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Welcome Back Up
Hi, my name is Benjamin Alexander De Mers and I am an Information Scientist. I have earned several degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, one of the top five research universities for Information Studies in the world. My concentr…
How to Monetize your WordPress Blog
Sounds easy doesn't it? Image no longer available No? Not buying it? Whelp, no worries, that's where we all started. Just wondering, day in and day out, how, just how, did they do it. How did guys like Neil Patel and gals like Tamara McCrea…
How to Display your Facebook Page Feed on WordPress
Image no longer available If you've ever wondered how to display your Facebook Page Feed on your WordPress Web site, this tutorial is for you. Today we will be providing you this functionality courtesy of Facebook Page Widget . Step …
How to Display your Twitter Feed on WordPress
If you've ever wondered how to go about displaying your latest Tweets on your WordPress website, then this tutorial is for you. We will be showing you how to install this functionality courtesy of AccessPress Themes . Documentation of Acces…
Is it Time for Planned Obsolescence to Become Obsolete?
Image no longer available Planned obsolescence or built-in obsolescence is the policy of planned or designed artificial limitations on the lifespan of anything tangible. This could include actual physical objects or thoughts. Anything that …
How the Greek Agora can Teach Us Today about Social Engagement
Image no longer available In ancient Greece, historically the birthplace of much of Western Civilization, the political structure was a loose confederation of cities that were states unto themselves. Each city was self sufficient and had it…
How to Auto Publish your WordPress Posts to LinkedIn
If you have ever wondered how to automatically publish your WordPress posts to LinkedIn and expand your coverage to include this Social Network, then this tutorial is for you: First you want to log into your WordPress account and visit your…
How to Autopublish your WordPress Posts to Twitter
If you were ever wondering how to post your WordPress post automatically to Twitter, then here is the tutorial for you! First you want to navigate to the plugins main page in your WordPress back end. Next you want to select to add a new plu…
How to Auto Publish your WordPress Posts to Facebook
If you have ever wondered how to publish your WordPress posts to Facebook here's the answer: First you have to install the plugin XYZ SMAP. Activate the plugin. Navigate to the plugin in the main menu of your WordPress Dashboard and select …
2016 IAM Network Audacity Kings List
Audacity is what informs courage. It is the essential element in transforming a life lived in fear to a life lived on the edge of innovation and success. For most of us, that transition is not easy, but then again, easy is overrated. As suc…
How to Create Animations using Javascript
Learn how to create animations using JavaScript. A Basic Web Page To demonstrate how to create HTML animations with JavaScript, we can use a simple web page. CODE: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body><h1>My First JavaScript…
How to Create a Filter Table with Javascript
Learn how to create a filter table with JavaScript. Filter Table How to use JavaScript to search for specific data in a table. Name Country Alfreds Futterkiste Germany Berglunds snabbkop Sweden Island Trading UK Koniglich Essen Germany Laug…
How to Create a Filter List with Javascript
Learn how to create a filter list with JavaScript. Filter List How to use JavaScript to search for items in a list. Create A Search List Step 1) Add HTML: CODE: <input type="text" id="myInput" onkeyup="myFunction()" placeholder="Search f…
How to Create a Modal Image Gallery (lightbox) with CSS and Javascript
Learn how to create a modal image gallery (lightbox) with CSS and JavaScript. Lightbox (Modal Image Gallery) Create A Lightbox Step 1) Add HTML: CODE: <div class="row"> <div class="column"> <img src="img1.jpg" onclick=…
How to Create a Responsive Modal Image with CSS and Javascript
Learn how to create responsive Modal Images with CSS and JavaScript. Modal Image A modal is a dialog box/popup window that is displayed on top of the current page. Step 1) Add HTML: CODE: <!-- Trigger the Modal --> <img id="myImg" …
How to Create a Modal Box
How To Create a Modal Box A modal is a dialog box/popup window that is displayed on top of the current page: Step 1) Add HTML: CODE: <!-- Trigger/Open The Modal --> <button id="myBtn">Open Modal</button><!-- The Modal -…
Some Cool CSS Animated Buttons
Button one: "Pressed" effect. CODE: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> .button { padding: 15px 25px; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; outline: none; color: #fff; background-color: #4CAF50; bor…
How to Create a Calendar Layout for your Web Site
Learn how to create a Calendar with CSS. How To Create a Calendar Layout Step 1) Add HTML: CODE: <div class="month"> <ul> <li class="prev">&#10094;</li> <li class="next">&#10095;</li> <li> A…
How to create a Google Map in your Web page
Learn how to add a Google Map to a web page. My First Google Map 1. Start with a simple basic web page. Add a <div> element where you want the map to display: CODE: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body><h1>My First Goo…
How to create a slideshow
Learn how to create a Slideshow with CSS and JavaScript. Slideshow / Carousel A slideshow is used to cycle through elements Create A Slideshow Step 1) Add HTML: Example <div class="slideshow-container"> <div class="mySlides fade"&g…
The Experience - Part Three
That first morning when I arrived at the Zen Monastery I remember telling myself that there was a good chance that I was never coming back out again. Something deep inside me, that was deeply familiar with the seduction of meditation, was c…
Why I Joined TopTal and Why You Should Too
Hello IAM Network Digital Nomads! Recently I had the privilege to join the ranks of TopTal's Software Freelancers Community . You might ask, why would you do such a thing when the IAM Network is so powerful and pervasive globally? The answe…
The Experience - Part Two
I remember as a boy of about 5 or six, which was the earliest I can remember, that I knew I was never alone. It was a central understanding in my life. It was like mom or brother or sister or dog or house or any of those other central under…
The Experience - Part One
It was my fourteenth birthday. My friends and I had just moved into the living room after eating cake and I had just put KC and The Sunshine Band on the record player. We were all enjoying ourselves and I was receiving my very first kiss fr…
