Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Real-time Web Apps with Volt in Ruby
Volt is a slick, new Ruby web framework that aims to blur the line between client and server code. The basic idea behind the framework is that you can write your client-side code (which is usually Javascript) in Ruby using Opal, a Ruby runtime within Javascript. In addition, Volt provides some nice ways to relay data between the client-side and the server-side. If you've used Meteor before, Volt is a very similar idea, but there are many portions of Meteor which Volt doesn't have. I think Volt has some real potential. As web apps become more and more client-side heavy, it is a pain to have to switch mental context between Javascript and Ruby. It's even more of a pain to figure out how to flow simple pieces of data between the client and server. Volt can help you get there quickly.
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by Dhaivat Pandya via SitePoint
7 Critical #SocialMedia Mistakes You’re Making
"Social media is a lot like boxing, according to author Gary Vaynerchuk, whose recent book, Jab Jab Jab Right Hook, explains the strategy behind providing value multiple times before trying to “make your ask”. Below are some of the most common social media mistakes Vaynerchuk sees companies making, and tips to recognize and fix them.
1. Your're speaking the wrong language: Social content is unique for each network. Your goal should be to seamlessly blend your message into each platform's unique style. For example, post animated GIFs on Tumblr and short, witty statements on Twitter."
Read rest of the tips in the graphic below, which comes courtesy of Thinkbigshot blog.
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by Irfan Ahmad via Digital Information World
Scrolline.js : jQuery Scroll line bar Indicator Plugin
A jQuery plugin. Create a scroll line bar indicator on the page.
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by Admin via jQuery Rain
skLib : jQuery Responsive Lightbox
SiteKit Library lightbox is a fully responsive lightbox which runs on any device and on all major browsers. It supports touch, keyboard and mouse control, chooses the best fit from multiple sizes per image, adapts to right-to-left languages, and allows custom commands such as save to disk or link to more information.
- Big – Minimal chrome graphics to focus on your content and not its frame.
- Responsive – Adapts to browser window and resizes with it.
- More responsive – Chooses the image best fitting the size of window. (If image variations are configured.)
- Even more responsive – Quick animations and preload of the next slide’s image don’t leave users waiting.
- Touch – Swipe through a gallery on any touch-screen. (Except for video or iframe.)
- Keyboard – Move through a gallery with directional keys.
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jQuery Parallax Scroll Plugin
Parallax-Scroll is a jQuery plugin to create elements with background images that behaves as if their background-attachment property is between scroll and fixed, similar to the parallax scrolling effect you see on Spotify.
It makes clever use of background-position and background-size properties instead of CSS3 tranforms. It runs buttery smooth and retains the rubber-band scroll behavior in Safari. Works great on mobile too.
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