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User Interface Beyond the Web Site

SoCal CTO

SEO for Startups and Negative Customer Acquisition Costs ) and, of course, the product itself. Normally the product is defined as a web site. Most founders are fairly passionate about the features and functions of the web site, iPhone application, Facebook application, or whatever web application represents the product.

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The Men of Pinterest

InfoChachkie

Of course, there has been no shortage of articles about Pinterest lately. Most focus on two things though, the amount of women that use the site and the amount of money dirty marketing people are going to make from it. You guys are going to be rich!”. I guess I was right. Share and Enjoy.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Do you need to provide RSS? Is the whole site SSL/HTTPS, only the login process, or something in between? It needs to be a conversation.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Do you need to provide RSS? Is the whole site SSL/HTTPS, only the login process, or something in between? It needs to be a conversation.

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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

Of course, there are still caveats - can they pass data security audits, what is your downtime risk and cost of downtime, what's the risk of the platform vendor. Stamps.com - two back-ends - mainline service vs. marketing site. PIM based on Java that would be up-to-date on all your devices. Server and client in Java.

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How to Block Unwanted Bots from Your Website with.htaccess

SoCal Delicious

this is not the case, you wont be able to do anything mentioned here without bringing your site down. You need to be able to check your sites raw web logs. This doesnt mean that you cant try, of course. The "User Agent string" is just the name thatthe program accessing your site goes by. htaccess overrides" enabled.If

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

SoCal CTO

10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Game mechanics have become a popular way of increasing user engagement and pushing user adoption, referral and retention, and many startups have sought ways to incorporate game mechanics into their sites. Simply put, there is no market for RSS.

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