Well 2008 is here now and one of the things that I would have liked to do more in 2007 was keeping up to date with my blog posts. I’m currently running this site as well as lightenment and webdev2.0. I think I made an honest effort adding sites to webdev2.0, but still not as much as I would have liked to. Lightenment started out well in early 2007, but I felt that I didn’t put as much time into it as it deserved. As far as this site, I usually post here and there, but should make an effort to post more. Read the rest of this entry »

Search engine optimization is an important step in creating a web application. High ranking organic or natural listings in Google, Yahoo, MSN will drive traffic to a website. By researching keywords and implementing them into your site a little effort can go a long way. If you have the time do the research. The two biggest points of search engine optimization are content and links. If you search for search engine optimization in your favorite search engine, I can bet that the majority of the articles will say that content is the most important part of search engine optimization followed by good linking development. Read the rest of this entry »

I can’t stress enough the importance of clean code. It may take more time initially to carefully plan a web architecture, document, and comment code, but it’s always worth the initial planning in order to save a huge headache later. I don’t know how many projects that I have acquired that were so poorly coded that I had to start the project from scratch to work on it. Now I’m definitely not the best coder in the world, but I like to use best practices if I or someone else needs to come back to the project later for updates or changes. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve decided to create multiple parts on my tips for creating a successful web application. This is the first part of the series: design. I think this part of the project is often overlooked and it is probably one of the most important parts of a project. Read the rest of this entry »

I have to admit. I need to build a regular blog schedule to keep my sites up to date. It’s tough for me because every time I launch a new site it seems like I dedicate all my time to that particular project. Read the rest of this entry »

With the popularity of sites like MySpace and YouTube, I can easily say that the popular web is moving more towards user generated content. The popularity has already begun and according to a post on LinuxElectrons, they expect it to grow rapidly through 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

TechRepublic has a post giving 10 tips for making your blog better. Most bloggers already know these tips, but they’re pretty good tips for those just starting out in blogging or just want some information before you start blogging. I’ll go over the 10 tips and give my take on them. Read the rest of this entry »

After three years, analysts believe that MySpace is worth $15 billion as reported by CNET News.com. It was acquired for $580 million less than a year ago. MySpace has made some moves regarding advertising so much that they have sold out in some segments such as video. Read the rest of this entry »

Ars Technica posted an article today regarding Web 2.0 funding and making it a successful business model. There is a huge discrepancy between investments and those that turn into Web 2.0 companies. Read the rest of this entry »

According to CNET News.com corporations are still slow adopters of Web 2.0 as compared to consumers. Most of the companies are using technologies in small scale projects. It used to be that consumers were behind corporations in the form of cutting edge technologies in the computer industry. Read the rest of this entry »