jQuery has been one of the more popular JavaScript Framework that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML. Many developers like to experiment with it because it is fast and easy to use.

2009 has been a very exciting year for most of the open source projects, blogs and businesses. Over this past year, there has been tremendous growth in the jQuery community. jQuery released version 1.3 in January 2009 and more plugins have been appearing online as well.

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Recently, I was building a website for a telecommunications startup and because they didn’t have a lot of content for their website, I suggested they use the content from a Yahoo Finance RSS feed. In today’s article, I will demonstrate how to write a simple function in PHP that allows you to display content from an RSS feed.

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In the numerous hours you've spent surfing the Internet, I'm sure you've come across countless online content with titles that start with numerals and go along the lines of these headings like "40 Most Inspiring...", "65 Incredible...", and "10 Most Popular...". Content with titles such as these are called – List Articles and regardless of the content being design related or not, list articles are fast becoming a highly popular trend in the blogging sphere.

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With just a week to go before Christmas, everyone is busy gearing up for the festive occasion, buying presents and cards for friends and loved ones. However, nothing says “I love you” better than a self made gift card or tags to accompany the present you specially picked out and gift wrapped. This also allows you to create cards that complement the packaging of the gift and is one of a kind.

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Smoke photography, also known as smoke art, in its simplest definition is photography or art that features smoke. It can be the subject matter itself or the medium used to create works of art. As a subject matter in smoke photography, its beauty and purity becomes the focal point, resulting in an impressive and inspirational art form. Used as a medium to create an art piece, smoke becomes the 'paint' for artists in which stunning artworks are produced.

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Yes, it’s Christmas time again. The birthday of Christ has become a money making machine for shops all over the world. However, the true spirit of Christmas is not about presents but the act of giving and sharing. Here are 35 beautiful Christmas Icons we would like to share with you, our loyal readers. This is our gift to you, to mark the beginning of this great festive season. A gift we hope you’ll all enjoy.

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Everyone needs a little humour in their hectic lives and more often than before, advertisers try to inject some fun into their advertisements. Injecting humour into their advertisements does not necessarily mean that the ads are better than others. However, the smart play on words and careful consideration of the ad’s objectives, target audience and market standards, humour can help the advertisement increase effectiveness and widen its receptiveness.

When using humour as a creative strategy, advertising firms agree that it increase audience attention, at least on the first few exposures to this form of persuasive communication. However, we cannot deny the fact that audiences’ patience has shrunk and their attention span is shorter as compared to the past.

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