a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Setting the stage: Killer user onboarding starts with a story

Aug01
by on August 1, 2014 at 4:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev

guy top view laptop typing

Samuel Hulick is a long time UX consultant with an intense focus on user onboarding. This article originally appeared on Inside Intercom. Want more people to adopt your product? Make sure you know what progress looks like in your user’s life, not just on their screen. Having a stellar user adoption rate is a beautiful thing. Converting users at a higher rate drives down your cost of user acquisition, which in turn stretches your marketing resources even further. It also increases the likelihood that people stick around longer, driving up average lifetime value, and letting you invest your product resources more strategically. The…

This story continues at The Next Web

The post Setting the stage: Killer user onboarding starts with a story appeared first on The Next Web.

└ Tags: 
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Glimpse completely overhauls its iOS app to help you meet more relevant people on Instagram

Aug01
by on August 1, 2014 at 3:40 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Instagram Changes Terms Of Service, Stirs Anger Among Users

Glimpse, an app which uses your Instagram photos to help you meet other users, has fully overhauled its iPhone app to make it easier to get a conversation started. First launched in February, the team went back to the drawing board and started again from the ground-up for the second iteration. The result is what the company describes as “like people watching from your phone”. It works by looking at the metadata of your photos (geolocation and hashtags) and then attempts to put you in contact with people who have similar interests or have been to the same places. There’s also been…

This story continues at The Next Web

The post Glimpse completely overhauls its iOS app to help you meet more relevant people on Instagram appeared first on The Next Web.

└ Tags: ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Glimpse completely overhauls its iOS app to help you meet more relevant people on Instagram

Aug01
by on August 1, 2014 at 3:40 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Instagram Changes Terms Of Service, Stirs Anger Among Users

Glimpse, an app which uses your Instagram photos to help you meet other users, has fully overhauled its iPhone app to make it easier to get a conversation started. First launched in February, the team went back to the drawing board and started again from the ground-up for the second iteration. The result is what the company describes as “like people watching from your phone”. It works by looking at the metadata of your photos (geolocation and hashtags) and then attempts to put you in contact with people who have similar interests or have been to the same places. There’s also been…

This story continues at The Next Web

The post Glimpse completely overhauls its iOS app to help you meet more relevant people on Instagram appeared first on The Next Web.

└ Tags: ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Can’t afford to give your staff a pay raise? Vooza has the answer…

Aug01
by on August 1, 2014 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables, Videos

There’s trouble at Vooza, where there’s not enough money to give the team pay rises. Luckily, the resourceful CEO has a solution… Every week, Vooza – a video comic strip about the tech world – shares a new video with you lovely TNW readers. Sign up for Vooza’s email list to get exclusive access to more funny videos like this one.

The post Can’t afford to give your staff a pay raise? Vooza has the answer… appeared first on The Next Web.

└ Tags: 
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

It’s official: Apple confirms its Beats acquisition is complete

Aug01
by on August 1, 2014 at 2:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Screen Shot 2014-08-01 at 14.36.48

Apple has confirmed to us that it has received US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Beats. The news comes as the company posted a page on its website to “officially welcome Beats Music and Beats Electronics to the Apple family.” The $3 billion deal was first announced in May. The page says “Beats cofounders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have created beautiful products that have helped millions of people deepen their connection to music. We’re delighted to be working with the team to elevate that experience even further.” With redundancies taking place at Beats where there are job overlaps between the two…

This story continues at The Next Web

The post It’s official: Apple confirms its Beats acquisition is complete appeared first on The Next Web.

└ Tags: , ,