Archive for the ‘Web Standards’ Category

March 6th, 2008

Landing Page Load Times Effect Google AdWords Quality Score

By Joe Devlin

Landing Page Load Times Effect Google AdWords Quality Score
News from Google that web page load times of landing pages will now be a component of your AdWords Quality Score. This information can be found be viewing your Quality Score on an Ad Group or individual keyword level.
Landing page: Your landing page is the […]

February 27th, 2008

E-commerce Photography - 5 Tips for Better Product Photos

By Pete Radocaj

E-commerce Photography: 5 Simple Tips for Better Product Shots
1. Soft/Even lighting – Photographers use contrast and shadows to create atmosphere, but for product shots, ditch the art for clarity. Dark shadows and bright highlights can influence the appearance of a product which can prove to be deceptive to a customer. To avoid this kind of […]

February 26th, 2008

Alphabet Soup: Understanding Website Accessibility [Part I]

By James Van Arsdale

Not unlike the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt, understanding website accessibility involves sifting through a bowl-full of acronyms and abbreviations. Terms like Section 508, ADA, W3C, WAI, and WCAG all get thrown around in reference to accessibility - but what do they all mean? And how do they apply to your business and online presence? […]

June 7th, 2007

WebLinc is Hiring

By Jody Ferry

Why spend the best years of your life away in a fluorescent lit miasma of cubicles completing TPS reports when more fruitful opportunities exist? The WebLinc office is a blend of music, jokes, keyboard clacks and phones creating a symphony of productivity.
We encourage you to bring your personality to the table, wear what you’re […]

April 26th, 2007

Philadelphia Web Design Companies, A Peek Under the Rug

By Jody Ferry

When choosing a web design company for your next redesign or project, there are many factors to consider. One important factor which shouldn’t be overlooked is the web design company’s conformance to W3C recommendations.
We decided to do a follow-up to a 2005 study conducted by our friends over at Happy Cog Philadelphia concerning the HTML […]

April 9th, 2007

Ten Philadelphia Companies Whose Web Sites Need Web Standards

By James Van Arsdale

We took a look around several Philadelphia area company web sites. To be completely honest, we were very disappointed in the lack of adherence to modern web production techniques. Here’s the top ten:
SEPTA (www.septa.org)
The mass transit organization serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties is currently using an old table-based site that doesn’t conform […]