Right now, the shoppers nearest you are making some pretty long gift lists. US holiday sales are predicted to surpass $1.1 trillion, with 4.5–5% growth between November–January. That’s a lot of gadgets, garments, games, goodies, and gizmos to bought and sold. Winter weather and long lines will be braved, traffic endured, tired feet soaked,…
DetailsA few months ago, I had the pleasure of writing the forward to Cal Evans book Using the WordPress REST API. Shortly thereafter, Cal asked if I’d join him on his podcast, Voices of the elePHPant, to talk a bit about software development in the context of WordPress. And given that that’s what I’ve spent…
DetailsSignalstarr aka Nick Stewart Hoyle is a graphic artist based in London, UK. His work reminds me a lot of the inspired mid 80s retro art like Pink Floyd and OMNI Magazine. I love his play with the mixture of washed textures and overlays. Check him out! All Rights to Signalstarr All Rights to Signalstarr…
DetailsPika Pika yellow and Princess Peach pink are all yours in Twitch’s brand new look – but the purple stays. Twitch just got a rebrand, in what’s the major streaming and game platform’s first big redesign since launching in 2011. With its internal design team at the helm, the website retains its signature purple and Glitch mascot, but with a…
DetailsAbout The Author Rachel Andrew is not only Editor in Chief of Smashing Magazine, but also a web developer, writer and speaker. She is the author of a number of books, including … More about Rachel Andrew … It’s official! Next year, we’ll be organizing a SmashingConf in each of these cities: San Francisco, Freiburg,…
DetailsWe used to be Sandwich Video. In fact, we’ve been Sandwich Video since 2010, officially. But today, I’m so proud to announce our new name. A shorter name. Leaner, more agile. Why? Just feels right. See, back in 2010 when it was time to name a company, I thought it would be kind of funny…
DetailsThe easiest answer to the question of how much a company should spend on security seems to be: well, how much do you have? Since the dawn of time, for those who have money, the best way to get rid of a problem is to throw money at it, and security can seem like no…
DetailsWith Microsoft Ads recently opening a responsive search ad (RSA) beta to their advertisers, it’s clear that the automated Text Ad format is here to stay. The push towards automation continues and with it comes the pressure from platform reps to adopt. While larger accounts have the luxury, in terms of additional budget, to take…
DetailsOn Monday, September 16, Google announced that they would be restricting review stars in SERPs to specific schemas and would stop displaying reviews that they deemed to be “self-serving.” It wasn’t clear at the time when this change would be happening, or if it had already happened. Across our daily MozCast tracking set, we measured…
DetailsWhen speaking of web analytics and privacy, its not something I typically think of going hand-in-hand. I mean, conventional wisdom may argue that we want to know as much as possible about those visiting our sites so we can ensure we’re writing content properly, building features out properly, and targeting all of the necessary metrics…
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