Web Design & Development

Web design and development can be as easy as using a template to build a web site or it can be a refined skill for professionals. In this section, learn more about design, animation, web servers, domain names and more.

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Google is home to a ton of super fun hidden Easter eggs you can check out right from your browser. Go ahead, try a couple. You won't be disappointed.

ByBrittany Vincent

To paraphrase John Oliver, "net" and "neutrality" are two spectacularly boring words. But here's the annoying truth: You should care about net neutrality. Learn why.

ByDave Roos

Our digital world has given us a ton of new words and phrases to learn. Get ready to learn yet another one - deep linking. What does it mean? Let's just say it can help keep things connected.

ByBeth Brindle

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Most people think of Google as a giant juggernaut of Internet success. But even the company behind the world's most popular search engine has had its share of blunders.

ByJacob Clifton

Search engine spiders have different tasks. Learn about search engine spiders in this article.

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The Internet has gone from a little-known military and educational network to an important part of life for millions of people around the world. What kinds of changes will the Internet go through by the year 2050, and how will they affect us?

ByJonathan Strickland

Often, the Web site you see on your smartphone is quite different from the version you see on your computer screen. How do Web servers know you're using a mobile device, and how are pared-down mobile pages designed?

ByWesley Fenlon

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许多印刷出版物转向付费墙—online systems charging visitors to access Web content -- to bridge revenue gaps. But are people who have gotten used to accessing such information gratis ready to pony up?

ByCristen Conger

As powerful as computers are, they have difficulty listening and understanding the people who use them every day. How does Google attempt to enable accurate speech recognition within its product line?

ByJonathan Strickland

Building architects design spaces for us to live and work in, but what exactly do information architects do? Learn more about IA -- and how it saves us all from information overload.

ByStephanie Crawford

In a few short years, the Internet has changed the way we communicate, entertain ourselves and do business with one another. Could it eventually destroy human intellect as well?

ByJonathan Strickland

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Being an entrepreneur requires a good idea, strong business acumen and a willingness to put in long hours until your idea pays off. For some, hard work has paid off in ways the rest of us can barely imagine.

ByNathan Chandler

Among Google's goals is a project to scan books and make them available to anyone with access to the Internet. The idea is to spread knowledge, so why are so many people upset with the company's method for going through with the project?

ByNathan Chandler

Everyone knows that conserving electricity also saves money. But what do you do if you work at a large company with many data centers that must stay online? As it turns out, there's a formula to help you with that.

ByJonathan Strickland

You've been to lots of .coms, but have you been to a Web site with an address at .info? If so, you can thank the International Ad Hoc Committee.

ByJohn Fuller

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During the Internet boom, it was easy to find offices with pool tables. But Google's main office has swimming pools, free snacks and on-site medical care.

ByJonathan Strickland

Web 3.0 isn't even a reality yet, and it's already creating a stir. How can a Web browser act like a personal assistant? And when will this assistant be online?

ByJonathan Strickland

Prepaid internet is often a great option for the cost-conscious consumer. Learn more about prepaid internet in this article.

ByDave Roos

We've heard a lot about Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. But what Web 1.0, the one that started it all?

ByJonathan Strickland

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If you want your Web site to get noticed, there are search engine optimization (SEO) techniques you can use to boost its visibility. But there's a dark side to this practice, too.

ByJonathan Strickland

The Google algorithm ranks high among the world's best-kept secrets. It involves a complex formula, the patented PageRank system and some pretty picky spiders.

ByJonathan Strickland

Internet experts can't agree on what exactly Web 2.0 is. Is it a newer, more interactive version of the Internet? Or is it a marketing ploy?

ByJonathan Strickland

Before the Internet, there was ARPANET. Based on a governmental initiative, ARPANET built the World Wide Web from the ground up.

ByJonathan Strickland

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In recent years, Google has faced lawsuits related to its response to click fraud, a practice that leads to increased ad revenue for Google. Find out how click fraud works and how it affects the search-based advertising industry.

ByJulia Layton

Net neutrality can be summed up by a familiar saying: If it's not broken, don't fix it. But how you define "broken" determines in where you stand. Find out why telecom providers are duking it out with content providers like Google and Amazon.

ByCameron Lawrence

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