According to Net Applications and their Top Browser Share Trends, Googles Chrome browser has increased it’s global browser market share to over 3%, a 285% increase in just a year. Comparing Chrome with Apples Safari browser there’s not alot between them with Safari currently holding just above 4% of the global web browser market. Still ahead of the competition is Internet Explorer with a collective share of around 65% but as the following figures show they have lost a sizeable chunk of the market.

12 month global web browser market share trend

Graph shows Internet Explorer is still way ahead of the competition but is slowly losing it’s dominant market share.

Browser winners and losers

Winners

Mozilla Firefox
Firefox is actually the biggest winner in the web browser wars in the last 12 months taking another 2.54% of the global web browser market, a yearly change of 112%.

Google Chrome
In the last 12 months Chrome has increased it’s global web browser market share by 285% from it’s position 12 months ago. It currently holds 3.17% of the global web browser market, a 2.06% increase.

Apple Safari
Apples Safari browser has also had a great year and has seen a 137% increase in it’s market share from this point last year. Safari is now the third most popular web browser with a 4.24% market share.

Losers

Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is still the dominant force in the web browser market but hasn’t had the best year, losing nearly 6% of the market share to it’s competitors and having just 92% of the market compared to last year. Collectively Internet Explorer holds 65.71% of the market.

Summary

Internet Explorer is still number one in the global web browser market but has lost 6% share. Firefox has made the biggest gain and now holds almost a quarter share of the market. Google Chrome is the best performer with a year increase of 285% and now holds 3.17% of the market with IE, Firefox and Safari only holding more of a share of the market.

Great so it seems W3.org (World Wide Web Consortium or W3C) have finally redesigned their website. Now for those that have never heard of the W3C they are basically an international community that work together to sustain and develop web standards. It’s fitting then that this redesign hasn’t deviated too far away from their old design, adopting instead for an evolution of the old design rather than a complete redesign.

W3C describes their new site as follows:

The new site features a harmonized design, simplified information architecture, new style for technical reports, and new content, including calendars and aggregated blogs.

Using their own markup validation tool it seems the developers have done a good job, no errors were found and the site passed XHTML 1.0 Strict! as you’d expect. Design wise I like it, a simple update to the design and architecture has brought it up-to-date. Nothing fancy but I think it’s ticked all the right boxes.

One feature i do like is the ‘views’, where you can switch between desktop, mobile and print view.

So a quick post about the W3C and their sympathetic evolution of their site, let us know what you think.

Today is Blog Action Day 2009 and this years hot hot hot topic is Climate Change. Bloggers all over the world are talking about Climate Change in a joint effort the raise the profile of the issue all on one day, all for maximum exposure. The Floating Frog is proud to be part of this years Blog Action Day.

The beginner’s guide to tree hugging

Oh yes, the tree hug! A Green Peace demonstrators most famous act explained in graphic detail to us mere ‘beginners’. The easy and comprehensible guide to tree hugging; identify common hug types and try them all!

Now get the t-shirt!

Thanks to Threadless you can now buy this t-shirt. Simply signup to their Threadless 12 Club and you can choose this t-shirt as one of the 12. Brilliant!

Climate Change

Do your bit and spread the word, share this post with everyone you know. Why not Tweet about it on Twitter or drop a link to it on Facebook or Delicious. All in a good cause

Today Crestock photo have released a WordPress plugin that they claim allows users to add images to their posts for free, all from the sidebar when creating a post. We haven’t tested the plugin so we’d love to hear your feedback if you install it.

How does it work?

The plugin uses Crestock’s existing search algorithm, so the search results – and images – are the same as on Crestock.com.

After doing an image search, you’re presented with the search results. To add the images to your post simply drag & drop, in the position where you want the image.

You also get access to most of the advanced filtering options on Crestock.com with a single click, for example:

• Number of images per page
• Image Orientation
• File type
• Pagination

Where can I get it?

The plugin can be downloaded from Freebie Images.com – the Plugin home page.

Quick Installation Guide:

1. Download and extract Zip file on your computer
2. Upload the “freebie-images-free-stock-images-plugin” folder to “/wp-content/plugins/” directory
3. Activate plugin in WP Admin plugin panel
4. blog away

Misspelt domain names is a very common occurance, a user speedily types in a domain name and quickly presses enter without realising they have misspelt the web address and have ended up on a bogus website. One of the most common misspellings of domain names is missing the ‘.’ between ‘WWW’ and the domain name.

Unfortunately because this misspelling results in a new domain name there is no way of diverting the user back to the correct website unless you actually register and own the misspelt domain name.

Savvy domain spotters were quick to spot this and have targeted some of the top sites to capitolise in this free traffic:

Here are some other incorrect www addresses:

• wwwapple.com is a Mac applications review site
• wwwtechcrunch.com is a squatter
• wwwmyspace.com is a squatter
• wwwfacebook.com appears to be broken
• wwwgmail.com appears to be broken
• wwwcnn.com appears to be broken
• wwwdigg.com is a squatter
• wwwning.com redirects to some site called Streetball.com
• wwwespn.com redirects to magazines.com and smartly features ESPN the Magazine

Clever little squatters trick huh? Personally it’s a dirty trick but one that was waiting to be exploited.

FWAPhoto is a dream photography gallery that showcases one photo a Day. The website has some truely inspirational images and has always been my first port of call when looking for fresh inspiration. FWAPhoto has also released an iphone application so you can now get your daily inspiration on your mobile, and even leave comments if you register.

It’s one of those simple sites that you find yourself returning to again and again. Septembers winning picture of the month is a little bit to risqué to show but you can a glimpse of it below. Visit the site or download the app to see that shot and all the other great photos in their entirety.

Tango, the orange flavoured fizzy drink from Britvic PLC, recently launched a new advertising campaign which we featured. The campaign stirred a mixed reaction amongst our readers with some being offended by the dumbing-down tone and offensive language. Others however found them highly amusing and asked where they could get one from.

Popart UK are giving away a limited run of 4 different Tango posters.

1. Too Much Tango Will Make You Bite Stuff
2. Too Much Tango Made Me Think I Was a Ninja
3. Too Much Tango Causes Hair Loss and Casual Sexism
4. Too Much Tango Causes You to Spy on your Mum and Dad

Get a free limited edition Tango poster

Get a free limited edition Tango poster when you buy any poster or print. Offer limited to one poster per customer, while stocks last. Click here to get your free Tango poster

Google Wave is getting a lot of people excited, but if you’re anything like me and have no idea what it is or why it’s making so many people sweat in antipication of getting an invite to test it then look no further. We asked Twitter “Explain what Google Wave is in 140 characters”, we got the following replies:

Helpful descriptions of Google Wave in a nutshell

It’s a communications (email + instant messaging) + social networking tool, with various commun. threads neatly compiled

By EamonSpotlight on Twitter

Google Wave is a rethinking of electronic communication, combining email, instant messaging, status updates & other collaboration features.

By Wabbit42 on Twitter

Think email crossed with instant messaging crossed with forums crossed with chat crossed with rich media… and more

By Aaronrussell on Twitter

I think of wave as email meets IM meets twitter meets facebook wall, perhaps. Will be more obvious when it gets some use.

By Vextasy on Twitter

From what I’ve gathered, it’s the ultimate collaboration tool. Hopefully I’ll be one of the lucky 100,000 testing it.

By Genericsteele on Twitter

Less helpful descriptions of Google Wave…

Its like a mexican wave but online

By Xobman on Twitter

Googles new shiny toy that makes gmail look boring and all the cool kids want an invite and the uncool ones have them!

By Tnash on Twitter

I don’t know

By Savamaloy on Twitter

140 characters? Now, that’s a challenge! Srsly, you should watch the video.

By Raph_ms on Twitter

“Roll the tape!”

Google Earth has been used once again to uncover some pretty cool images, this time it’s familiar faces. Amongst these natural and man made familiarities include an iPod girl, the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Oprah Winfey, Jesus Christ on sand dunes in Peru, a Haloween Pumpkin and the Short Circuit robot.

Google Earth spots 6 familiar faces

A native Canadian with a headdress? Or do these hills in Alberta look more the iPod girl with earphones?

A bearded man in a Polish field? But could it be the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln without his hat?

Five alive? Nope, not this time. But the grounds of Versailles do look remarkably like the Short Circuit robot

Her face is often on American TV screens, but could Oprah Winfey also feature on a maze in Arizona?

Could this be Jesus Christ?

Spookey! Is it a coincidence or has this Massachusetts field been ploughed into a Halloween pumpkin?

Full Credit Dailymail.co.uk

Google Earth

Which one do you like the best? Personally the man made Short Circuit picture is the best. The Abraham Lincoln comparison is a little dubious to us.

A look back at the humble beginnings of some of the internets biggest websites. This post was originally posted by the Telegraph and we feel it fits as a sturn reminder to all those companies and individuals who wait and wait and wait in launching their website while messing over the little details. We say – ‘Just launch it!’, as as we can see from the following screenshots you have to start somewhere.

1. Google.com – launched in 1996

2. Facebook.com – launched in 2004

3. Myspace.com – launched in 2003

4. Yahoo.com – launched in 1994

5. Youtube.com – launched in 2005

6. Wikipedia.org – launched in 2001

7. MSN.com – launched in 1995

8. Apple.com – launched in 1987 (screenshot from 1996)

9. Drudgereport.com – launched in 1997

10. Amazon.com – launched in 1995

11. Twitter.com – launched in 2006

12. Whitehouse.gov – launched in 1994

13. Craigslist.org – launched in 1995

14. Nytimes.com – launched in 1995

15. News.bbc.co.uk – launched in 1997

16. Dell.com – launched in 1996

17. Friendsreunited.com – launched in 2000

18. Telegraph.co.uk – launched in 1994

19. Blogger.com – launched in 1999

20. Flickr.com – launched in 2004

Had a website in development for over a year?

Direct your client to this page, prove to them it doesn’t have to be perfect from day one! Web design is NEVER perfect!