If you steal from one author it’s plagiarism; if you steal from many it’s research. ~ David Wiseman (@daw1975). Here’s a well-researched Best of SMX thanks largely to Rachel Slovin (@rachslov), @CharlieKalech, @SaraBCole, Ari Roth (@ARoth26), @JakeMaslow, Nadine Wildmann (@meeplecom), @ShlomoWiesen, Ben Heligman (@BHeligman), @YairHyman, Eli Feldblum (@Feldbum), @OneTiredEma & Ephraim Gopin (@fundraisinisfun). Gary Illyes (from […]
Another great conference! Here were the best lines and lessons: Best ideas Merry Morud On Facebook you can edit the headlines on articles you post. So I changed the headline on the SMX Israel article to “SMX Israel welcomes Merry Morud.” My family doesn’t get how this stuff works, so they just think I’m awesome. Merry […]
Was privileged to hear user experience expert Jared Spool. Here’s the best of what he said: Best lessons Compared best and worst UX companies. The best had three characteristics: Shared vision of what the experience would be like in 5 years Everybody had spent at least 2 hours watching people use the product during the […]
I had the privilege of speaking at MegaComm last week, which allowed me to hear Dave Carroll of United Breaks Guitars fame. I’m ashamed to admit that my first impression was that this was a one hit wonder still barely holding on to his fifteen minutes of fame. But he quickly won me over and […]
Best lines and lessons Roi Ben Ami: Females always win. [Discussing A/B test results regarding male vs female faces on landing pages] Successful landing pages help the user paint the picture of what happens after the conversion. Uri Breitman: If you delete a site, you have to shift delete it. You can’t redirect its pages […]
Pubcon was great! Here’s the best from the conference: Best lines Jerry West: SEO will never be dead until Matt Cutts says the new algorithm is paid search. [On the one year anniversary of Leo Laporte’s PubCon keynote prediction that SEO would likely be dead in six months] Matt Cutts: Think of the link disavowal tool […]
SMX Advanced was fantastic! Here’s the best from the conference: Best Lines & Lessons: Rhea Drysdale: Why am I qualified to talk about tools? I’ve built some. I’ve bought some. And I’ve dated some. Matt Cutts: If you’re buying or selling links and you think you’re being so careful that nobody could ever find out? […]
Ah, SMX Israel. Marty Weintraub, Michael King and others flying to Israel to join Israel’s top SEOs. I get to go to a great conference without flying anywhere. And great Kosher food. This is the life. Here were the best lines: Best Lines Roman Zelvenschi: Nobody knows how to pronounce my last name, but that’s OK, […]
PubCon was great. Here’s the best of the best: Best Lines William Leake: 23% of adults have cursed at their phone after a bad experience with a mobile site. What if they put siri on? What if it curses at us better than we curse at it? Dan Zarella: All these takeaways are under 140 […]
BlogWorld was awesome. Here’s the best of the best: Best Lines Amber Naslund: There are these big changes going on in how people interact, and we’re in charge. Are your parents scared? They should be. Our top fear isn’t failure, it’s being blamed. … they’d stone me to death. And not in the good way. […]