By observing our users use our donate forms we were able to reduce errors on some fields by as much as 63% which in turn lifted conversion rates on subsequent pages. Here's how we did it.
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Optimization at the Obama campaign: a/b testing
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A small glimpse into the a/b testing operation at the Obama campaign.
Read moreWhen I worked at the Obama campaign we created a brand new fundraising platform that was 60% faster than the previous one and that speed improvement results in a 14% conversion increase. Here's how we did it.
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Nov 06, 2012
This site has a new architecture that is extremely fast. I made the move from WordPress to Jekyll and made a number of performance improvements. The biggest change is that every file on this site is static.
Read moreComcast Extreme 105 - 105mbps
Mar 03, 2011
I ordered Comcast Extreme 105 (105mbps) internet and it performs just as Comcast says. Amazing. Click through to see some screenshots of different downloads and speed tests that I did to test the connection.
Read moreFirebug Error “Failed to load source for:”
Dec 01, 2010
If you've ever seen this error while trying to edit a stylehseet in Firebug, it's probably because Firebug doesn't follow redirects for stylesheets.
Read moreJavaScript epoch time converter number method
Jan 09, 2010
This JavaScript Number object method will return a numerical and word based string from an epoch time number. For example, the method will turn the number "98635" into the string "1 days, 3 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds".
Read morejParse: Easily parse XML with jQuery
Nov 09, 2009
jParse is a jQuery plugin that allows you to easily parse XML from a jQuery AJAX request.
Read moreFrontend development workflow model
Sep 27, 2009
A workflow model for frontend web development which seeks to lower development time and frustration while testing in old browsers.
Read moreTutorial: Use the Flickr API, JavaScript (jQuery), AJAX and JSON to build a detailed photo wall
Jul 17, 2009
A tutorial on how to build a detailed Flickr photo wall with JavaScript, jQuery, JSON and Ajax.
Read moreHow to use the Flickr API
Jun 10, 2009
Flickr is a very well developed web application that allows you to store and share your photos. The site has an easy to use API that will allow you to use access almost all of the data on Flickr. In this tutorial, you'll learn how the basics of using the API, requesting data in JSON format, experimenting with an optional argument, and what to do with the data you receive from a request.
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