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Tom Hughes-Croucher (Jetpacks for Dinosaurs)
I have made a map of everything involved in getting from your computer, via your ISP, to a web site and back. It's exhaustive, but that's the point. Where the heck should we optimize? This talk will take the audience on a journey through the guts of the internet to learn how and where to optimize for speed.
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Drew Houston (Dropbox),
Adam Smith (Xobni)
Many products launch, but few reach widespread adoption. Learn how the founders of Dropbox and Xobni attracted millions of users within the first two years of launching their products on a $0 marketing spend. Topics include practical tips on how to encourage word of mouth, build buzz and attract PR, and create products that people love.
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Eric Meyer (Complex Spiral Consulting)
It's become somewhat fashionable of late to refer to HTML5 and the web stack as a "Flash killer". The Flash/Flex community, understandably, has not suffered this kind of talk quietly. The ongoing absence of Flash from Apple's wildly popular portable devices has only fueled the fire. Openness, stability, ubiquity, consistency, and security are all thrown around like the discs of Tron.
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Jason Grigsby (Cloud Four)
Learn the *DOs* and *DON'Ts* of a Successful Mobile Strategy.
Mobile continues to be the hottest technology sector. The iPhone has reached 3 billion downloads. Android devices are now available on every major carrier in the United States. And the mobile web once again doubled last year.
People and businesses are waking up to the reality that *mobile is the next big thing*.
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Alexa Andrzejewski (Foodspotting)
What kind of experience do you want to create? Having a concrete answer can set your startup apart and drive design decisions. Whether you have an established product or an idea you can't wait to get off the ground, this workshop will equip you to craft a concrete experience vision that can drive development and ensure that the experience surrounding your product is not accidental.
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John McRee (EffectiveUI)
Unlike building a bridge where engineers can precisely plan ahead for the challenges ahead of them, the process of software development is more comparable to that of war, where the battlefield is complex, dynamic and unpredictable. Using examples from his new book, published by O’Reilly Media, John McRee will discuss “Effective UI: The Art of Building Great User Experience in Software.”
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Moderated by:
Chris Anderson (Wired Magazine)Panelists:
Christopher Dean (Skype),
Brad Jefferson (Animoto),
Joe Kennedy (Pandora)
It's no secret that startups need a strong business model to stay afloat in a continuously challenging economy. This session focuses on the good, bad and ugly of the freemium model, shared by the executives of three successful companies based on one. Why go freemium? Where do you draw the “free” line? And how do you convert users to customers?
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Peter Merholz (Adaptive Path)
Your customers lead multi-channel lives. So why are you focused on just one? In this talk, Peter Merholz will lay out a strategy for "Web + 1", connecting the web to other service touchpoints, and how to address the organizational challenges in doing so.
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Moderated by:
Tom Coates (Independent )Panelists:
Alok Deshpande (Loopt),
Michael Higgins (Rhiza Labs),
Jenny Lam (Jackson Fish Market),
Brett Lider (Google, Inc.)
Is it more than just a big iPhone? Thousands of apps have been created for the new tablet device. Some companies have chosen to stay on the web while some have poured resources into a native app. What are the design considerations? How are the apps different from their iPhone and Android cousins? Join four iPad app designers as they discuss their product and the thinking behind it.
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Charlene Li (Altimeter Group)
The biggest barrier to the adoption of social technology in an organization is resistance to being open--a fear on the part of leaders that if they let go of control, chaos will ensue. This presentation will highlight lessons from a new book, "Open Leadership" that looks at a new paradigm for strategy and business.
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Moderated by:
Jeff Veen (Typekit)Panelists:
Stephen Coles (FontShop/Typographica),
Paul Irish (Google)
After 15 years of contenting ourselves with system fonts, type in images, or hacks with Flash, we can finally use real fonts on the web. With broad browser support for CSS @font-face, a new era of web typography is dawning. But that's only the beginning. New technical hurdles, new font formats, and new licensing restrictions need to be considered.
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Kristina Halvorson (Brain Traffic)
The web industry is abuzz with The Next Big Thing… content strategy! Why? Because content is hard. It's messy, it's complicated, and it's expensive. Content strategy to the rescue! This session will teach you about core tools and processes you can take advantage of right now. And when you do, you'll see immediate results: better, more manageable content your audiences will actually care about.
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