Tag Archives: web 2.0

Analysis of GWT compile performance (and how to tweak it)

GWT java classes are compiled into JavaScript. Depending on the settings this may be quick or slow down your whole box.
Joseph Marques shows an in-depth analysis about the compile performance and how to tweak it for optimal performance.
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Comparing Google App Engine and Amazon EC2

Over the last few posts we have been looking at the steps in building and deploying a Google App Engine application, it might be a good time to compare App Engine with Amazon EC2 which is a comparable service. Amazon EC2 the early entrant into cloud computing has been the leading player in this field [...]

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15 High Quality Free E-Commerce Icon Sets for Web Developers

When developing websites, specifically e-commerce websites, you’ll need some great icons to help make your user interface more intuitive. These icon sets will be perfect for the task.
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Top 5 Cloud Computing Providers

Here is a list of the Top 5 Cloud Computing providers. The key parameters used for comparing these cloud platforms include when the platforms were introduced, support for various operating systems/languages, current adoption levels of the platforms and the overall potential of the platform. A good understanding of the key cloud computing platforms is critical [...]

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Showing Off bit.ly Clicks of Your Posts With jQuery

bit.ly -the most common URL shortener- provides a simple RESTfull API to lookup short URL’s and their clicks count.. bit.ly has recently released version 3 which added simpler, more efficient methods to query multiple URL’s in one request that we are going to apply in this tutorial.. [...]
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Opera Mini Serves One Billion Daily Page Views

Opera Mini Serves One Billion Daily Page Views

Despite the fact that popular smartphones such as the iPhone and Android already have great web browsers, Opera’s Java ME-based mobile browser Opera Mini is constantly growing. According to Opera, on July 25th it served one billion page…
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Splendid Minimal Web Design Portfolio Examples

Presenting 20 such Elegant Websites for inspiration.
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The top 20 countries on the Internet, and what the future might bring

he world is a big place, but so is the Internet. We know which countries are the largest in the real world, but what about on the Internet?
This article examines which countries are the largest in terms of Internet users, and will also look into their growth potential.. [...]
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Oldest Twitter User Ivy Bean Dies at 104

Ivy Bean, who was widely considered to be the oldest Twitter user, died in her care home in a small town in England at the age of 104.The news was published on Bean’s Twitter account, @IvyBean104,…
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Shocking Video Scams Spread Virally on Facebook [WARNING]

Shocking Video Scams Spread Virally on Facebook [WARNING]

Several new Facebook scams are making the rounds today, and although they follow the same pattern as many of the recent scams we’ve seen, some users are still falling for them.The scams work as follows: first, you’ll…
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