How to Avoid the No.1 Mobile Website Killer in Canada

Despite all of the delicate intricacies of creating an amazing site for Google’s mobile-first world, the number one thing killing any given mobile site is remarkably simple: It’s too slow.

Speed has always been a major predictor of SEO success. However, it’s never been more important than it will be over the next few years as we all shift to mobile-first design, while faster phones and networks make the average user even less likely to wait for your site to load.

With so much at stake, here are a few ways to make sure your mobile site is as fast as possible.

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Netflix website getting a major visual overhaul for US and Canada

If you access your Netflix subscription from your browser, expect to see some changes and improvements comign to the straming subscription service. This is the biggest change to the Netflix wesbite in four years. "It’s an experience that has been built from the ground up to make it faster and easier to discover something great to watch for our millions of members around the world," Netflx explains.

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FileMaker 14 speeds business solution development on iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac and the web

FileMaker today announced FileMaker 14 a new version of its development platform that speeds creation of custom solutions that run on iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac and the web.

FileMaker 14 brings point-and-click simplicity to automating business processes, delivering desktop-style application functionality to mobile web browsers and providing productive, engaging experiences on desktops, iOS devices and mobile web browsers. It is the first major update to the suite of applications since 2013.

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Google+ takes on Pinterest with Collections

Google’s social network has been criticized for looking to similar to Facebook. This time, Google+ seems to be borrowing from another more visual social network, Pinterest. Google just launched a new Collections feature that lets its users create content collections based on interests. Collections show a group of posts on a specific topic, it can be shared publicly or to select people, or just for yourself. Once you use this feature, a new Collections tab will show up on your profile.

The new feature is available on the web version and Android. iOS support is coming soon.

Source: TechCrunch