The Internet is a vast landscape which is quickly changing. Change is the one constant you can count on when it comes to the World Wide Web. This is because there are always new forms of media coming online as well as new ways to present them. Flash from Adobe has been one of the giants in the industry for the longest time. Currently  Apple is trying to unseat the champion for their chance to bask in the glory (with the help of HTML5 of course). The problem is, Adobe is fighting back with an even better looking version of their Flash with the ability to do more and run faster. So, which one will be better?

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While showing off number of retweets you get on a post is very common, showing number of clicks -that is relatively higher- can be a very interesting measure of how popular your post is. Since, sharing your short URL is not limited to Twitter but also it can be shared anywhere like Facebook, email and others..

bit.ly -the most common URL shortener- provides a simple RESTfull API to lookup short URL’s and their clicks count.. bit.ly has recently released version 3 which added simpler, more efficient methods to query multiple URL’s in one request that we are going to apply in this tutorial.

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The history of HTML is a tumultuous series of teaches-in, many disputes and hard work of the specialists…The results? Sounds maybe too great, but I afraid it is true, HTML has a great role in the evolution of the Homo sapiens sapiens to Homo digitalis.

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In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a similar effect we see in the Introduction clip of Harry Potter Series. We will learn how to effectively use the Layer Effects (Bevel) and apply a pattern overlay to get the desired stony feel. We will do add some cloud elements; play with the background layer and the cloud filter to bring forth a stormy environment. Finally we will use the photo filter adjustment layer to add a finishing touch to the image.

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Our friends at Trendypacks are offering more than 3000 graphic elements for our readers. Trendypacks is a graphic design company which offer design elements such as: vector packs, photoshop brushes and psd files that helps you to create your awesome designs in minutes! By entering the contest, you will have a chance to be a winner who can download special design elements pack, called Infinity Design Pack. You would have a second chance to be one of 10 readers to download their single packs at your choice.

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In my last few posts, I have gone over just some of the many things CSS3 can do—this post will explore some useful tools to help you in your journey of learning and manipulating CSS3.

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Although it’s unnecessary to display the bookmark button for Delicious because who still not using quick delicious plugin to bookmark such as: Delicious Bookmarks (for Firefox) or Delicious Extension (for Chrome). However, that is a good idea when displaying the count of Delicious bookmarks to show visitors how interesting your content is. These tips will help you to add the Delicious counter to your web page content.

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After a quite long awaited by many WordPress users all over the world, finally this world most popular blog portal launchs its brand-new version WordPress 3.0 a.k.a Thelonius.

Thelonius is the software version 13th which have been launched by WordPress until now. We’ll find not less than 2.700 changes and 1.217 bugs fixed inside it. The most striking change is its capability to run some blogs at the same time or generally called Multiside Capabilities (with WordPress MU). Before, each blogs on the web shall be run separately. This capability to run many blogs has been integrated into its brand-new version, so that it can be utilized easier. Bloggers are now be able to upgrade through upgrade menu on the WordPress or we can also download it manually. So what any other features can we maximize on it? Let’s now discuss it a lil’ bit deeper.

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Images, transitions and everything in between is a great way to compliment your website, but there is one aspect you should not forget about—typography. Typography is, “the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs.” Without great looking typography, it is hard to compose a well rounded looking website.

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