Nov 27, 2011
This journal article attempts to explain the superiority of search engine optimization compared to pay per click advertising. The objective of the two is to increase web site traffic. This article was based on a new site and both methods were used during the creation and implementation of the web site. The article was quite [...]
Nov 20, 2011
Information Systems e-Business Management Journal Volume 6 page 419-439 This article focuses on a very important issue that has plagued the workplace for many years. It is referring to the misuse of the internet by employees. This misuse is referred to as Internet abuse in the workplace. Such abuse can lead to network congestion, security [...]
Nov 14, 2011
The article I researched has to do with AJAX and its benefits in the web applications developing industry. This article was written several years ago when AJAX was first introduced but promised readers and developers that AJAX was the way to go when developing web application interfaces. I chose this article as it served the [...]
Nov 6, 2011
Seeing as how we have all spent large amounts of time working on our website prototypes for our projects I wanted to find an article to help us all remember to ensure that our machines are safe and ready for any disaster that might come our way. This article is gives several examples of how [...]
Oct 23, 2011
Trying to keep the same topic as we discussed in class, this article relates the difficulty in assembling web applications on your own. It explains how the three-tier model we have discussed in past lectures requires that someone knowledgeable in each tier be present in the construction of the application. If you look at figures [...]
Oct 16, 2011
This 8 page article is quite difficult to summarize as it goes into great detail regarding parallelization of Java desktop programs. Parallelization, if I understood correctly is the process of dividing a large task into smaller tasks and running them at the same time, similar to what we refer to as object oriented programming. This [...]
Oct 9, 2011
During the course of the week the class lectures and discussions have focused on designing and preparing a web app. One of the main focuses of the in class lectures has been the new distinction between a User Interface and a User Experience. The user interface is what many people are accustomed to on [...]
Oct 2, 2011
Summary: Dreamweaver is a tool used by developers to fine tune code for website and applications. This article informs the reader of how the program will soon be made available to developers working from their smart phones. Not only does this program let you write and modify code straight from your mobile phone, but it [...]
Oct 1, 2011
Summary: The article I chose details the future of web design. It calls this design Web3D. This article was written in 2008 and so some of these ideas that are being given to the reader have already come to fruition. The concept is based on the program known has Second Life. Second Life is a [...]
