Web Programming

Website design matters a lot more than you think.  Yu-Hui Chen and Stuart Barnes research for Industrial Management and Data Systems indicates that the biggest obstacles to people shopping on your site are perceived concerns about poor security and vendor unreliability.  They found that those same people are far more comfortable buying from websites that are easy to navigate and ... read more

Disney owned ABC became the latest traditional TV network yesterday to make a deal with AOL, so it’s programs can now be downloaded free through the AOL portal owned by Time Warner. NBC and Fox are preparing to launch a joint venture called “Hulu” which will make their programs available on several web portals, including AOL. This is important. It means that rather than focusing on streaming their programming only from their website, major programmers are linking up with the largest web portals in order to capture a larger audience. ... read more