mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Web Design. Design Patterns. UI Design. Responsive Design , Strategy. Designing websites for smartphones is easy compared to retrofitting those already in place. Prior to the iPhone’s introduction in mid-2007, designers could rely on windows at least 700 pixels wide (if they ignored accessibility).

Mobile 101

Mobile HTML Flash Software Review 101

Occam's Razor

APRIL 25, 2011

That means I get to spend loads and loads of time across many industry verticals, see many many campaigns, translate many many foreign websites (thanks Google Chrome for auto-translate!) Gratuitous use of Flash. It is not Adobe's fault, it is your fault for using Flash for the most pathetic things mankind has known.

Marketing 126

Marketing Flash Analytics Web 126

ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

The interface is designed to keep people on the platform. It’s designed for two core use cases: Internal training; Product demonstrations. Display the video in 16:9 format for desktop viewers, then automatically resize to square or vertical for mobile viewers. All that said—YouTube has its downsides. Adapt video sizes.

Hosting 127

Hosting Video Technical Review Software Review 127

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Differences Between Good Designers and Great Designers – [link]. An Amazing Round Up of Illustrations in Website Designs – [link]. Logo Design Trends 2010 – [link].

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

Soviet Air Defense – PVO Strany The B-52s had to get through a massive Soviet air defense system that had been built and evolved over two decades and was designed to shoot down manned bombers. All of this designed to make the plane if not invisible to Soviet radar, at least really difficult to lock onto and shoot down.

Silicon Valley 195

Silicon Valley Thailand RSS Michigan 195

ConversionXL

MARCH 22, 2013

Google is a strong advocate of responsive design. Mashable named 2013 “The Year of Responsive Design” But is responsive web design actually the answer to boosting mobile conversions? The process of trying to buy something from a desktop design site with a smartphone can be summed up with one word – pain.

Mobile 115

Mobile Conversion Design Dividend 115

Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

And as I stared through the billowing clouds of soot flashing between black and white took on fantastical shapes as tiny figures on the factory floor scurried around the bucket. These damn models weren’t designed right so we’re fixing them on the line.” Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. I could have stayed there all day.

Founder 297

Founder Silicon Valley RSS China 297

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Today, Airbnb, oDesk and multiple second-hand fashion marketplace startups show that there are tons of untapped verticals where horizontal product platform cannot serve properly or where consumer simply prefer a more tailored brand. It turns out that network effects can be broken – Amazon and StubHub took on eBay in the mid 2000’s.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

ConversionXL

JANUARY 6, 2012

You would benefit immensely from a quality designer. Design a proper sign-up form. I don’t think any thought was put in this when designing this site. Design a desired user path, and tweak your site accordingly. Get rid of the moving flash banner. Flash is dead. Where are the testimonials? Suggestions.

Social Media 62

Social Media Video Email Stock 62

andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

Persuading peopleto pay for your service and invite their friends requires creativity, product design, and lots of metrics. Basically, you end up with a media buying matrix that looks something like this: Source Ads bought CTR Clicks Signup % Upload pic Users Cost CPA Google 1M 0.50% 5,000 20% 50% 500 $5,000.00 $10.00

CPA 51

CPA Retention Viral Acquisition 51

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The advent of rich experiences such as video, Ajax, and Flash means no page views, which makes it difficult for monitoring software to capture data accurately. In all three cases, you can compare your performance to specific vertical markets (for example, retail, apparel, software, and so on), which is much more meaningful.

Analytics 123

Analytics Securities and Exchange Commission Search Engineer 123

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Designing an effective ad that resonates with your audience and achieves your marketing goals is more challenging. To design ecommerce Facebook ads that capture attention and earn click-throughs, learn your customer’s intentions, motivations, and desires. Retargeting is more than flashing up images of previously viewed products.

eCommerce 102

eCommerce Audience Differentiation Campaign 102

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Because.NET is designed to extend, not disrupt. NET is designed to tightly integrate with and seamlessly extend the Microsoft stack in extremely powerful but ultimately incremental ways. Some us have evolved past the visual designers. Did you confused the Visual Studio WinForms designer with C#, then accidentally call it.NET?

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107