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63,865 | daveb | 2007-10-06T00:43:16 | Hi5 is working on its own platform for developers, to take on Facebook | http://venturebeat.com/2007/10/05/hi5-is-working-on-its-own-platform-for-developers-to-take-on-face | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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63,867 | gibsonf1 | 2007-10-06T00:59:36 | British scientists make water defy gravity | null | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/10/05/sciwater105.xml | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
63,871 | divia | 2007-10-06T01:11:40 | Ask PG: What Counts as a Founder in the App? | My team has one team member who wrote a bunch (maybe 1/3?) of the code we have so far and who is very into the idea of working on the startup with us, but who can't work on it very much now because he has a job that he isn't ready to leave. He definitely can't move to California, but he wants to do as much as he has time to on nights and weekends. He will have have equity. My question is, for the purpose of questions on the application, is he considered a founder? | 9 | 3 | [
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63,900 | nickb | 2007-10-06T02:25:47 | A Journey into the Dumb-o-Sphere (or, why Mono isn't threatened by .NET source) | null | http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2007/Oct-05-2.html | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
63,902 | nickb | 2007-10-06T02:32:17 | Doing more with Hunchentoot, the Common Lisp webserver | null | http://myblog.rsynnott.com/2007/10/doing-more-with-hunchentoot-cl-server.html | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
63,903 | nickb | 2007-10-06T02:33:01 | Alan Kay: Education in the Digital Age (vid) | null | http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1109203988787201616 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
63,904 | nickb | 2007-10-06T02:34:12 | What do you get when you curry partial application? | null | http://www.kirit.com/Blog:/2007-09-10/What do you get when you curry partial application?? | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | no_title | null | null | null | null | 2024-11-07T15:08:43 | null | train |
63,905 | nickb | 2007-10-06T02:39:59 | Python Magazine - Issue 1 for free! (direct link to PDF) | http://www.pythonmagazine.com/img/issues/2007/10/PyMag_2007-10.pdf | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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63,908 | nickb | 2007-10-06T02:41:27 | Sexy charts in less than 5 minutes | null | http://www.railsontherun.com/2007/10/4/sexy-charts-in-less-than-5-minutes | 10 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
63,910 | nickb | 2007-10-06T02:53:14 | New Python Framework: Gluon Web Framework | null | http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/examples/default/index | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
63,912 | rms | 2007-10-06T03:05:16 | Aaron Swartz: How to Get a Job Like Mine | null | http://aaronsw.jottit.com/howtoget | 78 | 40 | [
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63,916 | nextmovetwo | 2007-10-06T03:13:28 | What sparked your inner hacker? | I was wondering what first interested you all in programming.<p>For me? My cousin showed me how to use AOL Press back in the day and I started making random fan/rom/emulator websites. It was on from there and I haven't closed notepad since. =P<p>How about you? | null | 23 | 47 | [
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63,917 | ALee | 2007-10-06T03:14:14 | Old, but interesting article on Friendster's demise | Someone must have posted this up before at some point. I'm actually submitting this to check if there was a previous thread. | http://www.inc.com/magazine/20070601/features-how-to-kill-a-great-idea.html | 8 | 0 | null | null | null | no_error | How to Kill a Great Idea! | Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:33:08 -0400 | Max Chafkin | Jonathan Abrams created the first online social network and enlisted Silicon Valley's best and brightest to run it. Yet Friendster flamed out spectacularly. What went wrong?By , Features editor, Bloomberg Businessweek @chafkinJun 1, 2007Jason MadaraIt's not easy being the brains behind one of the biggest disappointments in Internet history. Sure, there are those who describe you as a visionary, but in the same breath they'll deride you as a lousy businessman. Bloggers attack you, call you "a real asshole" and "a very lucky idiot savant." Former investors badmouth you. Other entrepreneurs copy your ideas without giving you credit. The New York Times makes reference to your "ballooning ego" and the local Fox affiliate can't even get your name right.Jonathan Abrams--founder of Friendster, the first online social network, and a pioneer of one of today's hottest trends on the Web--tries his best not to think about these things. And with two new companies, he has plenty to distract him. Last September he opened Slide, a stylish basement lounge in downtown San Francisco. And in March, he launched a new bid to make it big on the Web--Socializr, a website that lets users invite people to parties and other events.And yet the story of how Friendster, once the hottest start-up in America, became the butt of a business joke continues to preoccupy him. And no wonder. By the rules of Silicon Valley, Friendster--a bold idea backed by experienced investors and the best managers money could buy--was destined for greatness. Instead, it failed spectacularly. "I did what you're always told to do as a young entrepreneur," Abrams says. "I brought on experienced investors to help Friendster fulfill its potential. But the all-star team was the curse of death."If he had invented something as mundane as a brilliant customer relations management application, no one would know Jonathan Abrams's name. But as the creator of the first online social network, Abrams promised something truly exciting: to change the way people communicated with one another. As Fortune put it in October 2003, "There may be a new kind of Internet emerging--one more about connecting people to people than people to websites." In the months following its launch earlier that year, Friendster garnered millions of devotees, who used its name as both a verb and a noun. By the end of 2003, the company Abrams founded in his San Francisco apartment had raised $13 million from the same investors who'd backed Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and had appeared in scores of major magazines and newspapers. Friendster was a company the world could understand, participate in, and dream on. It was the next big thing.Friendster is among the few start-ups that changed the world--but not as its founder had hoped. During March 2007, one out of every five Americans visited MySpace.com, a copycat site that was built in 2003 by Intermix and sold to News Corp. (NYSE:NWS) two years later for half a billion dollars. Those MySpace visitors listened to music, scoped out crushes, made plans with friends, decided that Stephen Colbert was cool--and in the process altered the way we think about and use the Internet. Meanwhile, Friendster fell to 13th place among social networks in the U.S. and saw its market share decline to 0.3 percent.A refreshed look at leadership from the desk of CEO and chief content officer Stephanie Mehta | 2024-11-08T09:11:14 | en | train |
63,919 | mqt | 2007-10-06T03:18:56 | Internet Map: City-to-City Connections | http://chrisharrison.net/projects/InternetMap/index.html | 3 | 1 | [
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63,923 | nickb | 2007-10-06T03:23:52 | New plastic is strong as steel, transparent | null | http://www.physorg.com/news110727530.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
63,962 | gigamon | 2007-10-06T06:39:09 | Startup For Less - Survival Guide for Bootstrapping Entrepreneurs | http://www.lovemytool.com/blog/startup-for-less.html | 5 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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63,964 | neilc | 2007-10-06T06:40:50 | Health Vault: MS' healthcare search | http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9928129 | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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63,975 | rms | 2007-10-06T07:28:35 | Scientists figured out what the appendix is for | http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/10/05/national/a133516D49.DTL&tsp=1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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63,990 | havoyan | 2007-10-06T09:41:45 | Buzz Monitoring Widget: Empower You Page With Recent News | http://www.mybuzzmonitor.com | 1 | 1 | [
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63,992 | benhoyt | 2007-10-06T10:08:55 | Simple XP tip: Turn off your beeps | http://blog.micropledge.com/2007/10/turn-off-your-beeps/ | 2 | 1 | [
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63,993 | terpua | 2007-10-06T10:11:13 | Technorati CEO: Techmeme is "a great little site." | null | http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/technorati-ceo-techmeme-is-a-great-little-site/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | missing_parsing | Technorati CEO: Techmeme is "a great little site." | TechCrunch | 2007-10-05T23:31:03+00:00 | Michael Arrington |
I was hoping that the changing of the guard at Technorati would mean that the company would learn to become somewhat humble. Early signs say that isn’t the case. In a Wired interview, incoming CEO Richard Jalichandra did note that the company has some challenges ahead (in reality, the only challenge is to find a buyer, fast).
But he also describes Techmeme, which has a single employee, never raised capital and yet has beaten Technorati at everything it has chosen to do, merely as “a great little site.” He also says Techmeme is not nearly as embedded in the blog community as Technorati:
WN: What’s your take on TechMeme’s leaderboard?
RJ: It’s a great little site and there are a lot of cool things on there, but when I look at the assets we’re sitting on it’s clear that we’re doing something different. They don’t track 100 million blogs and they’re not nearly as embedded in blog community. There’s nothing wrong with that, but in terms of how deep we can go, I feel like we’re in a pretty good place.
Jalichandra may learn the hard way that belittling competitors doesn’t create loads of goodwill for his company. He would be far better off simply stating the truth: that Technorati managed to burn through $20 million in capital and has created little more than the second most popular blog search engine after Google blogsearch (and with how quickly Google is indexing blogs and other news sites, many loyal blog searchers simply search google.com today anyway). They missed huge opportunities – Techmeme (rapidly passionate readers), MyBlogLog (social network around blogs) and Sphere’s related search product (stole Technorati partners like WSJ and Washington Post) are all opportunities that Technorati just plain missed, and shouldn’t have. All of those “great little companies” could have added up to one big company, and Technorati could have been it.
So what is Jalichandra going to focus on as CEO (the real answer is selling the company, but he can’t say that). Here’s his answer:
WN: What can we expect to see from Technorati in the next year with you at the helm?
RJ: We’re really centered on trying to create a wholly unique media experience and improving our properties. Our big thing is going to be working on the advertising side of things to connect brands to the idea of global conversation that we strive for. Most of the opportunities and initiatives we’ve got coming up are going to address those two things.
He’s going to create a “wholly unique media experience,” improve their properties and focus on advertising. That could be inspiring, I guess, if I knew what the hell it meant. Sounds like big company marketing gibberish to me.
On a related note, here’s a juicy rumor that’s been floating around London this week at the Future of Web Apps Conference: In late 2005 Technorati may have turned down a $90 million acquisition offer, demanding $150 million instead. Needless to say, the potential acquiror came to its senses and declined.
Update: Jalichandra responds in the comments:
Mike,
Wow. You really jumped on that/me! First, I must state categorically that when I said that — and you obviously can’t hear the intonation — I stated my admiration for Techmeme genuinely, and in direct response to a question about Techmeme. I truly like the site, and I liked it before I joined Technorati. That said, I see how in print that my admiration gets taken out of context. All I was trying to point out is that our sites and businesses are different — not better or worse, but just different. Anyway, I’d love to meet you in person, so that you’d understand exactly my perspective, and realize I’m not the kind of guy who belittles anyone’s significant accomplishments. Please feel free to drop me a line. best, richard
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63,999 | tomh | 2007-10-06T10:49:12 | Rumor: Facebook To Launch MP3 Store? | null | http://gigaom.com/2007/10/05/rumor-facebook-to-launch-mp3-store/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | http_other_error | 520: Web server is returning an unknown error | null | null |
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64,000 | tomh | 2007-10-06T10:50:32 | 7 Rules for Communicating Clearly and Concisely in Email | null | http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/10/05/7-rules-for-communicating-clearly-and-concisely-in-email/ | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,006 | danw | 2007-10-06T11:42:54 | Dear New York Times: The Pay Wall Was Only Half the Problem | null | http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dear_new_york_times_tear_down_the_registration_wall.php | 3 | 5 | [
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64,007 | danw | 2007-10-06T11:46:20 | Creative Entrepreneurs: The Next Masters of the Universe | null | http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/creative_entrepreneurs_masters_of_the_universe.php | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,008 | danw | 2007-10-06T11:47:33 | Spread to Enlarge - Designing for iPhone, Wii and Other New Web Devices | null | http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/designing_for_iphone_wii.php | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,010 | danw | 2007-10-06T11:48:37 | The Importance of Deadlines | null | http://particletree.com/notebook/the-importance-of-deadlines/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,012 | danw | 2007-10-06T11:52:28 | A Call to Arms for Interaction Designers | null | http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/08/28/a-call-to-arms-for-interaction-designers/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,028 | NSX2 | 2007-10-06T13:22:49 | Greetings Y folks! Simple life-hack in exchange for your collective advice! | null | 6 | 7 | [
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64,029 | danw | 2007-10-06T13:29:52 | OAuth Core 1.0 Final Draft is out: Now go build stuff! | null | http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/10/04/oauth-core-10-final-draft-is-out-now-build-stuff/ | 6 | 1 | [
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64,035 | danw | 2007-10-06T13:53:50 | Interface Design for Mobile Devices | http://yuiblog.com/blog/2007/10/02/challenges-of-interface-design-for-mobile-devices/ | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,040 | nickb | 2007-10-06T14:23:54 | Top 6 Hates with Windows Vista | null | http://blog.sherifmansour.com/?p=165 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,041 | gibsonf1 | 2007-10-06T14:33:21 | Watching the 'Microsoft killers' come and go | null | http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9792319-7.html?tag=nefd.only | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,043 | gibsonf1 | 2007-10-06T14:38:00 | Ubuntu pride--on the basketball court | null | http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9791926-37.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,046 | Jaggu | 2007-10-06T14:39:06 | List of Startups - startup jobs | I don't see many startup job openings on YC JOBS. Is there any site with list of all US startups? Or any special site for startup jobs? | 1 | 1 | [
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64,053 | NSX2 | 2007-10-06T14:58:18 | Another EZ work-hack, same deal. | This is going to seem so simple, you might be quick to dismiss it as stupid. But they teach it to fighter pilots, special forces teams and a small variation of this is taught in hospital emergency room triage training; in other words, situations where you have many variables, need to make a decision with imperfect information and your decision must lead to results ASAP.<p>It's called "A.C.T.E. micro-cycling" and is a practical real world application of skunkworks philosophy (keep messing up faster and more creatively until the solution reveals itself).<p>A. --> ASSESS the situaion rapidly. Don't try to figure out everything. Do something physical like walking or showering or laundry and let your "subconcious" spit out the situation IN A LIMITED TIME. In other words, occupy your over-analytical left-side concious mind, and let your "big picture" right-side subconcious mind figure it out automatically under a tight deadline. "By the time I'm done showering and blowdrying my hair, whatever I figure the problem is, that's what it is." Numerous studies have shown that whatever your right-brain spits out quickly in a tight time-space while you're not "actively thinking" about the problem usually covers 70-90% of the most important issues no matter how much additional time you spend "trying to figure it out". After that it's rapidly declining returns. So analyze and come to an assessment, but do so using the powers of the part of your mind that knows the answer already while you get laundry done too :=)<p>C --> CREATE a >> simple << plan that can be immediately implemented and will bring feedback within hours at best, half-a-day or a day at most. Not plans that need input from this guy and that guy but they're on vacation or its the weekend, just "what can I do right now with what I have at hand to see what kind of results that approach gets me so I can make another quick plan based on almost immediate, continuous feedback?"<p>T --> TAKE ACTION! (self-explanatory; see my other post on why "micro-planning-acting" cycles bypasses brain's built-in resistance to taking action and tendency to get lost in procrastination loops.)<p>E --> Evaluate the outcome of your actions and start another micro cycle - you can actually consider this part just another "Assess" or a "re-assess."<p>ASSESS with right brain, CREATE a super-simple immediately doable plan that gets instant feedback, TAKE immediate action without concern for perfect resources, etc. EVALUATE the outcome of your microcycle with whatever changes your "A.C.T." made to the environment and adjust accordingly.<p>No point in trying to optimize either the assess, the create plan or the action part. The emphasis is on the speed in completing the cycle and the continuousness of one cycle to the next - ie, 4 of these micro-cycles done over 1 weekend will give you more valuable insights than a month's worth of perfect planning and getting together the perfect people/resources/etc.<p>But I'm sure some of you people already know this.<p>As a professor of mine used to say, "Sometimes efficiency is inefficient" (sometimes getting the system to become efficient takes so many resources and time and effort that it drains the energy needed to actually apply and get results from the system, so a "simple, messy, quick" method actually works more effectively than and efficient system.<p>Again (if you found this useful and wish to offer something of value in exchange): I am in New York City area. I want to do a startup like the rest of you. I am not a "haxor" ... but my background is in its own way completely relevant to what I want to do. Technically the idea is more of a "different use of mostly already existing technology/platforms" not a "radically new technology" thing, and from my research most of the stuff / functions can be found in open-source applications.<p>Nonetheless I need some techies. Connections would be appreciated. Or insights into your minds: HOW DO YOU FOLKS LIKE TO BE APPROACHED? WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IN A STARTUP? Hours? Freedom? Dress code? Impact on the world at large and the resulting improvement in quality of life for humanity? Adrenaline rush of doing something clever and sneaky that will take people by surprise? A philosophical cause? Doing the right thing? Making the world a better place? A solid business model? Endless supply of Red Bull? Xbox 360s in the break room? Bean-bag chairs? Free beer for late night programming sessions?<p>Seriously, I have read past posts where people without programming backgrounds post "looking for programmers" type of posts that seem to get at best ignored or at worst trashed; how can I bypass this seemingly built-in reluctance of programmers to work with people unlike yourselves technically, but like yourselves in other ways and with different skill sets that would complement your own for a more balanced whole? If you click my profile there's an email if you wish to contact me directly.<p>Thanks in advance!
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64,060 | vlad | 2007-10-06T15:18:57 | Cool Weebly Site | http://writingcenter.weebly.com/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,080 | nextmoveone | 2007-10-06T16:07:38 | ASK Everyone: How to describe major purchases in 3 words or less? | Hey everyone, I am working on the YC application. I am trying to describe complex/major purchases in 3 words or less.<p>Some examples of major purchases would be:
-A CAR
-A Mortgage
-A Boat
-A Web Designer
-A Consultants Services<p>Anyone know of a way to put it in a nutshell?<p>I've got "services/major purchases/commitment based decisions" so far, can anyone condense that? It seems way to long. | 1 | 5 | [
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64,085 | luccastera | 2007-10-06T16:27:26 | Ask YC: Does your choice of language/platform play a role during an acquisition? | I was wondering if a startup's choice of technology can affect an acquisition. For example, Google seems to use Python & Java a lot, so if your application is built in Lisp or .NET, how big of a role will that play during negotiations?<p>I'm interested in hearing how this scenario is usually handled and if that has ever affected an acquisition? | 3 | 10 | [
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64,101 | fauigerzigerk | 2007-10-06T17:11:40 | Math Whizzes Turbo-Charge An Online Retailer's Sales | http://www.intelligententerprise.com/channels/applications/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202300213 | 4 | 1 | [
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64,112 | Tichy | 2007-10-06T17:31:18 | Ask YC: submit an application a second time? | My problem: no demo yet, co-founder shaky... I suppose I will try to get at least something visible up until 10/11, on the other hand, perhaps I should rather wait for the next round? Or would it be OK to submit the same startup idea again for the next round, only with much improved state/presentation?<p>Maybe it sounds stupid, because ideally, I should get the thing off the ground within 6 months anyway. This particular idea, however, is something I would probably only tackle together with YC. "Alone", I would most likely chose one of my other, smaller projects to focus on. | 6 | 12 | [
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64,114 | bluishgreen | 2007-10-06T17:38:30 | The Hacker's Diet | Weightloss explained by founder of auto desk. | http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/www/part1_1.html#SECTION0100000000000000000 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | no_error | Preface | null | null |
Next: Introduction
Up: The Hacker's Diet
Previous: The Hacker's Diet
This is not a normal diet book, and I am not a normal diet book
author.
I'm not a doctor. Nor am I a nutritionist, psychologist, sports hero,
gourmet chef, or any of the other vocations that seem to qualify
people to tell you how to lose weight.
I'm an engineer by training, a computer programmer by avocation, and
an businessman through lack of alternatives. From grade school in
the 1950's until 1988 I was fat--anywhere from 30 to 80 pounds
overweight. This is a diet book by somebody who spent most of
his life fat.
The absurdity of my situation finally struck home in 1987. ``Look,''
I said to myself, ``you founded one of the five biggest software
companies in the world, Autodesk. You wrote large pieces of AutoCAD,
the world standard for computer aided design. You've made in excess
of fifty million dollars without dropping dead, going crazy, or
winding up in jail. You've succeeded at some pretty difficult things,
and you can't control your flippin' weight?''
Through all the years of struggling with my weight, the fad diets, the
tedious and depressing history most fat people share, I had never,
even once, approached controlling my weight the way I'd work on any
other problem: a malfunctioning circuit, a buggy program, an
ineffective department in my company.
As an engineer, I was trained to solve problems. As a software
developer, I designed tools to help others solve their problems. As a
businessman I survived and succeeded by managing problems. And yet,
all that time, I hadn't looked at my own health as something to be
investigated, managed, and eventually solved in the same way. I
decided to do just that.
This book is a compilation of what I learned. Six months after I
decided being fat was a problem to be solved, not a burden to be
endured, I was no longer overweight. Since then, my weight hasn't
varied by more than a few pounds. I'm hungry less often at 145 pounds
than I was at 215. I look better, feel great, and have more energy
for the things I enjoy. I spend only a few minutes a day maintaining
this happy situation. And I know I'll be able to control my weight
from now on, because I have the tools I need, the will to use them,
and the experience to know they work.
The tools are now in your hands.
Live long and prosper.
John Walker
Sausalito, California
January, 1991
Introduction
About losing weight
About this book
About you
About me
About the computer tools
About pounds and inches
About time!
Next: Introduction
Up: The Hacker's Diet
Previous: The Hacker's Diet
By John Walker
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64,129 | plusbryan | 2007-10-06T18:30:04 | Ask YC: Why does 800-GOOG-411 have a listing for "prostitutes" in SF? | If you call 800-GOOG411 in San Francisco at least, and ask it for a "prostitute", it has an entry and responds, offering up a choice of hotels. What tech powers GOOG-411 that allows for something like this (it certainly doesn't respond to other nonsensical queries) - or did I just discover an easter egg? | 11 | 10 | [
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64,130 | danw | 2007-10-06T18:31:05 | Getting Started with OAuth | null | http://oauth.net/documentation/getting-started | 8 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,141 | maurycy | 2007-10-06T19:03:25 | Top 10 US Advertisers | I remember that sometime ago someone asked what are potential consequences of housing's downturn. Here's the answer. | http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5966 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,143 | maurycy | 2007-10-06T19:05:35 | Is Google Broken? | http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/10/03/is-google-broken.aspx | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,144 | maurycy | 2007-10-06T19:05:55 | The Fucked Google Blog | http://www.fuckedgoogle.com/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,147 | cowmoo | 2007-10-06T19:15:14 | Ask YC: Should you go to graduate school? | I am currently a college CS senior. One of the biggest bind I am going through right now, is deciding whether I should go to graduate school for computer science. Like most people here, I am very much interested in applying CS to exciting and important problems in the everyday world. It would seem like then, I should just start heading out to either Cambridge/Seattle/The Valley.<p>The thing is after having worked at various tech companies, both small and Fortune 500, I realized that companies don't really push you to do research or learn on your own; it's all about "bringing yesterday's technology one step closer to today" and dumbed-down powerpoint presentations to the pointy-haired boss. <p>As for joining or founding a Web start-up, I have tried to launch a few sites with my college friends and honestly, I have come to a conclusion that copying-and-pasting php, playing with photoshop and dreamweaver isn't cutting-edge CS either; Web startups, IMHO, has become more about designs, social networking and hype. <p>Don't get me wrong. I don't want to sit in a closet office in the ivory tower, writing proofs about lambda calculus. But there's just this one paradox:
I happen to see all of the new exciting area's in CS: Bioinformatics, data-mining of online community intelligence, computational finance all have graduate school as a barrier of entry; and yet it is the college/grad school dropouts (see every successful software/web company founder) that made it out of the ivory tower to make an actual difference. <p>So is there a third way out of this lesser of three evils, career IT corporate ladder, trendy style-over-substance web start-up's, academia ivory tower? Any ideas would be appreciated. <p>P.S I tend to use unnecessary adjectives for dramatic effect, I actually think anyone who is involved in IT/Web/CS is a great person and I actually don't mean to offend anyone's professional or academic background. | 2 | 2 | [
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64,148 | louisadekoya | 2007-10-06T19:24:01 | Ask YC: How would you determine how much funding to request from a VC or Angel for a Facebook app? | null | 2 | 7 | [
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64,169 | axiom | 2007-10-06T20:07:29 | Chipping software for faster debugging | null | http://www.primidi.com/2007/10/06.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | no_article | null | null | null | null | 2024-11-08T14:55:31 | null | train |
64,176 | ingenium | 2007-10-06T20:18:14 | Developing a modular, nanoparticle drug delivery system | http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2007/10/06/developing_a_modular_nanoparticle_drug_delivery_system.html | 4 | 3 | [
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64,182 | augy | 2007-10-06T20:34:55 | Web Startups Are A Commodity | http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2007/10/web-startups-ar.html | 8 | 2 | [
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64,188 | prime0196 | 2007-10-06T20:47:59 | Hackers with no equity in company: good or bad? | Does YC frown upon applicants who have hackers on their team but hold not equity stake? How should they be included in the application. | null | 10 | 34 | [
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64,204 | soapdev | 2007-10-06T21:16:54 | Student lays Smackdown on Web 3.0 Hype | http://www.sproutly.com/2007/10/06/web-30-or-whatever-you-want-to-call-it/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,205 | nickb | 2007-10-06T21:19:56 | Vista the true infomercial | http://dthomasdigital.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vista-the-true-info-commercial/ | 9 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,221 | bluishgreen | 2007-10-06T22:08:30 | The Future of Cognitive Computing - Panel Discussion (vid) | http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=41347195024906280 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,222 | amichail | 2007-10-06T22:09:14 | Donald Knuth Questions Answered Video | http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3147833455273735180#8m45s | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,225 | DaniFong | 2007-10-06T22:11:46 | Favorite Language/Editor Features | (Originally posted on the TopCoder forums)<p>What are your favorite language or editor features, or what would you love to be able to use?<p>Some of my favorites are closures, dynamic typing, mix-ins, and functions as first order objects. Originally these were just neat features, but I've found myself using them as the best way to express my ideas in code, even in a contest situation. Actually, C#'s anonymous delegates are the reason I use it in contests, despite generics being quite a bit weaker than templates (superficially they seemed as powerful, but as a scientist the first thing I would want to do is code numerical routines in a generic fashion, and guess what -- you can't even ensure that a certain class can use regular operators. This really bugs me.)<p>I'll also admit to being swayed by Paul Graham's Essays, and I'd love to try out some of the interesting macro hacks that he speaks of, but so far I haven't had many opportunities to do so.<p>There are a few dream features I'd love to use, even though I'm not sure if they'd be altogether useful. I've just never seen them before, and I figure that language/editor design is something fun enough that I'd like to throw them out there to see what people have to say.<p>There's a pattern running through most of these requests, namely that programming languages seemed to have evolved and entrenched themselves at a time when terminal capabilities enforced a text-only approach to programming. Now we have real-time 3D games producing life-like imagery, but for some reason, programming has only incorporated such features into a layer on top of the languages (like the facilities in ReSharper, which has made my programming much more enjoyable). I want to know how much farther you can push things.<p>1. Support for different fonts and symbols, native to the code, and extremely accessible to the editor.<p>This might just be my background in math, but I'd love to declare my variables using Greek letters, declare a function using a big beautiful, curly, math blackboard font F, write case statements using a curly brace { and conditionals on the right side, access array fields with subscript notation -- or tensors using super/subscript notation, and have all of that shown to me graphically.<p>Again, I'm not sure if it's just my background, but when I see people sketching out a program on a blackboard, or on scratch paper, or formatting it for publication, it doesn't look like code, but much more like formulas. They don't use massive variable names -- they declare these once, like in documentation, and then proceed to think using this extremely compressed language, with one letter identifiers and mathematical notation. I don't know why languages haven't done this yet. (Edit: actually this might be a good jumping off point. Scoped aliases, which would work like c-macros, not references, but they'd be scoped)<p>2. Support for mathematical notation like summation (the Sigma symbol), or products, or set operations, and so forth, in the code. I also think a facility to distinguish between enumerable, comparable, and hashable objects and data structures might be a win, but it seems quite heavy-weight.<p>3. Easy and straightforward access to random numbers and characters within a range, in the code. It's no secret that random numbers are useful for a wide range of problems. They're so useful that it seems silly that every time I want one, just any old random number, that I must declare a randomization object, then type Rand.Next(0,100) or whatever. Why can't I write ~(0,100) or something?<p>4. A graphical representation of state machines. Over and over again, state machines seem to drastically simplify a large number of otherwise difficult problems. We can work these out on paper, but then we can't ship them with the code. Or we can use some external program to draw things for us, and then ship the doc with the code, hoping that people will read it, and not let it get out of sync. Why not have simple facilities for writing or detecting state machines, and then graphical representations of them? With facilities like Yield, Iterators, and object wide booleans, we're halfway there.<p>5. Interactive compilation. I don't just mean like a regular interpreter, I mean something more like when in Mathematica or Maple, you type in a command, hit the enter button, and it produces something that the program compiles down to. "What's the derivative of some long expression?" Write it, take the derivative, and it tells me. I want to be able to ask, "What code is produced when I pass this closure to this function?" Write it, hit enter, and it should be able to say.<p>Do you guys have any other dream features? Anything so good that it would compel you to try a new language? Why? | 5 | 8 | [
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64,240 | cbetta | 2007-10-06T22:49:29 | Use OpenID Beyond Authentication | http://fourstarters.com/2007/10/06/fowa-talk-use-openid-beyond-authentication/ | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,241 | cbetta | 2007-10-06T22:49:56 | FlexiScale - A Good Alternative to Amazon EC2 | http://fourstarters.com/2007/10/06/fowa-roundup-flexiscale-a-good-alternative-to-amazon-ec2/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,242 | cbetta | 2007-10-06T22:50:16 | Blurb - Self Publish Without Webapp | http://fourstarters.com/2007/10/06/fowa-roundup-blurb-self-publish-without-webapp/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,243 | cbetta | 2007-10-06T22:50:38 | MeeCard - A Snippet of Youness Online | http://fourstarters.com/2007/10/06/fowa-roundup-meecard-a-snippet-of-youness-online/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,253 | wonjun | 2007-10-06T23:04:56 | Ask YC: Online demo url | We just read that YC prefers an obscure demo url that is not password protected, and
we have the following options.<p>
<a href="http://56.34.433.32" rel="nofollow">http://56.34.433.32</a><p>- url to our development server<p>- This is safe without a password protection, but it is less reliable and I have to keep my computer on until YC reviews our demo.<p><a href="http://www.demo.com/obscure" rel="nofollow">http://www.demo.com/obscure</a>, or <a href="http://www.obscure.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.obscure.com</a><p>
- url to our production server<p>- Although direct hits aren't likely, without a password protection, we are concerned that they will become accessible from search engines.<p>How did you guys handle this problem, and what would be the most appropriate form of the obscure demo url?<p>Thank you very much, and good luck to you all!
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64,283 | cbetta | 2007-10-07T00:10:17 | Ethical Advertising for Web Apps | http://fourstarters.com/2007/10/07/fowa-talk-ethical-advertising-for-web-apps/ | 5 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,295 | nickb | 2007-10-07T01:13:49 | How can it possibly be that we can exhaustively search an infinite space in a finite time? | null | http://sigfpe.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-can-it-possibly-be-that-we-can.html | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,296 | nickb | 2007-10-07T01:14:29 | Obscure and Ugly Perlisms in Ruby | null | http://blog.nicksieger.com/articles/2007/10/06/obscure-and-ugly-perlisms-in-ruby | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,297 | nickb | 2007-10-07T01:14:45 | Neat tricks with iptables | null | http://www.newartisans.com/blog_files/tricks.with.iptables.php | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,310 | nickb | 2007-10-07T01:55:34 | Eight of the Worst Spreadsheet Blunders - Avoid Million Dollar Mistakes | null | http://cio.com/article/131500/Eight_of_the_Worst_Spreadsheet_Blunders | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,311 | oxyona | 2007-10-07T01:56:26 | How "work at home" scams actually work | http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,146203,00.html | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,313 | terpua | 2007-10-07T01:59:07 | Threadless Is No Longer Placeless With Retail Store | null | http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/10/threadless_retail_store_chicago.html | 5 | 2 | [
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64,321 | nickb | 2007-10-07T02:19:38 | The ten worst presentation moments | null | http://www.microsoft.com/uk/atwork/work/presentationdisasters.mspx | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,325 | nickb | 2007-10-07T03:09:30 | Pmarca: The web and mainstream consumer behavior in 2007 | http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/10/the-web-and-mai.html | 15 | 2 | [
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64,327 | nickb | 2007-10-07T03:09:59 | pmarca: 12 questions for the producers of the new Bionic Woman | null | http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/10/11-questions-fo.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,331 | terpua | 2007-10-07T03:34:44 | Rumor: Tagged Platform will mimic Facebook Platform APIs | null | http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/10/06/rumor-tagged-platform-will-mimic-facebook-platform-apis/ | 6 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,334 | amichail | 2007-10-07T03:46:30 | CS discussion: "We did not appreciate that the computer could be as versatile as the pen." | http://www.talkaboutprogramming.com/group/comp.lang.lisp/messages/230722.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,336 | nickb | 2007-10-07T03:49:55 | Thinking about your career: Everybody Wants to Rule the World | null | http://blogs.msdn.com/philipsu/archive/2006/03/19/554743.aspx | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,338 | nickb | 2007-10-07T03:52:12 | Some Notes on Tim Bray's Wide Finder Benchmark in Python | null | http://effbot.org/zone/wide-finder.htm | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,342 | nickb | 2007-10-07T04:01:55 | WiFi update helps eye doctors | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7029942.stm | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,343 | nickb | 2007-10-07T04:02:53 | Myths and realities of nano futures | null | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3920685.stm | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,346 | nickb | 2007-10-07T04:34:21 | pmarca: Quote of the week: Filmmaker Ridley Scott on his first three creative projects | null | http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/10/quote-of-the-we.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
64,351 | havoyan | 2007-10-07T05:09:07 | Website monitoring service with Ajax desktop interface | http://www.monitis.com | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,362 | neilc | 2007-10-07T06:55:47 | The Fakebook Generation | http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/opinion/06mathias.html?ex=1349409600&en=2da1c3f706197a55&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink | 11 | 6 | [
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64,367 | chaostheory | 2007-10-07T07:33:19 | For once the World Bank says something smart about the real causes of prosperity (and poverty) | http://reason.com/news/show/122854.html | 30 | 11 | [
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64,382 | adrianwaj | 2007-10-07T08:56:31 | Who would also like more info about items in the item bodies of news.YC's rss feed? | eg comment count, comments, news.YC submitter and their karma, source and link back to item page | 3 | 9 | [
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64,386 | bootload | 2007-10-07T09:00:03 | BT to UK customers: Share your WiFi... please! | http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071005-bt-to-uk-customers-share-your-wifi-please.html | 9 | 4 | [
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64,388 | bootload | 2007-10-07T09:01:26 | Google Mines Mobile Queries, Finds Longer Strings, More Searches, And More Clicks | http://searchengineland.com/071005-170103.php | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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64,390 | bootload | 2007-10-07T09:03:05 | Boy, 8, evaluates software for Silicon Valley company | http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/10/04/1004whiz.html | 1 | 2 | [
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64,396 | bootload | 2007-10-07T09:15:49 | Facebook Application Market: Long Tail Rules | http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/10/facebook_long_tail_report.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | no_error | Radar - O’Reilly | null | By Ben Lorica and Claire Vo |
Now, next, and beyond: Tracking need-to-know trends at the intersection of business and technology
Areas we’re focusing on:
AI/MLFew technologies have the potential to change the nature of work and how we live as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
Future of the FirmEverything from new organizational structures and payment schemes to new expectations, skills, and tools will shape the future of the firm.
Innovation & DisruptionStay on top of the emerging tools, trends, issues, and context necessary for making informed decisions about business and technology.
Next ArchitectureSee how companies are using the cloud and next-generation architectures to keep up with changing markets and anticipate customer needs.
Next EconomyWe’re charting a course from today’s tech-driven economy to a “next” economy that strikes a better balance between people and automation.
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64,411 | alaskamiller | 2007-10-07T10:50:19 | 15 Most Ridiculously Useful Websites. Can you make one that's better? | http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/15-Ridiculously-Useful-Websites.50487 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | no_error | Leveraging Best Websites for Effective Digital Marketing | null | null | Originally posted on December 31, 2023 @ 2:53 pmIn the realm of digital marketing, the importance of a well-structured and effectively designed website cannot be overstated. Your digital platform serves as the cornerstone of your online presence, where marketing strategies come to life to engage and convert visitors. As such, identifying the best websites for digital marketing is more than just about aesthetics; it’s about the powerful combination of user experience, content quality, and strategically placed calls-to-action that drive business growth.
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SEO (Search Engine Optimization): Crafting your website and content to improve your rank in search engine results is indispensable. This includes on-page elements like quality content, relevant keywords, and meta tags, as well as off-page elements like backlinks.
PPC (Pay-Per-Click) Advertising: This is a model of online advertising where you pay a fee each time your ad is clicked. Effective PPC strategies can drive traffic to your website immediately upon launching a campaign.
Content Marketing: Engaging and valuable content attracts and retains a clearly defined audience. By consistently delivering relevant information, you can encourage customers to take profitable actions.
Email Marketing: A direct line to your audience, sending personalized, targeted messages can yield high engagement rates. Email marketing remains a powerful tool for nurturing leads and securing conversions.
Social Media Marketing: Each social media platform offers unique avenues to connect with your audience, foster community, and amplify your brand voice.
Mobile Marketing: With the increasing use of smartphones, strategies like SMS campaigns, mobile apps, and responsive web design have become crucial to reach your audience effectively.
By mastering these components, you can develop a comprehensive digital marketing strategy that enhances your online presence, engages your target audience, and drives business growth.
Designing a Marketing Website
In crafting a compelling marketing website, your focus must be on harmonizing aesthetics with user experience to drive conversion. Keen attention to branding, website design, and clear calls to action (CTAs) play crucial roles in generating traffic and improving conversion rates.
Website Aesthetics
Visuals and Branding: Your website’s visuals are the first impression visitors receive. Implement a color scheme that aligns with your branding for a cohesive look. High-quality images and a clean layout help establish a professional image. Always strive for a responsive design to ensure visual appeal across all devices.
Designers’ Role: Designers are instrumental in creating a visual hierarchy. This guides visitors through your site, highlighting key sections like CTAs and important content, which can directly influence traffic and engagement.
User Experience
Navigation and Load Time: Efficient navigation is key to user experience; it should be intuitive, helping users find information quickly. Load time is also critical; a delay of a few seconds can sharply increase bounce rates. A fast-loading website with logical navigation enhances user experience, which can lead to higher traffic and conversion rates.
Interactive Features: Include interactive features sparingly to engage visitors without overwhelming them or affecting the site’s load time. Tools like chatbots can enhance user experience by providing quick assistance.
Conversion Optimization
Call To Action (CTA): Your CTAs should be bold and clear, standing out on the page. Phrases like “Sign Up Now” or “Get Started” effectively prompt action. Placing CTAs strategically after compelling content can boost conversion rates.
Responsive Design and Conversion: Ensure your website is mobile-friendly with responsive design. With increasing mobile usage, a site that performs seamlessly on any device can significantly impact your conversion.
By prioritizing these elements, you’re creating a marketing website that not only looks great but also performs effectively, encouraging visitors to take action.
Strategies for Traffic and Growth
In the digital marketing world, driving traffic and achieving growth requires a strategic approach involving careful optimization for search engines, crafting valuable content, and leveraging various advertising platforms.
SEO Best Practices
To improve your site’s visibility in search engine results, it is crucial to utilize SEO tools like Ahrefs and SEMrush. These tools aid you in conducting keyword research, tracking rankings, and benchmarking your site against competitors. Optimizing your website includes ensuring fast loading speeds, securing high-quality backlinks, and structuring content with the user experience in mind.
Content Creation and Marketing
Infusing your content marketing with originality and value is imperative for engagement and growth. Whether you choose to write informative blogs or design compelling infographics, ensuring that your content answers your audience’s questions is key. Consistently publishing high-quality content will not only attract traffic but also establish your brand’s authority.
Paid Advertising Channels
Harnessing the power of paid advertising channels such as Google Ads, Facebook, and LinkedIn can significantly boost your online traffic. It’s important to target your ads effectively to reach your desired audience and continually measure and adjust your campaigns for optimal performance. Integrating search engine marketing strategies with your organic efforts can lead to comprehensive digital growth.
Building Authority and Trust
To establish a robust presence in digital marketing, it’s crucial to focus on building authority and trust. Your audience’s perception of your brand’s credibility can significantly impact your online success.
Leveraging Customer Feedback
Customer feedback is an indispensable tool for reinforcing your brand’s authority. By actively soliciting reviews and displaying testimonials on your site, you give voice to your customer’s experiences. It’s important to manage a feedback system where both positive and negative reviews are visible, demonstrating transparency and the ability to adapt and improve.
Incorporate Real Testimonials: Use authentic testimonials to humanize your brand. Video testimonials can be particularly effective.
Highlight Customer Reviews: Feature customer reviews prominently on your site, particularly on product pages.
Showcasing Achievements
Showcasing your brand’s achievements can solidify your position as a leader in your industry. This includes highlighting your portfolio and case studies that demonstrate successful campaigns or projects.
Display Awards and Certificates: Boldly present any awards or recognitions to build credibility.
Document Case Studies: Offer detailed case studies to illustrate your track record of success and effectiveness.
By integrating customer feedback into your digital footprint and promoting your accomplishments, you cement your brand’s reputation, encouraging trust and authority among your audience.
Leveraging Marketing Tools and Analytics
To effectively enhance your digital marketing efforts, incorporating advanced tools for SEO, CRM, and analytics is essential. These tools not only streamline your strategies but also provide valuable insights that drive decision-making.
SEO and SEM Tools
For Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM), tools like SEMrush offer a comprehensive platform for keyword research, competitor analysis, and tracking your search rankings. Utilizing SEMrush, you can identify the keywords that are bringing the most traffic to your competitors and incorporate them into your own campaign strategies to bolster your online visibility.
Keyword analysis: Discover which keywords drive traffic.
Competitor benchmarking: Compare your SEO performance.
CRM and Email Strategies
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems empower you to manage your customer interactions efficiently. By using CRMs, you can automate communications and keep a systematic record of all email addresses and transactions. Marketing automation within a CRM can help streamline your email strategies, ensuring that your messages are timely and personalized, which increases engagement and conversion rates.
Personalized emails: Tailor content to individual users.
Automation: Schedule campaigns for optimal engagement.
Analytics and Reporting
Analytics toolsets are crucial in measuring the performance of your digital marketing initiatives. By analyzing website traffic and customer behavior, you get real-time insights that can shape your marketing strategies. Analytics help track conversions, determine ROI, and reveal opportunities for optimization. Accurate reporting is key to understanding what works and where to allocate resources for maximum impact.
Conversion tracking: Monitor key performance indicators.
Data interpretation: Translate analytics into actionable steps.
Leverage these tools to stay ahead of the curve and maximize your digital marketing efforts. Each tool and strategy offers a unique advantage that can lead to an increase in traffic and, ultimately, revenue.
Effective Use of Social Media
Social media marketing is an essential component of modern digital strategies. Platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube offer unique opportunities to connect with audiences. To maximize your impact, consider these core elements:
Define Your Goals: Start by clearly defining your marketing objectives. Stay focused, whether it’s brand awareness, lead generation, or customer engagement.
Target Audience: Know your audience. Tailor your content to their preferences and the social platforms where they are most active.
Content Strategy:
Value and Relevance: Post content that is both valuable and relevant to your audience.
Consistency: Maintain a consistent posting schedule.
Visuals: Use high-quality images and videos to attract attention.
Social Media Management:
Tools: Utilize social media management tools to schedule posts and analyze data.
Engagement: Actively engage with your community. Respond to comments and messages promptly.
Advertising:
Leverage platform-specific ads, such as Facebook Ads, for targeted outreach.
Analytics:
Regularly review analytics to understand your performance and adapt your strategy accordingly.
Platform
Use Case
Facebook
Broad reach, diverse audience
LinkedIn
Professional networking
Instagram
Visual storytelling
YouTube
Video content, tutorials
By approaching social media marketing with a structured plan and leveraging each platform’s strengths, you’ll be able to craft a more effective digital marketing strategy.
Agency Insights
In the realm of digital marketing, selecting the right agency can make all the difference. A top-tier digital marketing agency offers a range of services, from SEO to social media management, and aligns with your business goals through strategic partnerships.
Top Digital Marketing Agencies
Luminary: Tailored solutions with a touch of creativity, offering comprehensive digital strategies.
SmartSites: Known for innovative approaches in driving traffic and enhancing online presence.
WebMechanix: A results-focused agency that prioritizes ROI across digital campaigns.
KOTA: Integrates artful design with digital marketing expertise.
RNO1: Aligns brand resonance with user-centric digital experiences.
CemtrexLabs: Fuses technology and marketing to push digital boundaries.
Digital Silk: Crafts superior digital experiences to elevate your brand presence.
BYND: Specializes in connecting brands with their audience using data-driven strategies.
Humaan: Delivers engaging websites and digital products with user experience at the heart.
Bleech: A go-to partner for web development and long-term digital support.
What to Look for in an Agency
Expertise: Confirm the agency’s proficiency in digital marketing services essential to your needs.
Partnerships: Investigate their track record of successful client partnerships.
Case Studies: Look for tangible results demonstrated in detailed case studies.
Cultural Fit: Ensure their team aligns with your company’s culture and values.
Trends and Future of Digital Marketing
As you navigate the digital marketing landscape, understanding the current trends and anticipating future directions is crucial for success. The future predicts a sustained growth in digital marketing efforts across all sectors, with a particularly strong emphasis on e-commerce and mobile marketing. In fact, with an ever-increasing number of internet users accessing information on-the-go, your strategies must prioritize mobile optimization to stay relevant.
Mobile-First Strategies: Mobile traffic has overshadowed desktop, making mobile-friendly websites and advertising a standard, not an option.
Voice Search Optimization: With the rise of virtual assistants, optimizing for voice search is becoming essential, altering the way keywords are targeted.
Personalization: Tailoring content to individual preferences leads to higher engagement rates and customer loyalty.
Video Content Dominance: Videos continue to be a preferred medium for information and entertainment, necessitating their inclusion in your marketing mix.
E-commerce has been revolutionized by digital marketing. The customer journey from discovery to purchase is now often fully digital, making SEO and SEM more important than ever. Stay abreast with platforms like Search Engine Journal for the latest updates and insights on how to keep your strategies sharp and effective.
Key Area
Why It’s Important
Mobile Marketing
Majority of users access internet via mobile devices
E-commerce
Digital marketing drives online sales
SEO & SEM
Critical for online visibility and traffic
Content Personalization
Increases user engagement and loyalty
Remember, your digital marketing strategy should continually evolve to meet the changing demands of technology and consumer behavior. By staying informed and adaptable, you maintain a competitive edge.
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