Google+ Rolls Out Major New Visual Updates

Google has started to roll out some major new visual improvements to Google+ profiles and pages. The new update makes cover photos much larger than before, giving you the chance to make your featured image or message really standout! According to Sara McKinley of Google, We spend lots of time listening to your feedback, and… Continue reading Google+ Rolls Out Major New Visual Updates

WARNING: Do Not Respond To Messages On Facebook From Mark Zuckerberg

The CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, is probably never going to send you a personal message. But this hasn’t stopped some hoaxters from putting together a new phishing scheme that tries to bait people into clicking on malicious links sent via messages to their Facebook inboxes allegedly from Facebook’s head honcho Zuckerberg. According to a… Continue reading WARNING: Do Not Respond To Messages On Facebook From Mark Zuckerberg

How Google Search Works: From Algorithms to 100 Billion Results a Month [INTERACTIVE]

Have you ever wondered how a search on Google actually works? You ask a question, and then magically somehow get an instant answer. But what’s really happening in between that split-second? Today, Google released an interactive site that attempts to illustrate this process called How Search Works. The site will take you through the entire… Continue reading How Google Search Works: From Algorithms to 100 Billion Results a Month [INTERACTIVE]

The Oscars on Social Media Visualized [INFOGRAPHIC]

The Oscars are Hollywood’s biggest night for celebrating achievements in film and the reaction this year on social media was at an all-time high in volume. What’s amazing to see is that people both at home and celebrities in attendance took to basically the same web forums to voice their opinions. So how did your… Continue reading The Oscars on Social Media Visualized [INFOGRAPHIC]

13 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing for the Web

When writing for the web, there is a considerable amount of thought and structure that will need to go into each of your writing projects. Because of this, sometimes simple key technical and SEO factors of your posts can get overlooked. When this happens, this could potentially create a bigger problem down the road once… Continue reading 13 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing for the Web

INFOGRAPHIC: What Makes Social Media so Influential?

If your impression of social media is limited to your friends posting cat videos and teenagers glued to their iPhones – think again. Social media possesses incredible influential power, and since the advent of the Internet it’s evolved from a simple way for people to keep in touch into a massive global network connecting organizations,… Continue reading INFOGRAPHIC: What Makes Social Media so Influential?

Flip Bits, Not Burgers: Google Announces Summer Of Code 2013

Google Summer of Code is a program that gives post-secondary student developers around the world (ages 18 and older) stipends to work on various open source software design projects. With today’s announcement, Google is looking to encourage promising young programmers to “flip bits, not burgers” this summer! The experience of learning to work with others… Continue reading Flip Bits, Not Burgers: Google Announces Summer Of Code 2013

The Beginner’s Guide to HTML – Part 3: Block-Level Elements

Welcome back to our beginner’s guide to HTML! Previously in the guide, we looked at getting started in web design and the basic parts of a webpage. Today we will examine the fundamentals of block-level elements. Before I explain what they are, I must preface this part by admitting that block-level elements are no longer… Continue reading The Beginner’s Guide to HTML – Part 3: Block-Level Elements