines such as hotbot etc. I still think it is an article worth sharing, but don’t buy everything it says.
A check list for making your site friendly to the Googlebot. This post discusses search engine optimization for Google in more detail than most.
March 24th, 2006
This is for designers who are going to be working with Rails and is intended to give them a good starting point to jump into work with a Rails developer. This is all introductory material. Basics are covered (MVC, locations of files) as well as a code example and more advanced topics (partials, ActionView helpers).
This looks like a good conceptual introduction to working with Ruby on Rails, so I thought I’d share it.
March 24th, 2006
A look at the current start pages, why they don’t have it right, and what the start pages of tomorrow will look like. Mockup included. Google - are you listening?
This is a very interesting proposal for those of us on broadband. I don’t see it being accepted in rural areas where most people are still on dialup. Still, it’s worth thinking about.
March 18th, 2006
In a Businessweek Online article yesterday, Michelle Conlin tells the story of Josh Santangelo, a Web developer who discovered that there is no eraser on the Internet.
This principle applies to any information that is posted on a Web page. For example, if you share your email address on someone’s guest book, it is likely to remain available through the Google cache and other services for a very long time. Email address harvesters are extremely persistent.
March 18th, 2006
Charles Herold of Opinionade has published an excellent comparison of the new release of Mozilla’s email and RSS reader, Thunderbird, with Microsoft’s Outlook 2002. For anyone concerned about security or interested in open source software, this will be an excellent read.
March 14th, 2006
College design student, Phil Renaud, has an interesting theory about the impact of typography on term-paper grades. This is insightful and fun reading!
March 12th, 2006
What Do I Know - Flash slide show source
This is a very useful crossfading slide show for Flash. Use it as a standalone slide show or integrate it into your project.
The author, Todd Dominey, is a prolific designer with a very interesting blog.
March 6th, 2006
With all the hype recently, I am beginning to wonder if AJAX is becoming the Flash of the 1990s. We are assuming that if a Web site uses AJAX it is better, or even the best design approach. So the solution to having a “useful,” “cool,” and “engaging” Web site is to add AJAX; never mind if it actually is the best way to approach a particular design solution.
For example, there’s a new blogging platform called AJAXPress that is being developed with a PHP/MySQL server-side component and an AJAX client-side solution. While it is interesting to watch a Web site display a “Loading . . .” graphic, I wonder what the difference is between watching a graphic and text proclaiming that your content is being loaded and waiting while my browser fetches another page.
The big thing that AJAX is supposed overcome is browser wait time, and yet it often does not succeed in this. Here comes another redundant Web design solution that will bloat many Web sites and actually help a few when it is done with careful planning that determines it actually IS the best solution for the problem at hand.
March 6th, 2006
Goals of updating the interface: remove UI elements that aren’t useful to majority of users - increase usability of elements that are useful - increase focus on web content.
This doesn’t surprise me that Firefox is revamping its look and feel since IE7 will add a slick new interface and many RSS enhancements. Firefox needs to show that it can evolve as well, even though it still is well ahead of the IE7 Beta 2 that I am using. I just hope they remember to keep it simple AND functional.
Of course, Firefox will be likely to stay ahead of IE7 no matter what it does when it comes to third party extensions. Its open source philosophy helps immensely with community involvement and development.
March 3rd, 2006
Paypal has published some tips on detecting and preventing identity theft attempts. It is worth reading for anyone with a Paypal or eBay account.
February 27th, 2006
CSS Web design, e-commerce Web design, and internet marketing issues from the desk of Harvey A. Ramer at Design Delineations.
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