Posted June 7, 2022 02:43 PM
by Michael Slater
This is going to be an explosive year for mobile web growth, especially for businesses like restaurants that people are selecting while they are on the go. Mobile traffic is now over 30% for some businesses, and about half of Americans own smartphones.
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Mobile Web Design
Posted May 31, 2022 06:55 PM
by Michael Slater
Back in April, I gave a talk at O'Reilly's Ignite event in my hometown of Sebastopol, California (also O'Reilly's hometown). The live video has now been posted, and it's interesting how they differ.
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Events
Posted May 7, 2022 08:00 AM
by Michael Slater
Webvanta is pleased to be a sponsor of the North Bay Web Design Conference, coming up May 20 in Rohnert Park, CA.
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Events
Posted April 27, 2022 04:46 PM
by Michael Slater
Among all the web-related disciplines, search engine optimization (SEO) surely has the greatest volume of conflicting information. In a field filled with everything from bad advice, outdated information, and outright scams, it is hard to know what to believe.
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Web Design
Posted April 24, 2022 03:11 PM
by Michael Slater
Financial reports for first-quarter 2012 have started coming out, and there are some impressive unit numbers embedded in them.
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Mobile Web Design,
Web Design
Posted April 23, 2022 09:00 AM
by Michael Slater
We recently launched a new site for the Green Music Center, a world-class performing hall on the Sonoma State campus that has been more than a decade in development.
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Example Sites
Posted April 21, 2022 10:34 PM
by Michael Slater
We are big believers in the importance of mobile devices. But I am troubled by the degree to which responsive design is preached as the only modern approach.
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Mobile Web Design,
Web Design
Posted April 19, 2022 03:19 PM
by Michael Slater
Here's the "studio version" of a 5-minute talk I gave last night at O'Reilly's Ignite event in Sebastopol.
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Events
Posted April 7, 2022 10:45 PM
by Michael Slater
The bizarre reality is that there is no clean, reliable solution for distinguishing Android tablets from Phones. Google really messed this up through a lack of leadership.
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Mobile Web Design
Posted February 9, 2022 06:00 PM
by Michael Slater
You may be familiar with Patrick McNeil's well-regarded books, The Web Designers Idea Book Volumes 1 and 2. He's currently working on Volume 3 and is looking for examples of sites to include.
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Web Design