HTML

The foundation of every website is HTML, or Hypertext Markup Language. Together with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML is the backbone behind webpages and even many apps. Because HTML tells web browsers what content to display, it controls and structures online content. Learning HTML helps you…

Email marketing that uses stylized text, images, and links is known as HTML email, as Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) is used to tag, structure and format content. HTML email uses both HTML and embedded cascading style sheets (CSS) to produce messages sent by email. When well-formatted, they…

Creating email messages that get noticed and open is an acquired skill. Successful HTML email marketing requires that messages make it through spam filters, are clear and understandable, and can be viewed successfully using various devices and email client applications. Learning to create HTML…

If you are marketing professional, email is likely a part of the mix of marketing initiatives, and learning responsive HTML email techniques helps to make certain your efforts remain effective in reaching your audience regardless of the devices and technologies they use.

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When deciding how to learn HTML there are several available options, including in-person classes, online courses, private instruction, books, and tutorials. The best way to learn HTML depends upon the available timeframe for learning, budget, and learning preference. Many in-person courses make…

Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, regulates how documents appear on web pages. Style sheets provide control over text, colors, layout, and many other factors that impact the design and layout of a webpage. Learning CSS is increasingly important in the modern workplace, as more job functions…

Although the latest ratification of the venerable HTML standard has failed to revolutionize the Web in the ways that early evangelists had predicted, some developers refuse to give up on the remarkable potential of this powerful version of HTML. The inclusion of video embedding tags directly…

Learning HTML5 is essential for anyone working with websites, web pages, or web enabled apps. The need to learn HTML5 goes beyond web designers, developers, and UX professionals. Marketing professionals who create landing pages for campaigns, content professionals who update websites, and app…

Mobile website usage has grown larger than many researchers imagined possible. Las year mobile devices downloaded 10 billion gigabytes of data. That’s like every man, woman, and child downloading more than 31 gigabytes each, or enough data to fit on more than 6 DVDs. That’s a lot of data per…

It appears the $7 billion Microsoft spent to buy Nokia just under two years ago was money thrown away, as the company looks to be abandoning its own mobile platform, Windows Phone. Microsoft acquired Nokia because they were a key partner in producing and selling mobile phones that ran Microsoft…

A week doesn’t go by without the Adobe Flash file format being removed in part or completely from a major website, browser, or device. The latest site to banish Adobe Flash is Facebook, which is discontinuing the use of Flash videos and switching to HTML5 video. Using Adobe Flash videos requires…

This week the health, news, and biotech publication Stat launched, and it’s an exciting development for publishers, journalists, and communications professionals. In an era when anyone can start a blog, the launch of most new publications isn’t worth a…

Web hosting services firm Endurance International Group paid $1.1 billion this week to acquire Boston HTML Email marketing service Constant Contact, paying 21% more than the company’s stock price before the acquisition announcement. The purchase emphasizes the growing importance being placed in…

The Boston web services firm Acquia has received $50 Million in investment funding, putting their total received at $189 Million. The firm provides web hosting and website management services for businesses, schools, and governments using the Drupal technology platform. Although Drupal is an…

Flash is the file format used in many online advertisements, web-based games, interactive books, and some video conferencing services. This week the security chief at Facebook, Rich McCormick, has suggested than an end-date be given to Flash, after which time it would no longer be supported.…

Telecommunication giant and Internet service provider Verizon announced that they are buying AOL for a whopping $4.4 billion. While a staggering sum for AOL, this is less than 5% of the price AOL paid for Time Warner back in 2000. For those who remember the early days of the Internet, AOL was a…

This week the World Wide Web Consortium, often referred to as the W3C, elevated HTML5 to an official status of Recommendation. This is the groups’ indication that the HTML5 specification is complete and official. The W3C is the official group that oversees the development of specifications used…

Hypertext Markup Language, more commonly known as HTML, is the primary language of the Web. If you want to learn how to write your own webpages, HTML training at the American Graphics Institute can help you master the…