More than a trend, web application performance, user experience and performance optimization are finally being recognized as the building blocks of successful sites. Google is taking a leading role today in increasing awareness about the role of speed in improving user experience and driving revenue.

A “valid” site is not always the best site for users that visit it. Even amongst the savviest of coders and developers there has always been a common misconception about the value of web standards themselves. The idea of “keeping it super simple” (or other popular variations), when it came to the world of markup [...]

I was fortunate enough to be a guest for the first time on The Alternative hosted by Jim Hedger and Dave Davies and we explored the who, what, why, where and when of building tools and the purposes of link bait. We also let the cat out of the bag about a few tools we’ll [...]

Many of you out there have seen this already, but I had to point to something at good old you tube that’s simply well done and insightful. With all of the confusing content out there and controversial definitions, it’s great to be able to sit back and watch the story of the interweb evolution [...]

Web design sensibilities have changed. The motifs found in sites like the following go far beyond their community driven content:craigslist by Craig Newmark & Jim Buckmaster friendster by Jonathan Abrams meetup by Scott Heiferman, Peter Kamali & Matt Meeker Linkedin by Reid Hoffman Last.fm by Martin Stiksel Feed Burner by Dick Costolo digg by Kevin Rose technoratti by David Sifry del.icio.us by Joshua Schachter flikr [...]

As SEs become more sophisticated in their abilities to index site content, site semantics become increasingly important. The next generations of SE algorithms will index content, not keywords. And that content better be right on target.

If your site is search engine optimized to the max, it's not optimized for human eyeballs. Is it worth the expense to add some Flash? Only if you want to save some money and be here tomorrow.

Is it a movement? A revolution? Perhaps a new paradigm? Or, is it a bunch of hype designed to sell a bunch of new software? Just what is Web 2.0?

RSS has already changed the way web designers are constructing new sites. Is this state-of-the-art feature a part of your cyber-turf? If it isn't, it should be.

You've decided to add RSS feeds to your site. Excellent choice. Now all you have to do is find the right feeds for your customized reader, hook them up and broadcast them. No problem, right? Well, not exactly.