Facebook is making it easier for local business pages to get the sought-after verified checkmark. Facebook also updated a Help Center entry, explaining how a local business page owner could get the mark.
Source: Facebook Local Business Page Owners: Here’s How To Get That Verified Checkmark
The changes make Web design play an even more critical role in how a site ranks, so enterprises will want to make sure they are avoiding these common mistakes.
Source: Web Design Mistakes that Kill Rankings – Website Magazine
Twitter wants to make a Twitter for people who don’t get Twitter.
Source: Meet Moments, Twitter’s Most Important New Feature Ever | WIRED
Dubbed Project Rigel, the mobile app will let people retouch photos on iPhones and iPads. It is slated to make its debut at Adobe’s conference for digital creators in October.
Source: Adobe aims to bring Photoshop to mobile masses with upcoming app – CNET
It’s been more than five years since Steve Jobs wrote his infamous “Thoughts on Flash” letter citing the high level of energy consumption, lack of performance on mobile and poor security as the reasons his company’s products would not support Adobe Flash technology. Finally, it appears we’re getting closer to the curtain closing on Flash.
Source: Farewell To Flash: What It Means For Digital Video Publishers | TechCrunch
SEO mistakes are easy to make, but difficult to fix, and can end up being extremely costly for a business. In the past SEO could be as simple as stuffing a few keywords into a website, search engines have come a long way in returning quality results and weeding out the spam, making a high search engine result page (SERP) listing very beneficial to business owners.
Source: 23 Mistakes That Kill Search Traffic and Conversions – Website Magazine
Lots of marketing resources, startup resources, educational tools, email tools, image resources, icons, CMSs, CSS resources, and much more. And as always, some awesome new free fonts!
Source: What’s new for designers, August 2015 | Webdesigner Depot
Windows 10 is now available and it’s the final ever version of Windows. From this point on, Microsoft will cease major version releases and adopt the frequent update model — with new releases as o
Source: 4 ways Windows 10 will impact web design | Webdesigner Depot
Adobe Flash—that insecure, ubiquitous resource hog everyone hates to need—is under siege, again, and hopefully for the last time. The latest calls for its retirement come from some of the Internet’s most powerful players, but if the combined clattering of Facebook, Firefox, and a legion of unsatisfied users isn’t enough finally to put it in the ground, scroll down to see how to axe it from your devices yourself.
Source: Flash. Must. Die. | WIRED
Despite its sudden popularity, flat design is not just some fly-by-night trend. It’s a substantial approach to Web design that’s rooted in practicality, and necessity. The balance between aesthetics and usability reflected in flat design 2.0 demonstrates that the principles behind the philosophy have true staying power.
Source: The future of flat design
If you’re a member of the web or UI design community, it’s been hard to avoid talking about Sketch over the last year. The launch of this design app shook up an industry dominated by Adobe for more than two decades, and it has caused an ongoing debate about whether Sketch is better than Photoshop and Illustrator (and Fireworks).
Source: Using Sketch For Responsive Web Design (A Case Study) – Smashing Magazine
On Thursday, four US senators led by Bernie Sanders (I-Va.) asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate how cable and broadband providers are charging their customers.
Source: Senators ask FCC to investigate cable and broadband prices | Ars Technica
