Web Dev & Design

GSDropboxActivity - An iOS 6 UIActivity subclass implementing uploads to Dropbox, as used in Zippity.app...

Via jerometonnelier

This post will help you get to know the iOS SDK a little better. It leads you through some choreographed steps of iOS app development, even if you have little or no programming knowledge.

Via jerometonnelier

Yesterday afternoon Google’s search engine results page (SERP) included clickable menus for select websites. [1] Here is a screenshot: If you click on a menu item, it loads another group of links.

 

Why would Google include menus in its search results and what are the implications for searchers, advertisers, and website owners?

 

First, these menus produce a better experience for searchers. You can quickly find the most relevant pages from within Google’s search results.

 

This saves you time. This feature also benefits advertisers and Google. If users are spending more time browsing Google’s search results they are probably more likely to see and click on a sponsored result. Higher click-through rates on ads equates to more revenue for Google.

 

Full Article: http://blog.intigi.com/google-launches-serp-menus/

Via Antonino Militello

When many websites start to pop-out, web designer must think how to make creative and unusual layouts to orient the increasing web traffic. Creative designs is demanding you to break down the conventional chain and walk into the new creative layouts.

Via Rebeca Zuniga

So you’ve just taken some killer photos with your new DSLR, or you captured a great video with your iPhone — what’s next? While it feels natural to just post media quickly to your FacebookPage, sometimes great photos or video need their own home in the form of a personal website.

 

But on the other hand, it’s not easy to make a website layout that complements the rich media. In order to make a great website, professional web designers take advantage of mockup tools to analyze layout, design and functionality. Taking advantage of these applications (some of which are 100% free) is a wise move — especially if you’re interested in creating a professional website for your photography or video.

Via Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com

Mark Penfold goes back to basics in this month's roundup of 10 of new tools for web design and development.

Via Frugal Diva Designz

From the original article: "Many SEOs are now finding themselves faced with the task of doing fairly complex data analysis to improve their search strategies, and Excel adequacy is not quite enough.

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With this document I intend to share some of the most valuable aspects of Microsoft Excel for the SEO. It is far from an exhaustive look at everything that can be done with Excel, but hopefully a strong foundation for the SEO’s toolkit.

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So if pivot tables, IF statements, absolute references and nested functions make you scratch your head, read on..."

In-depth. Comprehensive. 8/10

Full Guide: http://www.distilled.net/excel-for-seo/ ;

(Special thanks to Alex Briscese for suggesting it) 

Via Robin Good

According to data reported in 2011 by W3Techs, WordPress is used by 55.0% of all websites with a known content management system. This represents 17.3% of all websites. Yoast.com reports that 72.4 million websites are built on WordPress. Besides it’s SEO-friendliness and relative ease of use, perhaps the most alluring quality of WordPress as a CMS is the multitude of available plugins that can customize a website and add dynamic functionality.

Here are a few plugins that can help fill in any functionality gaps and improve the overall performance of your WordPress website.

Via Bonnie Burns

The moment when CSS3 and HTML5 sites were technologies barely used is gone. Nowadays a lot of sites if not almost all created by passionate designers or agencies are built with the help of these two.

Via Rebeca Zuniga

Via nico

Robin Good: If you are considering adopting a web design responsive solution to make your web site fully compatible with any type of screen and mobile device, you may want to give a good read to this excellent guide by Slavik Volinskion SEOMoz, which highlights all pros and cons of adopting this approach. Both from a design-usability and from a SEO viewpoint.

SEOMoz: "Responsive design is not a one-size-fits-all solution to mobile.

 

According to the author of the Responsive Web Design book, Ethan Marcotte:

"But most importantly, responsive web design isn't intended to serve as a replacement for mobile web sites. [...] And as a development strategy, it's meant to be evaluated to see if it meets the needs of the project you're working on."

 

Must-read: 8/10

 

Full guide: http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/responsive-web-design-the-ultimate-guide-for-online-marketers ;

 

(via Brian Yanish)

Via Robin Good