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Data Privacy in the Digital Age: A Right or a Luxury?

Smart Data Collective

It may be framed as win-win – we get free access and a superior, personalized user experience while the companies gain valuable insight – but that’s not how it usually goes. For instance, Facebook’s decision to buy WhatsApp in 2014 was based on data collected via the Onavo VPN.

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What is a Digital Product?

Roman Pichler

The messenger feature used to be part of the main Facebook app until it was unbundled in April 2014. User Experience. The user experience , finally, arises when people interact with a product. The picture below illustrates the difference between the user experience and the product. Learn More.

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Tips for Rewriting a Digital Product

Roman Pichler

While this approach works, I wastes the opportunity to innovate and create more value for the users and business. Wouldn’t it be great to make the product better, improve the user experience and add brand-new features? Take Microsoft Office as an example. Unfortunately, the development effort took longer than expected.

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Three Trends in Business Intelligence

Domo

Though big data is the main buzz, three other BI pain points stand out as hot topics: cloud, mobile, and the user experience. Gartner estimates that no more than 20% of business users actually use BI proactively. Enhancing the user experience is not just about generating greater employee productivity.

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Billie Inspires Customer Trust with Tool to Improve Dashboard Reliability

Sisense

The testing mechanism Billie created ensures that customers get reliable insights and prevents bad user experiences. End users aren’t even aware that these tests are running, and errors are fixed before they can be encountered in a live environment. joining the BI team at Billie in 2018.

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5 lessons from the sharing economy.

Domo

In total, such companies generated $15 billion in revenues in 2014—a figure that’s predicted to grow to $335 billion over the next decade. Over the past few years, startups catering to our desire to share, like Uber, Airbnb, and Zipcar, have become both widely popular and extremely lucrative.

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Balance Your Portfolio with the Product Portfolio Matrix

Roman Pichler

The product was rightly discontinued in 2014 after it had experienced a continued decline in sales. If they are to become successful, they have to develop into stars and then morph into cash cows. Both development steps require effort, time, and money. Take the iPod Classic, Apple’s original and iconic MP3 player. Clinging to Question Marks.