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LinkedIn’s New Feature by targeted tip
Mobile Tips are everywhere. Just this morning, I had a flashback to the whole journey that started Pointzi. I opened the LinkedIn App and there was an article about our good friend (and fellow 500Startups founder) Holly Cardew of PixC. Holly has always been generous of her time, her advise and is a great entrepreneur →
The 4 ways Dating Apps seduce with Progressive Onboarding
Those of you who have experienced online dating will know quality connections are not easy to find! When a ‘spark” appears there is usually a flurry of messages, one more intimate than the last, as each person progressively disclosures a little bit more about themselves. Some people know the art of progressive disclosure so well, →
Twitter’s Tip-driven feature discovery
On-boarding and Feature Discovery I’ve been on Twitter since 2008 but recently I exercised the nuclear option on my phone (243 apps installed is an occupational hazard) and Twitter got blown away with everything else. I hadn’t miss Twitter’s incessant neediness to catch my attention and didn’t reinstall it (or Facebook) for a while but (despite →
Google’s Progressive On-boarding with Tips/Tours
We sometimes hear developers or product managers say – “tips” are a sign your UI has failed. But Google, with the biggest B2C interactive audience (if you include search) globally, use tips and modals very creatively. You would think that Google have: Some of the best Product Managers and Product Designers Unlimited budget Analytics to →
5 reasons why tooltips are coming to mobile
The dreaded new feature carousel (that we discussed the downsides of in our last post) is disappearing. Newer apps have caught on and user onboarding is being done via simple tooltips that aim to educate users on a new feature or next step. By hitting them while they’re already engaged in the App, onboarding happens →