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A comprehensive guide on building server-side AJAX suggestions to enhance user experience and improve website functionality.

In response to my previous post about unlimited API queries, I was urged by David Sifry, CEO of Technorati, to contact the Technorati developers and work out a way to get my script working through the API.

Here's a list of tips and tricks to consult at two a.m. when you're trying to put your site to bed and that d*mn script just won't work.

The absence of a delete button from Gmail's available action buttons can be puzzling to some. However, Google does not want people to delete their emails and this is made known by the claim "Don't throw anything away. 2297.829967 megabytes (and counting) of free storage so you'll never need to delete another message."

Sometimes a script needs to know if it has network or internet connectivity before it continues, or perhaps its whole purpose is the report a loss of connectivity or inability to reach specific services.

With so many sites on the web, it's challenging to gain the attention of visitors for more than 60 seconds - and even more challenging to get them to return.

While, technically, all of a Microsoft ASP.NET server control's functionality can be performed on the server-side, often the usability of a server control can be greatly enhanced by adding client-side script. For example, the ASP.NET validation Web controls perform all validation checks on the server-side. However, for uplevel browsers, the validation Web controls also emit client-side script so that validation can be performed on the client-side as well. This means that users of those browsers get a more responsive, dynamic experience.

You run an ad spending $100.00. How could you possibly know how many people bought your product? If you don't know your ROI on that particular campaign, how will you spend another $100.00 on it?