W3C Standards W3C standards define an Open Web Platform for application development that has the unparalleled potential to enable developers to build rich interactive experiences, powered by vast data stores that are available on any device. Although the limitations of the platform continue to progress, industry leaders speak nearly in unanimity about how HTML5 will be the cornerstone for this platform. But the full strength of the platform relies on many more technologies that W3C and its partners are creating, including CSS, SVG, WOFF, the Semantic Web stack, XML, and a variety of APIs. W3C develops these technical stipulations and procedures through a process designed to maximize compromise about the content of a technical report, to ensure high technical and editorial quality, and … [Read more...]

SEO – Paid Links: To Buy or Not To Buy What IS A Paid Link? Google and most of the other search engines use links to regulate reputation. A site's ranking in Google search results is partly based on exploration of those sites that link to it. Link-based analysis is a tremendously useful way of measuring a site's value and has greatly improved the value of web search. Both the magnitude and, more importantly, the quality of links count towards this rating. However, some SEOs and webmasters involve in the practice of buying and selling links that pass PageRank, ignoring the quality of the links, the sources and the long-term impact that it will have on their sites. Buying or selling links that pass PageRank is in violation of Google's webmaster rules and can harmfully impact a site's … [Read more...]