There is a huge and ever-widening gap between the devices we use to make the web and the devices most people use to consume it. It’s also no secret that the average size of a website is huge, and it’s only …
Busted! Debunking The Myths Of Multicloud Computing
With multicloud, it’s important to separate fact from fiction (or fact from outdated information). Take a look at some of the common myths around multicloud, along with up-to-date realities. Though common myths around speed, flexibility, reliability, and security have arisen …
Facebook Ads Strategy: Simplifying Campaigns
Whether you’re new to Facebook ads or doing it for some time but still searching for the best way to structure campaigns, this post is for you. Trying to create an effective campaign can be a pressure at times. But …
Reduce Your Website’s Environmental Impact With a Carbon Budget
As I write this, world leaders are gathering in Glasgow for COP26, the international climate change conference, in the attempt to halt (or at least slow down) catastrophic climate change by pledging to end their countries’ dependence on fossil fuels. …
BuzzFeed’s a public company. Now what?
The transformation from startup to public company is supposed to be a very big deal. So let’s start by acknowledging that BuzzFeed, which started 15 years ago as an internet experiment, has hit a milestone: December 6 is the day …
How to Plan a Successful Social Media Content Strategy
The content that you post on your social media accounts is a truly powerful asset, having the ability to drastically transform your brand’s popularity. You can only reach such an ability to improve your social media presence through a well-planned …
Low framerate in Safari on M1 Mac
John James Jacoby: I recently noticed that animations in Safari were stuttering pretty badly on my M1 powered 2020 MacBook Air, and dove in to figure out why. The why: This wasn’t a bug. This was a feature. By default, macOS …
6 Tips for Using Website Visuals to Boost Conversions in 2022
Conversion rate optimization is a task every business needs to tackle at one point or another. Whether your main goal is to sell more products or to sign up more clients, you need to periodically reconsider how you inspire these …
Ain’t No Party Like a Third Party
I’d like to tell you something not to do to make your website better. Don’t add any third-party scripts to your site. That may sound extreme, but at one time it would’ve been common sense. On today’s modern web it sounds like advice from a …
Bartosz Ciechanowski’s Interactive Blog Posts
I saw Bartosz Ciechanowski’s “Curves and Surfaces” going around the other day and was like, oh hey, this is the same fella that did that other amazingly interactive blog post on the Internal Combustion Engine the other day. I feel …