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Instagram has 14m active users in the UK, but we don’t know for sure if that number’s growing or shrinking

Jul13
by on July 13, 2015 at 12:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Instagram has revealed today that it has 14 million active users in the UK, from a total pool of about 300 million active users across the world. According to the company, 70 percent of its user base is outside the US, but this is the first time it has given region-specific information about its user numbers. Active monthly users are defined by the company as people who log in and use the app or desktop site at least once per month, although that doesn’t have to include posting a picture. Instagram also says that 70 million photos are added each…

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This gadget will tell you if there’s a line at Starbucks before you arrive

Jul13
by on July 13, 2015 at 12:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The Internet of Things is mostly a bunch of crock, but a small hardware startup called Density has produced something that finally made me believe. Density is bringing the humble door counter online. It’s a tiny box that businesses attach to their door frames to get real-time data on how many people are inside as well as how many have visited on any given day. Think of it as an API for getting information on whether there’s a line at the Department of Motor Vehicles or your favorite coffee shop.We’ve all wondered…but there’s often no way of knowing until it’s too late. Density puts the…

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This gadget will tell you if there’s a line at Starbucks before you arrive

Jul13
by on July 13, 2015 at 12:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

banner_device@2x
The Internet of Things is mostly a bunch of crock, but a small hardware startup called Density has produced something that finally made me believe. Density is bringing the humble door counter online. It’s a tiny box that businesses attach to their door frames to get real-time data on how many people are inside as well as how many have visited on any given day. Think of it as an API for getting information on whether there’s a line at the Department of Motor Vehicles or your favorite coffee shop.We’ve all wondered…but there’s often no way of knowing until it’s too late. Density puts the…

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How to handle a design critique

Jul13
by on July 13, 2015 at 12:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, critique, design, Design & Dev

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I’ve got a confession to make: I was an art school student. I was more interested in design and Web, but a decade ago most universities chucked those into their fine art program, not knowing where else to put them. Imagine my horror when I spent the first couple of years completing simple, IRL works of art studying color, shape, and harmony. Worse, my bad drawings of wonky boxes and lines were repeatedly hung up and verbally ripped apart by my classmates. The cycle of work and feedback continued until one day it started to feel normal. I could stand…

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How to handle a design critique

Jul13
by on July 13, 2015 at 12:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, critique, design, Design & Dev

criticism
I’ve got a confession to make: I was an art school student. I was more interested in design and Web, but a decade ago most universities chucked those into their fine art program, not knowing where else to put them. Imagine my horror when I spent the first couple of years completing simple, IRL works of art studying color, shape, and harmony. Worse, my bad drawings of wonky boxes and lines were repeatedly hung up and verbally ripped apart by my classmates. The cycle of work and feedback continued until one day it started to feel normal. I could stand…

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