Latest Web Development News and Trends & Friday Media's Community Involvement

The team at Friday media wishes you a happy holidays and will see you in the new year.

 

 

No, seriously, Dad, how can you be using a browser developed during the Clinton administration?

That’s right, January 2012 is when the transition will happen, leaving you with around 3 months to get up to scratch with the newer interface and its great features.

Brands that include photos and calls to action see higher engagement rates with those posts.

Google Analytics introduced Visitors Flow last week, a tool for creating interactive flow graphs that represent how visitors "flow" through your website.

Fan figures leave marketers at a loss when judging campaign effectiveness. Make sure that you're tracking where your leads are coming from!

Facebook users have both positive and negative expectations when “liking” a brand

How do consumers know what the best store is as they shop online? Google will tell them, of course.

Exciting New updates to Google Analytics: Real Time Tracking

A new study shows that negative online reviews and comments strongly influence the purchasing decisions of consumers.

Like just about everything related to technology and the internet, web development trends are constantly changing. The landscape today is vastly different from even just a few years ago – web development companies must contend with more savvy users and a much broader range of viewing devices.

The internet is continually evolving, at a rapid pace and in many directions. Today’s average web user is growing more confident and more skillful, and technology is advancing ever-faster – web developers need to move fast to keep up with the latest web development trends.

Search Engine Optimisation is on the wish list of every business with a website but it remains one of the least understood business tools. Scammers bank on your ignorance and are circulating emails recommending you register "Internet Keywords" or "Wireless Keywords" to instantly bring customers to your website - we've put an example below so you know what to look for!

Small Businesses Finding Their Optimal Search Spends

Google sees mobile web trends and plans to focus their attention towards this, it's the direction the market is moving so why not take advantage of it?

Read more from the recent Age article featuring Peter Hannan, Friday Media's owner.

Friday Media has decided to send out a sneak peek into the trends currently hitting the web. These could be of help to your company making your website up there with the best and most current.

Rather than having to view these advancements on a competitor’s site when it’s already too late we have taken the initiative to keep you in the ‘technical loop’.

Some of the more popular trends include:

• Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)
• Online Quizzes
• Foursquare
• Dot Mobi
• Add This
• Augmented Reality
• Rich Internet Application’s

The web is always changing and we are no longer bound to the browser and email as a means of communication. The iphone has laid the foundation for a huge groundswell of desktop gadgets, apps and widgets, meaning companies must look beyond merely having a website to communicate with the world on an innovative level.