Author name: GL Content Team

Like flies stuck in a web, we are all a part of the Internet in one way or another. It has become the platform on which our world stands and strides. But as with all master machines the frame only holds it all together, it’s the working parts inside that make the magic happen.

It is the same with the internet, on a daily basis millions of web applications are utilized like neurons in a brain firing to create what could be seen as cyber thought, and as thought leads to action, web applications can and do lead to productivity.  But what does this mean for the average person and by extension his or her business?

All over the world business are harnessing the internet to not only broaden their capabilities but also create new and exciting ways to pull in their much needed clientele, and this is accomplished by using web applications.   

Hybrid apps, web apps,native apps, mobile web apps and mobile-optimized websites, talk about a mouth full! In our modern and technological society online applications otherwise known as Apps are multiplying at an astounding rate, and it’s no wonder so many people are struggling to keep up or even make sense of what everything is.

Where once our greatest achievement was the internet and launching a website, now there is literally an app for almost anything from ordering food, delivering goods, checking the weather even step counting. Like walking into an exotic bazaar it’s easy to get lost in the sights and sounds and lose sight of quality over quantity.

So what is the correct time and place for an App? And more importantly how do our popular mobile apps rate against older giants like websites?

To clean up the mess that surrounds the various types of apps, you should make an effort to better understand the key differences between them.

Somewhat of a clean up and gathering crew, web scraping is a term used for gathering information off of websites on the Internet. These services are geared towards clients with specific goals in mind, namely information extraction, gathering statistics, or comparing facts.

Like harvesting the honey from a honeycomb, these services are becoming more and more attractive to businesses around the world, especially those in major admin roles.

So when there’s tons of data on your forum, who you gonna call? Web Scrapers! (Perhaps not the most elegant way to insert the Ghost Busters theme song, but we do try…)

Planning is essential in all walks of life – and mobile applications are no different. Despite their small appearance and properties, they are still form of programming that need to be designed, launched, and maintained in a proper manner to ensure success.

With over 2.1 million apps currently available your best bet would be ensuring its done right and is not just another app on the block.

Some important aspects to consider when working with an app developer include:

Sometimes mistaken for an extension of standard software engineering techniques, web app development has become so much more than that. Centered around the early 1990’s It was first started as a means for people around the world to be able to communicate from any computer to any server and vise versa while using a worldwide system of computer networks aka- the internet. This break through lead to massive computing domains like Gmail, yahoo, Facebook and more.

As things stand today, we’ve come a long way since the days of client–server models, where the processing load for the application was shared between code on the server and code installed on each client locally.

App creation has taken the world by storm and all but changed the very fabric of how we see the world around us.

For the last eleven years the world has gone from enjoying the simple pleasures of the infamous Snake app on Nokia phones, to using an app for practically anything you can think of; from checking the weather and news events all the way to monitoring bodily functions, shopping, and socializing.

In fact, app creation has become so prolific that startups can understandably feel daunted and pressured when wanting to make their own mark in this vast industry.