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Why You Should Focus on Widgets, Gadgets and Social Nets in Tough Times

In these tough economic times, the smartest companies are using everything–including sticks and rocks–to get the attention of prospects and customers. The most potent weapons in their marketing arsenals include Web 2.0 tools and services, social networking, mobile apps, desktop widgets and gadgets, based on a recent Forrester Research study. Their main objectives are to improve customer service (73 percent) and acquire new customers (71 percent). Help your boss or client tighten their... 

How to Build Your Business During a Recession

Marketwire, a press-release distribution service, has a free white paper aimed at helping you market your products and services when you must do more with less in these tough economic times. “Top 10 Strategies for Boosting ROI Despite Shrinking Budgets and Dwindling Resources,” suggests creative strategies for improving search engine optimization, engaging social media communities, maximizing online communications, reaching out to journalists, setting goals and measuring results.  Read More →

Prepare for Your Pages to Be Less Sticky and More Bouncy

Sales of laptop computers, especially the ultra-portables from Asus, Dell, HP and several other companies, are super hot these days and that has repercussions for Web writers and designers alike. According to International Data Group, the sales of portable notebooks in the US–driven by several new companies in that segment of the business-outsold desktop computers for the first time in the history of computers in the third quarter of this year. IDG says notebook computers accounted for 55 percent... 

Free Chart and Graph Solutions

Charts and graphs help the user to visualize data in a more meaningful way than rows of text statistics. They are extensively used in reporting applications, for displaying earnings, website traffic etc - here we take a look at some pre-made scripts and frameworks available to the web designer or web application developer …  Read More →

Top 10 Map Tools and Mashups

Since the excellent Google Maps was created there has been loads of useful tools and sites created which use their API, today we’re going to be taking a look at the best and most helpful examples …  Read More →

Top 10 Web 2.0 and SMM Websites

Call it what you like but Web2.0 sites and applications are changing the way we use the web, to keep up with the latest developments we present you 10 of the very best sites about Social Networking, Web Applications and Social Media Marketing…  Read More →

Web Applications for Designers

While working as a web designer I have come to rely on a number of web applications that make my job easier, they are simple to use, need no software installed on my machine and provide value - here I cover some of the very best tools that you should know..  Read More →