When someone says that an item is “uber cool,” they mean it’s super cool. In the technology and Internet realm, “meta” is “uber”. When we hear the phrase “meta-data,” it means super data, or in simpler terms, data about data. Knowing the basics about meta-data can enhance your website’s SEO, not to mention you’ll sound uber cool when you drop the phrase “That’s so meta!”

All websites can be broken down into essentially two layers: the front-end, the user interface part that we see on our screen and interact with when we visit a site; and the back-end, the programming code, support systems and hosting services that we don’t see. Meta-data really belongs to the back-end family, but can be manipulated by front-end techniques, thus straddling the line between front and back-end. Think about meta-data as a book report for your website; it lets search engines know what’s going on at your site without going into the actual content.

When it comes down to it, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is all about driving the right kind of traffic to your site from search engines. Good SEO delivers customers, readers, and potential partners that are relevant and interested in what you and your site have to offer. There are many elements that make up good SEO practices. In this post, we’ll review the foundation of SEO activities: high-performance keywords and phrases. I’ll help you discover what these keywords are and as a result, how you can target in your SEO campaigns to get the maximum return.

It’s been a while since we looked at the sky and actually saw real birds. It seems like all winged creatures have been reduced to a blue chubby digital one. Similarly, telling a joke these days consists of sending friends a link to a hilarious YouTube video, and our new concept of “mayor” is even [...]

It took Leonardo da Vinci 4 years to almost finish painting the Mona Lisa, and historians say that the work never really ended. According to an ancient anecdote, da Vinci ordered clowns and singers to make Ms. Lisa smile.

500 years later and all you need to do in order to have a portrait made of yourself is to send your best picture to an artist through the mail, send a payment and collect it from your local post office.

In this article we will showcase some online portrait painters and their various techniques.

Fed up with your coworkers? Try coworking, the communal workspace alternative to cramped cubicles.

The school of “Less is More” has its unique advantages. A clean and minimal design has the power to fascinate viewers and puzzle them; leave them with unanswered questions and the human wish to solve them. Designers sometimes feel like they are taking un-necessary risks if they don’t spell it out for their viewers, but they will be surprised to find out that this is exactly what’s making them stay. A smart product is always complemented by a smart display. Here are 10 great examples to inspire your next minimalist design.

Creating photography portfolios with Flash web design has never been easier! Thanks to Wix, photographers finally have a place that combines functionality and design to host their photographic feats.

These are some of the most brilliant, bold, and interesting Tux themed wallpapers around. They are sorted by size, from small to extra-large, to fit your monitor accordingly. Show (and share) your love for Linux and Tux by sporting your favorite on your desktop background. Feel free to add any we may have missed in the comment section below.

It’s Memorial Day here in the United States of America, a day to honor those that have fought so bravely in their country’s name. Regardless of your viewpoint on the military or war in general, a soldier can be a source of great inspiration and an example of courage under fire.

After attending this month’s Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, I have heard strong arguments on what is turning out to be this season’s ultimate web technology battle: Flash versus HTML 5.