Links: 2-8-2009

  • Little tweaks make big money
    Quote: "37signals recently changed how they labeled charges on credit card statements and reduced chargebacks by 30%." Remind me to
    (categories: ux design interface ecommerce details )

  • Web Hooks
    Web hooks are simple HTTP callbacks. They’re nothing new, you may be familiar with the PayPal IPN feature. That’s a web hook. The idea is to have web applications let users register post-receive URLs for various events. This can be used as a lightweight alternative to XMPP for real-time push notifications, but also for integrating arbitrary web services. For the truly daring, you can use web hooks to create a plugin systems or platforms.
    (categories: http webhooks notification events callback asynchronous push )