Website Sustainability

Accessibility Requirements for People with Low Vision : "Accessibility Requirements for People with Low Vision   W3C First Public Working Draft 17 March 2016" Accessibility Requirements for People with Low Vision, describes what people with low vision need for electronic content, tools, and technologies to be accessible. It includes an overview of low vision and describes specific user needs To read more go to:  https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-low-vision-needs-20160317/?utm_source=html5weekly&utm_medium=email 'via Blog this' All views are those of the author and should not be seen as the views of any organisation the author is associated with.

How to use Google analytics to measure engagement on your blog : " Are visitors to your blog really engaged in your content? How much of what you write do they read? Is your ‘bounce’ rate an accurate reflection of how engaging your blog is? It’s important to understand how to use Google Analytics and your engagement statistics so that you can understand what your visitors are doing, and work to improve your blog. " One question I have "Is bounce rate a meaningful measure of a blog as compared to a website or is it even more important?" Just thinking my own use of blogs as a reader I might come to the blog and read down through several posts which may not be recorded. To read the full article go to: http://www.razorsocial.com/google-analytics-measuring-engagement/ 'via Blog this' All opinions in this blog are the Author's and should not in any way be seen as reflecting the views of any organisation the Author has any association with.

5 great resources for learning ES6 | Web design | Creative Bloq : "The sixth ECMAScript specification was finalised in June 2015, and there is now a flurry of JavaScript features coming our way. These resources will help you decide whether you want to make the jump to ES6, and if so, provide the guidance you need to start using the new features." To read the full article go to:  http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/5-great-resources-learning-es6-31619656 'via Blog this'

The pro's guide to UI design | Web design | Creative Bloq : "Johan Ronsse describes what it’s like to be a user interface designer, and gives some tips for how to become better at your craft." To read more go to:  http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/pro-s-guide-ui-design-31619582 'via Blog this'

3 ways to roll out a responsive redesign | RWD | Creative Bloq : "Making an existing site responsive is a tough challenge; these tips will help you tackle it. Arguably, it is easier in the long run to create a brand new responsive web design than to make an existing, unresponsive site responsive." To read the full article go to:  http://www.creativebloq.com/rwd/ways-roll-out-responsive-redesign-31619558 'via Blog this' All opinions in this blog are the Author's and should not in any way be seen as reflecting the views of any organisation the Author has any association with.

5 features transforming how we use CSS | Web design | Creative Bloq : 1. Maintainable code 2. Modular CSS 3. CSS shapes 4. Media Queries 5. Conclusions To read more go to:  http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/features-transforming-how-we-use-css-31619494 'via Blog this'

I have been playing with a social networking analysis tool called Socioviz ( http://socioviz.net/SNA/eu/sna/login.jsp ) for a few months. The tool allows you to visualise tweets, and hashtags to see links. Personally, I find the graphs attractive so this post is really about this and here are some examples. figure 1 connections after an event. figure 2 connections during a tweetchat figure 3 Tweets about the 2015 Royal Institute Xmas Lectures over a week. Tweets about Star Wars (#starwars) over a one day period. Tweets about another event over a week.