Learn how to combine Ajax and JSON to override the browser's default locale and perform retrievals of complex data.

Social networks are getting more and more popular. People use them to connect with friends and colleagues, stay up-to-date on things that interest them, you can even use them to assist in your job search. But there are so many different ones out there. I have a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account focused primarily on this site. But are there other social media sites that you use?

Poll: What social networks do you belong to? originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 04:53:29.

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Submitter’s comments: This is the website of a town ambulance service—the people who are supposed to save your ass if you have a medical emergency—in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Not only is the design bad, but the content would make me move out of the area in fear of my life.

“Shortage of body bags”? WTF?

Vincent Flanders’ comments: We all make grammar mistakes, but this is a little much:

Both Apparatus and patient care equipments is need. shortage on body bags also

We also have what appears to be loon ravings at the top of the page. WTF?

George’s Township Civil Defense EMS & Fayette_County_Ambulance_Service Fayette-EMS 306

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Wordless Wednesday - Working Designer Profiles - Geoff Snow originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 04:01:30.

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Back in April, Google announced that they were adding a new signal to their ranking algorithm – speed. I have been told recently that web page sizes are no longer as important because many people have high speed internet connections. Google has found in their tests that the slower a site loads, the less time people stay on that site. So, even if all your customers have DSL or better connections, they still will benefit from a fast site. And you will benefit from happier customers. One way to speed up your site is by having the web server compress the files before delivering them. This can reduce load times significantly.

How to Speed Up Your Web Pages

• How to Compress Websites with Gzip Compression
• Speeding Up Your Web Page
• White Space in HTML Can Slow Your Pages
• Remove Comments from HTML to Speed Download Time

Speed Up Your Sites by Compressing the Files originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 05:57:36.

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Back in April, Google announced that they were adding a new signal to their ranking algorithm – speed. I have been told recently that web page sizes are no longer as important because many people have high speed internet connections. Google has found in their tests that the slower a site loads, the less time people stay on that site. So, even if all your customers have DSL or better connections, they still will benefit from a fast site. And you will benefit from happier customers. One way to speed up your site is by having the web server compress the files before delivering them. This can reduce load times significantly.

How to Speed Up Your Web Pages

• How to Compress Websites with Gzip Compression
• Speeding Up Your Web Page
• White Space in HTML Can Slow Your Pages
• Remove Comments from HTML to Speed Download Time

Speed Up Your Sites by Compressing the Files originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 05:57:36.

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The trailing slash on URLs is often left off, but that is a mistake as it can affect how quickly your pages load from the web server. That slash may not seem important, but it serves a purpose.

More Help Naming Your Pages and Creating URLs

• Why do URLs often end with a slash?
• What Should I Name my HTML File?
• What is the index.html page?
• What's My URL? - Learn to Find your URL

Learn Why Including a Trailing Slash on URLs is Important originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 15:35:35.

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