London Web
By Nathan O'Hanlon
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Podcast Description
The London Web Meetup meets every third thursday of the month. Here are the videos from these meetings. For more information on attending the meetups, visit http://meetup.com/londonweb . London Web has a different topic every month. If you enjoy keeping up with the latest web trends and technologies, including UX, CSS3, HTML5, Accessibility, Mobile and tech investment, you are welcome to visit, or download this podcast.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoAugmented Reality for Web Developers | Wikitude's new ARchitect framework, which lets you create Augmented Reality interfaces using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoNode.js - Programming for Chaos | George is currently authoring "Sams Teach Yourself Node.js in 24 Hours", a beginner's book on Node.js. In this introductory talk on Node.js he will demonstrate Node's real-time ca pabilities | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoJavascript Micro Frameworks | JavaScript micro frameworks -- small, single purpose libraries -- Daniel's talk gives an introduction into what they are, what they can do for you, and where to get started using them in your own web applications. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoCross Platform HTML5 Games | Nick gives insight into the tools that his company Boss Level Games use when developing HTML5 games | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoUsing MongoDB and NoSQL | Derick has been working with the MongoDB team lately in their London office, so he has great insight into the wonderful world of NoSQL | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoEasy Realtime Statistics For Games and Web Apps | Niall presented an architecture for managing both ops and business metrics in the same system. Events are counted in memcache, then periodically sync'd to Zabbix for storage, graphing, and alerting. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoFrom Rags to Riches - My Journey to 1m on eBay | John Pemberton is one of the top eBay and Amazon sellers, who often consults to eBay and helped with the new Clothing sizes initiatives, will share insight into setting up shop with these platforms. | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoHTML5 WebSockets - The Web Communication Revolution | Brad Drysdale from Kaazing talks about the uses and history of communication through the Internet, and how WebSockets is the new best thing. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoUsing VC Funds To Change The World | John Frankel from ff Venture Capital talks about the big picture of deciding to use VC funds to make a difference. He covers the current super-cycle and the ma ssive opportunities that exist right now for entrepreneurs to really make a difference in the lives of many around them. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoBuilding on Alpha / Beta Technologies - Symfony 2 | iHow the team at The Top 10 of Everything used Symfony 2.0 to build through 12 preview releases, 5 beta versions, and 6 release candidates. Symfony 2.0.0, the P HP framework | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoSocial Networking - SocialGO.com | Alex Halliday from SocialGO.com speaks about integration of Twitter and Facebook and the latest work done at SocialGO on their V2 product. | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoSocial Networking - Lanyrd.com | Simon Willison from Lanyrd.com, speaking on the pros and cons of bootstrapping a social networking tool from an existing network (in their case, Twitter) | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoThe Gamification of Brands by Thomas Power | Thomas Power from ecademy.com talks on the different aspects of gamification, detailing tactics and examples for making websites more engaging. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoThe Gamification of Websites by Kam Star | Kam Star from PlayGen talks on the different aspects of gamification, detailing tactics and examples for making websites more engaging. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoPitches before usability testing - 4click.net by Edward Peciulis | In May we allowed two people to pitch their product to the group for feedback. We then quickly usability tested each product. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoPitches before usability testing - 6 Degrees Facebook App by Todd Chaffee | In May we allowed two people to pitch their product to the group for feedback. We then quickly usability tested each product. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoUsability Testing Made Easy by Nathan O'Hanlon | After two people pitch their product, Nathan presents the methodology found in Steve Krug's book "Rocket Surgery Made Easy", demonstrating how to usability test the sites on members of the audience. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoThe CSS3 of Tomorrow by Peter Gasston | Peter Gasston speaking on CSS3 and its future. Peter speaks on some of the lesser known new features that are coming in the next few years, including a re-cap on what has recently been released that you can use in your new projects. | 4/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoAndrew Dodson from Microsoft on IE9 | Andrew Dodson from the IE9 team at Microsoft UK speaking on the latest release of IE9 - released just 3 days ago. Andrew works on the Microsoft dev team in London, where he is the front line for fixes and implementing the latest HTML across all browsers, with special attention paid to making sure IE9 shines. He'll have a lot to cover, and will be able to take your IE questions from the floor. | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoFinding Harmony in Web Development | Christian Heilmann from Mozilla speaks at London Web on the need to strive for a better web, where information is not corrupted by money and politics, and where web developers are focused on better experiences for end users. Christian covvers the ways we can improve our focus, and exceed expectations. | 2/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoAn introduction to Cassandra | Speaking at London Web in January 2011, Dave Gardner speaks on Cassandra, the NoSQL database used by Facebook. He covers when you might use it, how it scales, and who is using it currently. Dave runs a meetup on Cassandra in London. | 1/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoThe Zen of HTML5 - Bruce Lawson from Opera | Bruce Lawson from Opera Software speaks on the Zen of HTML5 and covers the use of HTML5 today, along with some of the greatest features available to developers. | 1/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoProtecting your Website from Attacks | Glyn Wintle goes through the four most common types of vulnerability exploited on web sites. These tend to work on the vast majority of websites, so just knowing about them and looking out for them will make your site considerably more secure. Glyn then answers varied security questions from the floor. | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoPPC and Analytics Explained | Greg Burgess will cover some insightful thinking on the mysterious world of PPC and introduce analytics technologies to ensure you get the best return on investment for any online advertising you're pursuing. Greg is the senior search analyst works for the digital performance search agency Found.co.uk who specialise in paid search. | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoGeolocation and Maps with PHP | Derick Rethans will help you to understand more about embedding and calculating distance s, map directions, plotting routes, and generally using mapping APIs | 10/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoTransparency in Government with data.gov.uk | Richard Stirling is the head of "Making Public Data Public" and data.gov.uk. Richard discusses an overview of the data.gov.uk project since it's launch in January 2010, and where he sees it going. He is speaking at London Web in October. | 10/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoThe Progressive Web | Andy Hume from Clear Left speaking about how the techniques of progressive enhancement free you up to embrace the next generation of web technologies sooner rather than later. Andy is speaking at London Web - cruising the Thames in September. | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoIdentity in the Browser and HTML5 in Firefox | Paul Rouget from Mozilla Labs speaking on Jetpack, a project to make it easy to build Firefox add-ons using common web technologies like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Paul also speaks on HTML5 in the Firefox browser. He is speaking at London Web in September on a boat cruising the Thames. | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoAccessibility at Yahoo | Ian Pouncey recent Yahoo employee, and now a W3C Education and Outreach Working Invited Expert working for Bloomberg LP. Ian is speaking at London Web on "Yahoo Accessibility" his recent experiences continuing Yahoo's strong drive for Accessibility best practices. | 8/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoBrowsers with Wings: HTML5 and APIs | Remy Sharp from Left Logic speaking at London Web on "Browsers with Wings: HTML5 APIs". Remy's depth of knowledge around this area is amazing, and he touches on a lot more than just the introduction to HTML5 with all kinds of interactions through related APIs. Remy is the creator of JQuery for Designers and the Full Frontal Javascript Conference. | 8/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoFacebook for Business | Thomas talks on Facebook business use statistics, and a case study on a business using Facebook. | 7/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoUndercover User Experience | Once you catch the user experience bug, the world changes. Doors open the wrong way, websites don't work, and companies don't seem to care. Fortunately, anyone can learn the UX remedies - usability testing, personas, prototyping and so on - but, unless your organization 'gets it', putting them into practice is trickier. This session will show you how to do great UX work with tiny budgets, no time, and even without official clearance. | 7/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoBeyond the Browser Using Voice Recognition | Adam Kalsey talks on Tropo, the new technology that breaks the browser out of the office using open source voice recognition technologies. | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoPitching Your Idea To Investors | Marcin Grodzicki talks on his experince when pitching ideas to investors. | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoThe Future of Typography | Richard Rutter from ClearLeft talks on his experience with font embedding and a new product named FontDeck. | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoGrowing a Social Network | Mike Martin from SocialGO.com talks on his experience growing SocialGO.com to 140,000 social networks. | 5/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoGoogle's Top 10 UX Gotchas | George Zafirovski from Google UK talks on his experience in the UX team in the UK | 5/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoMaking SEO Easier and More Transparent | Daniel Sim from PluginSEO share on the different ways to approach SEO from a business perspective. | 4/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoMobile Applications and the Technology Behind Them | Mobile applications and the technology behind them - by Grapple Mobile | 4/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoThe MODx CMS & SXSWi Overview | Fresh back from SXSWi in Austin Texas, we look back at the conference and discuss what we've learned. So much to take in over 5 days, while it's fresh in our heads we're going to share what happened, what were the highlights, and how it all went! Plus, we look at MODx CMS | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoAccessibility in the Days of jQuery, Flash and AJAX | Using HTML5 basics now, using CSS3 that degrades nicely on IE6, and Accessibility Evangelist Artur Ortega will demonstrate bleeding edge web accessibility: WAI-ARIA for Web 2.0 sites. Screen readers for the blind will be demonstrated, incuding JAWS and NVDA. | 2/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 41 Episodes |
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