The majority of online retailers (79%) say improving the checkout process is one of their top priorities for the remainder of the year, according to a new Forrester Research report.
Yahoo Puts New Spin on the Recruiting Process
Today Yahoo! released what it refers to as the first performance-based online recruitment product, Yahoo! HotJobs Pay Per Candidate. The new HotJobs feature lets recruiters pay for candidates instead of just per listing.
The idea is that this will help recruiters tie their dollars directly to their results. The recruitment community will get its first look at the product at the upcoming Society for Human Resource Management conference starting June 28 in New Orleans.
The Process of Ad Copy Creation
Murdok discussed the creation of ad copy and the stages of the buy cycle with Mona Elesseily of Page zero Media recently. Do you have a process you use for ad copy creation? Tell us about it.
The Conclusion of Facebook’s Voting Process
Based on a post for the General Counsel for Facebook, Ted Ullyot, the results for the Facebook vote are in and the new rules / terms of service are in. Or are they?
Gmail Simplifies the Labeling Process
Google has taken a few steps to make labeling email messages in Gmail a little less complicated, particularly for those who are new to the service and not used to the Gmail labeling system.
Gmail users will notice that the buttons at the top of their inboxes are a little different looking now:
Blog Optimization Is An Ongoing Process
Yesterday I posted “3 Reasons Why Blog SEO Fails” to help readers avoid the pitfalls of starting a business or corporate blog purely for SEO reasons only to end up wasting time and energy. Without proper planning, oversight and passion for the topic, blogs implemented purely for SEO objectives are doomed to fail.
Wikipedia Gets Big Grant To Simplify Contribution Process
Back in March, the official article count for all versions of Wikipedia combined hit 10 million. It was an impressive moment, but one that might have come much sooner if not for some overly complicated procedures. So Wikipedia has been given a large grant to make contributing to the volunteer-written encyclopedia easier.
Say Goodbye To Ye Olde Editorial Process
There may always be a place for paper. This isn’t about that – the likelihood that print is on the verge of extinction – but rather how a new generation of editors and writers present the news in a digital world. The new format for news – there must always be a standard eventually – is evolving, as dinosaurs wheeze and choke.
Google And The Political Process
Your search results are brought to you by Google. A part of your income may be, as well (if you use AdSense). But what about your president? A new article examines Google’s relationship with the political process.
Business Rules & the Rational Process
Periodically I get asked about bringing business rules into the Rational Unified Process or RUP. RUP and the Enterprise Unified Process are designed to apply UML and best practices in a formal way.