Ten billionth tweet shows importance of Twitter to bespoke web development
9th March 2010
Twitter has celebrated a milestone with its ten billionth tweet, a sign of its increasing importance in web development.The statistic has come from GigaTweet, which keeps track of the numbers so far, with predictions for the future growth, although the figure is also in the public domain due to the...
Cassandra continues rise in popularity for web development
5th March 2010
Twitter has transferred it data management from MySQL to Cassandra, it has been revealed.The microblogging service joins Digg and Facebook among the popular websites to have already made the transition.In an interview with MyNoSQL, Ryan King, an engineer at Twitter, explained how MySql was become...
Social media growth important to bespoke web design
3rd March 2010
The importance of incorporating social media into bespoke web design has been shown by news of the growth of Twitter and Facebook.According to GigaTweet, which counts the number of Twitter messages, the ten billionth Tweet will be posted sometime soon.As Mashable notes, half of these have come in...
Sharing buttons could be key feature of bespoke website design
19th February 2010
Companies may want to ensure they do not fall behind the opposition by incorporating social media sharing buttons into their bespoke website designs.With more individuals looking to broadcast links rather than share them in single file via email, companies could enhance their chances of becoming...
Web developers 'should consider combining web with mobile'
11th February 2010
Combining mobile and web advertising could help marketers increase awareness of their brand significantly, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).Research carried out by the digital marketing trade association has indicated that cross-media campaigns featuring web and mobile ads led to...
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