Side scroller websites have been around for quite some time, but with the penetration now of javascript effects and frameworks, some new sites popping up around the web are really beginning to shine. Some of the following websites show how javascript can be employed to great effect to create eye po...

Was having a play about last night with Google co-op, and I've went to the trouble of collecting some JQuery plugin sites. So if you are looking for an accordion effect, or Coda popup bubbles, or apple menus or sortable table it's a one stop shop. There are over 1048 sites being indexed for plugins ...

Maybe it's the time of year, but I've got very contemplative and restless recently. I know its not new years just yet but I've decided to create a 2009 to-do chart. Hey - if you don't set target's you'll never reach any goals. So in no particular order, here's what I want to achieve in 2009. Some ...

Dell makes 1 million on Twitter. Worth it?  Interesting debate over on VentureBeat.Twitter user during a plane crashKnock off Santa Some awesome papervision 3D work.It's that time of year again. an old. Xmas games postAfterEffects. Talent.The Mac giving tree.Grow a Xmas Tr...

Our main domain (www.webdistortion.com). Is currently redirecting here as we've been hit by a server side virus that our host (Fasthosts) takes no responsibility for. The default file continues to insert particularly annoying javascript that results in serious site issues (multiple popups) for inter...

I've only started to really hone my writing skills online. Over the past 12 months this blog has grown from a subscriber base of nil - to 200+. So for those of you who are still reading. Thanks.However in that space of time I've had to relearn how to write for the web, and think more like a read...

In the words of the mighty Bob Dylan. The times they are a changin'. Or correction - 'the times they have a changed'. There are a many traditional industries that wish the internet had never happened, as their business models have been severely affected by it. Give it a couple of years and there wil...

The recognition of your brand online is connected extremely closely to your site design. In fact I'd go as far as to say that your brand is your design. It's never been more important to look good, in order to attract customers / visitors. The bar has been set high - look at the site designs of Fort...

From my own (limited) experience in dealing with e-commerce retailers, it seems the old adage of "if I build it they will come" with them still seems to hold true - especially for the bricks and mortar indies. The internet is seen as a quick way to make a fast buck, and a way of bolstering offline ...

If you are a web developer, I dare say you've had a thought or two about creating a niche social network. Well, before you jump in feet first, lets have a look at a round up of some of the best open source and hosted solutions already out there.Believe it or not this is a crowded space, and ther...