A lot of techno mumbo jumbo.
Our glossary should help make web lingo make sense.
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AJAX
Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a way of programming web pages with data, content, and design merged together resulting in interactive web applications. An example? Sure. AJAX allows one section of page to stay up to date by getting new information regularly at a set frequency without the need for the website visitor to keep refreshing the entire page.
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blog
An online method of sharing information. It can also be used as a marketing tool.
browser
A software program for viewing and displaying websites—Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, or Firefox are popular browsers.
browser compatibility
When a website runs correctly on different Internet browsers such as IE, Firefox, Google Chrome, etc. Meaning a website that looks good (or acceptable downgrade) is all or the most common web browsers through testing, adjustments, and expertise.
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content management system (CMS)
A CMS is a web-based software application that allows your staff to maintain your website content in-house without technical expertise or knowledge of HTML. Changes and additions can be made at any time, immediately, and without desktop software. It serves as an affordable alternative for organizations that require significant, time-sensitive, and/or routine maintenance. TBH Creative has developed its own flexible and robust CMS.
cascading style sheets (CSS)
CSS is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation semantics (the look and formatting) of a document written in a markup language. It is applied web page data or content written in HTML and XHTML. CSS separates the design and style from the page information resulting in great benefits such as quicker load time, easier edits, and simplified redesign process. Font changes, background colors, etc. can be changed in one file in a matter of minutes.
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domain name
Also known as an URL, a domain name is a www address and what you type in your browser address bar. For marketing purposes, a domain name is your web address. A domain name should be relevant to your company, organization or product, short, catchy, and easy to remember. Technically, a domain is the sequence of words, phrases, abbreviations, or characters that serves as the Internet address of a computer or network.
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facebook
A social network service/website where users create a personal profile to add other users as friends to communicate with.
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graphics interchange format (GIF)
A popular file format for Internet graphics and is ideal for displaying graphics with large areas of solid color, such as logos, without any loss in quality. GIF only supports 256 colors, allows for transparency, and animated GIFs.
google analytics
A popular file format for Internet graphics and is ideal for displaying graphics with large areas of solid color, such as logos, without any loss in quality. GIF only supports 256 colors, allows for transparency, and animated GIFs.
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hypertext markup language (HTML)
The structural language of web pages.
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javascript
An object oriented scripting language that is used to enhance web pages.
joint photographic experts group (JPG)
a free service provided by Google that generates statistics about the visitors of a website (e.g. how they visited, how long they were on the page
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operating systems (os)
Software that runs on computers and manages computer hardware (exp. Microsoft’s Windows, Mac OSX, GNU/Linux).
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pagerank
PageRank is what Google uses to determine the importance of a web page. It's one of many factors used to determine which pages appear in search results. (Google)
portable network graphics (PNG)
A file format for displaying graphics on the Internet. Similar, but better than a GIF. The PNG actually combines some of the best features of both the GIF and JPG where it does well for transparency, complex imagery, and large solid color. Compression level is great without any loss of quality.
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really simple syndication (RSS)
An XML-based format used for content distribution and syndication. Subscribing to RSS feeds allows you to receive custom, up-to-date information from your favorite online content sources without having to regularly check the site for updates.
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search engine optimization (SEO)
The activity of optimizing web pages or websites in order to make them more search engine-friendly to ultimately achieve higher positions in search results. A couple of hints: No one can guarantee a #1 ranking on Google. Be careful if a company is secretive or won't clearly explain what they intend to do.
social networking
The way we communicate in today’s technology world. Think of the six degrees of separation concept. Social networking produces interconnected Internet communities that help members make contacts through others that they would be unlikely to have met otherwise or realize common connections.
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twitter
A social network/microblogging service allowing its users to send and read other users' messages, also known as "tweets". Tweets are restricted to only 140 characters.
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web hosting
Where your website files 'sit' on the Internet.
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