This article from Google explains some of the problems in obtaining links to your site

“A popular question on our Webmaster Help Forum is in regard to best practices for organic link building. There seems to be some confusion, especially among less experienced webmasters, on how to approach the topic. Different perspectives have been shared, and we would also like to explain our viewpoint on earning quality links”.

Google has announced a new indexing system called Caffeine.

“With Caffeine, we analyze the web in small portions and update our search index on a continuous basis, globally. As we find new pages, or new information on existing pages, we can add these straight to the index. That means you can find fresher information than ever before — no matter when or where it was published.”

Mobile devices and the growth in use of touch screen interfaces create challenging demands on web design. This article from blog.fwdmovement.com.au examines some of these issues.

Dave Cronin has written a really interesting article on computer music interface technology -

“Music is almost universally important to human culture, but instruments are not strictly ‘useful’ and it seems strange to think of them as mere tools. Read the rest of this entry »

An interesting variety of opinions on what the Apple iPad means for the future of computing -

“Apple said it sold more than 300,000 iPads on Saturday, the device’s first day on the market. Apple iPad users downloaded more than one million apps from the company’s App Store and more than 250,000 electronic books from the iBookstore. Read the rest of this entry »