Web Design & Development

Google is home to a ton of super fun hidden Easter eggs you can check out right from your browser. Go ahead, try a couple. You won't be disappointed.

By Brittany Vincent & Zach Taras

To paraphrase John Oliver, "net" and "neutrality" are two spectacularly boring words. But here's the annoying truth: You should care about net neutrality. Learn why.

By Dave Roos

When you want to know what is happening in the world, Google is the first port of call for many people. Google also brilliantly knows how to mark and celebrate important global events in a fun and creative way, and this is through their brilliant Doodles. Google Doodles are where they redesign the logo to [...] The post The 10 Best Google Doodles Of All Time appeared first on Goliath.

By Jonny Hughes

Our digital world has given us a ton of new words and phrases to learn. Get ready to learn yet another one - deep linking. What does it mean? Let's just say it can help keep things connected.

By Beth Brindle

Most people think of Google as a giant juggernaut of Internet success. But even the company behind the world's most popular search engine has had its share of blunders.

By Jacob Clifton

Search engine spiders have different tasks. Learn about search engine spiders in this article.

By HowStuffWorks.com Contributors

The Internet has gone from a little-known military and educational network to an important part of life for millions of people around the world. What kinds of changes will the Internet go through by the year 2050, and how will they affect us?

By Jonathan Strickland

Often, the Web site you see on your smartphone is quite different from the version you see on your computer screen. How do Web servers know you're using a mobile device, and how are pared-down mobile pages designed?

By Wesley Fenlon

Many print publications are turning to paywalls -- online systems charging visitors to access Web content -- to bridge revenue gaps. But are people who have gotten used to accessing such information gratis ready to pony up?

By Cristen Conger

Building architects design spaces for us to live and work in, but what exactly do information architects do? Learn more about IA -- and how it saves us all from information overload.

By Stephanie Crawford

In a few short years, the Internet has changed the way we communicate, entertain ourselves and do business with one another. Could it eventually destroy human intellect as well?

By Jonathan Strickland

Being an entrepreneur requires a good idea, strong business acumen and a willingness to put in long hours until your idea pays off. For some, hard work has paid off in ways the rest of us can barely imagine.

By Nathan Chandler

Among Google's goals is a project to scan books and make them available to anyone with access to the Internet. The idea is to spread knowledge, so why are so many people upset with the company's method for going through with the project?

By Nathan Chandler

During the Internet boom, it was easy to find offices with pool tables. But Google's main office has swimming pools, free snacks and on-site medical care.

By Jonathan Strickland

Web 3.0 isn't even a reality yet, and it's already creating a stir. How can a Web browser act like a personal assistant? And when will this assistant be online?

By Jonathan Strickland

Prepaid internet is often a great option for the cost-conscious consumer. Learn more about prepaid internet in this article.

By Dave Roos

We've heard a lot about Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. But what about Web 1.0, the one that started it all? Read on to explore some lingering evidence of Web 1.0's existence!

By Jonathan Strickland

If you want your Web site to get noticed, there are search engine optimization (SEO) techniques you can use to boost its visibility. But there's a dark side to this practice, too.

By Jonathan Strickland

The Google algorithm ranks high among the world's best-kept secrets. It involves a complex formula, the patented PageRank system and some pretty picky spiders.

By Jonathan Strickland

Internet experts can't agree on what exactly Web 2.0 is. Is it a newer, more interactive version of the Internet? Or is it a marketing ploy?

By Jonathan Strickland

Before the Internet, there was ARPANET. Based on a governmental initiative, ARPANET built the World Wide Web from the ground up.

By Jonathan Strickland

In recent years, Google has faced lawsuits related to its response to click fraud, a practice that leads to increased ad revenue for Google. Find out how click fraud works and how it affects the search-based advertising industry.

By Julia Layton

Net neutrality can be summed up by a familiar saying: If it's not broken, don't fix it. But how you define "broken" determines in where you stand. Find out why telecom providers are duking it out with content providers like Google and Amazon.

By Cameron Lawrence

The Webby Awards are the premier awards honoring excellence on the Internet. But at this ceremony you won't hear anyone breathlessly thanking the academy for one of the spiral statues.

Even though they're central to creating and maintaining the Web, computers can't make sense of all this information on their own. They can't read, see relationships or make decisions like you can. Learn how the semantic web could change that.

By Tracy V. Wilson