WordPress Is There for a Reason (Many Reasons, in Fact)

It is useless to talk about WordPress unless the reader has some idea on content management systems (CMS); in short, a CMS is software that allows controlling the way your site will use content, including changes and updates.

WordPress Is There for a Reason (Many Reasons, in Fact)

WordPress is one such CMS with remarkable admin section simplicity. Add to it the plug-ins (a large number of them exist) and the possibilities with WordPress are further extended. This way, WordPress can be used to build several different kinds of websites, including online E-commerce stores, social networking websites and business directories. Creating news sites, job boards and forums also become a breeze with WordPress; this is the reason why top brands like the Time Magazine, or the Wall Street Journal or even the CNN Blogs and the NASA Ames Research Center have opted for it.

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What the Future of Cloud Computing Means for Web Designers

Businesses around the world are raving about the latest computer application model, which is called "cloud" computing. In the early days of mainframe computers, central processing was the common model used by large enterprises: public and private. Each large entity maintained separate computer systems with software that was designed to meet business requirements.

What the Future of Cloud Computing Means for Web Designers

A single copy of the software resided on a mainframe computer where all users had access through a "dumb terminal" for the completion of daily tasks. The data processing department was responsible for providing new functionality and additional equipment based on the pace set by the business operation. An outage meant a complete work stoppage for all of the customer’s employees.

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The 10 Weirdest Search Engines Revealed

Remember the days when the internet was shiny and new, and how there used to be so many search engines? That was long before Google held dominance. Many people used different search engines, even during the course of a single day, to find information online.

The 10 Weirdest Search Engines Revealed

While Google and the other search engine giants have brought us convenience, what many people now no longer realize is that there are still many small search engines out there. Most of them help users to hunt down information relating to specific topics—and some of them are quite odd! If you’re looking for something interesting online, try searching on one of these special interest search engines.

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Giveaway: $275 Custom Logo Design from DesignCrowd

Designers spend their time creating solutions to their client's product and communication problems. If you're already baking a cool startup idea then you're already thinking about branding. Or maybe your old logo needs a new look? Maybe you want fresh thinking and loads of ideas and don't want the hassle of getting a fabulous new logo. If that sounds like you then today you are in for something special.

Giveaway: $275 Custom Logo Design from DesignCrowd

Today we are collaborating with graphic design marketplace DesignCrowd on a contest that is giving away a $275 custom logo design courtesy of DesignCrowd. If you win the contest then you're getting your logo designed for free by the crowd of awesome designers (over 100,000) over at DesignCrowd.

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Web Design & Development Conferences to Attend in 2013

The biggest issue most freelancers face is the absence of communication with other human beings. It’s rather hard to work long hours alone, and it only gets better when you find someone like you who’d be pleased to communicate a bit. Conferences are rather helpful when you are having communication issues and even if they are not daily meetings, conferences help you with other creative minds that you might have lots of things in common.

Web Design & Development Conferences to Attend in 2013

Besides the atmosphere and the communication you can get at conferences, they are also very helpful because it’s a rule of thumb for such events to hold many speakers that would you give you more insights or tips and share stories about the industry they are working in. There are small things that shouldn’t be taken as pros for attending conferences but are still nice, it’s the contests which are organized and the free stuff which is given away by various companies in order to promote their products. In this article we have reviewed a bunch of conferences that you would like to attend in 2013.

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A Comparison Between Magento, osCommerce, and OpenCart [Infographic]

E-commerce are becoming very popular these days, all sales are done directly or more familiar that you can called with traditional sales. Where seller and buyer meet at the same place then conduct the payment transactions. But now, Internet can make connected people all over the world, and also tools such as credit card payment transactions and electronic money such as PayPal which has made e-commerce as one of the leading industry.

A Comparison Between Magento, osCommerce, and OpenCart [Infographic]

The modern era require all the things that can make changes a face of the companies and industries, including the flexibility and connectivity as a part of it. Are you considering selling products online? The process involves many aspects of the internet, enough to detour someone from even considering it.

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