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How to Save MySpace

Jason Nazar

Artwork/Content – let users upload and share virtually any digital content including artwork and documents that they can promote and sell. Leverage a worldwide community to enable a perfect market for outsourcing activities like online research, writing, & content review.

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Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application

TechEmpower

We’ve heard this from startup founders, product managers, development team leads, CTOs, and others who see their product gaining traction, but simultaneously see performance falling off a cliff. Too often though, it’s the result of performance needs not being properly assessed at the start of work. So, why does this happen?

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office ended up beating its competitors because it was able to read and write to file formats other than its own. Companies historically have structured their development teams in different ways.