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Posted by Jane_MorganInspired by a discussion at Product Camp, this process article, and a desire to dispel the fear of doing usability testing, this step-by-step guide provides answers on how to successfully do face-to-face usability testing. This guide is for anyone with who wants to know: Does the functionality, as implemented, solve the customer needs elegantly? If not, where are they getting stuck? How can I do usability without looking foolish? What usability testing is notUsability is not for uncover... →

Samsung займётся расширением сети собственных монобрендовых магазинов в России и откроет 100 новых салонов в Москве, Санкт-Петербурге и других крупных городах. Об этом 10 августа сообщает «Коммерсантъ».... →

Posted by EricEngeHow do the SERPs for commercial queries vary from the treatment of informational queries? Moz is about to publish its new Search Engine Ranking Factors, and was kind enough to provide me with access to their raw ranking data. Today I am going to share some of what I found.In addition, I am going to compare it against raw ranking data pulled by my company, Stone Temple Consulting (STC). What makes this so interesting is that the Moz data is based on commercial queries across 165,177 pages a... →

Since taking over YC, Altman has not only increased the number of startups in each batch, but he has also ventured into hardware and biotech, started a growth fund (according to SEC filings) and, last week, YC announced a new fellowship program for companies at the concept or prototype phase. Read More... →

Российский стартап Linguatrip, который представляет онлайн-сервис по бронированию языковых курсов за рубежом, получил $100 тысяч от американского акселератора 500 Startups. Об этом Firrma рассказала основательница проекта Марина Могилко. Сделка состоялась в апреле 2015 года, когда стартап начал программу акселерации. Размер доли, которую получил акселератор, не раскрывается. Обычно 500 Startups вкладывается в обмен на долю до 7%.  На сервисе Linguatrip аккредитованные школы иностранного языка могут размещат... →

GUEST: This past quarter we saw major deep linking announcements from some of the industry’s biggest players, including Google at I/O and Apple at WWDC, highlighting the importance of deep linking. With 70 percent of mobile commerce taking place in-app, marketers need deep links in order to take control of app re-engagement. Similarly, deep links make […]... →

I don’t know what kind of a situation one needs to be in to need a pack of condoms delivered in under an hour when there’s likely a fully-stocked convenience store within a 15 minute walk but one San Francisco-based startup has you covered here. L. Condoms is a startup in the current batch of Y Combinator that promises delivery of comfortable, paraben and glycerin free… Read More... →

Rubicon Global, a company helping businesses save money on trash and recycling, is expanding into the healthcare industry. Rubicon connects businesses with local garbage haulers through an online bidding process and and helps them find opportunities to save money, for example by doing more recycling. Read More... →

The payments industry, facing the risk of increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks and various types of credit card fraud, has begun incorporating various types of biometric technology to enhance security and prevent breaches. As recently reported, MasterCard is launching a facial recognition payment service based on “selfies” taken on a smartphone. Read More... →

Google окончательно сократил блок результатов локального поиска с семи до трех ссылок на компании. Редактор Search Engine Land Барри Шварц (Barry Schwartz) провел несколько тестов по различным запросам и увидел только блоки из трех результатов со ссылкой на расширенный список. Так выглядел блок выдачи несколько месяцев назад: Представители местного бизнеса разочарованы отсутствием полного набора локальных результатов. Специалисты могут остаться без клиентов в случае, когда сайт компании оказывается за пре... →

Nearly a year after Foursquare’s relaunch, we caught up with chief executive Dennis Crowley to talk Foursquare’s future, its plan to cash in on ad tech, privacy, burrito-discovery, and why the six-year-old startup doesn’t have to kill Yelp. Here’s our Q&A, trimmed for clarity. Harrison Weber: How’s Foursquare? Dennis Crowley: How’s Foursquare the company? We’re doing great; we just came out of […]... →

“We’re deleting everything in a week because we got acquired/ran out of money”. This is a familiar scene when a startup shuts down. It’s why I’ve wondered if users deserve a “Data Portability Bill Of Rights”. Startups could sign it, pledging a way for users to access or export what they poured in if the company goes under. Those that signed it would get… Read More... →

It's crunch time for Tesla Motors.... →

8 августа пользователи сети обратили внимание на появление рекламных блоков в видеоплеере социальной сети «ВКонтакте». Представители компании подтвердили ЦП тестирование нового формата объявлений.... →

GUEST: With the Olympics a year away, kicking off August 5, 2016, the event may seem far off still for most of the more than 200 million Americans who watch the summer Games. Yet it’s coming all too soon for marketers, technology firms, and media companies aiming to capitalize on the attention and interest that the […]... →

When you’re a struggling team eating away at your meager savings and trying to get your startup profitable, venture capital funding seems like the holy grail. Raising money from investors gives you the resources to grow your team, buys you time to do things properly and gives you no small amount of credibility in the eyes of other entrepreneurs, prospective hires and even some clients… Read More... →

A patent granted to Google may be an indication of how the search giant intends to rank video content in the future. The post Google Patents 'Watch Time' as a Search Ranking Factor by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

GUEST: You’ve heard it again and again: The cloud is the new black. Only ever eclipsed by “big data” or “IoT” buzz, it remains a massive focus for all data-driven companies. But while the cloud has worked very well for business applications with low data volumes and simple security requirements (CRM, for example), it hasn’t proven […]... →

Hardware is hot — and poised to get hotter. Venture capital investment in connected device hardware startups reached approximately $1.48 billion in 2014, more than triple the amount of two years earlier. Meanwhile, the “fairy tale” acquisitions of Dropcam, Nest, Beats and Oculus — and the IPOs of Fitbit and GoPro — fuel public interest and momentum for new startups… Read More... →