There’s been lots written about the politics and process of the emerging HTML5 specification (see “What to expect from HTML5” and “How HTML5 will change the Web,” as just two examples), but what ...

Cookies have long been the primary way to save information to a user’s browser. Whether it’s login info, preference settings or generic form data, most web developers turn to browser cookies. But ...

HTML5 has potential. That was the message of Steve Heffernan's introduction to the How To: Building an HTML5 Video Player demonstration at Streaming Media East, and it was likely the funniest ...

HTML5 storage support is designed for two key scenarios. First, it enables a site to work offline. As site users input data, even when offline, the data can be stored locally on the client and then ...

This article appears in the February/March 2012 issue of Streaming Media magazine, the annual Streaming Media Industry Sourcebook. When I was 6 years old, I had metal-capped front teeth, a lazy eye, ...

Meta tags aren’t a magical solution, but they will help ensure your website appears on search engine results pages. This tutorial explains what HTML meta tags are, which meta tags matter, and how to ...

How do I learn to code in HTML and CSS on my Mac? Web design is one of the most useful skills you can learn, and it’s easy to learn HTML and CSS (the two main pillars of web pages) in Mac OS X. In ...

In keeping with Google’s enthusiasm for the emerging HTML5 standard, many upcoming features of the company’s Gmail Web-based e-mail service will be rendered in HTML5, said Adam de Boor, a staff ...

Google search advocate John Mueller has always downplayed the value of HTML sitemaps. Recently, he reiterated his dissatisfaction with HTML sitemaps, saying: “I changed my mind on HTML sitemaps over ...