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Nowadays timeago is the most important functionality in social networking sites, it helps to updating timestamps automatically. Recent days I received few requests from 9lessons readers that asked me how to implement timeago plugin with dynamic loading live data using PHP. In this post I am just presenting a simple tip to implement timeago in a better way. Read more »

I was approached by Lotaris a while ago and asked if I would do a review of their platform. Having not heard of the company before, I waded in and started looking around and was quietly surprised by what I found. If you’re interested in making more money for your paid apps or a higher revenue stream plus tracking and analytics, read on. Read more »

Facebook like system is one of the best implementation in social network systems, may be in future based on like data Facebook going to launch semantic search engine. In this post I have explained how to implement like/unlike system database design and web implementation with PHP and jquery. Read more »

This post explains you how to design the Facebook Style message conversation system using PHP and MySQL. I have been working with messaging system at labs.9lessons.info, take a quick look at this post, how I have implemented database design tables and SQL queries. Login at labs.9lessons.info and try this live demo. Read more »

I received lots tutorial requests from my readers that asked to me, how to play a notification sound on website chat?. We implemented this in a simple chat box application using Jquery and HTML5 audio tag, it is just five lines of code. Use Modernizer library for Internet Explorer HTML5 support, please turn on the volume and try this live demo. Read more »

This is right time to adopt HTML5 semantic markup tags into your website design. W3C has conducted a study of over billion websites and found that the most of common div IDs and classes are footer, header, menu, content, title and nav. HTML5 semantic markup elements that can convey the purpose of the element to developers, browser and search spider algorithms. Read more »

Starting an online business is very easy nowadays. With a few dollars one can get his self -hosted website up and running within minutes. If one doesn’t want to spend even that much then there are many free options to choose from. So let’s say you have started a website and you are in for serious business. One of the most important things you need to run a website is quality photographs. Just imagine what would all the newspapers and magazines of the world look like if you detach them off of their images. Read more »