Recent Posts Tagged With 'programming'

• Keeping the User in the Know with a Loading Message

  Posted on Saturday October 6th, 2007 at 01:12 in programming

  After improving my Facebook dialog code by over 99%, I decided to take it one step further. The previous improvement allowed the dialog contents to be loaded dynamically with a Mock AJAX call. However, the user was left wondering what was going on...

• Improve Reponse Time with Facebook Dialogs Up to 99%

  Posted on Friday October 5th, 2007 at 16:26 in programming

  In developing my Facebook application, there has been much to learn about the specifics regarding the Facebook API structure. My most recent endeavor included creating dialog boxes (<fb:dialog> elements or DBJS Dialog objects for those in th...

• 5 Simple Reasons You Should Become a Facebook Application Developer

  Posted on Monday September 24th, 2007 at 18:00 in programming

  On May 24th of this year, Facebook.com made the Facebook Platform available for developers to create their own applications. The platform enables independent developers to create Facebook applications for fun and functionality. The concept is ge...

• Beginner’s Guide to Interpreting Website Traffic Metrics with Google Analytics

  Posted on Thursday July 19th, 2007 at 05:49 in programming

  Understanding your visitors is vital in running a successful website. Knowing where your visitors came from, what they are looking for, and how easy or difficult it was for them to find what they were looking for is very important in maximizing y...

• PHP Script: Alexa Traffic Rank

  Posted on Tuesday June 12th, 2007 at 06:22 in programming

  I'm currently developing a project that I have yet to announce here. In the process, I recognized the need to collect Alexa traffic rank data. Amazon.com, the owning company, offers the opportunity to download traffic rank data for a cost. However...