Web Directions just posted a “State of the Web 2008″ report with some interesting implications for web design and development trends for 2009!
The report itself is a poll of over 50 questions regarding web practices; data which was taken from 1200 respondents over the month of December 2008. Those who replied were by and large web designers and developers, fields that necessitate keeping abreast of the best web practices and newest technologies.
A tally of the results only can be found here. Some interesting trends can be seen within the summarized data: (more…)
Web Statistics are very important for businesses, website owners, and web design companies. Which Web Browser is the most used? Internet Explorer? Firefox? Which are the most common browsers? The latest known browser statistics are shown below (USA & Canada): 
JavaScript Statistics are of the utmost importance for rich websites and web applications. As of today, statistics show that more than 98% of users have JavaScript. The remaining 2% represent users who turn the scripting off or use a browser that doesn’t support JavaScript (some mobile phones).
Operating System Statistics are very important for Software developers, including Web developers. The statistics below show that Windows XP is the most popular operating system. In total, the windows family counts for over 90% of all operating systems! The next competitor is the Mac operating system with a little more than 5%.
Screen resolution statistics are very important. When designing a website, it is a good idea for a web designer to make the design fit within a 1024px screen width (so about 1000px for the actual site design). Below are the latest known screen resolution statistics (US & Canada). What you can read from the web statistics below is that the big majority of users are using a display with 1024 pixels or more.