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6 User-Centered Design Guidelines To Thrill Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In the classic book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Make user-centered design processes iterative.

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In Los Angeles, the Women’s March embraces technology to organize and inspire

TechCrunch LA

The roughly 300,000 marchers that filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the third annual Women’s March received more than just an opportunity to hear from some of the state’s high powered politicians, they were also part of a new experiment from local March organizers in bringing technology into the movement.

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YP Launches New Organic SEO Service

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According to YP, the new product will help local businesses earn top rankings in their organic search results. Startup technology veteran and Idealab alumni Stu MacFarlane, who is now Executive Vice President of Products and Marketing at YP said the new product helps local businesses connect with consumers by providing a strong SEO strategy.

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5 Current Technologies Still Have Room For Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

Although I’m not an aficionado of checklists in general, I really appreciate one he has included for keeping up with some of the latest technological trends that are reshaping business strategies, which should be the driver for startups to fill in the gaps. Are you driving the technology, or is it driving you? Cloud Computing.

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MySpace Designer's Next Project: The Cord Taco

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Mike Macadaan , the designer behind MySpace''s redesign in 2009 , has a new project: a Kickstarter effort to fund the design of a line of electronics accessories to organize your pile of electronic charging and accessory cords. READ MORE>>. cord taco mike macadaan scienceinc accelerator incubator kickstarter crowdfunding'

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Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing; How organizations benefit from fiber networks’ capabilities

Southern California Edison Blog

Organizations leveraging fiber optic networks have access to Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) capabilities, which essentially divides fiber cable bandwidth into multiple, smaller channels, which increases bandwidth. The technology also allows businesses to send multiple forms of multimedia content to be sent over the same fiber.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

Turn Your Organization Inside Out. As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. In the first 4 years of running BuildOnline we were an “Outside In&# organization. The Outside In organization had a one-way flow. But they went one step further.