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Google Bots Getting Human Touch in Indexing Interactive Content

Ankush Agarwal — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:37:22 +0000

According to a Vancouver-based developer, Googlebot just got some human eyes. Well sort of. It was observed that Google’s search bots have been apparently trained to act more like humans to mine interactive site content. This allows the bots to … Continue reading →

RIM Reveals Blackberry 10

Brian Behrend — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:47:13 +0000

RIM has finally shown off the long awaited (and delayed) Blackberry 10 and the interface looks like a mix of a little Windows Metro, a little WebOS, and even a little Facebook thrown in for good measure. Overall it looks … Continue reading →

Mobile Design Strategies, in Podcast Form

Brian Behrend — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:46:12 +0000

The next Breaking Development conference gets underway next week in Orlando, but you don’t need to travel to the most magical place on Earth to get access to some of the top minds on mobile. Audio of the great talks … Continue reading →

Creating Wireframes for Mobile Apps

Heidi Berthiaume — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:00:29 +0000

Wireframes, also known as page schematics, are a staple of website development. They provide direction on the functionality of navigation, the priority of content, and can include detailed technical notes regarding forms and dynamic content, as required by the project. … Continue reading →

Measuring Android Version Fragmentation

Brian Behrend — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:38:34 +0000

Android fragmentation is a dirty little buzzword you’ve likely heard everywhere from Angry Birds to Steve Jobs and probably in strategy meetings with us here at MarketNet about that big app idea your company has. Just what exactly is fragmentation … Continue reading →

Cross Platform Mobile Development with Titanium and PhoneGap

Matt Berg — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:04:08 +0000

Cross platform mobile development allows you to target multiple devices while being able to write minimal source code. This provides a couple of benefits. First, you have a lower barrier to entry, since typically HTML/CSS/JavaScript is easier to develop in … Continue reading →

Mobile Users Don’t Do That

Brian Behrend — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:33:45 +0000

There are many common misconceptions about mobile web and app design. The most pervasive of these usually center around assumptions about where, when, and how people use mobile devices. Making any assumptions about what your visitors will or won’t do … Continue reading →

MarketNet and Hillwood launch redesigned AllianceTexas.com

Todd Browndyke — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:13:16 +0000

MarketNet is pleased to announce the launch of the new AllianceTexas.com site. Alliance Texas is a full scale city offering inland port transportation via one of the nation’s largest intermodal yards along with Class I rail lines, multiple residential communities, … Continue reading →

Google Chrome Coming to Android Devices*

Brian Behrend — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:57:43 +0000

Google Chrome is finally coming to Android phones and tablets. A beta is available for download now if you’re one of the lucky few already running Android 4.0/Ice Cream Sandwich (hence the asterisk* in the post title.) No word on … Continue reading →

MarketNet Cares – Spinning to Make A Difference in the Fight Against Ovarian Cancer

Jill Bach — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:31:31 +0000

A quote from Tom Brokaw sums it up nicely; “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” Some will argue whether it is really that easy to make a buck but as a business … Continue reading →