Sponsors Sponsor Post: The Cost of Slow Sites: Visitors, Revenue & Google Rankings Editor's note: We offer our long-term sponsors the opportunity to write posts and tell their story. These posts are clearly marked as written by sponsors, but we also want them to be useful and interesting to our readers. We hope you like the posts and we encourage you to support our sponsors by trying out their products. In 2009, Akamai and… RWW Sponsor View comments
News Live Bog: How the Hosting World Prepares for the Small Business Move to the Cloud The hosting business is going through a shift that could make many providers obsolete or conversely give the smart ones the keys to the kingdom. It's very clear why this is the case. Cloud computing is serving as a catalyst for innovation that is just beginning to be felt in all parts of the world. That movement will push deeper as more small… Enterprise Alex Williams View comments
Tools New in Chrome 10: Run Google Chrome Web Store Apps in the Background Google is bringing Web apps one step closer to having full desktop functionality. Today, it announced new functionality that allows apps from the Chrome Web Store to run in the background, even when all Chrome windows have been closed but the user hasn't actually exited the browser. Why would you want to do this? A couple of reasons. Hack Klint Finley View comments
Internet of Things Green Goose Sensors Steal the Show Imagine getting points in an online game each time you drink more water, floss your teeth or take a step toward some other healthy lifestyle goal. That's the promise of Green Goose, a company that uses tiny sensors and accelerometers on stickers or credit cards to track everyday behavior and record it online. The company demonstrated today how… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
mobile Chute: Get All Your Photos Off Your Phone, to Someplace Safe, Fast If you've ever taken a bunch of pictures on your phone and not immediately uploaded them then you're well aware of the problem - now they're essentially stuck on your phone. If you want to upload them to Facebook, you'll have to send them one at a time. Or you'll have to take the time to get all those photos off of your phone and onto your home… Mobile Mike Melanson View comments