One Quick Question with Infomedia

“Pixel” is one of those terms that you likely hear often, but not everyone means the same thing when they say it. Pixel can be used to describe a measurement of screen size, and it’s also a term used often in marketing to describe a piece of code that sends data from your website to other places. Today’s episode of One Quick Question is all about pixels, and our guest is Junior Developer Michael Kierspe.

When it comes to gathering photos for your website, it may be tempting to go straight to Google Images — they have everything there, right? It’s actually not a good idea — you don’t own the rights to the images on Google, so it’s best to take your own images or purchase images to use on your website.

On today’s episode, we’re talking about secure forms with Daniel Weaver, a Web Developer. We discuss why secure forms are needed and how they help protect sensitive information like social security numbers, credit card numbers, medical information and more. We also discuss the importance of trusting companies if you’re providing them with sensitive information — and ways you can tell if a website is secure or not.

In this episode, Michael Kierspe explains what cookies are in relation to websites, what types of cookies there are and the role they play in digital marketing.

In this episode, Mary Katherine Bushnell, Communications & Training Specialist at Infomedia, discusses the meaning of the term "above the fold" in relation to websites, why it's no longer necessary to include all the important information on your site above the fold, and how SEO plays a role in what should be at the top of a website.

In this episode, Spencer Batten breaks down what a web browser is, how it interprets code and data in order for you to view a website, and why it's important for a web developer to test across all modern browsers for consistency.

In this episode, Content Strategist Alana Harmond explains how Infomedia collaborates with Google Drive and how you can use Google Drive to organize content for your website.

In this episode, Pam Sanderson explains what redirects are, how they can help retain traffic on your domain, and how they can help you avoid having 404 (page not found) errors.

Daniel Weaver, a developer at Infomedia, discusses what HTTPS and SSL mean, how SSL can protect your information and what could happen if a site doesn't have SSL.

In this episode, Michael Stuckey explains what a development site, or "dev site" is. He discusses how dev sites work, whether Google can find them, and what happens when it's time to launch the new site.