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"When I’m checking my email, the last thing I want to do is context switch back to the app." Umm you are signing up for a service, when you click the "register
by CWIZO 16y ago
"When I’m checking my email, the last thing I want to do is context switch back to the app."
Umm you are signing up for a service, when you click the "register" button, you are usually presented with a message "check your email for a confirmation link" so you go do that. Where is context switching here?
Most of the users don't signup for something and then forget about it until they, by accident, stumble upon the email when they check their inbox the next time. Or am I wrong?
- carbzilla 16y agoI agree. When I sign up for a service the confirmation email is generally already in my inbox by the time I switch tabs to gmail. Then the confirmation link takes me back to the site and logs me in, no hard work involved. Also, I've never registered for a service and decided not to immediately check my email to activate my account when I'm prompted to. I can't recall a single time when I've come across a confirmation link while casually checking my email.
- ScottWhigham 16y agoI think your experience is the ideal, however I see sometimes 1-2 days before I've gotten the confirmation emails. Probably once every few months I'll sign up for something that offers a confirmation email and then - nothing happens for 5, 10, 30, 45 minutes. Frustrating.