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10 Video Introductions and Media Plugs for Israeli Startups

VC Cafe

According to Cisco , by 2015, one million minutes of video – the equivalent of 674 days – will cross the internet every second (!) Below are a few of the better examples of videos produced by Israeli startups and those that managed to get a plug in traditional media, reaching a huge potential audience. Amazing, no?

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Say No To Absent Fathers, Yes To Paternity Leave

YoungUpstarts

In November 2015, Facebook Founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted his paternity leave plans. The news was received enthusiastically and immediately garnered more than 300,000 encouraging likes, over 15,000 appreciative comments and media attention. Image credit: Father and son from Shutterstock.

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The Optimizer’s Guide to Web Accessibility

ConversionXL

The 2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) established that an estimated 23.7 Provide alternatives for time-based media. browsers, browser extensions, media players, readers) more accessible. Aggregate and report the findings, and calculate overall scores. Include image and media alternatives in your design.

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10 Product Recommendation Techniques to Improve UX and Conversions

ConversionXL

Recommendations can be powered by aggregate data, which determines the relevance of a certain item in relation to a given context, or user specific data, that fuels personalized recommendations. While in the media, the words recommendations and personalization are pretty much used interchangeably, they’re not at all the same thing.

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“I guess we’ll know we’ve made it when a woman can get away with behaving like Elon Musk.” Talking With VC Ashley Mayer About Finding Your Career, Taking Box Public, And Why She’s Not Interested In Reading Yet Another Female CEO Takedown

Hunter Walker

We originally filed to go public in March of 2014, and didn’t actually become a public company until January of 2015. I’m particularly interested in how language once used supportively for empowerment by some female CEOs (#girlboss) can then be used negatively by media and detractors later on. It was also one of the hardest.

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“A natural, & healthy, tension between myself & the people I write about.” How The Verge’s Casey Newton Handles ‘Tech Friends.’

Hunter Walker

Casey was kind enough to join me for Five Questions where he said not to “pull any punches… ” Hunter Walk: The way media companies make money (or measure success) can sometimes be inconsistent with what I think leads to good reporting. Are your competitors aggregating your work? Are they crediting you for your scoop?

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29 Seriously Inspiring Interviews For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Pete Cashmore at Bloomberg Venture , July 7, 2010: By this point, anyone familiar with new media, technology, social media, and the Internet know Mashable, seeing as how it’s currently one of the largest, most profitable blogs around. Chuck Feeney at RTE Radio 1 , Jan. Warren Buffett at Huffington Post/Yahoo!