For the dozens of survivors who came forward, the R. Kelly verdict was three decades in the making: After a six-week trial, the R&B singer was found guilty on Monday on nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering. The 54-year-old…

Instagram today announced a new test for its Stories function. Starting today, Close Friends will be called Selected People and will let users select exactly who can see some of their Stories for 24 hours. more… The post Instagram changes…

Chrome developer advocate Jake Archibald called 2016 “the year of web streams.” Clearly, his prediction was somewhat premature. The Streams Standard was announced back in 2014. It’s taken a while, but there’s now a consistent streaming API implemented in modern…

“Don’t be evil” —Google “Creating a culture of warmth and belonging, where everyone is welcome” —Starbucks “Include and empower” —Zillow Corporate values sound really good. They’re positive, optimistic, and assert some sense of moral authority, which has become expected by…

Part 3 of our digital transformation series: why the greatest progress is often made by the smallest teams We have found that creating small teams designed around a specific outcome ensures those teams are more productive and innovative. Google Cloud…

In this article, we’ll go over some of the most useful Visual Studio Code shortcuts that will save you time and supercharge your development when using Visual Studio Code. This article covers default keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Linux and macOS.…

Mastercard unveiled on Tuesday a buy now, pay later (BNPL) program that will allow consumers to pay for online and in-store purchases through equal and interest-free installments. The Mastercard Installments program will be available in markets across the United States,…

Businesses have been busy completing GST returns on the web-based GST site. Unfortunately, due to a lack of understanding of GST regulations, most users have had a negative experience completing GST returns. Many customers encountered server overload and similar problems…

I enjoy little frameworks like Tonic. It’s essentially syntactic sugar over <web-components /> to make them feel easier to use. Define a Class, template literal an HTML template, probably some other fancy helpers, and you’ve got a component that doesn’t…

Email marketing is one of the most efficient marketing methods in all sectors. Business owners utilize it to build better relationships with subscribers, demonstrate their brand to consumers, and offer their loyal followers discounts and promotions. 91% of marketers questioned…

When prototyping an idea, it’s recommended that you simplify and build only the minimum core features required to launch a product into the market. This helps you determine if there’s market fit for your application before wasting time and money…

This article was originally posted at https://medium.com/@christinatruong/how-to-add-a-css-gradient-overlay-to-a-background-image-170216435f65 and was kindly shared by Christina Truong. Check out more of her work at  Using images on a web page helps to add visual interest. But figuring out how to place text on top…