Google’s addition of a page speed signal to its search rankings algorithm officially links performance with search engine marketing. The loading speed of a web page affects user psychology in a number of ways, and now it can effect its rankings as well.
Tags: Charles, Chrome, Fiddler, Firebug, Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, search engine, search engine marketing, Search engine optimization, search rankings, search rankings algorithm, Smush It, web debugging, Webmaster Tools, Yahoo, YSlow, YUI Compressor
With the advent Google Chrome there has been a lot of media coverage regarding the browser’s uptake and how it will compete with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. This is where the User Agent becomes most valuable.
Tags: Apple, Browsers, Chrome, Chrome's address bar, encryption, Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Google Inc., HTTP, HyperText Transfer Protocol, Internet Explorer, Internet users, Microsoft, Microsoft Vista, Microsoft Windows, mobile phones, Mozilla, Official Build Google Inc., Opera, operating system, Safari, United States, url, User Agent, web crawlers, Web Standards era, webmaster, windowing system, Windows NT, X11
Say no to IE 6! The Save The Developers campaign focuses on assisting users in upgrading their Internet Explorer 6 web browser. This campaign will result in former IE 6 users having a more enjoyable experience on the web while (hopefully) creating a less stressful and complicated environment for web developers by hastening the retirement of an outdated
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By itself, Firefox is a lean and fast browser, but lacks many functions useful to a Web Developer. This is where extensions come to the rescue. Web Developers use a host of Firefox extensions to increase their efficiency. I have included a list of my most used extensions. All of these plugins are great for developing and bug testing web sites within the Firefox browser environment.
Tags: Applications, Browsers, Design, developer, extension, Firefox, The Web, User Science, Web