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by GBKS 14y ago
The focus on the yellow phone is an unfortunate decision. The bright yellow creates extreme contrast with the black frame and background, and the white icons are barely visible.
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by GBKS 14y ago
A lawn mover still has cost after the initial purchase. You need to buy oil and gas, fix minor issues, etc, and at some point it dies and you need to buy a new one. Similarly, software needs to be maintained. Except, somebody else maintains
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by GBKS 14y ago
Google's habit of killing off versions of Android before they're dead is also inconvenient. But I guess it's easier to rip on Appple.
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by GBKS 14y ago
I think there's a point at which people simply stop caring about the details and follow their gut. If you were to try to find the best deal for every grocery item you purchase, you'd spend a lot of time comparing prices per unit/weight, and
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by GBKS 14y ago
Now what happens if other sites and apps do the same? Will our address books change every day and contacts fill up with dozens of unused email addresses? Many of Facebook's growth techniques have been imitated by other startups so going int
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by GBKS 14y ago
Travel search will be a problem for me once I don't have to call each airline individually to get the best ticket prices for my two-year old. Discounts for children exist, but they vary based on airports, airlines, ticket type, and most air
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by GBKS 14y ago
The simplicity of the metro design style is a great direction. It's in a way a forced simplicity which can minimize the UI clutter we have come to know from Microsoft. But reducing elements means that the few that you have should be as refi
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by GBKS 14y ago
This post is very difficult to understand, so here's my attempt at a simpler explanation. At some point in a project, somebody has to sit down, read through all the content and organize it. They have to gather all the information from the v
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by GBKS 14y ago
Perception is reality, and this applies to the smallest details. For example, most apps use a rotating circle spinner to indicate that it's busy doing something. The speed at which the circles rotate can make you feel like the app is workin
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by GBKS 14y ago
The designer of Clippy gave a speech at ROFLCon a few years ago and gave some insight into how Clippy came about. There's a video of it here http://blip.tv/roflcon/it-looks-like-you-are-giving-a-keynot...
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by GBKS 14y ago
I just talked to a friend about this. We both stopped using the app because it takes 10 seconds from tapping the app icon to seeing content on our HTC Incredibles. During that time I see 3 differently designed loader circles. The app UI is
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by GBKS 14y ago
Reducing design to pure visual style is similar to reducing programming to writing lines of code. Neither is enough to create a useful, engaging product. Neither nice code nor nice style in itself means that your product is good. I assume t
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by GBKS 14y ago
Great to see this. I created Wookmark and it's a nice compliment that Pinry is inspired by it. Now let's see what I can learn from Pinry...
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by GBKS 15y ago
"The details are not details, they make the product" - Charles Eames One my favorite quotes on design. And as you pointed out, details are key to make something outstanding.
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by GBKS 15y ago
My approach to avoid this is to not have a development or staging server. Just a live site. That's what I work on at the beginning. It's always out there, so there are no excuses. And it keeps your focus on the user experience.
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by GBKS 15y ago
Where do you see a problem? The repeat of "about" in this specific URL? Thanks.
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by GBKS 15y ago
Finally released the paid subscription offer for my web app and got the first customers. http://www.wookmark.com/about/plus
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by GBKS 15y ago
I only know about the Facebook spam, but wouldn't be surprised if there's more going on. http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/02/10/pinterest-is-sp...
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by GBKS 15y ago
Hm, it looks like market.android.com now also redirects to Google Play. Wasn't Android supposed to be a separate entity from Google?
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by GBKS 15y ago
Compete has some details here http://blog.compete.com/2012/01/05/affiliates-pining-for-pin... Pinterest uses Skimlinks to turn all links to retail sites into affiliate links (and in turn they get affiliate money). From the article it look
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by GBKS 15y ago
You can also get extra exposure through the chrome web store. It's not a lot, but every bit matters.
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by GBKS 15y ago
Wouldn't this action only be valid if MegaUpload was only used for illegal activity? Obviously, there were copyrighted files, but I am pretty sure (and as somebody else mentioned) there was also plenty of legal activity. This legal side of
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by GBKS 15y ago
I think those theories are missing the main point. Going to the gym is not fun, because gyms have a crappy user experience. So let's say you join a gym, but don't know very much about working out. You walk into a room with hundreds of machi
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by GBKS 15y ago
They don't only clone, they also spam Pinterest with fake accounts. Those accounts post lots of comments linking back to Pinspire. So it's definitely not clean competition.
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by GBKS 15y ago
I built a similar tool for this purpose recently. It uses Canvas, but falls back to Flash if Canvas is not supported. Here's an example - hover and click the image - http://www.imagecolorpalette.com/image/40
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by GBKS 15y ago
I assumed it was sheer incompetence, but maybe this explains why the only system update I have received for my HTC Incredible is a total mess. The update process never finishes, no matter what I do. Something seems to be updated nonetheless
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by GBKS 15y ago
My guess is they did it the same way all the interviews for Borat were set up. Send in a few legit looking people in business suits with some good marketing speak and contracts, and it should be easy to get the celebs to say a line you wrot
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by GBKS 15y ago
So great to see this. I'm a fan of their products, but they have really started to feel a bit outdated (mobile support, real-time, Dropbox integration). I hope they keep the core of building great communication tools without too much shenan
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by GBKS 15y ago
This app just feels wrong on the iPad. While the main screens are nicely done, the individual apps are just the mobile or web versions. This makes for a very inconsistent UI and experience. Personally I don't think this app should exist. Go
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by GBKS 15y ago
I am in Columbus as well. It does feel like something is brewing, but I'm not sure how it will end up since the mentality is a lot more conservative. My info is in my profile, if you're interested in catching up.

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