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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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Half Lives. Social Media. And Snapchat Stories.

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I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. Snapchat is biggest innovation in media right now and the biggest innovator in product design from a user perspective. Social Media. Half Lives.

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X1 Discovery Ships Social Media Discovery Software

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Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the Idealab-backed electronic discovery firm split out from X1, said today that it has shipped its first product, X1 Social Discovery. The company said its software is designed to collect "tens of thousands" of social media items per hour, and uses the X1 engine to allow users to search and find information.

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Social Media ?? Beyond Targeted Ads

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 -- Social Media  Beyond Targeted Ads. More and more, companies feel the need to adopt a Social Media strategy. During this evening, youll learn how Social Media can enhance your companys Customer Experience. See [link] (more)

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Pasadena's ArtCenter College Of Design, 3D Avatar Site IMVU Team

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The ArtCenter College of Design , based in Pasadena, and social networking and 3D avatar site IMVU announced on Tuesday that the two have launched a new "studio partnership", which will let students in a course design their own, 3D experience in the IMVU world.

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Social Media Advanced Skills Huddle

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Social Media Advanced Skills Huddle). SMASH is an interactive conference designed to help you make better decisions about deploying social media for marketing, public relations and corporate communications. Thursday, April 7, 2011 -- S.M.A.S.H. socalTECH readers get $100 off using code socaltechsmash.

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5 Tips For Startups To Win With Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science. Top social networks are Facebook (1.2 billion users).