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How Behavioral Economics of Gifting Impacts Commerce Magento Imagine 2014 Session
Magento Imagine 2014 session on how behavioral economics shapes gift-giving and why merchants should make gifting more social than transactional.
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Writing about ecommerce, AI, leadership, and building at the intersection of commerce and technology.
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Responsive Evolution Breakout Session Magento Imagine 2014
Brendan Falkowski's Imagine 2014 talk on multi-device frontend strategy: moving beyond responsive design to prioritize maintainability and performance.
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Engaging Customers & Sustaining Success Magento Imagine 2014 Session
Notes from the Magento Imagine 2014 panel on innovative customer engagement, in-store tech, loyalty programs, and A/B testing strategies.
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What Happens in the Lab, Stays in the Lab User Research Imagine 2014 Session
Magento Imagine 2014 session sharing 10 secrets to user research from eBay Enterprise, including eye-tracking, interview techniques, and lab testing.
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Tuesday Morning Keynote Magento Imagine 2014
Notes from Roy Rubin's Magento Imagine 2014 keynote on transformation in commerce, plus the product roadmap reveals for Magento 1.9, 1.14, and Magento 2.
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eBay Inc. Merchant Solutions Forum at Imagine 2014
Magento Imagine 2014 recap of the eBay Merchant Solutions Forum covering PayPal, Braintree, eBay marketplaces, and new partner support tools.
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My path as an eCommerce merchant-support monkey-developer-executive-partner
My winding ecommerce career path — from pre-dot-com merchant and support rep to Magento developer, agency founder, and solutions partner.
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What I Wish Someone Told Me Before My First Trip to Magento Imagine
A practical packing and preparation checklist for first-time Magento Imagine attendees, covering attire, gear, Vegas tips, and scheduling.
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Suggestions for an Unofficial Magento Discussion Site?
Twitter's 140-character limit is not enough for real Magento community debates. I'm proposing an unofficial discussion site and asking for your ideas.
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Magento Community Edition Hosted Solution
An accidentally leaked Magento Community Edition Hosted Solution page hints at a new turnkey offering bundled with Magento CE 1.9 beta.
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How I Work: Arranging Your Desk for Creative Productivity
How rearranging my desk to face natural light and trees improved creativity and focus, plus tips for setting up a productive workspace.
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How I Hire: Questions & Screening
The screening questions and evaluation process I built at Creatuity to hire great developers by testing passion, communication, and motivation.
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Returning to my Geeky Roots in the Magento Community
After years focused on growing Creatuity as CEO, I'm getting back into Magento development and reconnecting with the community that inspired me to start.
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Acknowledging The One Thing Standing Between You and Your Goals: Fear
Fear, not a lack of time or money, is what truly holds most of us back from our goals. The first step to overcoming it is simply to acknowledge it exists.
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Cooking and Reaching Your Goals
How over-planning my cooking hobby kept me from ever cooking. The fix? Stop researching the perfect system and just start doing it.
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The Death of Books
Scribd just launched an ebook subscription service, signaling a shift in publishing. Are we heading toward the end of printed books, or just a shakeup?
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Dr Blog or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love New Topics
Lessons from blogging inconsistently and how exploring new topics, networking, and challenging yourself can unlock a steady stream of ideas.
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Magento URL Key Optimizer Userscript
A Greasemonkey userscript that auto-updates the Magento URL key when you edit or duplicate products, saving time and improving SEO.
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Is your iMac locking up, freezing or beach balling?
If your iMac freezes or beach balls after sleep with a Crucial m4 SSD, a simple firmware update may fix the issue. Here is how I solved it.
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Getting an SBA Loan for Your Small Business: Part I
A step-by-step guide to applying for an SBA-backed loan, from evaluating your business and understanding the 7(a) program to preparing your paperwork.