The browser wars are a big deal for us web designers and developers. They determine what we can and can’t do with the websites we create. It is an accepted fact that Internet Explorer has stunted the speed at which we can push the limits of what is possible on the web. There are still [...]
Is Groupon a good idea for your business?
Recently a business owner’s blog post about her experience with Groupon went viral. In the post, the author discusses here experience with Groupon for her business and how it was “…the single worst decision I have made as a business owner thus far.” We have had our own experience with Living Social for Erika’s photography [...]
E-commerce on mobile devices
I just read a report by Screen Pages regarding current mobile usage of e-commerce websites on mobile devices. To me the findings are exactly what I would expect, but their interpretation of the data to me is completely off. In the report the main points are that conversion on e-commerce websites is nearly half of [...]
Is WordPress right for you? It’s right for most others!
I recently found a resource by BuiltWith Trends – an analytics company that provides free information on what Content Management Systems (CMS), e-commerce platforms, etc are powering websites they crawl. The most impressive piece of information is how many sites are powered by WordPress – see infographic below. A huge percentage of websites use WordPress [...]
Why I don’t think Google+ will survive
Google Plus is not going to survive, in my opinion. Others who talk about Google+ not going to survive usually say it will be the result of their limited initial launch or that it’s just another platform users will have to check (and they eventually won’t). However… The one thing I have not yet seen [...]
