Archive for September, 2009
Navigating the Nuances of Markup Validation
Is There Still a Valid Argument for Valid Markup?
Perfectly valid markup seems to have become less important recently. There has been increased adoption of techniques like ARIA and RDFa that offer benefits not possible when perfectly validating against traditional doctypes. These benefits include increased accessibility for internet applications and additional semantic information for content like product listings and reviews.
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Foraker hits the Boulder Theater for a night of beer and heckling
Six of us from Foraker headed downtown last evening to be entertained, educated, and elbowed by our fellow tech weenies at Ignite Boulder 6.
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The latest coffee buzz
We love coffee here at Foraker. And we are such coffee addicts that we insist on having the freshest, best coffee we can get our hands on. (We even have one of those fancy grinders.) Enter some exciting news: Foraker is now a wholesale customer of Kaladi Brothers Coffee, straight from the Land of the Midnight Sun in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Finding a harmonious balance between usability and SEO
Creating effective web content involves artfully balancing usability and search engine optimization. Viewing content through the lens of your audience is a great first step. On the Web, your audience consists of both website users and search engine bots or “spiders”. Let’s take a look at some of their unique attributes, as well as corresponding content development methods.
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