Nov 27, 2011
A lot of companies are using social media trends, viral videos on the internet, and customer involvement in order to advertise their companies and improve on their products. Since the Internet is a resource for everyone, businesses are using the internet to research ideas for marketing and ways to incorporate the consumer to help advertise [...]
Nov 20, 2011
*Note: I noticed one of my fellow classmates also read the same article, so I am writing about the part he didn’t discuss about to avoid any plagiarism confusions. Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong are security researchers that have built a tool that can retrieve authentication tokens and cookies from websites HTTPS request that [...]
Nov 14, 2011
Windows 8 is coming out soon, so that means developers have been able to get a first look at the new Windows operating system, and other programs that are getting ready for developers to create new applications for users. This article has a small review of what Windows 8 has to offer, along with quotes [...]
Nov 6, 2011
Malware is used to attack websites to add malicious scripts to either disrupt service or to steal information. People are even using malware to create sites that look like, for example, a bank’s website, to steal information from their customers. One type of malware used to attack websites are SQL Injection Attacks. This form of [...]
Oct 29, 2011
JavaScript has always been seen as an “ugly duckling” of web development because of the negatives that JavaScript has. Since Web 2.0 has taken over website design, Holger Kienle believes that JavaScript well benefit web developers the most because of the complexity of most Web 2.0 websites. Since there are more web applications starting to [...]
Oct 29, 2011
(note this blog entry is a make-up for October 23rd’s blog) Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, make website design a lot easier to design. CSS files can style your fonts, positions, and other data on your HTML pages by using classes to name each specific style. It helps make your HTML codes look a [...]
Oct 16, 2011
So why doesn’t Apple allow Flash web applications on their iDevices? People say that it’s all about business. If iDevice users can’t use Flash applications, then they are forced to download all their apps from Apple’s App Store. Steve Jobs gave consumers six main reasons why him and his developers decided not to all Adobe [...]
Oct 9, 2011
This journal article teaches about the importance of the uses of colors as they affect User Experience. Color harmony is a very important concept to understand while coming up with a web application. It can affect the users emotions and influence users subconsciously. Colors that are opposite from each other in intensity will cause the [...]
Oct 1, 2011
Website domain names are just like a company’s brand. Just like in reality, websites get more traffic through brand familiarity. Sometimes to create a memorable domain name, you need to create your own words or phrases. There are a few rules to remember while making a brandable domain name. Pronunciation, Length, Meaning, Appeal, and Descriptors [...]
Oct 1, 2011
A website represents who you are or what your company is all about. It is used as a way to attract new customers and to give information when they can’t visit your store. Having a website allows a business to run an online store, where customers that can’t normally be reached can be purchased from. [...]
