Thursday, April 28, 2011
CSS Writing Modes Module Level 3 Draft Updated
The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group has published a Working Draft of CSS Writing Modes Module Level 3. CSS3 Writing Modes defines CSS features to support for various international writing modes, such as left-to-right (e.g. Latin or Indic), right-to-left (e.g. Hebrew or Arabic), bidirectional (e.g. mixed Latin and Arabic) and vertical (e.g. Asian scripts). Learn more about the Style Activity.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
State Chart XML (SCXML): State Machine Notation for Control Abstraction Draft Published
The Voice Browser Working Group has published a Working Draft of State Chart XML (SCXML): State Machine Notation for Control Abstraction. This document outlines State Chart XML (SCXML), which is a general-purpose event-based state machine language that combines concepts from CCXML and Harel State Tables. CCXML is an event-based state machine language designed to support call control features in Voice Applications (specifically including VoiceXML but not limited to it). Learn more about Voice browsing.
SEO Tips to Select Domain Name
Good domain name will help you a lot in many ways. It may even get you free visitors! Here are few things that a domain name must have,
1. Go for a short domain
Well, people always want to keep things short. I have seen many who really find difficult to type a big domain name and they even avoid it because they are sluggish to type. Is there any characters limit? Well there are no written rules but I would suggest keeping it below 10 characters. Anything above 10 will be annoying. The four letter and five letter domains are really doing well these days.
If you are focusing on a big keyword then break it into half and buy the domain name. This will also help you rank when you optimize it for the long keyword. Remember one thing, do not break the keyword and buy the domain name.
2. Easy to spell
Make sure that it is easy to spell. This will also indirectly help you to remember the domain names easily and effectively. Do not buy a domain name like ytut65ytty.com. lolz, this will only get you 0 visitors daily . Avoid using some complex English words as you must also focus on countries which speak English as second language.
3. Have a .COM or .NET extension
It has been proved that .COM or .NET extension domains are really doing well in the Search Engine results that then other .info or other extensions. This will automatically create a brand and authority to your site/Blog.
If you are starting an organization then better go for .ORG domain. However I would suggest searching for .COM domain as many people type a domain name with .com extension in their address bar. So the choice is yours! A domain of .NET or any other extension may make you lose some visitors.
4. Avoid using hyphens or numbers
Do not use any hyphens or numbers in the domain name as it will reduce the brand of the site. People will generally forget to put the hyphens in between the word so they will move to other site. Number will confuse people as they are hard to remember. Some letters and numbers like “2” and “to” confuse people. So try avoiding those!
1. Go for a short domain
Well, people always want to keep things short. I have seen many who really find difficult to type a big domain name and they even avoid it because they are sluggish to type. Is there any characters limit? Well there are no written rules but I would suggest keeping it below 10 characters. Anything above 10 will be annoying. The four letter and five letter domains are really doing well these days.
If you are focusing on a big keyword then break it into half and buy the domain name. This will also help you rank when you optimize it for the long keyword. Remember one thing, do not break the keyword and buy the domain name.
2. Easy to spell
Make sure that it is easy to spell. This will also indirectly help you to remember the domain names easily and effectively. Do not buy a domain name like ytut65ytty.com. lolz, this will only get you 0 visitors daily . Avoid using some complex English words as you must also focus on countries which speak English as second language.
3. Have a .COM or .NET extension
It has been proved that .COM or .NET extension domains are really doing well in the Search Engine results that then other .info or other extensions. This will automatically create a brand and authority to your site/Blog.
If you are starting an organization then better go for .ORG domain. However I would suggest searching for .COM domain as many people type a domain name with .com extension in their address bar. So the choice is yours! A domain of .NET or any other extension may make you lose some visitors.
4. Avoid using hyphens or numbers
Do not use any hyphens or numbers in the domain name as it will reduce the brand of the site. People will generally forget to put the hyphens in between the word so they will move to other site. Number will confuse people as they are hard to remember. Some letters and numbers like “2” and “to” confuse people. So try avoiding those!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
W3C to Participate in SVG Open 2011
Developers and designers are excited by the ability to use SVG in all modern browsers. W3C joins other sponsors to help with SVG Open 2011, the 9th international conference on Scalable Vector Graphics, 17-20 October 2011. This year, Microsoft Corporation will be hosting the conference at their New England Research and Development (NERD) Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. SVG Open provides an opportunity for designers, developers and implementers to learn about SVG, and share ideas, experiences, products, and strategies. Members of the W3C SVG Working Group, including W3C Team members Chris Lilley and Doug Schepers, will be attending and presenting at the conference. The SVG Working Group will also brief attendees on recent developments around the SVG specification, including SVG2 and integration with CSS and HTML. The conference includes a day of workshops. The deadline for presentation abstracts and course outlines has been extended through 15 May. Learn more about the W3C Graphics Activity.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
What is Favicon.ico?
A favicon (short for "Favorites icon"), also known as a page icon , is a small icon that is used by some browsers to identify a bookmarked Web site.
If you're trying to entice people return to your site from the Explorer's Favorites menu, it helps to prompt them with a special logo of some kind.
The display size of a favicon in the Favorites list is 16x16. Files are recognized by the " .ico " extension. It works in Explorer 5 and above, and new other browsers also have the ability to use the favicon.ico file.
Creating favicon.ico can save your site some bandwidth if you have created a custom "404 File Not Found error" file - that file will be sent by your web server everytime there is a request for a nonexistent "favicon.ico" file.
If you're trying to entice people return to your site from the Explorer's Favorites menu, it helps to prompt them with a special logo of some kind.
The display size of a favicon in the Favorites list is 16x16. Files are recognized by the " .ico " extension. It works in Explorer 5 and above, and new other browsers also have the ability to use the favicon.ico file.
Creating favicon.ico can save your site some bandwidth if you have created a custom "404 File Not Found error" file - that file will be sent by your web server everytime there is a request for a nonexistent "favicon.ico" file.
SEO and web hosting
Does web hosting play a role in search engine optimization? Yes, there are several factors that you will want to pay attention to when choosing a web hosting company.
The very first thing to look at is the physical location of the web hosting company. Most of the major search engines factor in the country location into their search algorithms. If you want your website to rank well in the UK find a web hosting company that has their servers physically located in the UK. If you want to rank well in Google.com, Yahoo.com and MSN.com you better find a USA web hosting provider.
“If you are looking for a hosting company within a specific country it’s good to find out from their support department where their servers are located. Some web hosts have multiple data centers in multiple countries. You may even want to go as far as asking for the IP your website will be hosted on so you can verify yourself.” Explains Stuart C. McHenry, CEO of McKremie Web Hosting
The second most important thing you need to consider is server speed. Does your website load fast? If not is it the web host or the coding of the website? Google has made mentions that they are looking into how fast a website loads as a ranking factor. Websites with higher loading time causes people to click the back button right away and defeats the purpose of ranking in the Google search results.
Watch this video from Matt Cutts and listen to the long term possibilities and he emphases that you “should” have a website that loads fast.
Often times it may not be the fault of your web host it can be the way the website is coded. Are your images too big or are there too many of them? This is often the main reason but here are some others:
The very first thing to look at is the physical location of the web hosting company. Most of the major search engines factor in the country location into their search algorithms. If you want your website to rank well in the UK find a web hosting company that has their servers physically located in the UK. If you want to rank well in Google.com, Yahoo.com and MSN.com you better find a USA web hosting provider.
“If you are looking for a hosting company within a specific country it’s good to find out from their support department where their servers are located. Some web hosts have multiple data centers in multiple countries. You may even want to go as far as asking for the IP your website will be hosted on so you can verify yourself.” Explains Stuart C. McHenry, CEO of McKremie Web Hosting
The second most important thing you need to consider is server speed. Does your website load fast? If not is it the web host or the coding of the website? Google has made mentions that they are looking into how fast a website loads as a ranking factor. Websites with higher loading time causes people to click the back button right away and defeats the purpose of ranking in the Google search results.
Watch this video from Matt Cutts and listen to the long term possibilities and he emphases that you “should” have a website that loads fast.
Often times it may not be the fault of your web host it can be the way the website is coded. Are your images too big or are there too many of them? This is often the main reason but here are some others:
- Use of Server-Intensive Dynamic Scripts
- Too Much Flash
- External Embedded Media
- Bulky Code
- No Compression of Web Pages
Friday, April 15, 2011
HTML Media Capture Updated
The Device APIs and Policy Working Group has published a Working Draft of HTML Media Capture. This specification defines a new interface for media files, a new parameter for the accept attribute of the HTML input element in file upload state, and recommendations for providing optimized access to the microphone and camera of a hosting device. Learn more about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.
First Draft of HTML to Platform Accessibility APIs Implementation Guide Published
The HTML Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of HTML to Platform Accessibility APIs Implementation Guide. This is draft documentation mapping HTML elements and attributes to accessibility API Roles, States and Properties on a variety of platforms. It provides recommendations on deriving the accessible names and descriptions for HTML elements. It also provides accessible feature implementation examples. Learn more about the HTML Activity.
The Messaging API Draft Published
The Device APIs and Policy Working Group has published a Working Draft of The Messaging API. This specification defines an API that provides access to messaging functionality in the device, including SMS, MMS and e-mail. Learn more about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Eight HTML5 Drafts Updated
The HTML Working Group published eight documents:
- Working Drafts of the HTML5 specification, the accompanying explanatory document HTML5 differences from HTML4, and the related non-normative reference HTML: The Markup Language.
- Working Drafts of the specifications HTML+RDFa 1.1 and HTML Microdata, which define mechanisms for embedding machine-readable data in HTML documents, and the specification HTML Canvas 2D Context, which defines a 2D immediate-mode graphics API for use with the HTML5 <canvas> element.
- HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives, which is intended to help authors provide useful text alternatives for images in HTML documents.
- Polyglot Markup: HTML-Compatible XHTML Documents, which is intended to help authors produce XHTML documents that are also compatible with non-XML HTML syntax and parsing rules.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
W3C Launches Provenance Working Group; Renews RDF Web Applications Working Group
W3C announced a new Provenance Working Group, whose mission is to support the widespread publication and use of provenance information of Web documents, data, and resources. The Working Group will publish W3C Recommendations that define a language for exchanging provenance information among applications. See the Provenance Working Group Charter for more information.
W3C also renewed the RDF Web Applications Working Group, formerly the RDFa Working Group. The mission of the group is to support the developing use of RDF for embedding and handling structured data in Web documents in general. The Working Group will publish W3C Recommendations to extend and enhance the currently published RDFa 1.0 documents, including an API, as well as a general RDF API aimed at ECMAScript. The Working Group will also support the HTML Working Group in its work on incorporating RDFa in HTML5 and XHTML5 (as a followup on the the currently published Working Draft for RDFa 1.0 in HTML5). See the RDF Web Applications Working Group Charter for more information, and read more about the Semantic Web.
W3C also renewed the RDF Web Applications Working Group, formerly the RDFa Working Group. The mission of the group is to support the developing use of RDF for embedding and handling structured data in Web documents in general. The Working Group will publish W3C Recommendations to extend and enhance the currently published RDFa 1.0 documents, including an API, as well as a general RDF API aimed at ECMAScript. The Working Group will also support the HTML Working Group in its work on incorporating RDFa in HTML5 and XHTML5 (as a followup on the the currently published Working Draft for RDFa 1.0 in HTML5). See the RDF Web Applications Working Group Charter for more information, and read more about the Semantic Web.
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