Here’s our team’s round-up of the most useful links, resources and industry news we’ve bookmarked this week – May 11th – 17th (2009).
Creative & Technical Development
- 10 Information Architecture Mistakes by Useit.com
- Optimising Conversion Rates: It’s All About Usability by Smashing Magazine
- Checkout Inspiration From Top Converting Sites by Get Elastic
- Pagination 101 by Kura Fire Network
- Flairbuilder: Interactive Wireframes and Software Prototypes by Flairbuilder
- Intuitive Equals Familiar by asktog.com
- Nick’s Top User Experience Books by Nick Fink
- Web Series: 4 Things To Ask Yourself Before Starting by Felicia Day
- Storytelling Is Stuck In A Rut by paidContent.org
Promotion & Distribution
- A Tale Of Two Dentists by Ideas on Ideas
- The Case For Narrowcasting by paidContent.org
- Why Physical Media Is Archaic by Jeremiah Owyang
- DVD Tops For Entertainment by NewTeeVee
- How Internet Content Distribution & Discovery Are Changing by GigaOM
- Facebook On The Verge Of Being A Top 10 Video Site by NewTeeVee
- Watching The Watchmen On Facebook by PCWorld
- Legal Terms Of Video Hosting Services Compared by Advancing Usability
Consumer Behaviour & Statistics
- What Companies Should Know About Digital Natives by Jeremiah Owyang
- Personalised Video Ads Ignite Click Throughs by Beet.TV
- DVD Sales Still Crushing Digital Video by Silicon Alley Insider
- Hulu Says Nielsen’s Numbers Are Wrong by ReadWriteWeb
Business & Monetisation
- YouTube Sells Exclusive “Click To Buy” Sponsorship by Beet.TV
- A Look At Engagement Based Ad Deals by paidContent.org
- Original Web Video Still A Bust by Silicon Alley Insider
- Who Will Survive The Online Shakeout? by TV Week
Technology & Infrastructure
- Is BBC iPlayer A Typical App For Our Hyperconnected Future? by GigaOM
- The Man Who Saved The BBC by Wired.co.uk
- Adobe Getting Industry Buy-In For New Video Player Standard by Beet.TV
- Sorenson Introduces Sorenson 360 by Streamingmedia.com
- Is Memcached A Good Or Bad Sign For MySQL by GigaOM
Tips & Tutorials
- Fear Is The Mind-Killer by Eric Ries
- Customer Development by Startup2Startup
- 20 CSS Short Hands by Webhostingsearch.com
- Optimising Page Load Times by die.net
- Make Your Web Analytics Actionable In 5 Easy Steps by FutureNow
- Making Flash Play by Streamingmediaglobal.com
Events & Conferences
- Eric Ries: The Lean Startup by O’Reilly Training