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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Carlos Lourenço on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Talk #17 -Antonia Samanns]]></title>
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            <category><![CDATA[recruitment]]></category>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Lourenço]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 15:43:27 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2019-04-06T15:44:20.446Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>🗣 Talk #17 — Antonia Samanns</h3><p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/VianaTechMeetups/events/257516876/?action=rsvp&amp;response=yes">Prepare yourselves, Talk #17</a> is coming 💪. It’s time you get to know our speakers.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*mIbL3741n_EOsSHfuPYqig.jpeg" /></figure><blockquote>Antonia Samanns is a tech recruitment specialist that has worked for Zalando in Lisbon and Berlin and for several tech startups.</blockquote><blockquote>She has many years of experience in talent acquisition including recruiting for several specific tech profiles and defining candidate experience guidelines and processes for recruitment.</blockquote><blockquote>She will be joining a new company (Get your Guide) in a few weeks where she will help scaling their tech teams.</blockquote><p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/VianaTechMeetups/events/257516876/?action=rsvp&amp;response=yes">▶️ Click here to attend this meetup</a></p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgiphy.com%2Fembed%2FQh6NZWsFx1G1O%2Ftwitter%2Fiframe&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiphy.com%2Fgifs%2Flost-finale-corn-Qh6NZWsFx1G1O&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FQh6NZWsFx1G1O%2F200.gif&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=giphy" width="435" height="183" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"><a href="https://medium.com/media/06bc0fdbddba15707881a22b9fcd8252/href">https://medium.com/media/06bc0fdbddba15707881a22b9fcd8252/href</a></iframe><h4>It’s time to wrap this, folks! We want to thank you for being so fabulous and helping us to grow this community 💁🏻‍♀️</h4><p>➡️ But before you go… we only have 4 tasks to you 🙏</p><p>1️⃣ Follow <a href="https://pt.linkedin.com/in/antoniacsamanns">Antonia Samanns</a></p><p>2️⃣ Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/getyourguide/">Get you Guide.</a></p><p>3️⃣ Give this article 50 claps. 👏</p><p>4️⃣ Join our <a href="http://meetu.ps/e/FP9LT/gZ87g/f">VTM community</a> for attending the <a href="https://www.meetup.com/VianaTechMeetups/events/257516876/?action=rsvp&amp;response=yes">Recruitment 101 with Antonia Samanns</a> at <a href="http://www.dinamo10.net/">Dinamo10.</a></p><p><em>Viana Tech Me</em><a href="https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/VianaTechMeetups/"><em>etups </em></a><em>is a principal forum for all digital enthusiasts from the north of Portugal. You can follow our events on </em><a href="https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/VianaTechMeetups/"><em>Meetup</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/VianaTechMeetups"><em>Facebook</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/VianaTechMeetups/"><em>Instagram</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRrOWRAVFaA-DWN-MUVnkQ"><em>Youtube</em></a><em>.</em></p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgiphy.com%2Fembed%2F4uPjyGbLJMOxa%2Ftwitter%2Fiframe&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiphy.com%2Fgifs%2Fpeople-camera-4uPjyGbLJMOxa&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2F4uPjyGbLJMOxa%2Fgiphy.gif&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=giphy" width="435" height="322" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"><a href="https://medium.com/media/7ab5ab58305ae7c496cbf315d7bde9e3/href">https://medium.com/media/7ab5ab58305ae7c496cbf315d7bde9e3/href</a></iframe><p>Shoutout to all the awesome partners that enable us to make these meetups! <a href="https://picuscreative.com/"><strong>PICUS</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://www.nqda.pt/"><strong>NQDA</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://www.dinamo10.net/"><strong>Dinamo10</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="http://www.estg.ipvc.pt/"><strong> ESTG</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://peradoce.pt/"><strong>Pêra Doce</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://www.vianaprint.com/"><strong>VianaPrint</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mercado-na-Loja-10150131863795481/"><strong>Mercado na Loja,</strong></a><a href="http://www.ae.estg.ipvc.pt/"><strong>AEESTG</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><em>See you soon! </em>😎</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=857eac6f82af" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/vianatechmeetups/talk-17-antonia-samanns-857eac6f82af">Talk #17 -Antonia Samanns</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/vianatechmeetups">Viana Tech Meetups</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Talk #16— Sónia Gomes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Lourenço]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2019-01-14T19:45:34.197Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/VianaTechMeetups/events/257516843/"><strong>Prepare yourselves, Talk #16 is coming</strong></a><strong> </strong>💪. It’s time you get to know our speakers.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*i-yFZPCgRwV04tiv4OkL_A.png" /></figure><blockquote><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-gomes/">Sónia</a>, a tenacious problem solver that also happens to be a product designer. Currently, at Prozis, She is looking after the product design team aiming to influence and scale the design culture. She focus on implementing and spreading a DesignOps mindset. She is also trainer at Edit, mentor at The New Digital School and member of the Design Leadership Forum by InVision.</blockquote><p>Her UX toolbox includes:</p><ul><li>design thinking</li><li>product design strategy</li><li>product development</li><li>design management</li><li>design ops</li><li>design systems</li><li>agile</li><li>lean</li><li>etc.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/VianaTechMeetups/events/257516843/">▶️ Click here to attend this meetup</a></p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/250/1*PMZP9LdBTnHWMP9IPSP1TQ.gif" /></figure><h4>It’s time to wrap this, folks! We want to thank you for being so fabulous and helping us to grow this community 💁🏻‍♀️</h4><p>➡️ But before you go… we only have 4 tasks to you 🙏</p><p>1️⃣ Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/icaracois">Sónia Gomes</a>.</p><p>2️⃣ Follow <a href="https://www.prozis.com/pt/pt">Prozis</a>.</p><p>3️⃣ Give this article 50 claps. 👏</p><p>4️⃣ Join our <a href="http://meetu.ps/e/FP9LT/gZ87g/f">VTM community</a> for attending the <a href="https://www.meetup.com/VianaTechMeetups/events/257516843/">Design Ops: Effective Design at Scale.</a></p><p>Shoutout to all the awesome partners that enable us to make these meetups! <a href="https://picuscreative.com/"><strong>PICUS</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://www.nqda.pt/"><strong>NQDA</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://www.dinamo10.net/"><strong>Dinamo10</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="http://www.estg.ipvc.pt/"><strong> ESTG</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://peradoce.pt/"><strong>Pêra Doce</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://www.vianaprint.com/"><strong>VianaPrint</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mercado-na-Loja-10150131863795481/"><strong>Mercado na Loja,</strong></a><a href="http://www.ae.estg.ipvc.pt/"><strong>AEESTG</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Also, a big shoutout to <a href="https://medium.com/oponetwork"><strong>OPO.network</strong></a> which inspired us to improve our Meetups to another level. We love your work!</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/260/1*2vRiMNN41nspNE54kWoXeg.gif" /></figure><p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/VianaTechMeetups/"><em>Viana Tech Meetups </em></a><em>is a principal forum for all digital enthusiasts from the north of Portugal. You can follow our events on </em><a href="https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/VianaTechMeetups/"><em>Meetup</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/VianaTechMeetups"><em>Facebook</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/VianaTechMeetups/"><em>Instagram</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRrOWRAVFaA-DWN-MUVnkQ"><em>Youtube</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>See you soon! </em>😎</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=235aaccd059e" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/vianatechmeetups/talk-16-s%C3%B3nia-gomes-235aaccd059e">🗣 Talk #16— Sónia Gomes</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/vianatechmeetups">Viana Tech Meetups</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[NQDA office]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Lourenço]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:04:58 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2018-12-10T09:22:49.328Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Founded in 2009 by four university colleagues in Viana do Castelo, NQDA is today a Digital Agency specialized in communication, design and development. The project born from the desire to <a href="https://goo.gl/JvXiRy">create opportunities</a> to stay in a city that combines river, mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*8XdEBozqHKSnUZysg4F-GA.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*quildz_WImUhiKzNCdJlgw.jpeg" /></figure><h3>Office file</h3><p><strong>Location:</strong> Viana do Castelo, Portugal<br><strong>Total area:</strong> 223 m2 <br><strong>People: </strong>14(Q4 2018)<br><strong>Industry:</strong> Development &amp; Design</p><h3>Culture</h3><p>At NQDA we have a culture which embrace the growing and change. We value very much the transparency, free speech and learning, and these values affect how everyone works. The environment is quite informal, but don’t judge us by our <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/cwf5520920kvu9i2xaov6ymz2/playlist/3oRulRiyCF4Kslj2XnWIoi?si=eyCgl49uR76Y9sap26I3kw">Spotify playlist</a> because when it come to work everyone gives their best, and we don’t say no to a challenge.</p><h3>The Office</h3><p><strong>NQDA</strong> office is a spacious place in Viana do Castelo on the ground floor of a historical building, located in one of the oldest and busiest streets of the city.</p><blockquote>The office is structured in such a way as to maximize the entry and diffusion of light into space and the creation of a comfortable and welcoming space for team and clients. Pine, translucent polycarbonate and iron draw furniture, kitchen, partitions and lighting. The various workspaces can change with the rotation and the opening of the partitions that draw the space.<br>There is an individual office, two compartments for video calls, a common workspace and a kitchen with dining room that quickly transforms to allow the assembly of an auditorium for events.<br>With the designers’ work space facing the street and the glass meeting room, the space allows guests visiting the office to contact the work team directly from the moment they approach the door of the NQDA.</blockquote><p>The concept was created by our friend and client, <a href="http://joanacarvalho.pt/">Joana Carvalho Arquitectura</a>.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Ac-u1nAOpf_iAyi84kPoXA.jpeg" /></figure><h3>Work Area</h3><p>Currently with enough space for 16 people, this area is open, spacious and connected to all other areas of the office: meeting rooms and kitchen.</p><p>Teams from the different projects are organized by distinct groups in the office. Glass and translucent polycarbonate is used to separate and isolate sound, but still allowing everyone to see each other. Each team work closely to bring the most value to the client.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*csuX3N6MWNxJqi0-14LNFw.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*NDPf4_LxvBwUWXxySGcOYw.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*JcJexY0A7QMFfsTF-RCqYw.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*AYvdv33vW-FlI471JApnZA.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Z7Yja7af83sNe9kaqpDGNg.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Rg2fsBmWf9qXTNUPHOEkPw.jpeg" /></figure><h3>Kitchen</h3><p>At NQDA the kitchen is one of the most important places at office. There is free food available like bread, fresh fruit, coffee, beer and wine offered by our clients.</p><p>Right next the kitchen there is a dinning table in which every monday we take breakfast together and discuss the week planning. This place is also used for lunch, informal meetings and to grab some snacks.</p><p>From time to time this place converts in a auditorium, dinning table is removed, kitchen doors are closed and a big flat wall become a projection screen. We usually host some events of <a href="http://vianatech.io/">Viana Tech Meetups</a>, a tech community based in Viana do Castelo, which aims to bring knowledge, sharing ideas and spread the word about tech and design stuff, don’t forget to follow and be the first join next session.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*uPuSUnbri67QkDMG1Wj-cQ.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*L_rxAFRAYdTNF_19cYh20Q.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*UahhTkWk4PGldHYt-DEfSA.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*jrewBbEh0zPDOtgEIm9XiA.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*7-3ouCbmHWviqUdhO4tPAQ.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*suQujPdRtB_mv2SzJT3vMw.jpeg" /><figcaption>1st group of interns, José, Mariana and Diogo</figcaption></figure><h3>Meeting rooms</h3><p>The meeting room closer to the entrance is mostly used for team meetings, design sprints, <a href="https://medium.com/nqda/mentorship-learn-and-grow-5ac15b7a9d17">Mentoring-Learn-Grow</a> or work sessions, while the meeting room closer to the kitchen is used for meetings with clients, and group Skype calls.</p><p>We also have two Skype’s rooms, actually one, because at the moment one became the printers place. This smalls rooms are really great to a quick Skype calls with clients/stakeholders.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*0vd-KLoYHRkcnz-ANPj2uQ.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*7v-lh367SC6-oHQYC9pT4w.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*U9FOc9l1uAU_n2O2fqBU3Q.jpeg" /></figure><h3>Entrance</h3><p>This is a perfect space to receive our guests and where they can read local newspaper while waiting, or see what we’re reading.</p><p>Viana do Castelo it’s a small city and almost flat on the city center, so don’t be surprised if you share the space with 2–3 bikes.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/537/1*z5tE37946xBNc3p8VoDEIg@2x.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*A_XFfIzMl6ybRWdrjS1PVw@2x.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/768/1*uNxoSHGsrhfRzzLTirrVug@2x.jpeg" /></figure><h3>Plans</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*YoI4tECSh5YApjlR-VdmCA.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*KfMpe6-0eJXj9fTUCpPCNw.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*hHu5wG0BCyaCtI7VJwhIyw.jpeg" /></figure><p>If you enjoyed reading this article, don’t forget to click on the <strong><em>Clap</em></strong> button below! ❤️👇</p><p><em>Follow </em><strong><em>NQ Digital Agency</em></strong><em> on </em><a href="https://goo.gl/FbcJua"><em>Linkedin</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://goo.gl/29pkbH"><em>Facebook</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://goo.gl/kwJTsG"><strong><em>Instagram</em></strong></a><em>.</em></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=e0e06067ebb1" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/nqda/nqda-office-e0e06067ebb1">NQDA office</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/nqda">NQ Digital Agency</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why you need a SSL to your website]]></title>
            <link>https://medium.com/nqda/why-you-need-a-ssl-to-your-website-4d4f54f9fd9d?source=rss-10aa0beb31ac------2</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Lourenço]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:50:20 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2018-09-24T10:30:11.293Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>SSL certificates aren’t just for encrypting connections. They offer multiple benefits to companies and customers.</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1016/1*4Ebw8J4dUBIWy1vm4pfw2g.gif" /></figure><p>This jorney starts back in 2004, when Google wrote about <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2014/08/https-as-ranking-signal_6.html">HTTPS as a ranking signal.</a> However only since January 31 2017, browsers start to show the message “<a href="https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/10/avoid-not-secure-warn"><strong>Not Secure</strong></a>” near the address bar, in website which don’t have <strong>Secure Socket Layer</strong> (<strong>SSL</strong>). This measure is taking action since Chrome 56 version, only on pages containing <strong>password</strong> and <strong>credit card</strong> input fields.</p><p>With Chrome 68 release in July 2018, this version makes HTTPS mandatory. Any website still being served via HTTP will receive a negative visual indicator that says, “Not Secure” beside the URL in Chrome’s address bar, or “Secure” if website has SSL certificate.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/520/1*s90aPGDJ5A1RYnz3Nzq-lg.jpeg" /></figure><h3>But, first things first, What is a SSL?</h3><blockquote>SSL was a popular protocol for encrypting TCP/IP streams over the Internet. SSL was first publically available in 1995 and the last version of SSL published was version 3.0 in 1996. SSL has been replaced by the TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol, which grew from the SSL 3.0 specification. The HTTPS protocol now typically uses TLS, although popular vernacular still refers to HTTPS as using SSL, which is not strictly true. HTTPS can negotiate the encryption protocols to be used and client/server negotiation converges on TLS in most websites today. in <a href="https://www.arturai.com/">Arturai Website</a></blockquote><h3>So, with this all explained we give you some best reasons (random order) to buy a SSL Certificate to you website:</h3><h3>1- Improves Search Engine Ranking (SEO)</h3><p>Since 2004 Google <a href="https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/https-as-ranking-signal_6.html">announced</a> HTTPS will be a factor in its ranking. Google, like other search engines, aims to promote the links that are best for the user, and a website protecting the user’s privacy using HTTPS is better (for the user) than one that isn’t.</p><h3>2- Protect Your Users’ Privacy</h3><p>Let’s face the facts, in the last few years, and mostly since <strong>Snowden’s Leaks</strong>, and more recently <strong>Facebook vs Cambridge Analytica</strong>, has done more to get developers and users thinking about <strong>privacy</strong> <strong>policies</strong> and <strong>data protection </strong>than ever before. The risks and threats to ourselves, and to our users, are no longer theoretical; they are real, they happen everyday, and they are awful.</p><h3>3- It’s Cheap, or even free</h3><p>In Portugal basic SSL certificates costs around 50€/year, but if you are a webmaster and you are ok with servers <a href="https://letsencrypt.org/">Let’s Encrypt</a> it’s a website where you can get a trustworthy SSL Certificate.</p><h3>4- Gain Customer Trust</h3><p>I can’t believe a red “Not Secure” near address bar can give trust to your visitors. On the other side when a user visits a website with SSL enabled, they will see a green “Secure” in the address bar meaning the connection is secured. These sign could lead to greater conversions and sales.</p><h3>5- Will speed up your website</h3><p>Not only the SEO is important to your page rank and better search results. Everyone knows Google privileges faster website. SSL combined with HTTP2 can save you some seconds loading your website.</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FGIDXISQs67w%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DGIDXISQs67w&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGIDXISQs67w%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"><a href="https://medium.com/media/953a3351bc610447c849b78823716235/href">https://medium.com/media/953a3351bc610447c849b78823716235/href</a></iframe><blockquote>The web has dramatically evolved over the last 20+ years, yet HTTP — the workhorse of the Web — has not.</blockquote><p>If you haven’t heard of HTTP/2, it’s a new web protocol that makes your site load fast. It doesn’t remove the need to improve your website, but it can still provide significant speed improvement. You can see for yourself <a href="https://http2.akamai.com/demo">here</a> and <a href="https://www.httpvshttps.com/">here</a> a comparison of load times on a unsecure HTTP and encrypted HTTPS, by using lots images requests.</p><p>Hopefully the frequency is decreasing (thankfully), but I still sometimes hear, “<em>oh, I don’t need SSL on my site because I don’t have an online store or a login portal…</em>” I hope this article made it clear, you need if you care about your business. But please if you still think you don’t need, let me know why on the comments bellow.</p><h3>Thank you!</h3><p>Thank you for reading this, I hope you found it useful. If you have questions or something to share please <a href="/service/mailto:carloslourenco@nqda.pt">drop me a line.</a></p><p>If you enjoyed reading this piece, don’t forget to click on the <strong><em>Clap</em></strong> button below! ❤️👇</p><p><em>Follow </em><strong><em>NQ Digital Agency</em></strong><em> on </em><a href="https://goo.gl/FbcJua"><em>Linkedin</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://goo.gl/29pkbH"><em>Facebook</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://goo.gl/kwJTsG"><strong><em>Instagram</em></strong></a><em>.</em></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=4d4f54f9fd9d" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/nqda/why-you-need-a-ssl-to-your-website-4d4f54f9fd9d">Why you need a SSL to your website</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/nqda">NQ Digital Agency</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tradição e Inovação de braço dado no desfile da Mordomia]]></title>
            <link>https://medium.com/nqda/tradicao-e-inovacao-de-braco-dado-no-desfile-da-mordomia-47c52bb0438b?source=rss-10aa0beb31ac------2</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Lourenço]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:20:57 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2019-03-05T16:11:34.864Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Sorry this article has no translation to English</em></p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*6nslvy946sX0ofTSdR3S9g.jpeg" /><figcaption><a href="https://www.facebook.com/armeniobelo1966">©Arménio Belo</a></figcaption></figure><p>DESENVOLVEMOS UMA SOLUÇÃO WEB QUE SIMPLIFICOU A INSCRIÇÃO DE MAIS DE 600 PESSOAS, PARA A MORDOMIA DA ROMARIA DA SRA DA AGONIA.</p><p>Fundada por quatro jovens em Viana do Castelo, a NQDA é hoje uma Agência Digital especializada em comunicação, design e desenvolvimento web. O projeto nasceu da vontade de <a href="https://goo.gl/JvXiRy">criar oportunidades </a>para ficar nesta cidade cheia de tradições, costumes e boa gente.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/744/0*dfjMolfyXA1ADLXv.jpg" /><figcaption>©Rui Manuel Fonseca / Global Imag</figcaption></figure><p>Foi desta ligação criada com a cidade de Viana do Castelo que surgiu, desde há muito, a vontade de acompanharmos de perto a Romaria da Senhora da Agonia. Para a NQDA, tudo começou com uma ação de marketing com o mote que se tornou viral ao longo destes anos <a href="http://seriaumaagonia.pt/">“Seria uma agonia não celebrar a romaria”</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nq.digitalagency/photos/a.398910293472025/683011395061912/?type=3&amp;theater">NQ Digital Agency</a></p><p>Este ano a fasquia foi elevada. O primeiro desafio prendia-se com a otimização do processo de inscrições para o Desfile da Mordomia, e o segundo com a superação do número de mulheres inscritas neste desfile.</p><p>O Desfile da Mordomia é um evento em que as comissões de festas (mordomos da festa), acompanhados por raparigas e mulheres que envergam trajes ricos da freguesia (trajes de lavradeira e de mordoma), desfilam na cidade para anunciar as festas e ao mesmo tempo apresentar cumprimentos às autoridades civis e religiosas.</p><p>Vestindo com orgulho o traje, algumas das participantes chegam a trazer ao peito cerca de 3 quilos de ouro.</p><h3>DESCRIÇÃO DO PROBLEMA:</h3><ul><li>Em 2017 as inscrições eram feitas presencialmente no museu do traje;</li><li>As participantes com residência no estrangeiro, tinham de pedir a familiares que fossem inscrevê-las;</li><li>Notava-se grande dificuldade em avaliar se o traje era usado convenientemente;</li><li>Processo de inscrição era feito com preenchimento em papel e necessitava um enorme esforço da organização em transcrever e processar todos os dados para formato digital, nos poucos dias que antecediam a grande data.</li></ul><p>A solução foi desenvolvida como forma a colmatar estes problemas. Após a sua programação, foi criado um <em>focus group</em> com várias mulheres de várias idades e estratos sociais em que lhes foi pedido um primeiro teste à plataforma. Os resultados do primeiro teste não poderiam ser melhores: tanto o cliente como as participantes estavam satisfeitos não havendo problemas de maior relevância registados.</p><p>O lançamento oficial ocorreu a 16 julho e, com a primeira centena de inscritos logo nos primeiros dias, apercebemos-nos que existiam algumas inscrições duplicadas e alguns emails inseridos erradamente.</p><p>Ao que pudemos apurar, apesar de ser enviado um email de confirmação do envio da inscrição e de estar explícito que a mesma iria ser validada pela equipa da Viana Festas, algumas pessoas esperavam receber de forma imediata a confirmação de inscrição no desfile.</p><p>No decorrer dos dias, percebia-se a forte afluência de inscrições no desfile da mordomia e assim, decidiu-se abrir excecionalmente mais dias de inscrição através da plataforma.</p><p>Chegado o dia do evento tudo correu como planeado, com alguns pequenos imprevistos relacionados com a afluência de pessoas, mas que prontamente foram resolvidos pela equipa da NQDA que esteve presente no local, precisamente para dar esse apoio e conseguir obter feedback <em>in-loco</em> de utilização tanto por parte da organização como pelos participantes, que pela primeira vez este ano experienciaram esta novidade no que às inscrições diz respeito</p><p>Foi uma tarde bastante enriquecedora onde pudemos deliciar-nos com a notória satisfação do nosso cliente e de todos os envolvidos.</p><h3>MAIS VALIAS IDENTIFICADAS:</h3><p>Pela Organização:</p><ul><li>Acompanhamento analítico em real time;</li><li>Simplificação da gestão da informação;</li><li>Processo de validação extremamente ágil;</li><li>Processo de <em>check in</em> rápido via QR Code.</li></ul><p>Pelas Mordomas:</p><ul><li>Processo totalmente online, sem necessidade de deslocação;</li><li>Formulário de participação simplificado;</li><li>Naturalmente, por ser um processo online, disponibilidade horária;</li><li>Processo de check in rápido via QR Code, apenas foi preciso imprimir</li></ul><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Mhv62oLq_OVfqKP9g7Z4kA.jpeg" /></figure><p>Foi com sucesso que cumprimos ambos os objetivos que nos eram propostos.</p><p>Com as inscrições online o trabalho da Viana Festas tornou-se muito mais organizado e simplificado. Quanto ao número de participantes, se em 2017 participaram <a href="https://www.dn.pt/lusa/interior/mais-de-500-mordomas-desfilam-em-viana-com-todos-nos-trajes-de-festa-8709327.html">510 mulheres</a>, em 2018 o número subiu para <a href="https://goo.gl/Kj7813">636</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/VianafestasRomariadAgonia/photos/a.1416201878679638/1958546747778479/?type=3&amp;theater">Vianafestas - Romaria d&#39;Agonia</a></p><h3>FERRAMENTAS E TECNOLOGIAS USADAS:</h3><p>Design UI/UX — <a href="https://www.sketchapp.com/">Sketch</a>, <a href="https://www.invisionapp.com/">Invision</a> e <a href="https://zeplin.io/">Zeplin<br></a>Desenvolvimento — <a href="https://laravel.com/">Laravel</a>, <a href="https://reactjs.org/">React</a> e <a href="https://webpack.js.org/">Webpack</a></p><p><em>Originally published at </em><a href="https://www.nqda.pt/blog/case-studies/tradicao-e-inovacao-de-braco-dado-no-desfile-da-mordomia/"><em>www.nqda.pt</em></a><em> on August 28, 2018.</em></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=47c52bb0438b" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/nqda/tradicao-e-inovacao-de-braco-dado-no-desfile-da-mordomia-47c52bb0438b">Tradição e Inovação de braço dado no desfile da Mordomia</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/nqda">NQ Digital Agency</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lessons From My First Ultra-Marathon]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Lourenço]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:22:04 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2014-10-28T22:35:45.090Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>What You Need To Know About Ultra-Marathon Training. To do so you need some things.</h4><p>Um dia alguém me desafiou a correr os 53km do <a href="http://carlossanatureevents.com/index.php/pt/eventos/trail/gtsa">Grande Trail da Serra d’Arga</a>. O desafio foi aceite e eis o que aprendi:</p><h3>Sonhar</h3><p>Tudo começa com um sonho. Ver-me rodeado de outros atletas com ambições iguais ao maiores é meio caminho para se sonhar que um dia vai chegar o nosso dia, o meu chegou mais cedo do que o que esperava.</p><h3>Disciplina</h3><p>Treinar para uma utlra-maratona não é fácil, exije muita disciplina e força de vontade. Para cumprir este desafio passei a treinar 5 vezes por semana, ao sol, à chuva, muitas vezes ainda mal o sol tinha nascido, outras vezes à noite, felizmente poucas vezes sozinho. Todas as desculpas foram boas para ir correr e nenhuma desculpa foi boa o suficiente para não ir.</p><h3>Motiva-te</h3><p>Aproveita as novas tecnologias, para partilhar as tuas corridas. O feedback dos teus amigos irá te fazer sentir motivado. Acompanha outros portugueses a desafiarem-se, Carlos Sá, Pedro Gonçalves, Pedro Conde, Ester Alves, Nuno Silva, João Colaço, Armando Teixeira, etc. Durante a prova, não penses no percurso num todo, não te foques na chegada à meta, motiva-te com pequenos feitos chegar ao fim da subida, chegar ao próximo abastecimento e só depois pensa na meta. Este mecanismo ajudar-te-á a fazer esquecer os quilômetros que ainda tens para correr. Poderás também como eu, optar por seguir o exemplo de coragem de alguém, deixando que essa pessoa te motive ao longo do caminho.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*DBgLblQPt2eF4tb0I1QxAA.jpeg" /><figcaption>Treino na Sra do Minho</figcaption></figure><h3>Treinar duro</h3><p>Comecei a treinar para este desafio com 11 semanas de antecedência. Normalmente os meus treinos eram à segunda, quarta, sexta, sábado e domingo. Durante a semana treinava ao final do dia distâncias curtas e deixava para o fim de semana os treinos longos. Raramente os meus treinos semanais duravam mais que uma hora e os meus treinos de fim-de-semana mais que 3 horas.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Y3piHsNcjiDa4fTsPBzgsQ.jpeg" /><figcaption>Equipamento para a prova</figcaption></figure><h3>Alimenta o teu corpo</h3><p>Este deve ser o ponto mais importante. Não se pode completar uma ultra-maratona sem nos alimentarmos corretamente. O corpo é a base da tua vida, por isso cuida dele, porque só temos uma vida e um corpo para viver nele… Deverás ao longo do percurso beber bastante água, ou, preferencialmente uma bebida isotónica que o teu corpo esteja habituado, comer fruta e barras energéticas ou outros alimentos ricos em hidratos de carbono.</p><h3>Compete Menos, desfruta mais.</h3><p>Numa ultra-maratona há tempo para tudo, se correr um ultra-maratona é o teu desafio para 2015 então lembra-te que neste tipo de provas tudo é muito incerto. Um pequeno descuido pode deitar toda a prova por água a baixo, estudar bem o percurso é essencial quando não o conhecemos o local da prova.</p><p><em>Gere bem o esforço e aproveita cada paisagem, cada trilho…</em></p><h3>Perde peso</h3><p>Não só no corpo mas também no que é acessório. Quando comecei a treinar, corria com um iPod, um iPhone no braço e quando ia para o monte levava mochila com 1.5litro de água e os meus documentos, tudo aquilo que numa situação de emergência pouco me iria ajudar. Percebi então podia correr mais rápido e ir mais longe se perdesse algum peso e assim foi, retirei o excesso e passei a transportar o essencial. Comecei a correr sem nada bolsos e a gostar do silêncio da manhã, na mochila passei a transportar uma quantidade de água ajustada para os quilômetros que iria fazer e em vez da carteira e iPod passei a transportar apenas o meu iPhone, o meu BI, um apito, um canivete e uma manta térmica. Para esta prova, decidi levar além do que citei, toda a alimentação, isotonia que iria precisar e ainda um impermeável, e uma t-shirt para trocar a meio do percurso. A tua segurança deve estar em primeiro lugar!</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/916/1*XfQFEaJsyezj4jqAJNVP-Q.jpeg" /><figcaption>Na linha de meta</figcaption></figure><h3>Se queres ir depressa, vai sozinho; se queres ir longe, vai acompanhado.</h3><p>Este proverbio africano aplica-se que nem uma luva aqui. Decidi fazer esta prova juntamente com um amigo e ao longo dos primeiros 25km fomos quase sempre juntos. No entanto, ele sempre correu mais que eu, e nos abastecimentos eu precisava de mais algum tempo que ele para recuperar. Os quilômetros seguintes foram bem mais longos que os anteriores, uma vez que ia sozinho. Com o passar dos quilômetros fui alcançando outros atletas mais cansados que eu e lentamente fui os ultrapassando até que aos 40km juntei-me a atletas conhecidos e fiz a última subida (+- 49km) e assim foi bem mais fácil lá chegar. Depois, bem, depois foi desligar todos os sensores de dor e cansaço e correr até à linha de meta.</p><blockquote>Qual é o teu próximo grande desafio? Desafia-te!</blockquote><p>Follow me on <a href="http://www.strava.com/athletes/2294248">Strava</a></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=80dcfbe056b8" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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