Google Wave which sprang to life last year seems to have become a dying storm. Designed to push the envelope and change the way people fundamentally use the web, Wave allowed users to drag files from their desktop to start a discussion, share photos, gadgets and even feeds from other sources in real-time. Users could spell-check as well as show other friends/other users their character by character response as they typed their reply.

This type of service, if there had been widespread user adaptation, would have rivaled some of the successful online social networks like Facebook and Twitter. But it turns out that there are even some niche markets that an internet giant such as Google cannot strong-arm. (more…)

Everyone makes mistakes, but your website is one place that should be error free.  Here are a few ways to prevent them from occurring on your website.

1. Clarity

Well, lack of clarity that is. It is vital that when a person visits your website they can clearly see and understand your message. You have roughly seven seconds on average, for a person visiting your site to figure out your main idea. If a person visits your main page and has to read paragraph followed by paragraph to gather your central message…well, they’re not going to. That person will probably not visit your site again. However, having a clear message on the home page of your site towards the top in plain language and bold lettering will allow them to clearly see what your site is about. More readability means more visitors, and more visitors means greater success for your website. (more…)