Episode 19: Beyond Usability with Aarron Walter

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Episode 19: Beyond Usability with Aarron Walter

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41 minutes

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Sep 9, 2010

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Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin talk with Aarron Walter, lead user experience designer for MailChimp, about white-hat SEO strategies, user intent and content, usability, and more.

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Sep 9, 2010

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The award winning Big Web Show features special guests and topics like web publishing, art direction, content strategy, typography, web technology, and more. It's everything web that matters. Hosted by Jeffrey Zeldman.

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Episode 19: Beyond Usability with Aarron Walter

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