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The <cite> html tagOverview The <cite> HTML tag is known as a phrase tag, it is mainly used to style text. By default it displays text as italic which is ideal for showing a quotation or citation. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <cite> tag it is displayed as a citation text. Basic Usage <cite>Some citation text in here</cite> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as citation text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <cite> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the cite in the opening <cite> tag Attributes allowed for the <cite>tag include :-class, dir,…
Apple to buy GoogleIn a shock announcement Apple has bought a controlling share in the Internet giant Google. Apple has cited its reason behind the purchase ‘To expand from the digital desktop to a centric focused digital lifestyle’. Also in its announcement, were plans ‘within a reasonable timescale’ to phase out Google Checkout with all services being transferred to its ‘ITunes Store’. There is some speculation that the Store will now face some re positioning due to Apples new focus. Where does this leave web users and competing companies like Microsoft. Safari, Apples flagship web browser is due for a major upgrade in the Q3 this year, with the introduction of its I-Game and I-See Safari Web based plug-ins. Both these Safari only plug-ins will integrate game and music content direct into the safari browser for a totally seamless entertainment experience. People not using Safari will not have access to this killer functionality,…
The day the internet diedFrom just a few documents linked together, the internet has grown virus like, infecting most our lives. In most households, a day is not complete without checking the news, watching videos or playing online games. From these humble beginnings, the internet brought the promise of free access for all. This universal phrase has not only transformed many lives but has created many businesses and services along the way. Google, the Microsoft of the internet, is an amazing example, there’s nothing you can’t get for free from Google and in the process magically making money out of ‘free’. So when did the internet die? Ironically the day Google was created. Google understood how to really make money out of the internet, and in fact they still do. They created an ‘engine’ that would list everything, for free. And with that one single act ensured Google would be the one source of…
Un Social NetworkIn a world where every company and famous name is using social media to increase brand awareness, with the recent BA and Nestle online faux pas hitting the headlines, is it a case that social media is a two way street too far? When I was a lad. For years companies have used traditional media to manage it appearance to its customers. And by using traditional broadcast and media techniques, ad agencies have been very successful in offering real values to their clients. Both TV and magazine advertising has always been expert in presenting a ‘snapshot’ of the lifestyle a product offers and with only their voice to be heard for the 30 seconds between programmes. Companies have always loved the idea of a warm captive audience receptive to the advertising massage being broadcast. With the advent of the internet and the popularity of certain websites it was not long…
Case Study – Carterton Community CentreThe Carterton Community Centre is a local meeting place for the residents of the Shilton Park development in Carterton. To coincide with its completion in 2008 an initial website was commissioned as a central focus for the centre online. Built with no end user access meant anytime the site needed updating it required the original web developer to complete the update. Two years on and the Centre is now flourishing with daily activities and a real buzz of excitement. With the website out of step with the centre, prompted its management team to look for a new solution. By visually updating the feel and redeveloping the site as a CMS, has meant real freedom for the centre in terms of where they can take the website online. Built in to the supplied solution is the ability to add open source pugins and with its integrated blog means the centre now…
