Here's an interesting technique from Central Scrutinizer that uses the Duck Soup Technorati API PHP class library on the server-side to make a RESTful call to BlogInfoQuery from an XMLHttpRequest via the client. This produces a list of details about the blog from its URI, which is collected from a form input. The client-side JavaScript then...

A Technorati API library with support for CosmosQuery, SearchQuery, GetInfoQuery, OutboundQuery, BlogInfoQuery, TagQuery, TopTags, AttentionQuery and KeyInfo. Ducksoup can interact with Technorati, perform queries and produce the data in organized trees.

A Technorati API library with support for CosmosQuery, SearchQuery, GetInfoQuery, OutboundQuery, BlogInfoQuery, TagQuery, TopTags, AttentionQuery and KeyInfo. Ducksoup can interact with Technorati, perform queries and produce the data in organized trees.

John is looking for Web site design patterns. Here's my contribution: Pattern type: Site Pattern name: Social Bookmarks Also known as: Folksonomy, Shared Favorites Examples: del.icio.us, digg, reddit, furl, jots Description: A shared collection of links (URLs) that, unlike in traditional categorized lists (taxonomies), the user can freely...

John is looking for Web site design patterns. Here's my contribution: Pattern type: Site Pattern name: Social Bookmarks Also known as: Folksonomy, Shared Favorites Examples: del.icio.us, digg, reddit, furl, jots Description: A shared collection of links (URLs) that, unlike in traditional categorized lists (taxonomies), the user can freely...

I keep my eye on a lot of news feeds, particularly those related to Web development. Go figure. Although I have no hard numbers to report, I am finding it astonishing just how quickly use of the Mozilla/Firefox RSS feed icon is propagating around the Web. This, ever since the IE 7 team announced that they would be using the icon to represent...

I keep my eye on a lot of news feeds, particularly those related to Web development. Go figure. Although I have no hard numbers to report, I am finding it astonishing just how quickly use of the Mozilla/Firefox RSS feed icon is propagating around the Web. This, ever since the IE 7 team announced that they would be using the icon to represent...

Does design matter? Of course. Do first impressions count? Likewise. Have you ever heard of something called "cognitive bias?" Unless you're a psychologist, probably not. People enjoy being right, so continuing to use a website that gave a good first impression helps to 'prove' to themselves that they made a good initial decision. According to...

Does design matter? Of course. Do first impressions count? Likewise. Have you ever heard of something called "cognitive bias?" Unless you're a psychologist, probably not. People enjoy being right, so continuing to use a website that gave a good first impression helps to 'prove' to themselves that they made a good initial decision. According to...

Following up on a concept by Jacques Distler, Gez Lemon has posted an article and an amazing little Greasemonkey script that not only exposes any accesskeys that are used by a Web site, it also allows you to edit them the suit your preferences. Greasemonkey is a most remarkable extension, and could prove incredibly useful for empowering people...

Following up on a concept by Jacques Distler, Gez Lemon has posted an article and an amazing little Greasemonkey script that not only exposes any accesskeys that are used by a Web site, it also allows you to edit them the suit your preferences. Greasemonkey is a most remarkable extension, and could prove incredibly useful for empowering people...

I look forward to Russ Weakley's periodic postings of Web Standards related links to the WSG mailing list. At long last, there is an archive available online for your edification. When the Web Standards Group mail list was created in early 2003, I began been sending posts to the list with web standards-based links for people to read. For some...

I look forward to Russ Weakley's periodic postings of Web Standards related links to the WSG mailing list. At long last, there is an archive available online for your edification. When the Web Standards Group mail list was created in early 2003, I began been sending posts to the list with web standards-based links for people to read. For some...

Java vs. Ruby vs. Python vs. Perl vs. C++ vs. C# vs...PHP5. PHP? You heard me correctly. A must read, from Bruce Eckel — The departure of the hyper-enthusiasts. The Java hyper-enthusiasts have left the building, leaving a significant contingent of Java programmers behind, blinking in the bright lights without the constant drumbeat of...

Java vs. Ruby vs. Python vs. Perl vs. C++ vs. C# vs...PHP5. PHP? You heard me correctly. A must read, from Bruce Eckel — The departure of the hyper-enthusiasts. The Java hyper-enthusiasts have left the building, leaving a significant contingent of Java programmers behind, blinking in the bright lights without the constant drumbeat of...