Up and Running

MAY 3, 2021

You might want to be an all-rounder SEO agency or, as we discuss later in this piece, you may want to specialize your verticals. Expertise in a specific industry vertical or process? Optimize page titles, meta descriptions, and URLs: metadata is essential for targeting local keywords. Build a solid value proposition.

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SEO Vertical Metadata Forecast 147

ConversionXL

APRIL 23, 2019

Start building your information architecture with metadata, scenarios, pages. Figure out the metadata. Metadata is information about information. If you browse around and can’t find one, it’s a sign of bad metadata. To develop useful metadata, you have to determine what people care about.

Architecture 114

Architecture Metadata Vertical Design 114

Venture Chronicles

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

It’s time to revamp the Android market(s) by moving away from the category navigation model to a strong search function where someone can use the search facility to find apps by stacking up metadata strings (e.g. category, keyword, rating, free/paid, etc.).

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Metadata Software Review Vertical Software 28

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2013

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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Architecture Metadata Vertical Global 128

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 4, 2009

For example, Friendster was famously vertically partitioned at one time in its growth curve. I normally recommend you just store this directory on your master database, but you could use a standalone vertical shard (or even a key-based partition!) This type of vertical partitioning sharding scheme wont work in most cases.

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San Francisco Architecture Startup Database 151

Hunter Walker

APRIL 18, 2013

Here’s why: Verticalized content needs context not just collections. A bunch of three minute videos with varying quality, metadata and sources isn’t enough value, not when some blogger is already picking the best of these and adding content around them.

Video 98

Video Curation Startup Metadata 98

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Consider variations of metadata. The system would choose the appropriate group for each situation (mobile device held vertically, wide screen TV, spoken aloud, user preference, whatever comes next). Can it be pasted into Microsoft Word, printed and faxed? Don’t discount ridiculous scenarios. Take page titles.

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Mobile HTML Flash Software Review 101