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Monday, August 15, 2011
New Stuff Coming!
The last 2 months have been full of slow and painful events which I am quite grateful for. The days have left me with many more plans, ideas that I am more than ever enthusiastic about bringing to fruition.
I will be hitting this website with updates on my creations, my education in my career path(and the many cyber attacks that I have faced) and my most recent side kick.
Below are some of the images I saw from a website called Back of A Web Page. Really nice ish.
Sunday, January 09, 2011
The Next Generation Web: Facebook | Twitter
Web 2.0 was a term that caused a lot of controversy amongst the laymen, the web designers and the i-do-knows. At a point it referred to the design style of buttons, fonts and layout in general. Then it moved to the types of interactions that occurred on the various websites.
Today, the web has changed drastically. From the layouts and presentations to functionality. Almost gone are the times when your web pages were that: pages. Now, the adventurous power play of engineers’ knowledge of javascript has totally turned around the way we interact with these…pages. Websites are now more like desktop applications. Right now, browsers are turning from just website viewers to cloud computers. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s the end of the world as we know it!
What fascinates me most in this new era(let us call it that) is the way we identify ourselves using social media tools on the websites we visit most. Companies have turned to Facebook and Twitter for their interaction with customers. They have slowly given up using their domain names as main contact points on media outlets. It’s even like they have removed the http:// and replaced it with facebook.com/ and then some also have started adapting the @ style.
Facebook has always claimed to be a platform and a utility, and this is the most obvious manifestation of this goal. The real threat to the open web is not from proprietary protocols and closed networks, but from ‘facebook.com/’ and the ‘@’ screen name prefix becoming another well-known prefix like ‘http://’ and ‘www.’. -Eran Hammer-Lahav
How many times do you watch a program segment on CNN and then see CNN.com? Watch BackStory and you hear Michael Holmes direct you to facebook.com/backstory.
I was even surprised when my favorite band put their own breaking news on Facebook rather than their website whose feeds I receive in my feed reader.
Give me a random list of 10 of the most popular websites you visit on the regular and I can guarantee that on all 10 you have the ability to log in through your Facebook or your Twitter account.
Facebook recently introduced a new product, the Facebook Messaging which allows for you to chat and email @ facebook.com. Many people I have talked to have confessed that they will not sign up for the email facility. Others have declared that they don’t see themselves dropping their proprietary emails for a Facebook email. They’d rather have a Facebook email on the side.
But here is what I see: I see people slowly but surely leaving their yahoos and gmails and hotmails to clench a Facebook mail. Know why? In the near future, Facebook will be the online representation of who you are. Job hire companies will scrutinize your Facebook pages, the companies you work will require your Facebook address. A good level of e-commerce transactions will have a root from Facebook. Most multiplayer games will be plugged in on Facebook.
What about Twitter? There is most likely going to be a new dimension in tweeting. But of course, the bulk of your quick news will jump out of Twitter feeds. Your name will be written online with a Twitter hyperlink. In fact that has already started. For instance, I integrated a feature on my website which allows typing @ + anything to automatically link you to a Twitter user. Take for example @seyekuyinu. Putting your mouse over that will give you information about my Twitter.
The future is almost here and I still wait for the perfect hologram that will allow me to be at two places at the same time. A real world and a virtual world in a real world.
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s not the end of the world as we know it! It’s just the beginning; and we know it!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Step-By-Step Website Development – Check List
When developing websites, there are checklists I follow. An interesting one I saw was on Lorelle On WordPress‘s page.
This should help you(web developers) to maintain discipline.
Development
- Gathering of information related to site content
- Website Name (Domain Name) Research
- Competition Researched
- Website Title Chosen
- Website Host Research
- Website Host Chosen and Registered $
- Website Name Chosen
- Website Name Purchase $
- Website Structure and Organization Established
- Link Exchange Researched
- Link Exchange Page Set Up
- Articles/Resources Provided/Researched
- Articles/Resources Chosen
- Advertising Inclusion Implemented
- Search Engine Submission Prepared
- Search Engine Submission Implemented $
- Review Search Engine Submission Results (1-4 months after public release)
Design
- Artwork Compiled
- Logo Designed or Prepared as Digital Art
- Color Scheme Research and Presented
- Layout Design Research and Presented
- Color Scheme Chosen
- Layout/Design Chosen
- HTML and CSS Coding Design
- Content and Articles Added
- Review Web Standards
- Validate Code
- Check Website with Other Browsers
- Check Website with Other Computers
- Check Website with Various Screen Resolutions
- Edit and Review Website Presentation
- Test Website (typically 2-4 weeks)
- Test Links
Website Maintenance
- Frequently Update
- Check for Errors
- Add Link Exchanges
- Check for Bad Links
- Keyword Review and Update
- Check Link Popularity
- Review New Technology
- Review Web Standards and apply
- Check Site Statistics
- Add New Content
- Check Links
- Validate Code
- Re-Submit Site to Search Engines
- Check Web Page Descriptions
- Check Web Page Titles
- Review Meta Tag Standards and Update
- Review Top Searches from Search Engines (potential new content ideas)
Checklist Resources
- SCORE: Web Site Checklist Can Help You Plan for Success
- Skyrme Website Checklist
- Usability Website Checklist
- Max Design Website Code Checklist
- Net Mechanic Web Site Usability Checklist
- Dive in Design Design Checklist
- Site Point – Site Design Checklist
Friday, November 12, 2010
Web Designers vs Web Developers
I chuckled when I read this. I stand at the mid-point of Designer-Developer and a lot of this holds true.
- I do not want to hear of perl
- I don’t want to see anything .eps
- I don’t mind getting a shirt with ‘Helvetica’ written
- My Blackberry Messenger status for a few weeks was “127.0.0.1 is where I belong”
- I don’t give time to my facial hair. It’s been a cause for concern before.
- I am at a cross between cargo pants and skinny jeans.
It’s an incredible world and I am enjoying it.
This article was written by Seye Kuyinu. My name is Seye Kuyinu. My daily job is to write and draw with languages that translate to 1010101010s. By so doing I give people a better image on the web, and also make life easier for them. You can click here for more about me.