Browser Statistics - August 2010
The web browser statistics have been released through August 2010. The stats are published monthly at W3CSchools.com.
Below are the web browser stats for August 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
inConcert ensures W3C Validation on all sites we design!
In early 2009, the web community was asked if they thought there still was a strong motivation for validation. Here are some reasons they mentioned:
While most Web browsers do an increasingly good job of parsing even the worst HTML “tag soup”, some errors are not always caught gracefully. Very often, different software on different platforms will not handle errors in a similar fashion, making it extremely difficult to apply style or layout consistently.
Using standard, interoperable markup and stylesheets on the other hand, offers a much Read the rest of this entry »
Become an Industry Expert
One of the best ways to become an expert in your industry is to create a blog. Alot of people believe that they want to be, or are, an expert in their chosen profession, yet they haven’t told anyone that they ARE an expert! A blog allows you Read the rest of this entry »
Now that you have a working structure of your website, learned the importance of a fine navigation, built your content area, and maybe even a side bar, you have probably wanted to gain the popularity you deserve for your hard work. You have done every last bit of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and want to manipulate your PageRank even more. This is where internal linking can allow you to beef up the pages that you currently control while allowing them to stay within your website.
Ultimately we would love to all show up on Google for any search term entered, however, we try to keep it relevant now. The importance of internal linking is clearly defined as:
The web browser statistics have been released for May2010. The stats are published monthly at W3CSchools.com.
Below are the web browser stats for May 2010.
| 2010 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 16.0% | 9.1% | 7.1% | 46.9% | 14.5% | 3.5% | 2.2% |
| April | 16.2% | 9.3% | 7.9% | 46.4% | 13.6% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| March | 15.3% | 10.7% | 8.9% | 46.2% | 12.3% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| February | 14.7% | 11.0% | 9.6% | 46.5% | 11.6% | 3.8% | 2.1% |
| January | 14.3% | 11.7% | 10.2% | 46.3% | 10.8% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
In Summary….
IE 8 is having a small setback (YEAH!)
IE 6 and IE 7 are Down as expected from last month.
Firefox remains Steady and is continuing it’s growth assault on the industry as the #1 Browser.
Chrome is up and the trend continues what we saw in 2009. What is interesting is that it is growing monthly by almost a full 1 percent. Which is quite a bit of usage if you think about the entire world on the internet.
Both Safari (yuck) and Opera remain low and are likely on their way out in the next couple years.
Overall Firefox is the most widely used browser on the Market today beating out all Versions of IE Combined by an amazing 14.7%, up 11.2% in only 2 months (from February Browser Reports)
Ford’s Hometown Services, a Worcester Massachusetts Pest Control Company has chosen Central Mass Web Design to manage, maintain and update their website on a weekly basis, including blogging and Social Media services.
Ford’s Hometown Services is in the Pest Management and Turf Care business and they find that it’s quite helpful to have a website maintenance company working with them to maintain their website on a continuous basis.
Central Mass Web Design is pleased to announce the addition of Austin Pickett. Austin has joined the company in the role of our Website Maintenance Plan Coordinator, Website Developer and Customer Service Representative. Austin’s primary role is to work with our existing clients in growing Read the rest of this entry »