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Getting The Website Information Architecture Right: How to Structure Your Site for Optimal User Experiences

ConversionXL

Step #3: Metadata, scenarios, pages. There are several good methods to do this, but here’s one that I like to use: Figure out the metadata. Metadata is information about information. If you browse around and can’t find it, it’s a sign of bad metadata. More on the importance of metadata. Plan for it!

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Business As Usual: Onavo, VideoSurf and Kaminario Raise Funding

VC Cafe

The company’s technology aims to reduce mobile data costs by compressing data consumption and to help users understand how to use their devices. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Boston, MA with R&D offices in Israel. Below are three recent founding rounds in Israeli venture-backed companies.

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Lessons Learned: Sharding for startups

Startup Lessons Learned

This has two major drawbacks: the central directory can become a single point of failure, and there is a performance cost for having to consult the directory ever time you want to access data anywhere in the cluster. This scheme maintains a lookup table somewhere in the cluster, that simply keeps track of which data is stored on which shard.

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A New Generation of AI: ChatGPT

Duct Tape Marketing

Anyway, you know when Twitter came around finally, I don't know what year it was, 2008, 2009, it is. Great example of that, writing metadata. Do things that you're probably not getting to today either because of cost or because of just time and you actually get it done quickly and rolled out.

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Is Emotion Necessary To Make More Sales?

ConversionXL

Before: For something a little lighter, in February of 2008 Mailchimp hired User Experience designer Aaron Walter and logo designer Jon Hicks to give the MailChimp experience the friendly vibe we’ve come to expect from the brand. This copy is perfect for a buyer that values appearance more than cost or comfort.

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