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Web Tagging: A History

In the late 1990s, something interesting happened. Identifying visitors to a website became more difficult. This was mainly due to the development of search engine spiders and robots; and web proxies and IP addresses for large organizations and Internet s... Read >

RSS

To uninformed Internet users, RSS may seem to be a set of letters that could scare them away. But it doesn't. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It could also mean Rich Site Summary or RDF Site Summary that allows Internet users to send inform... Read >

PHP Problems: Analzying PHP’s Loopholes

Lately, PHP has been getting some bad publicity with certain issues: it's a not-so-secure language and it's not scalable. But for some programmers who have heavily relied on this language, PHP's bad publicity is rubbish. Maybe it depends on a programmer's... Read >

Logfile Analysis Vs. Page Tagging

FACT: even if an organization decides to outsource web analytics, it should be able to determine the general advantages and disadvantages of two commonly used approaches: logfile analysis and page tagging. That will determine which is more appropriate for... Read >

Introduction To Web Analytics

Without a doubt, technology has made our lives easier. Huge television screens and surround sound can turn our living rooms into mini theaters. When we're on the road, we can call from our cell phones, instead of finding the nearest pay phoneâ€"which coul... Read >

Hiring Your Own Website Developer

As different businesses have expanded and become more dynamic and interactive, websites have increased in demand. They've become primary tools to compete in different markets. Website developers have provided ways to build and maintain these websites. ... Read >

An ASP ASAP: Guidelines on Scouting for an ASP

Are you contemplating hiring the services of an Application Service Provider, or ASP? If so, there are many questions that need to be answered before you finalize the terms. Here's a reminder if you're trying to make full sense of everything: Don't be ove... Read >

CSS: The Ultimate Developer-Friendly Tool

Once upon a time, developing web pages was a very complicated task. Developers had to rely on tables to display data. And for sites to work well in different platforms and browsers, there were table tricks, _Javascript "hacks," and spacer images. But ... Read >

Choosing Between A Static Or Dynamic Website

Static websites use what is considered the first generation of web technology --- the HTML. The use of HTML makes it very difficult to update web pages, and would actually require a web developer to properly sort out these codes and commands. It is very c... Read >

Plus or Pain?: Using Flash Web Design on Web Pages

They say that variety is the spice of life. The preference for Flash could result in a "visual enhancement," when boring and bare pages get an instant facelift and contain more interesting graphics. But unfortunately, Flash has some problems relating ... Read >