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		<title>Weekend Reading #3</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Technology</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/21/screening-the-news/">Screening the News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5405041/five-best-online-backup-tools">5 best online backup tools</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/16/foursquare-api/">Foursquare lets others play with its Api</a></li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2003/04/finder.ars">About the Finder&#8230;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/07/the-font-kingdom-search-explore-create-and-download-fonts-for-free/">The Font Kingdom &#8211; Search, explore, create and download fonts for free</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/30/alphabet-of-computing/">Alphabet of Computing</a></li>
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<p><strong>Startups</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/18/good-question-the-eight-best-questions-we-got-while-raising-venture-capital/">8 best questions we got while raising Venture Capital</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/19/what-makes-an-entrepreneur-four-lettersjfdi/">What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.markpeterdavis.com/getventure/entrepreneurs-guide-to-ra.html">Entrepreneur&#8217;s Guide To Raising Venture Capital</a></li>
<li><a href="http://jonbischke.com/2009/11/08/raising-capital-the-50-or-so-things-you-should-read-first/">Raising Capital: the 50 or so things you should read first</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/08/funding-season-ends-next-week/">VC Funding Season Ends Next Week</a></li>
<li><a href="http://cdixon.org/?p=1746">The most important question to ask before taking seed money</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.onlineschools.org/2009/10/22/100-best-blogs-for-future-investors/?utm_campaign=foundrygroup&amp;utm_medium=fndry.gr-copypaste&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_content=site-basic">100 best blogs for future investors</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>User Experience</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.usefulusability.com/verizon-and-when-good-usability-goes-bad/">Verizon and when good usability goes bad</a></li>
<li><a href="http://searchengineland.com/google-streamlines-search-options-30143">Google Tackles Its “UI Jazz” Problem, Tests Streamlining Search Options Feature</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/ucd/enterprise-applications.shtml">Designing for B2B and enterprise applications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/andybudd/designing-the-user-experience-curve-20-presentation">Designing the User Experience Curve 2.0</a></li>
<li><a href="Principles Of Good Design: Balance">Principles of Good Design: Balance</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.whatmakesthemclick.net/2009/11/10/psychology-persuasion-and-usability-books-i-recommend/">The 11 Best Psychology, Persuasion, and Usability Books You Should Read</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ux.artu.tv/?p=121">UI Design for Developers Series, by Total Training.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://designm.ag/inspiration/big-bold-typography/">Showcase of big, bold typography</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wingify.com/conversion-blog/15-free-ab-split-testing-resources/">15+ Free A/B testing resources</a></li>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sushant Anand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Programming Social networks in the database: using a graph database User Experience Managing UI Complexity 10 UX blogs you should be reading Creating a timeless user experience Oracle Usability Labs &#8211; A Day In The Life Startups Tim Marman &#8211; Why paying to pitch is necessarily a scam Startup Visa Why The Founder&#8217;s Visa Could [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Programming</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://blog.neo4j.org/2009/09/social-networks-in-database-using-graph.html">Social networks in the database: using a graph database</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>User Experience</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.brandonwalkin.com/blog/2009/08/10/managing-ui-complexity/">Managing UI Complexity</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/10-ux-blogs-you-should-be-reading/">10 UX blogs you should be reading</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/creating-a-timeless-user-experience/">Creating a timeless user experience</a></li>
<li><a href="http://orclville.blogspot.com/2009/10/oracle-usability-labs-day-in-life.html">Oracle Usability Labs &#8211; A Day In The Life</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Startups</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://slashstar.com/blogs/tim/archive/2009/10/29/why-paying-to-pitch-is-necessarily-a-scam.aspx">Tim Marman &#8211; Why paying to pitch is necessarily a scam</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nat.org/blog/2009/10/startup-visa/">Startup Visa</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cerebrawl.com/2009/10/why-the-founders-visa-could-suck/">Why The Founder&#8217;s Visa Could Suck</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/10/29/for-facebook-and-zappos-two-divergent-views-of-its-employees/">For Facebook And Zappos, Two Divergent Views Of Its Employees</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/10/30/tools/">Balsamiq &#8211; Tools we use for running our startup</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/10/26/socia-media-entrepreneurs/">10 of the Best Social Media Tools for Entrepreneurs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://journal.markbao.com/2009/10/startup-school-2009-summary/">Mark Bao &#8211; Startup School Summary</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/2009/10/top-5-things-missing-from-most-entrepreneur-pitches.html">Top 5 things missing from most entrepreneur pitches</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2009/10/30/lines-in-the-sand/">lines in the sand …</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1746">The most important question to ask before taking seed money</a></li>
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<p><strong>Humor</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sharenator.org/FFFFFUUUUUUUUU/">FFFFFFFUUUUUUUU</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Technology</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.convinceandconvert.com/email-marketing-advice/what-facebook-and-email-stole-from-googles-playbook/">What Facebook and email stole from Google&#8217;s playbook</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/best_twitter_lists.php">Read Write Web &#8211; Best Twitter Lists</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ashmaurya.com/2009/11/from-minimum-viable-product-to-landing-pages/">From Minimum Viable Product to Landing Pages</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/04/amazon-turns-on-the-twitter-pump-to-fuel-referral-fees/">Amazon Turns On The Twitter Pump To Fuel Referral Fees</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diveintomark.org/archives/2009/11/02/why-do-we-have-an-img-element">Why do we have an IMG element?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://markpincus.typepad.com/markpincus/2009/11/my-take-on-zynga-and-cpa-offers.html">My take on zynga and cpa offers</a></li>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sushant Anand</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>User Experience</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<div><a href="http://www.it-analysis.com/blogs/The_Norfolk_Punt/2009/9/user_experience_2_1.html">User Experience 2.1</a></div>
</li>
<li><a title="Permanent Link: 9 usability mistakes even the big boys make." rel="bookmark" href="http://blog.webdistortion.com/2009/10/01/9-usability-mistakes-even-the-big-boys-make/">9 usability mistakes even the big boys make.</a></li>
<li><span><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/34094">How Do Countries Choose Which Side They Drive On?</a></span></li>
<li><span><a href="http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2009/10/09/spoolcast-visual-design-for-the-non-designer/">Visual Design For The Non-Designer</a></span></li>
<li>
<div id="contenttitle"><a href="http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2009/3097/22-cheap-or-free-web-usability-tools-part-1-an-introduction/?adref=znnpbsc43a9"><span>22 Cheap or Free Web Usability Tools, Part 1: An Introduction</span></a></div>
</li>
<li><a href="http://www.customer-experience-labs.com/2009/10/21/user-experience-practices-from-youtube-nokia-microsoft-and-apple/">User Experience Practices of YouTube, Nokia, Microsoft and Apple</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Entrepreneurship</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://gigaom.com/2009/10/18/myth-entrepreneurship-will-make-you-rich/">Myth: Entrepreneurship Will Make You Rich</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ipo-dashboards.com/wordpress/2009/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-build-a-technology-empire/">How Long Does it Take to Build a Technology Empire?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/weblife/?p=1088">Gowalla CEO Josh Williams on game mechanics, user experience, and competition</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Web-Design</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-practices-for-verifying-and.html">Google&#8217;s Best Practices for Verifying and Cleaning up a Compromised Site</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Halloween</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2009/10/13_worst_haunted_houses_in_the_usa_2009.php?page=1">13 Pants-Peeing Haunted Houses</a></li>
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