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Web usage statistics – IE6 hanging on

Jeff — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:01:12 +0000

Welcome back, friends! Let’s see what’s happening on the web!

Since the last web usage stats post, an industry point to note is the favorable market response to netbooks. This response, while not showing much influence in the stats today, may have some impact in the future. There are a two reasons for this. First, netbooks are shipping with Windows XP as opposed to Vista. This will most likely change in October with the release of Windows 7, but for now, XP usage is getting an extra boost. The second reason, one that will last well past October, is the new screen resolutions that netbooks are introducing. Again, current stats aren’t showing anything significant yet, but 1024 x 600 or 1366 x 768 (for some newer models) are screen resolutions to keep on the radar. Especially if you’re targeting that young, hip crowd.

That said, let’s dive into the charts and see what we’ve found.

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The fragile Internet – How one man took down the web

Jeff — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:38:52 +0000

Last week we witnessed a unprecedented Internet event. The sudden death of Michael Jackson (MJ) literally took down several news and social networking sites for a short time.

This overload, and ultimately the failure, was preceded by another newsworthy event. The world was still entranced by the events unfolding in Iran and the results of its election. It became quite public that Twitter had become the most up-to-date source of news, beating out major news networks. News giants were still reeling from the knockout punch of being days behind in their reporting. And just as the pieces of this new landscape puzzle were being put together, the MJ news hit. Of course, it should be noted that the Iranian government was censoring outgoing news and it was impossible to tell if the news being tweeted was legitimate.

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IE 8 release and current web usage stats

Jeff — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:51:19 +0000

The big news of the moment is the release of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). IE8 was released in March of this year. A Microsoft system update is currently circulating prompting users to upgrade.

IE8 is a substantial update that is more compliant with web coding standards than previous versions. So much so that it even offers a “Compatibility View” for “older” sites. IE8 offers this description for Compatibility View: “websites designed for older browsers will often look better, and problems such as out-of-place menus, images, or text will be corrected.” If you are a site owner, you should download IE8 and test your site. The number of users will only increase over time and you want to be sure that they’re seeing your site as originally intended.(...)
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