As a slightly obsessed digital consumer, the world of mobile marketing is one I kind of take for granted and enjoy playing in as a customer– but as we work to help clients figure out the best ways to capitalise on this it becomes clear that there are a few rules to the game. For [...]
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Java – is it an island? Is it coffee? And is it the same thing as JavaScript?
Last time out we discussed the common confusion between JavaScript and AJAX. You’d have thought getting mixed up with one technology would be enough for JavaScript, but it also suffers mistaken identity with something completely different: the Java programming language. Many a time have these ears winced when hearing that ‘the Java isn’t working’ or that ‘the Java functionality needs changing’ in reference to some dynamic functionality provided by a web page.
Everyone’s talking about…..the iPad.
So, there’s been a lot of noise in the press since the iPad was released in the US recently. Many people are falling over themselves raving about it being revolutionary etc. Is anyone going to get one? We’ve had a debate about this at Coolpink. Here’s what we had to say…
It’s not AJAX!
Poor old AJAX. One of the most misunderstood and misused acronyms the web industry has to offer.