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EDITORIAL INTRO FOR ISSUE 196

“How can any self-respecting editor of a web magazine admit to such a thing?”

I have a confession to make: I don’t own an iPhone. I know; it’s shocking. How can any self-respecting editor of a web design (and let’s not forget development) magazine admit to such a thing? There are various reasons, but the main one is this: I hate people who don’t engage, and spend hours glued to a tiny screen. Start checking your phone whilst in my presence – having a meal, chatting over a beer – and chances are I’ll cut you short with swift rebuke. I mean, come on, it’s just bloody rude!

But resistance is becoming more and more difficult. Killer app after killer app is hitting the device (I’m looking at you, TVCatchup!), and it’s expected that the arrival of Vodafone and Orange as official partners in the UK will drive prices down, and spark a price war in 2010.

However, if I do give in, and you see me gawping into my iPhone in one of the situations I’ve outlined above, you have my permission to punch me. Hard.

.net issue 196 is on sale now!

Master user experience design Craig Grannell talks to UX experts to demystify the process behind web design and development’s fastest-growing and potentially most important industry	Design the perfect icon Used intelligently, they’re a great way to declutter your page, speed up navigation and increase sales. Jon Hicks explains the process of designing an interactive web icon from start to finish
Boost your SEO through social media Adam Stafford, managing director at search agency Fresh Egg, reveals how they make the most of socially-powered SEO	Interview: Brian Kalma Online retailer Zappos is known for its fanatical dedication to customer service. Brian Kalma, director of user experience, tells Oliver Lindberg about branding, Happy Cog’s redesign of the site and why a third of the employees are on Twitter
Get to grips with FIVe3D Mathieu Badimon of Firstborn Multimedia explains how the open source, vector-based engine FIVe3D can help you add cool 3D effects to your website	Load web pages faster Speed up your web pages by reducing delays in loading JavaScript files. Google’s Steve Souders describes the different techniques you can use