Usability is an essential part of website design. From content and colour to buttons and checkout baskets, many issues need to be considered to ensure a website meets best practice standards. Here are five insightful websites that can guide you through the usability maze... 1.     Useit.com http://www.useit.com/ Jakob Nielsen’s usability studies and “Alert Box” posts are legendary, and deal with a wide range ...
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Web design is a constantly evolving field, so how do you keep track of its latest developments, learn new techniques or get inspired? Here are five top websites for web designers, whether you're fresh out of a design course or self-taught and have been doing it for years... 1. Smashing Magazine http://www.smashingmagazine.com The world’s biggest design blog, and up there among the best. ...
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Smartphone ownership should overtake desktop ownership in Ireland within the next 12 months, according to Red C’s “De-Coding Digital Trends Ireland 2011”, and the signs are all around us that we’re in the post-PC era. But how should you plan your business’s mobile strategy for that new era? IAB Ireland’s new “Guide to Mobile Advertising Handbook” is a timely introduction to ...
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Where should I go to research my business idea?  How can I use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for my business?  What should I do in Google AdWords campaigns? These are the typical questions that we at AMAS are asked at conferences, seminars and other events that we address on internet business opportunities and on online marketing and communications. While we’d like to ...
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