Developers who are working on Twitter-related projects may want to reconsider how they approach some fairly major aspects of the ventures. Twitter’s leaders seem to be growing tired of people mimicking the company’s way of doing things.
You ever wonder what would happen if our own computers could serve content directly to visitors of our websites, instead of having to host content on another computer some where else in the world? Yes/no? Well I have and it seems Opera has as well. Today they announced Opera Unite:
We’ve been doing a LOT of implementation work in the past year – both fresh out of the box and re-implementations to fix or improve an existing setup. What probably isn’t too surprising is that the bulk of that work – both ways – is for Omniture’s SiteCatalyst. Now it’s no secret that Omniture implementations can be kind of complicated – largely because you have so many options. One of the most useful but surprisingly under-utilized of those options are Vista Rules.
2009 is a year filled with challenge. But amid an economy awash in problems, the ever-accelerating pace of internet change has not slowed. It would be hard to find a sector of the private economy not filled with turbulence and problems. And yet, the importance of online and web analytics continues to grow. This environment of opportunity heavily laden with challenge is a dangerous, volatile mix – one that presents us all with unprecedented complexity. X Change 2009 will be a chance for the leading practitioners, managers and experts in our web analytics community to work through this evolving landscape.
Did the early days of the iTunes App Store create a “gold rush” mindset in developers? It certainly looks as though many developers, on the assumption that there was easy money to be had on the App Store, tried to create as many apps as quickly as possible without regard to quality. On the other hand, there were indeed early stories of success — such as Trism — that might have contributed to the proliferation of fart apps and flashlights.
There are a lot of tools out there for the freelancer that can help you to run your business more smoothly and excel at not only get the projects completed but also managing your projects. I have compiled a list of all of the tools I currently use to keep my freelance web design business running smoothly as well as a few alternatives that may better suit others.
Matt asks the question “Should Sun buy Novell?” which is predicated on the growth of Linux vs. Solaris. Matt writes:
“IDC predicts that Linux will grow 21 percent year over year in 2009. I’m guessing Solaris isn’t seeing that kind of growth this year…or any time in the future.”
The Software Patents war is finally over, glad open source cluster technology made it possible.
Brussels & Munich, 1st April 2009 — After years of confidential work, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) today announce a radical way to improve software patent quality: Binaries-As-Prior-Art, or BAPA. BAPA combines a database of billions of compiled computer programs (”binaries”) with a powerful Cloud search engine that can find any invention in microseconds.
It’s no secret that a continually updated website with new content being added regularly stands a good chance of doing well in Google. One of the long standing methods to regularly expand a site’s content is through the use of a blog.
While there are numerous platforms to choose from for managing a blog, few can compare with the immense flexibility offered with WordPress, and at a cost of free, the price can’t be beat either. Read the rest of this article »
It’s always nice to have an edge, and developers should know that Google’s now offering them one. Take an early look at a whole lot of developer-specific products-in-the-making by ducking into the new Google Code Lab.
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