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Continuing our monthly tech trends feature, here are a few of the stories on my mind this February.
HTML is the new HTML5
We’re all aware of the buzz around HTML5 and its offerings on the modern web. However, that buzz is getting a new name: HTML. That’s right, it’s just called HTML according to Ian Hickson (editor of the spec formerly known as HTML5). What does this mean? The HTML specification will become a “living document” — that is, constantly evolving, just like browsers do. It makes sense.
IP Addresses Are A Changin’
IP addresses are the Internet’s phone numbers — and these numbers are running out. In fact, researchers believe that by the end of 2011 we will run out of IPv4 addresses. But there’s a solution: IPv6. Imagine adding an area code to your IP addresses, except that area code is 96 characters long and not just numbers — that’s IPv6. However, hardware and software updates need to be made by both servers and clients to support this new and necessary standard. A number of big shots have pledged to participate in “World IPv6 Day”.
Ad Tracking Opt-out
Browser manufacturers are beginning to implement their own solutions for allowing users to disallow Internet advertising companies from tracking users. Even Google! Other proposed solutions involve a “Do Not Track” header sent from the browser, telling the website’s server to respect the user’s privacy by not tracking them. No legislation is currently enforcing this privacy, nor has any of these solutions been standardized — but experimentation is beginning and it will be interesting to see what shakes out.
Hello World! I welcome you to the first installment of the new Tuesday Tech Trends feature–a monthly gathering of some of the most talked and tweeted-about tech stories. From HTML5 to emerging mobile technologies, you can expect to find it here (sprinkled with a little personal commentary here and there).
Title Junk
Page titles play a large factor in a site’s SEO performance — so it’s important to make sure all relevant keywords make it in there. In this post, however, John Gruber talks about how we often abuse the ever-important <title> tag. Whether it be unnecessary decorative symbols or keyword stuffing, Gruber provides a number of examples, from Fox News to CNN, of poorly constructed page titles and how it makes them inaccessible in search results, mobile devices, and bookmarks.
A Sneak Peek at Android 3.0, Honeycomb
Google gives us a peak into the next version of Android, Honeycomb. Android 3.0 is the first release of Google’s mobile operating system designed for tablet devices. It’s a preview of what is likely to be the most widely used mobile platform of 2011. This is one to keep an eye out on. The iPad might be hot right now, but just wait until tablet manufacturers get ahold of Google’s latest creation.
