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We’re so happy to be back after all these years! Let’s brush up our front-end and design skills, together — at the wonderful SmashingConf New Yorkwith plenty of practical sessions and hands-on workshops all around design systemsUX, CSS, JavaScript, performance and accessibility. And it’s not just about the content: it’s inclusive environment, memorable experiences and fun activities alo...

Writing. Everyone thinks they can do it, no one wants to do it, and it’s never perfect. We love writing because it stimulates the mind, informs us of something new, and teaches us new ways to think about important topics in our lives. However, writing can be a difficult skill to master. Even when you think you have, you’ll keep making the same mistakes as when you started. Likewise, writing r...

Between countless apps and communication channels, the digital workplace is not always easy to navigate, and it may be costing companies millions. According to software company Salesforce, 86% of executives and employees point to ineffective collaboration and communication as the main causes behind workplace failures. In fact, poor communication costs big employers with 100,000 employees $62....

As the world emerges from the isolation of the pandemic and with supply chain woes fading into the past, CMOs are taking stock of the lessons learned before moving into the future. And, according to marketing company Wunderkind’s first “CMO State of the Union” report, it will not be more of the same. “We sought to understand how ecommerce organizations – specifically marketing leaders – are r...

For Mochinut, a small business in San Jose, something as everyday as a donut can be the link that joins people. The product, a mochinut, represents a fusion of cultures, combining the Japanese rice cake “mochi” with the American “donut.” Because San Jose itself is such a multicultural city, consisting of a large Asian and Hispanic population, Mochinut’s combination dessert fits right in b...

Every business wants to be featured in top industry listicles. This gets you more backlinks and visibility from websites that rank well for keywords like “best X tools” or “top products for X.” The problem is that listicle outreach is quite complicated. You need to identify the right listicles, as well as the right prospects to pitch your business to. Your cold email should provide value ...

Arkady Volozh, a Maltese citizen since 2016, was sanctioned by the EU for, among other things, supporting Russia’s Ukraine invasion ‘materially, financially and through his media’ The Finnish authorities, acting on EU sanctions levied against Russian oligarchs and friends of the Kremlin in June, have seized the assets in Finland of Russian billionaire and Maltese-citizen-since-2016 Arkady Vo...

Editorial It makes no sense for NHK to endlessly expand its online business, using receiving fees collected from TV viewers. The public broadcaster should prevent its business operations from gradually bloating. A working group of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has held its first meeting to review NHK’s online streaming of programs. A conclusion will be reached on the matter...

With students returning to school, Instagram has shared an updated version of its Parents’ Guidewhich provides a full overview of the app’s various privacy and control features, along with notes to help parents provide support and guidance for their kids in the app. Which may well be critically important – if Instagram explains: “Some adults make a distinction between teens’ social media ...

A WordPress website can have different kinds of pages like an about page, contact page, privacy policy page, author page, or homepage. Sometimes, when we are developing a theme, a plugin or implementing some other functionality in WordPress, it becomes important to determine whether the current page is the homepage. In this tutorial, we will learn exactly how to do that. What is WordPres...