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One of the hardest parts of good SEO is getting backlinks. These are links from other people's sites that link to your page. And many search engines use these links...

While we are not exactly like freelance writers - we don't often create a Web page and then try to sell it (template developers, of course, excepted...). But like writers,...

If you're doing freelance work, you will most likely want a contract that protects you and your client and describes what will be done, when it will be done, and...

For a long time we have known that corporate use of PCs is inefficient and overly expensive: analysts estimate that a typical PC costs around three times as much as its purchase price to manage over the PC's lifetime. But, until recently, there has been little that organizations could do to change the situation while still delivering acceptable service. Virtualization has changed this in a number of important ways: the physical PC need no longer be the key delivery mechanism and, hence, images can be hosted pretty much anywhere.read more

Working across all of Sun, Senior Vice President, Dave Douglas, has been appointed today to lead the Company's cloud computing efforts. Simultaneously, in a package of "decisive actions to align Sun's business with global economic realities," Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced a restructuring plan aimed at reducing costs by approximately $700 to $800 million annually - including a reduction of approximately 5,000 to 6,000 employees, representing approximately 15% to 18% of the Company's global workforce.read more

The cloud is coming of age. Amazon took another huge leap forward when it announced that EC2 is now out of beta, together with an SLA that is evidence of Amazon's commitment to provide top-notch service. Their uptime has been stellar, and they are now standing behind their offering contractually in a much stronger way, and signaling how customers can set their expectations. The advent of Windows on EC2 is welcome news too.read more

Although the term "Web 2.0" does not have a rigorous definition, it is commonly used in at least two ways. First, it refers to Web applications that encourage social interaction or collective contribution for a common good. Second, it refers to Web programming techniques that lead to a rich and user-friendly interface. These techniques sometimes go by the name Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), though many implementations don't use XML at all.read more

Marco Folio posted a list of the most popular Design blogs out there and these are definitely some of the best of the best. If you're not reading these sites,...

p> Last week, I wrote a short post about editorial calendars and asked how you use editorial calendars. And go no response at all. Is that because you don't know what...

One of the questions I've been getting from clients lately is if I think they should have a blog. My answer always depends upon several things including: How much time do...