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This email covers:
- Links for light reading
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- Web standards related jobs
If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
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LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
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This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:
<http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/10/02/some-links-144/>
SEO Case Study - NarutoWallpaper.biz
http://www.marketinghub.info/seo-case-study-narutowallpaperbiz/
Top 10 Internet Marketing Tools
http://www.marketinghub.info/top-10-internet-marketing-tools/
10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/09/27/10-usability-nightmares-you-shoul
d-be-aware-of/
Sim Web 2.0 Company
http://www.onemorelevel.com/games.php?game=566
CSS Sprite Generator
http://spritegen.website-performance.org/
Accessibility Is About Minimizing Requirements
http://www.thefutureoftheweb.com/blog/accessibility-minimize-requirements
Web Accessibility Toolbar 2.0
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webarticle76
DOMAssistant
http://www.robertnyman.com/domassistant/
TopStyle Pro 3.5
http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle/beta/
How to make the most out of a vendor demo
http://contenthere.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-make-most-out-of-vendor-demo.
html
Time for Content to Become More Scientific
http://www.uie.com/articles/scientific_content/
Gridlayouts
http://gridlayouts.com/
Virtual worlds open up to blind
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6993739.stm
Ten Steps to Personas
http://www.hceye.org/HCInsight-Nielsen.htm
Learning from Bill Gates & Steve Jobs
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2007/09/steve-bill-redu.html
Adobe Raises The Stakes For Web Documents With Buzzword and Share
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/30/adobe-raises-the-stakes-for-web-documen
ts-with-buzzword-and-share/
oAuth
http://oauth.net/
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Fundamentos Web 2007
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Date: 3-Oct-07 to 5-Oct-07
City: Asturias (Spain)
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of CSS, A CONTEST has been called
to change the appearance of "Fundamentos Web 2007" site with novel CSS. The
winner and the two finalists will be chosen, out of the most voted designs,
by a committee made up of W3C Spain staff and chaired by the CSS
co-inventor, Bert Bos. The winner and the finalists can obtain an Apple's
MacBook, a Wii console, lodging for two people in Oviedo for the three days,
and attend the event for free. Designs can be sent until 13th May 2007.
http://www.fundamentosweb.org/2007
Techshare
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Date: 4-Oct-07
City: London (UK)
Techshare highlights the role of technology in the everyday life of people
with disabilities, looking not just at the web but also software, mobiles,
standards, compliance and much more. Techshare offers not only workshops and
presentations but also an opportunity to meet with other professionals in
your field from all over the world as well as browse the extended exhibition
space.
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/public_rnib004057
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Writing for the Web Workshop
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Date: 9-10-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop. Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and
is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the
education, corporate and government sectors. Focusing on excellent content
writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web
Accessibility Workshops.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=64
Sydney Web Standards Group
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Date: 18-Oct-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Jo Kay: "Second Life and moblogging"
Mick Liubinskas: "Web Apps: A Trillion Tiny Transactions".
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=99
Canberra IA Cocktail Hour
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Date: 18-10-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Ruth Ellison: "IA in Government: A Case Study"
Web Accessibility Workshops
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Date: 19-10-07
City: Hobart (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=52
Pragmatic Web
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Date: 22-10-07 to 23-10-07
City: Tilburg ( The Netherlands)
THE PRAGMATIC WEB CONFERENCE is a unique forum to envision and debate how
the emerging social, semantic, multimedia Web mediates the ways in which we
construct shared meaning.
http://www.pragmaticweb.info/
Web Accessibility Workshops
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Date: 23-10-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=63
Web Accessibility Workshops
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Date: 30-10-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=62
Making Links 2007
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Date: 30-Oct-07
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
The 4th annual Making Links conference is one of Australia's leading forums
for workers in the not-for-profit and community sectors to showcase their
work and to explore current and emerging new media and information and
communications technology (ICT). This two-day conference has regularly
attracted delegates and presenters from many fields including health,
environment, education, business, government, philanthropy and human
services to discuss their experiences with ICT, multimedia and web
technology.
http://www.makinglinks.org.au/
Web 2.0 Expo Berlin
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Date: 05-Nov-07
City: Berlin (Germany)
Web 2.0 Expo Berlin showcases the latest Web 2.0 business models,
development paradigms and design strategies and connects the European web
community. European designers, developers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketers,
product managers and business strategists
http://www.web2expo.com/berlin
Transcending CSS: Modern Techniques For Designing A Beautiful Web
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Date: 15-Nov-07
City: Leicester (UK)
In this full-day session, designer and author of the best-selling
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design Andy Clarke will challenge you
to think differently about creating inspired design for web using meaningful
markup and CSS. The session will be packed full of visual inspiration,
backed up by practical techniques for creating amazing work for the web. If
you are a visual designer looking to advance your CSS skills with new
techniques and technologies, or a technically minded developer who wants to
understand more about working visually, this workshop will take your
knowledge of CSS to the limits of what is currently possible and beyond.
Tickets are still available for £100 which includes refreshments and lunch.
http://www.wfwp.co.uk/workshops/transcendingcss-15112007
@media Ajax
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Date: 19-Nov-07 to 20-Nov-07
City: London (UK)
The Web is undergoing a revolution. Ajax - the technique of passing
data between server and browser without reloading the page - is
leading to faster, richer web applications with a markedly enhanced
user experience. The @media Ajax conference brings together some of
the leading figures in the field to explain how to best exploit this
"magic", from concept and design through to the underlying code.
http://www.vivabit.com/atmediaajax/
DebateIT: It¹s a World Wide Web of Women!
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Date: 21-Nov-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Museum of Sydney
Corner of Phillip & Bridge Street, Sydney
Time: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Cost: $30 (inc. GST)
Speaker(s): Laurel Papworth, Online Communities Strategist, World
Communities; Samantha Brett, Blogger, ASK SAM; Danielle Lehrer, Founder &
CEO, GoShout Pty Ltd; Liesl Capper, CEO & Co-founder, My Cybertwin; Sara
Goldstein, Co-founder, Mybargainqueen.com
Moderator: Lynne Spender, Consultant, DigiGen
http://www.slatteryit.com.au/events.html
A practical introduction to web accessibility
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Date: 21-Nov-07
City: London (UK)
This course is intended for organisations wanting a practical fast track
introduction to web accessibility the key issues and legal and business
cases. Until the 22nd of October you can book with a 10% early bird
discount!
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webintroaccessibility
Rich Media and latest trends in accessibility
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Date: 27-Nov-07
City: London (UK)
This course will introduce you to the key concepts and solutions in making
rich media accessible. It covers Flash and multimedia, including
captioning. Until the 22nd of October you can book with a 10% early bird
discount!
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webrichmedia
OZCHI 2007
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Date: 28-Nov-07 to 30-Nov-07
City: Adelaide (Australia)
OZCHI is Australia and New Zealand's leading forum for work in all areas of
human-computer interaction.
http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/OZCHI_2007
A very practical guide to testing against WCAG1.0 and WCAG2.0
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Date: 4-Dec-07
City: London (UK)
This course is intended for organisations wanting a practical fast track
guide to an effective audit process, covering WCAG 1.0, 2.0 and other key
areas of accessibility. Until the 22nd of October you can book with a 10%
early bird discount!
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webpracticaltesting
OzeWAI 2007
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Date: 05-Dec-07 (Australia)
Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2007:
Web 2.0 accessibility - is it going to be easier?
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2007.
http://www.ozewai.org/2007/index.html
Webstock 08
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Dates: 11-02-08 to 15-02-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 19 kick-ass speakers. 24 must-see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation & inspiration.
http://www.webstock.org.nz
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JOBS
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Job 1
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One of Australia¹s fastest growing and most recognizable companies is
looking for a highly skilled and versatile developer/programmer to join our
expanding team. You will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing a site
which on some days can carry traffic in excess of 2 million unique visitors,
along with the various automated business processes associated with it. The
site is frequently enhanced and modified, but needs to maintain 100%
availability at all times. We¹ve got some major projects in the pipeline, so
we¹re looking for someone who¹s hard-working and enjoys a challenge.
Interested candidates will need:
At least 2 years experience in the following technologies:
- (X)HTML, CSS
- Javascript (inc. Ajax and DHTML)
- XSL/XSLT, XML
- ASP.NET 2.0, C#
- IIS
- Good understanding of databases and relational database design
- Optional Perl/PHP and/or Linux administration a plus
- Experience in an enterprise scale eBusiness development environment
- Ability to resolve problems of average to high complexity and/or provide
advice on technical and/or business issues
- Business writing and presentation techniques
- Ability to use office automation and software development tools
- Tertiary qualification in related IT discipline
- Working knowledge of testing tools and techniques, including the
development of integration or unit test plans
- Ability to effectively translate business ideas and requirements into
functional specifications and program design
We¹re based in the Melbourne CBD, and the successful candidate will be
required to work from our Head Office during standard business hours. If you
meet these criteria and are interested in taking up the next challenge in
your career, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] to obtain further
details.
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Thanks
Russ
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