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Engage3 provides the industry's most complete view of competitive pricing and optimizes our customers' Price Image so they can profitably grow revenue and drive trips. We help retailers and brands enhance their pricing performance through data science and analytics. We work with grocery, drug, pet, mass, sporting goods, and e-commerce retailers around the world to provide localized competitive intelligence, understand their competitors' pricing & assortment strategies, and execute more effective pricing strategies through a combination of big data, predictive analytics, and cloud-based solutions. We serve 6 of the top 10 largest retailers in the world and 9 of the top 10 largest convenience retailers in the US & Canada. We have been recognized by Business Insider as a Power Player Changing the Game in Retail Pricing & Analytics, have been recognized by leading independent analyst and advisory firm, IDC, as the "leader" in the price optimization space, and on Inc. Magazine's Top 5000 fastest growing private companies in the US for the 6th year in a row as of 2022. This recognition comes on the heels of our $35 million Series C financing from retail technology focused venture capitalists. Our Founders are serial entrepreneurs - their first company, KhiMetrics, is credited with creating the retail price optimization industry and was ultimately acquired by SAP in 2006. Now we're targeting a larger opportunity on our vision to bring human values into the pricing equation via personalized pricing, health, and wellness. We're doubling the size of our team, doubling the size of our customer base, and launching into 30 new countries this year. Join us!

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HackerNoon Reporter: Please tell us briefly about your background. I’ve worked with, for, in, and around start-ups my whole life. As it turns out, I’ve unintentionally found myself at the intersection between entrepreneurship and retail for my last 3 gigs. More recently, I’ve been a part of growing the team at Engage3 for the last 8 years, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. What's your startup called? And in a sentence or two, what does it do? Engage3 will transform the way that products are bought and sold by bringing human values into pricing decisions, creating positive outcomes for consumers, retailers, and brands alike. Today, we help retailers and brands profitably grow revenue and drive store trips by tracking and optimizing their price image. What is the origin story? Our two founders, Ken & Tim Ouimet, grew up collecting pricing data in their parent's company, Comparative Prices International. So before they were 10 years old, they traveled across Canada collecting data from stores and learning the business. While working on his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, Ken realized that he could apply the models he was learning about to retail pricing. So he and Tim (who had sold his successful pool cleaning business to help fund the new start-up) founded Khimetrics. Khimetrics was the very first retail price optimization company in the world. They were incredibly successful and were able to consistently drive 1% of sales to the bottom line, doubling the net profits of their retail customers. They were acquired by SAP in 2006. After a few years with SAP, they left and founded Engage3 to create a pricing platform that would unlock transformative business models via personalized pricing, which brings us to where we are today! What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem? I don’t think you will find a more committed team out there. Our team has been to hell and back as we underwent an incredibly challenging pivot back in 2016 from a B2C to a B2B business model. As a result, our team built a lot of grit. And that grit has persevered even as we’ve grown. Although we’ve been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of their fastest-growing companies five times, our team has never let that go to their heads. We’re the ones to solve this problem because we have incredibly deep domain expertise, we are committed to an innovation roadmap and have products and patents that reflect this, and we are already working with many of the most innovative companies and investors in the world, which means we get fantastic collaboration and input on our roadmap. If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing? If I wasn’t working on another start-up, I would most likely be working on getting a fantasy novel manuscript I finished with my friends in college published. It needs a lot of work :) At the moment, how do you measure success? What are your core metrics? The lifetime value of our customers. We have an incredibly high retention rate, and our customers are growing with us, so it’s a key metric for our team and our investors. What’s most exciting about your traction to date? I’ve been impressed by how effectively our team has been able to solve incredibly complex data science problems. It’s led to us working with 6 of the top 10 retailers in North America and a fantastic growth rate over the last 5 years. And we have no reason to slow down now. What technologies are you currently most excited about, and most worried about? And why? We are just scratching the surface of what is possible. From an R&D perspective, we’re further incorporating the use of deep nets, reinforcement learning, NLP, and sampling theory, etc., into our products to solve problems like predicting inflation, reverse-engineering pricing strategies, understanding psychological thresholds around different prices, etc. It really speaks to the econ nerd in me. What drew you to get published on HackerNoon? What do you like most about our platform? It’s a fresh take, approach, and style to the content. There are SO many sources out there of this information, and we’re all getting overloaded all the time. HackerNoon has figured out how to make the content fun & engaging vs. feeling like a job in and of itself. What advice would you give to the 21-year-old version of yourself? Focus, prioritize, block and tackle. Focus, prioritize, block and tackle. Focus, prioritize, block and tackle. I cannot say it enough. What is something surprising you've learned this year that your contemporaries would benefit from knowing? Asking for help does not make you weak or ineffective. Embrace the vulnerability, bring people in, and learn. Vote for Engage 3 as the . startup of the year - Davis, US

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Let's learn about via these 64 free stories. They are ordered by most time reading created on HackerNoon. Visit the to find the most read stories about any technology. Retail Technology /Learn Repo 1. How E-Commerce is Getting Smarter with Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is the future. 2. Startup Interview with Edris Bemanian, Engage3 CEO Engage3 will transform the way that products are bought and sold by bringing human values into pricing decisions. 3. Why Retail Stores Are More Vulnerable Than Ever to Cybercrime As more security features rely on the internet, the potential for cyber exploits increases, though this isn't the only reason retail stores are susceptible. 4. AI-Powered Predictive Merchandising is Shaping the Future of Shopping As long as consumers choose a hybrid shopping model, merchandising will keep driving sales. 5. How Retail Tech Startups are Providing E-commerce Brands With a Competitive Advantage The rapid rise of retail tech has touched almost every part of shopping; from discovery apps like Yelp to Buy now pay later brands like Klarna and Afterpay. 6. Discover How IoT is Transforming the Retail Industry IoT enables data sharing among all the devices in the network, irrespective of their medium of connectivity. 7. Automate Pricing With a Good Price Optimizer Software Setting product prices is a complex process, involving so many factors. Using good price optimization solutions helps make this task easier and more effective. 8. A Success Story for Asian Retailers Acme Inc. (Operating Department Store in Singapore) 9. How India Revolutionised its Digital Payment System UPI has revolutionised the way Indians used to look at digital payment systems. In four years, it has surpassed Visa and MasterCard. 10. Automation & Fashion on Demand: Producing as Ordered Some brands are choosing to go back in time by using a made-to-order business model. Why aren't other brands making the leap? 11. Shelf Edge Technology: Digital Price Tags Using Renewable Energy Sustainable, cost-effective, and consumer-friendly: digital price tags are entering the fashion industry through shelf-edge technology. 12. How to Build Your Own Automated Self Checkout Service Brick-n-mortar retailers, learn how to implement an AI-powered autonomous checkout from smart vending machines and kiosks to full store automation. 13. BIG ALICE is Revolutionizing Retail via 3D Full-Body Scanners BIG ALICE is a scanning studio that can provide 3D renderings and accurate measurements of any human or object. 14. A Complete Guide To SKU Management For Retailers SKU management is the process of creating, organizing, and perfecting an alphanumeric SKU system for the items in your inventory. SKUs give inventory details. 15. The Digital Shopper: 4 Retail Tech Trends That Will Stay Post-Pandemic Retailers are perfectly poised to adapt with ease as we move into a post-pandemic world, having experienced such a necessary yet dizzying acceleration in digital transformations over the past year. 16. Smart Alternatives to Sampling Campaigns in Supermarkets During COVID-19 Find out how you can replace sampling campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic to be safe and still engage with customers. 17. How Can Enterprises Utilize Edge Computer Vision? Business applications of computer vision technology for Enterprises, retail analytics, edge computing, intrusion detection and monitoring 18. Welcome to California, Where Your Face Is Your Credit Card Whether you are craving a burger or Chinese food tonight, there is no need to reach for your wallet or phone to buy it. Food vendors in California are embracing facial recognition — technology that lets you pay with a smile. 19. Top 7 Online Certificate Courses for Retail Pros We all know how essential it is for any professional to keep upgrading their skills to stay on top of their game. I've decided to compile a list of useful online courses (both free and paid) to help you further your career if you are a pricing, brand or category manager in need of mastering the power of technology. 20. Zoey The AI: A Friend to “Corona Brides” We experienced digital transformation on an unprecedented scale in 2020. Here’s how artificial intelligence is transforming online shopping. 21. Everything You Must Know About the Business Model of Walmart: World's Largest Retail Giant Let’s learn about the business model of Walmart. How did the world's largest retailer provide Everyday Low Prices yet earn $ 572B as revenue for 2022? Read on. 22. 40% Americans Do Not Know What Affects Their Credit Score Your customers’ credit score is one of the most important numbers of their financial lives. This three-digit number is the most used credit scoring model by lenders for evaluating a borrower's creditworthiness or the likelihood that they’ll repay the money. 23. Innovative Retail Technology For Brick and Mortar Shops Find out the Top 5 Retail Technologies brick and mortar shops should adopt in 2021 and how VR, robots, and other retail tech can help them. 24. How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Beneficial in the Retail Sector A look at how artificial intelligence can be beneficial in the retail sector 25. Bricks-and-Clicks, or Why Omnichannel Is the Future of Retail In-store and online retail have always stood in passive opposition to each other, but in the first quarter of 2019 this confrontation took an especially dramatic turn. Multiple mass media outlets published articles with agitated headlines like “It's Official: "Clicks" Have Topped "Bricks" (CBS News) or “Online Shopping Overtakes a Major Part of Retail for the First Time Ever” (CNBC), which proclaimed the final surrender of bricks to clicks. 26. How AI is Changing the Retail Industry Data is the crucial information businesses need to remain profitable. AI can bridge the gap between unused data and those profits in the retail sector. 27. The Retail Evolution: Customers Demand Enhancements to the Shopping Experience Andreas Hassellof, Founder and CEO of Ombori, explores how changing customer behaviors impact retail, and drive retail technology innovation. 28. 5 Trends Changing Retail Enterprise Resource Planning in 2021 What are the main ERP trends in retail? Feel free to explore this guide to keep up with the best updates to potentially implement them into your business. 29. 8 Ways ERP Systems Can Maximize the Profits of Retail Businesses Large retailers use ERP software to make sure their operations are running smoothly. Such tools are designed to address the problems faced by retailers today. 30. The Future of Retail: The Convergence of Physical and Online Stores Explore the future of retail and the merging of physical and online shopping experiences. Discover the latest trends and technologies shaping the way we shop. 31. 4 Reasons Why Your Business Should Accept Mobile Payments In an age where our daily lives are interconnected to technological advancement, it may be time to consider using a mobile device to make payments while on the go. We live in a world operating on ease and immediate response, so it may be time to convert towards this new, innovative option. 32. Augmented Geomarketing: The Start of a New Era or Just an Evolution? Why the Augmented Geomarketing shall change the real sector and its business? 33. What Makes "Good" Fashion Image Tagging Fashion image tagging is infamously tedious for eCommerce. But, how can AI help create accurate tags--and go a step beyond in understanding fashion information? 34. Technology Should Enable Craftsmen To Go Back To Doing What They Do Best The pandemic (you know the one) has disrupted stores and restaurants in a way no one could have expected at the start of 2020. Health scare, mass unemployment, e-commerce, Amazon competition, ballooning debt… we didn’t start the fire, it was always burning… but now there are ambers everywhere and we’ve got to get to work to save the good china. 35. How Technology Is Enabling Traditional Retailers To Adapt To A New Normal Technology has advanced rapidly when you look at how far we've come in the last decade or two, even when comparing the mobile phones of 2000 versus today. It's changed the world. Something else changing the world is the COVID-19 pandemic. As we get used to our new normal, technology will play a major role. For retailers, technology will be the most important tool in their journey to survive. 36. A World without Digital Technologies But what if digital technologies never existed? What would the world be like? 37. Why the Gap Needs Kanye West Can Kanye West help the Gap dig itself out of deep hole? 38. AI in the Retail Industry: 10 Computer Vision Startups to Follow in 2021 AI-enhanced retail holds the promise to eliminate operational inefficiencies and provide shoppers with frictionless in-store experiences. 39. What Chinese Retail Trends Tell Us About the Future of E-Commerce Amazon, mobile, A.I… there are dozens of new threats, technologies and processes a strategy executive must keep in mind to stay ahead of the curve when faced with skydiving sales. 40. Geofencing Marketing: Beginners Guide Have you considered the idea of using geofencing marketing in your business strategy?  It is one of the best marketing tactics for those retailer stores businesses. Geofencing helps you reach out to potential customers in your confined area. 41. The Retail CIO’s Guide to Mobile Device Management Strategy Are you in retail and planning to make mobile part of your strategy? Do you follow a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy and need to separate business and personal data on the same devices? If so, mobile device management (MDM) will become an important strategic consideration for your executive team. 42. NRF 2022: Technology That's Shaping Retail These technologies are expected to become commonplace within the retail industry within a matter of time. 43. New Research Paper May Indicate That Visa is Developing a Retail Blockchain Product Cryptology ePrint Archive has published a paper, entitled ‘LucidiTEE: Policy-compliant Fair Computing at Scale’, credited to a trio of staff members working for Visa and Visa Research by the names of Rohit Sinha, Sivanarayana Gaddam, and Ranjit Kumaresan. 44. Busting Financial Myths: "The Ignorant Retail Investor" If you Google "ignorant retail traders," you'll find mentions on the Financial Times, Seeking Alpha, Wired, Berkshire Money Management, The Street, and even The South China Morning Post. 45. Amidst COVID-19 Restrictions, How Can AI Help Retailers? COVID-19 has changed the world of retail almost overnight. Its impact on e-Commerce is creating challenges to online retailing, selling & services that no one has imagined in the first quarter of 2020-21. 46. How to Get Started with Amazon IVS and Amazon Personalize in Retail This blog will walk through a detailed example of how to configure and deploy live streaming and personalization into an ecommerce site. 47. How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping The Retail Industry With 96% of Americans shopping online and the rise of AI lead cashier-less retail stores such as one of Amazon’s 15 Go stores, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a key element in the digitalization of in-store retail by personalizing the customer experience and creating a more engaged business-to-consumer interaction. For retail companies, AI creates an opportunity to bridge the gap between virtual and physical sales channels. 48. Ultimate Guide to Price Matching for Retailers Price matching might sound like the ultimate pricing strategy that your business should include after you hear about price match Walmart policy. It is true that many consumers put the price as their primary factor to consider when they purchase an item whether it is online or in-store. 49. Predicting Popularity of Retail Products Using AWS SageMaker, AWS Marketplace & AWS Data Exchange This blog is aimed at guiding users to understand how they can leverage AWS SageMaker, AWS Marketplace and AWS Data Exchange to deduce smarter decisions. 50. How To Use Technology To Enhance Your In-Store Marketing Strategy Robots, AI, and other tech are transforming retail experiences. Find out what technologies best suit your in-store marketing efforts and how you can use them. 51. Innovative Solutions That Will Change The Shopping Experience How can fashion brands enter the digital world using AI? Read my new interview with a maker of a highly-innovative technology that makes it a reality. 52. 5 Ways AI is Improving Supermarkets Follow the supermarket industry trends and take your existing retail software solutions to the next level with AI 53. The New Frontier of Price Optimization What would be the price of our product or service? This question has bothered businesses forever. Several pricing models have been spawned as a result. But the concept of price optimization is a fairly new one. At least to businesses that are not in the hospitality or airline sector. 54. Use Cases and Roll-Out Tips for Image Recognition in Retail Heavily shattered by the pandemic, the retail sector is on the lookout for innovation. 55. Blockchain will Disrupt the Shopping Industry: A 2020 market overview Times have changed, and businesses either need to change with them or die. Long gone are the days of niche brick-and-mortar stores, and as Millenials and GenZ consumers start to earn more money, the e-commerce market world needs to shift as well. In order to survive, stores became brands, enticing their customers to remain loyal and shop with them even when they could find better deals elsewhere. 56. An Introduction to Livestream Shopping The concept of live shopping goes back to the 80s and builds on the idea of video shopping. 57. The Problem(s) With Amazon GO 58. How to Offer Customers an Amazing Experience In-Store Find out how to offer an amazing customer experience from four top retail experts. Read their tips and try them out yourself. 59. Improve Monetization By Optimizing In-Store Analytics and Trendspotting Over the years analytics has created an important space for itself in the retail industry where it helps to bridge the gap between what retailers have to offer and what the customers want. 60. 7 Tech Trends Reshaping the Retail Industry What is the future of retail in the post-COVID-19 world? The 2021-reality trends show how technology and innovations help retailers face challenges. 61. 13 Retail Technologies That Could Help Brick-and-Mortar Businesses Learn about key retail technology trends that can help brick-and-mortar retailers sustain their businesses. Dive into the applications of innovative retail tech 62. Virtual Fitting Room Technologies To Boost Retail Sales in a Post COVID-19 World I hate shopping in brick and mortar stores. However, my interest in virtual shopping is not limited to the buyer experience only. With the MobiDev Data Science department, I’ve gained experience in working on AI technologies for virtual fitting room development. The goal of this article is to describe how these systems work from the inside. 63. Is Shopping In-Store An Experience Of The Past? Top retail experts share their knowledge and predictions on the state of in-store marketing in 2021. Check out their views on how COVID-19 affected brick and mo 64. How the Retail Industry is Implementing Machine Learning and Deep Learning Stores are changing. We see it happening before our eyes, even if we don’t always realize it. Little by little, they are becoming just one extra step in an increasingly complex customer journey. Thanks to digitalisation and retail automation, the store is no longer an end in itself, but a mean of serving the needs of the brand at large. The quality of the experience, a feeling of belonging and recognition, the comfort of the purchase… all these parameters now matter as much as sales per square meter, and must therefore submit themselves to the optimizations prescribed by Data Science and its “intelligent algorithms” (aka artificial Intelligence in the form of machine learning and deep learning). Thank you for checking out the 64 most read stories about Retail Technology on HackerNoon. to find the most read stories about any technology. Visit the /Learn Repo

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A new product should make people happy. After all, we are in the startup business to impact people's lives for the better. We look for opportunities in the market to provide solutions, fill a niche, and enhance the lives of everyday people. One of the key metrics of a successful product is the happiness factor–are users utilizing, benefitting, and most importantly enjoying the product you put out. An conducted by Change Sciences monitored the emotions of 8,000 people after they interacted with the top 250 websites in e-commerce, healthcare, travel, entertainment, and banking–in an effort to determine whether it’s possible to create happiness by design. online study Their answer? In short, yes. But the deeper insight is much more complex. Unfortunately, no one has invented a sure-fire design that guarantees a product will deliver happiness to its users, as happiness in and of itself is subjective, dynamic, and forever changing with the tides of time. Happiness is often a cosmic collaboration of a multitude of things, creating a positive experience for those who encounter it. It is a delicate balance. A gentle offering of small delights and higher purpose. And as someone who knows the industry like the back of my hand, I have figured out some simple ways to achieve all of this. As the founder of Humbleteam, a design agency that specializes in helping startups and enterprises design products with high success, I have seen my fair share of and error products attempting to exceed the happiness metric for their target audience. Working with over 50 startups, I have had time to analyze what precisely drives happiness in product designs and what falls short. classic startup mistakes After taking the time to distill this information into actionable steps, I am excited to share my findings with you in the hopes that startups continue to pursue a path of progress, innovations, and most of all, happiness. The 3 Most Important Factors In Designing Products For Happiness 1. Understand What Makes People Happy You might think that you can determine if your users are happy by taking in an overview perspective of your product, maybe they are using it regularly or they have not submitted any formal complaints–but the key here is to never assume anything! How do you know if your audience is happy unless you ask them directly? Acquiring direct customer feedback will not only provide a more direct throughline from the product to the happiness metric, but it will also make your life so much easier when you ask yourself big questions like, what’s our next step? 2. Establish a Trusted Channel of Communication To best understand what makes your users happy, establishing a strong channel of communication is the top priority. In our modern digital world, sending out an email is just not as effective as it used to be. People associate emails with work and are resentful to deal with them outside working hours. Utilizing a text messenger such as WhatsApp is casual, lightweight, and fast. Forms of communication like this tend to be seen as friendlier and are better known to receive direct feedback than traditional email blasts. Once you have opened that trusted communication channel, continuing the conversation with customers who are willing to have a dialogue with you is a two-fold component. And how do you open a line of communication and retain those willing to continue to provide feedback? You provide them with a personal experience and make it easy for them to engage. 3. Make The Feedback Experience Personal What is the simplest and most effective way to give a personal feedback experience? If you are the founder of your startup, you get on the phone and you communicate with your customers directly. You’d be amazed at how much people appreciate the personal touch of speaking directly to the person who created the product. This builds trust, opens a more long-lasting line of communication, and allows you to get the most accurate feedback possible. Messaging Is Fast and Easy When using a casual communication channel like WhatsApp, get the most out of your interaction by sending screenshots of products, deep-diving into features, and encouraging the customers to chat in detail about their experiences. Because texting is an instant form of communication, you can receive replies within hours, maybe even minutes instead of days as with emailing. Discord has quickly become a favorite form of fast communication between companies and their customers, especially if you have a B2C product, it is a fantastic way to receive easy feedback in a centralized space. Remember to keep your audience in mind when choosing the modality of communication. If your target audience is 50+ years old and likely not the most advanced when it comes to the newest form of communications, a space like Discord would not be the best channel to use. But for a group of gamers between the ages of 18-35 years, it could be perfect. Be Mindful of Your Collected Data Your messenger contacts and the feedback you receive from them are not 100% representative of your target market as a whole. Be mindful that these conversations are only a slice of the pie and can influence decisions rather than create concrete evidence. If the consensus with the customers you talk to on WhatsApp is that your product has a feature that is difficult to understand, then likely that is an accurate representation of your broader customer experience, without going into the detailed specifics. Select the Feature That Is Low In Cost but High In Impact It may be tempting to focus your efforts on launching new features for testing that have been scrutinized and agonized over as the next “perfect” version of your product. But keep in mind that in doing that you miss many opportunities to test and receive feedback in incremental but incredibly useful ways. The tendency is to create a production process of releasing new versions or testing features that encompass all feedback, is often a bit slower to roll out, and attempts to completely improve on the original. Reset this thought process. Instead, adopt a low-cost and high-impact testing process, and couple that with a maximum time to market of 14 days. If you were once only putting out new features every month, you have now effectively doubled your feedback, your insights, and your ability to adapt and grow as a product. Many small steps can put you on a more successful trajectory than one calculated giant leap. Happiness isn’t a formula, as we now know, and so providing as many opportunities for your product to provide small delights and higher purpose, gives you more chances to land on the perfect combination that solidifies your customer's true happiness. Test as Much as Possible with a Short Time to Market I cannot encourage enough just how important maintaining a short deadline is when testing your products. Sticking to deadlines that are less than three weeks (and optimally two weeks) effectively doubles your production rate for the year. You are working in a sprint to acquire the most amount of information in the shortest amount of time, and to do that you have to amp up your production rates and focus on the features that matter. These aggressive deadlines help you to filter out the need-to-have from the nice-to-have features. Specificity is a powerful tool. When you are specific and focus on the need-to-have aspects of your product, you have more direct insights into the type of feedback you need from your customers. While it might be nice to get an overall impression of your logo, understanding if the payment option within your design is causing a pain-point for your users and preventing them from following through with transactions, is a need-to-know feature. By limiting your time to market deadline, you prevent yourself from having too much downtime to mull over unnecessary details and get distracted by less critical aspects of your product. A tight schedule keeps you focused and driven, and your insights at the end of your testing sprints will provide a wealth of knowledge to help you successfully move forward along your startup's roadmap. Bonus Tip: Avoid Cognitive Overload Another helpful tip to keep in mind is to avoid cognitive overload when it comes to considering your customer's experience with your product. If your product elicits this cognitive overload response the customer will be spending too much time processing the product to take in the core purpose. This tip ties into the 3 previous examples as follows: Because the first impressions of your product will be design-related, do not change up the minute details of your design every single time that you offer a new feature and trial experiment. Leave those aspects for when you have solidified your most realized product and you are ready to launch the final version. The aim in these stages is customer feedback and emotional impact, not perfect product design. 94% People will often remember negative experiences over positive ones. So if they feel inauthenticity from your product, or more importantly from the way that you receive feedback about the product, their journey will likely not change and that will be the anchor you’ll have to fight against for the rest of your process. Customer service can change everything (for better or worse) about a user experience. Don’t forget to keep things simple. states that the more complexity and options you present your users with, the longer it’ll take them to reach a decision. This feels like common sense but is often neglected to add “more” to a product all at once. People aren’t obligated to stick with your product. Overload them with too much, and they might find it better to move on. While you are aiming to keep testing on a quick turnaround, don’t forget to be efficient, clear, and concise. Sticking to a low-cost and high-impact feature helps avoid this dilemma. Hick’s law The Secret to Happiness is In Your Hands In an ideal world, every product that aims to fill a need in the market would bring happiness to its users if that product is well crafted and intentional. But the truth is that even if we try our hardest to produce a product with practical features, high functionality, and unique design, we still might not hit the nail on the head when it comes to designing customer happiness. The best way for us to avoid any pitfalls when it comes to customer happiness is to talk to people. Connecting with your users, and learning more about your target market is the best insight you can find to help you continue to design products that bring that perfect combination of small delights and higher purpose. Because the more you connect with your customers, the more they will connect with your product and the more happiness they will feel. Happiness of every kind begins with a connection. We thrive in community, we want to feel seen and be heard, and we want the things we invest in to reflect those values. The more you understand how your product can influence these aspects of human happiness, the more likely you will be able to continue to evolve your product to hit the mark and generate long-lasting, happy customers.

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Guess what? Video advertising is here, and it’s here to stay. In the recent years, the landscape of video marketing has skyrocketed. This year, however, has transformed promotional video from a simple marketing tactic to a full-blown business strategy. What makes videos so increasingly efficient in advertisements? On one hand, video can show your audience, instead of just “tell” them what you are all about. On the other hand, customers want to see products in action. Let’s look at some video stats: will be video by 2019. 80% of all internet traffic have started using video content marketing, where as 82% of them view video marketing as an important part of their marketing strategy. 63% of businesses from brands, more than any other type of content. 50% of consumers want to see videos say that they have shared a brand’s video. 70% of consumers say the video has improved their conversion rate. 72% of businesses No doubt, online video creation has become the most important tool in the marketing arsenal today**.** When using right, it is the key ingredient to your growing business, increasing customer base and keeping your clientele near while turning them into brand ambassadors. How? Keep reading: video marketing 9 Ways You Can Use Online Video Creation to Attract Loyal Customers and Keep Them Coming Back 1. Create High Quality Video Content The success rate of your promotional video clip depends largely upon the quality of your video. Truth be told, a cringe-worthy video can be successful too — by going viral and getting the world to chuckle at you. A grainy, darkly lit vs. acrisp and professional video will make or break your company’s first impression with potential new customers. Not using high-quality video will stand out, and most likely turn people away from your business. Pro tip: You don’t have to use expensive videographers and editors. There are budget friendly services online, where you can use premium footage from professional photographers or edit your own video on your own, add text, choose licensed music, own all copyrights. One service like this is (the company I work for). Promo See, for example, this short video ad, created by Copywriting Agency, Ad Zombies. This video was one of their best performing ads. It shows that high quality video can be created with low cost video creation tools like Promo. 2. Encourage Social Sharing and Engagement Sharing your videos on social media platforms is the perfect opportunity to connect with your audience on their own turf. On social platforms they don’t have to come looking for your content, it could just show up in their feed, they watch it, they might follow you for it. Now — how do you get them to share the video with their friends? Upload your videos natively. For example, Facebook intensely promotes this kind of video format. Facebook native videos have a than other video formats. Native videos: 1055% higher share rate Most studies state, spend on social media is on a mobile device. If your video is not mobile, meaning square 1:1 format, it will not perform well. Another thing to remember — your video content should be visible on both an iPhone (640px wide) and a large monitor (1920px wide). Mobile-friendly: that over 50% the time consumers Make your headline and content compelling, anecdotal or relatable. This is what makes the audience’s heads turn and drive them to engage and share. Relatability: If you keep sharing and sharing, while not engaging with your audience you are missing your goal. On social media you can’t forget to be social yourself, respond to your fans, ask questions and encourage conversations. Look at it like dating — who wouldn’t lose interest in a one-sided convo? Engage: 3. Video in Email Campaigns An introductory email that includes a video receives an increase . Astounding number, that should be taken advantage of. There are various types of videos you can add to your emails, such as tutorials, previews of new arrivals/releases, behind the scenes clips, inspirational videos for a cause, explainers, interviews and so on. click-through rate of 96% Pro tip: Implement custom click tracking in your video embedded email, to determine how many people ended up watching it. A free and easy-to-use tool for this is an oldie but goodie, . Bit.ly 4. Keep it Short Recent Microsoft research revealed that people now have an — making it shorter than the attention span of a goldfish (at nine seconds). Eek! attention span of eight seconds What does this mean for your video editing? For quick branding and special announcements, videos 15 seconds and shorter work best. Videos longer than 15 seconds help tell more about your brand and product. Pro tip: Try to keep the videos from 6 seconds to a little over a minute. See this short video ad as an example for a great video that is engaging and delivering the message is a creative way: 5. Make Your Customers Smart Visual memory is king, which makes visual content a must and video is the best of all visual content. What you show your customers via video, they will remember much easier than reading through text, hence, they will know your product and they will know if and what they want from you. According to an by Emma, the human brain is highly visual and processes images 60,000 times faster than text. No question there, why video rules all! infographic See this video example by WalkMe, a digital adoption platform, that is using videos to share and promote their blog posts: 6. Personalized Video Messages Once a customer has crossed the threshold of buying your product, go that extra mile of sending a personalized thank you video message with an initiative to show you can be helpful to them in the future as well. 7. Consistency is Key You need to put out a lot of videos, consistently. With video templates, it’s simple and timesaving to make beautiful videos for your audience. To keep up with the consistency, use an editorial calendar to keep track of sharing your videos. 8. Optimize for Search Don’t forget to use keywords or key phrases to help audience find your videos on all social platforms and websites. Add relevant hashtags on Twitter and Instagram to boost search results. Good news? With Google having rolled out Carousel, you now have a fair chance at your video even if you are using uber-competitive keywords that normally make it difficult to rank on the first page, let alone get them to stay there. getting page one exposure, 9. Call-to-Action Your videos should always serve a purpose or an initiative — whether it’s to buy your product, share the video or visit your page. Whoever is viewing your video, should understand what you want them to do. Here’s an example of a fun to watch video ad with a very clear call-to-action at the end, by , a team collaboration platform: Monday.com Conclusion If you’re not video marketing, you don’t exist. Hashtag Fact. 2019 is approaching and we can surely say, online video is a game changer. However far along you are on the road of video marketing — whether you haven’t even started yet (in which case give it a go) or you’ve been doing it for a while, there is so much to absorb and learn on this topic. A lot of the process will be trial and error, to see what works best for your business and audience. The most important takeaway is, that the digital world we live in is not personal, which especially highlights how video marketing is the new way of personalizing the digital experience. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: The Beginner’s Guide to Google’s Knowledge Graph 8 Inbound Marketing Strategies Your Startup Needs to Start Using Today Finally, after more than a decade of remote digital messages pushed into our social media feeds, we get to see a person’s face, talking directly at us! That’s the perfect space to really show your audience what’s great about your business, what good do you do, what makes you special. The more good your audience knows about you, the more they want to be around you. And that’s a WIN! Originally published at Shanebarker.com . About The Author is the Founder and CEO of and . You can connect with him on , , , and . Shane Barker Content Solutions Gifographics Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Instagram

9 Ways Videos Build Customer Loyalty and Retention

The United States v Meta Platforms Court Filing October 24, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 53 of 100. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here COUNT VIII: DECEPTIVE AND UNFAIR ACTS OR PRACTICES BY META IN VIOLATION OF THE COLORADO CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, COLO. REV. STAT. § 6-1-105(1)(rrr) 887. Colorado realleges and incorporates by reference each of the allegations contained in the preceding paragraphs 1 through 850 as though fully alleged in this cause of action. 888. Through the above-described acts and omissions, including but not limited to the acts and omissions described in paragraphs 847 through 850, Meta knowingly and/or recklessly engaged in unfair, unconscionable, deceptive, deliberately misleading, false, and/or fraudulent acts and/or practices. 889. At all relevant times, Meta knew of the mental and physical harms suffered by young users of its Social Media Platforms. Meta deliberately misled consumers regarding these harms and exploited the vulnerabilities of young users to maximize engagement. Such conduct led to, among other things, young users’ compulsive and unhealthy use of, and addiction to, the Social Media Platforms. 890. Meta’s acts and omissions alleged herein offend public policy, fall in the penumbra of conduct generally recognized under common-law theories of products liability, and are immoral, unethical, oppressive, and unscrupulous, including because they constitute knowing decisions causing unnecessary and unjustified harm to young users for Meta’s financial gain. 891. Meta’s acts and omissions alleged herein are also likely to cause, and have caused, substantial injury to consumers that could not be reasonably avoided. Young users could not have reasonably avoided injuries resulting from Meta’s acts and omissions, nor can they do so in the future, for numerous reasons, including but not limited to Meta’s misrepresentations and failure to disclose the dangerous nature of its Social Media Platforms, and Meta’s use of psychologically manipulative engagement-inducing features, knowing that young users are especially susceptible to those features. 892. The deceptive and/or unfair act or practices engaged in by Meta as recited above constitute separate violations of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. By engaging in the acts and practices alleged herein, both separately and as taken together, Meta violated Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-105(1)(rrr). Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 4:23-cv-05448 retrieved on October 25, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. Washingtonpost.com

Meta's Guide for Growing Engagement—Step 1: Exploit Young Users 

ক্রমবর্ধমান এনগেজমেন্টের জন্য মেটার গাইড—ধাপ 1: তরুণ ব্যবহারকারীদের শোষণ করুন

Metas Leitfaden für wachsendes Engagement – Schritt 1: Junge Nutzer ausnutzen

Guía de Meta para aumentar la participación: paso 1: explotar a los usuarios jóvenes

Guide Meta pour un engagement croissant – Étape 1 : exploiter les jeunes utilisateurs

सहभागिता बढ़ाने के लिए मेटा की मार्गदर्शिका—चरण 1: युवा उपयोगकर्ताओं का शोषण करें

エンゲージメントを高めるための Meta のガイド — ステップ 1: 若いユーザーを活用する

참여도 향상을 위한 메타 가이드 - 1단계: 젊은 사용자 활용

Guia da Meta para aumentar o envolvimento - Etapa 1: explorar usuários jovens

Руководство Meta по повышению вовлеченности — Шаг 1. Используйте молодых пользователей

Meta'nın Katılımı Artırma Kılavuzu - 1. Adım: Genç Kullanıcılardan Faydalanın

Hướng dẫn tăng cường sự tương tác của Meta—Bước 1: Khai thác người dùng trẻ

Meta 提高参与度指南 — 第 1 步：利用年轻用户

Today, I am speaking with Alexander Casassovici, CEO of Azarus, and we'll delve into the dynamic intersection of video streaming, blockchain technology, and gaming. We'll also discuss the genesis of Azarus, the significance of its recent acquisition, and the evolving concept of viewership engagement in the gaming universe. Web3 Please introduce yourself and tell us what you do. I'm Alex, the founder of Azarus, a platform at the convergence of video streaming, blockchain technology, and gaming. I’m a serial founder with four exits, including the recent acquisition by Animoca Brands of a majority stake in Azarus. At Azarus, our mission is to reveal the true nature of streams as an interactive, massively multiplayer, and rewarding medium. What led you to start Azarus? Azarus was born from a realization that while TV and video streaming had evolved technologically, the viewer experience remained largely passive. Today, billions of people are watching streamed content daily, and hundreds of millions watch live-streamed content together. This is probably the densest gathering of people on the Internet, and this captured our imagination. We imagined transforming this experience by introducing interactivity as a core feature. Our thesis from the beginning was that without incentives in place, it would be hard to get the audience’s attention. Our first test with Ubisoft and Rainbow Six: Siege helped confirm our thesis when our prototype encountered overnight success… breaking the platform in the process! Using Web3 core capabilities, such as digital ownership and identity, to create a streaming experience where viewers are not just watching content but actively participating in it made perfect sense to us and was baked into the platform from the very beginning. Can you provide an overview of the recent acquisition of Azarus by Animoca Brands and its significance in the Web3 and metaverse gaming landscape? The acquisition by Animoca Brands is a pivotal moment for Azarus. It represents an alignment with a leader in the Web3 space, enhancing our capabilities to innovate in blockchain, gaming, and streaming. This transition allows us to leverage Animoca Brands' extensive network and resources, enhancing our credibility and expanding our reach in the industry. We recently found out that akin to playable ads on mobile, experiences built on Azarus have the ability to drive viewers to try . Moreover, our partnerships with leading OTT platforms and channels give us access to a broad audience. web3 games Last year only, 20M unique played with Azarus on partner channels. This brings a strong alignment in our missions to educate and onboard billions of new players. Can you explain the concept of viewership engagement in the Web3 gaming universe? We call this the Streamverse - because, ultimately, streams are the most dense place on the Internet, driving millions who are sharing a common online experience watching the same content at the same time. Viewership engagement is not specific to Web3 gaming, but for sure, Web3 gaming has a lot to gain from it. It is about transforming the passive consumption of content into an active and participatory experience. By integrating blockchain technology, we can offer real-time interactive experiences, such as trivia and challenges, where viewers can earn rewards and have a stake in the content they are consuming. Web3 games can educate viewers on the fundamentals of the game and drop coins or NFTs that will kickstart the viewer's journey in the game, but only after having seen proof that they are meaningfully engaged. In what ways is the blockchain-based game streaming experience evolving to make every viewer an active participant and every stream an immersive experience? To clarify, steaming is not blockchain-based. We developed a web3 layer for streams to augment video streams . You still go to Twitch to watch Azarus-enabled Twitch streams: this is one of the superpowers of the platform we developed, which is at the core of the patents we applied for. in place We take existing audiences watching the same content on the same channels they’re already watching today - and we augment the experience with a Web3 layer. Interactive elements such as live polls, quizzes, clicker games, and challenges are integrated directly into streams working on any device with little to no installation, offering viewers a way to compete against each other. Blockchain enables these interactions to be not only engaging but also rewarding through tokens or digital assets. How do blockchain-based tokens facilitate rewards and incentives for gamers and streamers in this emerging industry? Rewards are central to our reward system. With our platform being natively built on our chain, blockchain rewards can be easily manipulated and staked as rewards to games running on Azarus. PoA L2 Our games are smart contracts, starting a new session with staked rewards that get distributed based on the audience’s recorded performance. These tokens can represent anything from in-game assets to exclusive content access, offering real value to gamers and streamers and creating a more compelling engagement loop. Alongside blockchain-based rewards, we also operate a traditional rewards store filled with over 35k items, from gift cards to game licenses. In what ways does the integration of blockchain technology impact the revenue streams for gamers and content creators in the gaming and streaming industry? Blockchain allows for a fair split of the value created. Today, Azarus is mainly being used by brands (game companies, CPGs…) to educate the audience about themselves. In a traditional advertising model, the Viewer, whose time and attention were harvested, gets nothing. The creator gets some share of that value but is unrelated to his efforts to drive the attention. With a token-based economy, every stakeholder - including the viewers - gets a piece of the created value in line with their impact on generating it. Can you elaborate on the role of reward systems and incentives in keeping viewers engaged and loyal in the Web3 gaming and streaming ecosystem? Effective reward systems are essential for maintaining viewer engagement and loyalty in the Web3 space. These systems, powered by blockchain, offer tangible rewards that go beyond traditional engagement methods. They provide a sense of ownership and achievement to viewers, encouraging them to stay engaged and return for more interactive experiences. When viewers see an Azarus game starting, they know that their time is valued and that they’re competing with all the other viewers for real prizes. I see this experience as a digital t-shirt toss. Showing the t-shirt triggers the will to fight for it in everyone who’s watching. Can you discuss the concept of overlay advertising in the context of Web3 gaming and streaming and how it differs from traditional advertising methods? Overlay advertising in the Web3 context is a more interactive and integrated form of advertising. Unlike traditional advertising, which can be intrusive and disjointed from the content, overlay ads in Web3 are part of the streaming experience, offering viewers rewards and interactions that are contextually relevant to the content they are engaged with. Moreover, brands get access to clear performance indicators. Views are hard to measure, but clicks are crystal clear. Just like on any chain, you need gas to run interactions, calculated as a function of unique players. Essentially, Azarus brings video stream advertising into the realm of performance. Can you provide more details about Azarus' Overlay Games and how they make streaming more interactive and engaging for both streamers and viewers? Games built on Azarus offer viewers a chance to participate in real-time challenges and quizzes related to the stream, with rewards for participation. This not only enhances viewer engagement but also adds a layer of entertainment, making the streaming experience more dynamic and engaging for both viewers and streamers. We’ve seen that on Azarus-enabled streams, players stay 7x more than non-players because of the sense of friendly competition Azarus helps foster. How can Overlay Games and similar technologies enhance the interactivity and engagement of gaming streams in the blockchain-based game streaming space? Overlay Games enhance the interactivity of gaming streams by adding a layer of engagement and rewards. These technologies allow viewers to become an active part of the streaming experience, dramatically transforming the viewership experience through participation in real-time activities. This creates a more immersive and engaging environment for viewers, making the streams more than just a passive viewing experience. In the longer term, we see Azarus becoming a fully open-source permissionless chain where anyone can build games/experiences and bid to push these experiences on any channel. This will unlock an ocean of possibilities that we’re only scratching the surface of today. What do you foresee as the future of overlay advertising and audience engagement in the evolving landscape of gaming and streaming, and how might it continue to change the way we experience digital entertainment? The future of overlay advertising and audience engagement is likely to see even more personalized and seamless experiences. As technology advances, these advertising methods integrate more smoothly into content, enhancing the overall digital entertainment experience. This evolution will lead to more sophisticated and interactive viewer engagement, further blurring the lines between content consumption and participation. We’re starting to see creative agencies coming up with fresh ideas, such as having the public vote to pick the end of an ad, real-time predictions, and shouting contests mirrored in-stadium…. This turns the TV into a seat in a digital stadium, expanding the reach of the arena way beyond its physical borders. With the ongoing developments in Web3 technology and the metaverse, how do you anticipate the gaming and streaming industry will evolve, and what new opportunities will this bring for creators, streamers, and viewers? The ongoing developments in Web3 and the metaverse are set to transform the gaming and streaming industry radically. We anticipate a future where digital experiences become more immersive and multi-dimensional, offering new opportunities for creators, streamers, and viewers. This evolution will likely lead to the creation of new forms of content, interactive experiences, and revenue models, reshaping the landscape of digital entertainment. Ultimately, they’re the key to the future of TV, as the format is catching up with the evolution of the medium, from broadcasting over airwaves to streaming over the Internet. I believe that in the future, interactive overlay, which at Azarus we call “Overlay Games,” will be as natural to streams as the play/pause button we’re now so used to.

Viewership Engagement in the Web3 Gaming Universe: The Role of Rewards

In the world of mobile and web apps, certain platforms use App Inbox to provide instant transactional updates and enhance user engagement. App Inbox seamlessly integrates WebSocket or server-sent events (SSE) to ensure immediate delivery of updates to users. These platforms rely on agile data storage solutions, frequently hinging on NoSQL/relational databases, which effectively manage the influx of messages and notifications. The outcome is a swift and frictionless experience for users, who can access critical information as soon as they access the app. Let’s check out the 5 most common transactional use cases for which mobile inboxes are being used. 1. Order Confirmation and Real-Time Updates in Trading Apps Investment platforms like Fidelity Investments have harnessed the capabilities of App Inbox to transform the way users receive order confirmations and real-time updates. In the fast-paced world of trading, every second counts, and App Inbox ensures that users stay connected to their investments. ‍ ‍ When a user places an order, the trading app sends an instant order confirmation through App Inbox. As the order progresses, users receive real-time updates on their order status, market changes, and execution. This immediate feedback loop keeps users informed, engaged, and in control of their investments. With every interaction, App Inbox reinforces the connection between user actions and transactional responses. 2. Booking and Reservations Made Effortless Companies like MakeMyTrip have recognized the convenience that App Inbox brings to booking and reservation management. Whether it's flight bookings, hotel reservations, or event ticket purchases, users can access critical details without the hassle of searching through multiple sections or screens. Upon booking, users receive a transactional confirmation in their App Inbox. As the date of their scheduled event approaches, a gentle reminder with all the necessary details is readily available in the same space. Users can retrieve these messages effortlessly, enhancing their experience and simplifying their journey. 3. Membership Status Updates: Amazon Prime Amazon Prime, a leading e-commerce and streaming service, offers a prime example of utilizing App Inbox for membership status updates. Prime members receive regular notifications in their App Inbox, keeping them informed about subscription renewal, new content releases, and exclusive deals. ‍ ‍ App Inbox ensures that members are always aware of their current status and any actions required. For example, a reminder of an upcoming subscription renewal includes payment options and associated benefits. Users can seamlessly renew their membership or explore exclusive content, all within the app. 4. Payment Reminders: CRED CRED, a credit card payment management app, leverages App Inbox to send payment reminders and transaction updates to its users. CRED members receive timely notifications in their App Inbox, reminding them of upcoming credit card bill payments. These reminders not only serve as transactional notifications but also ensure users never miss a payment deadline. With a simple tap, users can make their credit card payments directly from the App Inbox, creating a seamless and efficient transactional experience. 5. Social Platforms for User Activity: LinkedIn and Quora Social platforms like LinkedIn and Quora harness the potential of App Inbox to provide users with a centralized hub for user-related activity. Instead of cluttering the main feed with notifications, they use App Inbox to create a dedicated space where users can conveniently access updates, messages, connection requests, and more. Want An Easy Way To Integrate App Inbox? With SuprSend, you can get started with app inbox in under 10 minutes. Integrate your preferred SDK, copy a few lines of code, and you can get started. Check . documentation ‍ Conclusion Dynamic interaction between the product and the user is at the core of App Inbox's value proposition. It ensures that users are always in the loop, whether they are making a critical financial decision, planning a journey, or managing their subscriptions in real time. The bridge between user actions and transactional responses, facilitated by App Inbox, enhances user engagement and satisfaction. Frequently Asked Questions 1. What Is the Purpose of a Mobile In-App Inbox? A Mobile In-App Inbox is designed to keep users informed in real-time by providing a central location for transactional updates, messages, and notifications within a mobile or web app. 2. How Does a Mobile In-App Inbox Improve User Engagement? By offering instant access to critical information and updates, a Mobile In-App Inbox enhances user engagement by connecting user actions with transactional responses seamlessly. 3. Can You Provide an Example of a Real-World Use Case for a Mobile In-App Inbox? Certainly, in the world of trading apps, users receive instant order confirmations and real-time updates on their orders, keeping them informed, engaged, and in control of their investments. 4. What Benefits Do Mobile In-App Inboxes Offer to Users? Mobile In-App Inboxes streamline user experiences, making it easier for users to access important details, stay informed, and take necessary actions promptly. 5. How Do Businesses Implement Mobile In-App Inboxes in Their Apps? Implementing Mobile In-App Inboxes involves integrating technologies like WebSocket or server-sent events to ensure immediate message delivery and agile data storage solutions for managing message and notification influx. Specific methods may vary based on platform and requirements.

5 Mobile Inbox Transactional Use-Cases That Businesses Are Using To Improve Customer Engagement

SEOUL, South Korea, November 6th, 2023/Chainwire/-- , the groundbreaking digital asset auction platform that went live on November 4, is thrilled to report unparalleled user engagement and activity just two days after launch. The platform is attracting an ever-growing number of users eager to participate in these auctions set to transform the Web3 auction landscape. MetaBID Remarkable Start, Outstanding Auction Lineup The auctions that have already kicked off have seen a surge in user participation. In particular, auctions for highly coveted assets XMR and BNB Coins, Crypto Punk #6995 worth more than 6800 USDT and the iPhone 15 Pro Max have seen high amounts of traffic since the launch of the platform on Saturday, November 4, 2023. A wide array of highly sought-after assets are currently up for auction, with more scheduled to begin in the coming days (all times in UTC): 10 XMR Coins: November 6, 2023 at 09:00 am 1 ETH Coin: November 6, 2023 at 11:00am Bored Ape Kennel Club NFT #3810: November 7 at 12:00 pm 1 Bitcoin (BTC): November 7 at 2:00 pm Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT #14730, November 10, 2023 at 09:00 am Rolex Daytona Original: November 15, at 10:00 am And many more, promising an eclectic and high-value auction experience for all involved. The Game-Changer: 1 BTC Auction on November 7th The defining moment everyone has been waiting for: MetaBID announced the auction of 1 BTC, starting November 7th at 2:00 pm UTC. With the starting bid set at only 1 USDT, this auction represents an unparalleled opportunity for digital asset enthusiasts. The value of this Bitcoin asset is currently estimated at approximately 35,000 USDT, making this the pinnacle event on the MetaBID calendar during launch week. User Engagement Soars Since the platform went live, user participation has not only met but exceeded expectations. The competitive yet accessible starting bids are empowering a broader demographic to own high-value assets. Why MetaBID Continues to Impress Ease of Participation: The low-entry barrier has democratized the auction process, encouraging more users to join. Transparency and Fairness: With each auction being fully auditable on-chain, MetaBID reaffirms its commitment to transparent operations. Community Engagement: The increasing number of users and active bidding around the clock underline the success of the platform's user-first approach. Audited Auctions: The MetaBID bidding process has been audited by Certik, one of the world’s leading smart contract auditors. MetaBID is setting a new standard in how digital assets can be acquired, owned, and transferred. By offering a seamless, fair, and thrilling auction experience, MetaBID is quickly establishing itself as the go-to platform for high-value asset auctions. About MetaBID is on a mission to democratize digital wealth, making it accessible to all individuals regardless of their financial situation. MetaBID is an online auction platform that leverages blockchain technology to bring transparency and fairness to auctions. MetaBID As a product of MetFi DAO, MetaBID is redefining the auction experience with its innovative approach to pricing, customizable bidding bots, and community-centric focus. The first auctions went live on November 4, 2023 and BID packs are available for purchase now. For more details, please visit MetaBID's: | | , or reach out to the press relations contact. Official Website Twitter Telegram Contact Metfi DAO info@metfi.io This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program. Learn more about the program . here

MetaBID Unveils Unprecedented 1 bitcoin (BTC) Auction as User Engagement Skyrockets

মেটাবিআইডি অভূতপূর্ব 1 বিটকয়েন (বিটিসি) নিলাম উন্মোচন করেছে ব্যবহারকারীর ব্যস্ততা স্কাইরকেটস হিসাবে

MetaBID enthüllt beispiellose 1-Bitcoin-Auktion (BTC), während das Nutzerengagement sprunghaft ansteigt

MetaBID presenta una subasta sin precedentes de 1 bitcoin (BTC) a medida que se dispara la participación del usuario

MetaBID dévoile une vente aux enchères sans précédent de 1 bitcoin (BTC) alors que l'engagement des utilisateurs monte en flèche

मेटाबीआईडी ने उपयोगकर्ता जुड़ाव आसमान छूते हुए अभूतपूर्व 1 बिटकॉइन (बीटीसी) नीलामी का अनावरण किया

ユーザーエンゲージメントが急増する中、MetaBID が前例のない 1 ビットコイン (BTC) オークションを発表

MetaBID, 사용자 참여 급증에 따라 전례 없는 1비트코인(BTC) 경매 공개

MetaBID lança leilão inédito de 1 bitcoin (BTC) que dispara no envolvimento do usuário

MetaBID представляет беспрецедентный аукцион за 1 биткойн (BTC), поскольку вовлечение пользователей стремительно растет

MetaBID, Kullanıcı Etkileşimi Hızla Yükselirken Benzeri Görülmemiş 1 Bitcoin (BTC) Açık Artırmasını Açıkladı

MetaBID tiết lộ cuộc đấu giá 1 bitcoin (BTC) chưa từng có khi mức độ tương tác của người dùng tăng vọt

随着用户参与度的飙升，MetaBID 推出前所未有的 1 比特币 (BTC) 拍卖

The United States v Meta Platforms Court Filing October 24, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 19 of 100. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here 5. Meta’s use of social comparison features such as “Likes” also promotes compulsive use and mental health harms for young users. 226. Meta’s Social Media Platforms contain additional design features that exacerbate social comparison, such as the quantification and display of Like counts on each piece of content on Instagram and Facebook. 227. Likes are a quick way for users to express validation or approval of other users’ photos or videos, by clicking or tapping a heart icon or the iconic thumbs-up icon. Likes were developed by Meta between 2010 and 2013. 228. [Redacted] Despite that knowledge, Meta has elected to publicly downplay its negative effects on young users rather than eliminating the feature for young users or truthfully disclosing its negative effects. 229-250. [Redacted] 251. As of October 2023, Like counts on all users’ posts remain visible by default on Instagram and Facebook. 252. Rather than removing visible Like counts for all users by default [Redacted], users who wish to hide Like counts from posts in their Instagram or Facebook Feeds must navigate submenus of preferences to affirmatively opt in. 253. Meta could have, at a minimum, hidden Like counts for young users of Instagram and Facebook, but it declined to do so. Instead, Meta continues to show young users Like counts for all content in its Social Media Platforms by default. 254. [Redacted] 255. [Redacted] Meta continues to quantify and display social statistics such as Likes on its Platforms by default. 256-260. [Redacted] 261. [Redacted] Meta chose to continue displaying Like counts and to continue prioritizing the display of “popular” posts. 262-264. [Redacted] 265. [Redacted] Indeed, in the context of discussing whether Like counts should remain visible at WIRED’s annual conference on November 8, 2019, Mosseri publicly stated that “[w]e will make decisions that hurt the business if they’re good for people’s well-being and health . . . .” 266-272. [Redacted] 273. [Redacted] Meta declined to implement Project Daisy as a default for young users, only making it available to young users as an opt-in setting. 274-283. [Redacted] 284. A May 26, 2021 Meta blog post, titled “Giving People More Control on Instagram and Facebook,” claimed that although the company tested Daisy “to see if it might depressurize people’s experience on Instagram,” Meta had decided not to implement it as a default because “not seeing like counts was beneficial for some, and annoying to others.” 285-287. [Redacted] 288. Through these and other public statements, Meta falsely represented that Project Daisy was not implemented by default in Instagram and Facebook because Meta lacked evidence that the Platform changes tested in Project Daisy were beneficial to the mental health and wellbeing of its users—or because the impact of removing visible Like counts was too “individualized” to be beneficial as a default setting applicable to a general audience. 289-298. [Redacted] Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 4:23-cv-05448 retrieved on October 25, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. Washingtonpost.com Lead image by karsten winegeart on unsplash

Facebook and Instagram's Utilization of Dopamine-Driven Features to Foster User Engagement

The United States v Meta Platforms Court Filing October 24, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 16 of 100. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here 2. Meta prioritizes maximizing engagement over young users’ safety. 134. Meta denies that it seeks to maximize young users’ engagement on its Social Media Platforms. 135-136. [Redacted] 137. Zuckerberg stated to Congress on March 25, 2021, that “it is a common misconception that our teams—our goals, or even have goals, of trying to increase the amount of time that people spend” and “I don’t give our News Feed team or our Instagram team goals around increasing the amount of time that people spend.” 138. Meta has also claimed, in a statement published by Gizmodo on October 3, 2021, to “do internal research to ask hard questions and find out how we can best improve the experience for teens.” 139. These representations were false and misleading. Contrary to Meta’s public statements, one of Meta’s key goals is to induce young users to spend ever-increasing amounts of time on its Social Media Platforms. 140-150. [Redacted] 150. Thus, notwithstanding Meta’s public representations to the contrary, increasing young users’ engagement was, and is, a core business objective for Meta. Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 4:23-cv-05448 retrieved on October 25, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. Washingtonpost.com

Meta's Catch-22: Balancing Digital Well-being and Increased User Engagement 

For app developers and marketers in the mobile applications world, user engagement is considered the ultimate goal. The app icon can act as a reminder of an app’s presence; however, real involvement occurs while inside the app. When it comes to inside the app, there are few things that can be as effective at engaging users as in-app nudges. The nudges may assume different shapes such as tooltips, coach marks, PIP (Picture in Picture) videos, and badges among others. What Are Badges? Little, innocuous red symbols known as badges can be placed next to an application's user interface (UI) in the shape of dots, icons, or text labels. Each of these tags denotes a specific piece of information regarding this user interface element, such as a news flash, an accolade, an innovation, or a new feature. More specifically, badges are an important tool for apps with a lot of features even though the user interface could seem complex since they instantly notify the user of updates without being overbearing. Nonetheless, badges are distinct from other in-app nudges. The majority of them don't ask for a response from consumers and don't interrupt them directly. For whatever purpose, they are consequently the perfect choice. Now, let's explore how badges can be a gamechanger for your app: Using Badges To Develop Great Products. : Creating new features requires extensive research and money input. When your features have been made available and completed, you must successfully market not just outside the app but even inside it. These bright banners might break up the user flow, however – and this is a good thing. Badges could be ideal for helping users find those other features within the app. They are nonintrusive but increase feature discovery rates by more than 20 percent. New Feature Discovery Badges helps us make sense of whether we are using a particular feature correctly or not. Product teams may unearth correlations linking user involvement in the feature and key performance metrics using a product analytics platform. This information enables product managers to decide whether to retain or discard a feature. Keep or Delete a Feature Why Do Top Companies Use Badges? This prompts the user to become involved in the app’s other features as top firms use badges to enhance user engagement. Today, we will explore how companies such as Swiggy, Gmail, Instagram, Duolingo, Starbucks, Dream11, and others use badges for greater user engagement. Swiggy's Recipe for User Engagement: The Power of Badges - Badges are also employed by Swiggy very well so as to entice customers to look for other things on the app. These badges drive various aspects of user interaction: Conversion: Badges like ten-minute delivery icons for Swiggy make people place orders or converge conversion. Exploration: The badge New Restaurant Discover prompts customers to try out new restaurants. Loyalty: Users often come back for more offers and are rewarded with badges that offer discounts. Gamification: The use of streaks, accomplishments, and leveling up rewards turns food delivery into a fun game by Swiggy. Gmail: Achieving Inbox Zen with Badges - Badges help in organizing Gmail users and also give them encouragement. These include displaying the number of unread emails through badges especially when using different categories or groups of email. This makes it easy for someone to manage their emails, increases productivity, and keeps one focused on his or her inbox. Instagram Prompting Users Interactions With New Features Through Badges - Instagram uses badges in the form of call-to-action buttons to encourage interactivity and promote engagement among its users who wish to access content in the application. Badges alert users to download a new app, verify an account, or check unread. The badge is very effective in improving the users’ interaction with the platform. Achievement Unlocked: Duolingo's Badge Mastery - The same is used in Duolingo, an app for learning any language by giving badges to people when they complete a course or reach certain day exercises. This ensures that the user visits the application and interacts with it on an ongoing basis. User engagement, award recognition, and keeping users in the system are other impacts of the badges. Unlocking Success with Badges: Dream11's Winning Strategy - Badges are used by India’s leading fantasy gaming app Dream11 reminding its users about reward points, new challenges, and the potential prizes in store. The use of badges also plays a significant role, as they draw players on to stay involved. Learn from Starbucks to Upsell - Starbucks employs badging to retain customers while maximizing its profit. Purchases by customers earn stars with customers accessing discounts and special offers. The badges displayed show the various reward packages, which encourage visitors to sample other offerings provided by Starbucks. Using Badges in Fintech, Fantasy Sports, E-commerce & Hyperlocal Apps - Badges are not limited to a specific industry. They can be applied creatively in various domains. Let's explore how different sectors can harness badges to achieve their unique goals: Applications of Badges in Fintech App - Fintech apps, known for their complex interfaces, can benefit from badges in several ways: New Feature Launches: Use the “New” badge to attract users to new features. Feature Discovery: Use badges to emphasize low usage of unexplored features. KYC Completion: Provide badges with special offers that incentivize user completion of Know Your Customer (KYC) verification. Alerts: Employ badges to notify customers on updates, for instance, new messages or incomplete tasks. Offers and Discounts: Inform the users of any ongoing promoting offer for conversion purposes. Utilizing Badges by Fantasy Sports Apps - Fantasy sports apps can employ badges for gamification and increasing referrals: Gamification: Organize gamers using badges to make them enjoy while taking part. in contests. Referral Rewards: Give award badges to those, who have successfully referred a new user to the app. Points and Prizes: Show achievement badges and display point charts that are converted into awards. Badges in E-commerce Apps - E-commerce apps can harness badges for better product discovery and sales: New Arrivals: Promote the awareness of newly arriving products. Flash Sales: Time-specific sales should be marked with badges. Special Discounts: Notify of special deals for specific groups. Membership Rewards: Loyalty card badges for members of the elite club. The Power of Badges in Hyperlocal Apps - Hyperlocal apps that connect users with local services can improve user engagement: Service Availability: Use badges to show service availability for the user’s location. Ratings and Reviews: Ask for ratings from users who have used our products. Local Events: Advertise local events such as festivals and gatherings with the help of a badge. Booking Alerts: Remind users of their next bookings/appointments! Metrics to Watch When Using Badges - To ensure the effectiveness of badges in your app, keep an eye on the following key performance indicators (KPIs): Feature Discovery Rate: Calculate the percentage of users that find new features via badge. Feature Adoption Rate: Record new usage figures for any new users who find the feature via badges. Engagement Rate: Check how much users interact with badges and their respective components. Retention Rate: Note how badges lead to a higher frequency of users revisiting the app. Conversion Rate: Monitor how many users convert when they interact with a badge & complete an action. Gamification Metrics: Track Progress, Achievements, and Rewards for Gamified Apps. Referral Rate: Monitor the number of Users who have referred someone and received a reward. Revenue Metrics: Assess the influence of badges on revenues, such as upselling and cross-selling. A/B Testing Your Badge Strategies It is worth bearing in mind that there is no badge of the same kind. Badges will affect people’s behavior differently. Create an optimal badge strategy by performing A/B testing on different badge types, locations, and messaging. Analyze which badges elicit the most user engagement and conversions. Here's a simplified process to conduct A/B testing for badges: Hypothesis: Decide on your hypotheses for the badge change. For instance, “Another way to increase user engagement is by adding a badge to highlight a new feature.” Variable Selection: Indicate the ones to test including – badge, design, location, content, and signal for triggering conditions. Segmentation: For the A/B test, group your users! Make certain that the sample sizes will be enough to prove the hypothesis. Testing Period: Test the badge variations in your app over a defined period of time, including tracking of all user interactions. Data Analysis: Following the test period, scrutinize the data and choose the best badge variation depending on previously established benchmark KPIs. Implementation: Winning Badges for Your App. Iterate: Keep perfecting your approach to badges as users keep behaving differently. Methods for Badge Effect Evaluation - So once you have initiated your badge strategy, the need for constant measuring and evaluating is very important. It involves tracking the KPIs and analyzing user behavior to determine whether badges are increasing user engagement and app success. Here's how you can assess the impact of your badge strategies: Regular KPI Monitoring: Always monitor the vital metrics associated with your badges including discoverability, activity rates, and churn rate. Analyze your users with analytics tools. User Feedback: Ask for feedback from users about the badge. It can be done by means of surveys, in-app messages, and also user reviews. Watch for both good and bad feedback so that changes can be made if needed. A/B Testing: Keep doing A/B testing on badges so as to optimize their design, placement, and messaging that maximizes impact. Improve by using data-driven insights. User Behavior Analysis: Examine user behavior in the app to see how badges affect interaction. Examine a pattern like how badges cause more features to be used or converted at a higher rate. Iterate and Refine: Use the data and insights gathered to improve upon your badge strategies. Adapt in order to be more in line with user expectations and application objectives. Conclusion Badges can help boost user activity and involvement in your app. enhance feature discovery, increase user interactions, and promote app retention. Badges will help Maximize the effectiveness of a badge through A/B testing, continuous measurement of their performance, and iterating with regard to a strategy. Using the right approach badges can help make the most effective app for the user. The best-performing badges should always have users in mind and meet the specific objectives of your application. This will make your users stay engaged because they will always get what they want at the end of the day.

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Let's learn about via these 54 free stories. They are ordered by most time reading created on HackerNoon. Visit the to find the most read stories about any technology. Employee Engagement /Learn Repo 1. Startups: Pulse Surveys are Dumb. There’s something I’ve been saying since SoapBox was first born: employee surveys are dumb. They’re really, frustratingly dumb. They’re not the solution to the employee engagement crisis. They’re part of the problem. 2. Productivity Hacks: How to Keep Your Employees Motivated Employee wellbeing is a challenge in this world as i89% of employees have worked while feeling unwell. 3. How to Create an Employee Engagement Plan: The Key to a Happy Staff Make your employee incentive plan focused on each team member because your staff can only succeed when the incentives resonate with them. 4. How Management Software Helps Boost Productivity in Coworking Spaces Boost Productivity in Coworking Spaces with Management Software 5. 4 Strategies to Enhance Employee Engagement With everything that’s going on in the world right now, the morale at the office – whether you’re able to meet in person or virtually – might be a little low. There might be uncertainty about the future of jobs or the company as a whole, which could be having an impact on employee productivity. 6. 4 Corporate Benefits that Improve Employee Mental Health and Engagement The benefits of mental health support programs are numerous. Some of these programs include free therapy and healthy eating and physical activity. Others provide financial assistance to employees who need it. Whatever the case, there are three main reasons why you should care about your employees' mental health. Read on for more information. Here are some examples of mental health benefits offered by companies. All three promote a healthy work environment. Having a positive company culture is one of the most important factors in preventing mental health problems. 7. How To Convince Your Employer to Host An Internal Hackathon Tech Companies are running internal hackathons to design new features, build new products, and increase employee and talent engagement. 8. Employee Wellness 101 Businesses have been overlooking employee wellness for a long time. As organizations started re-opening, they must have actionable employee well-being. 9. Making Your Employees Feel Valued & Appreciated Valued employees are good employees. Simple things like public acknowledgement and being considerate of their needs are all you need to make them feel great. 10. Diversity in the Workplace: A Challenge for HR Increasing diversity among leadership teams is a critical component of company culture. Studies show that people feel more comfortable around leaders who are not like them. Therefore, having a homogenous leadership team can be harmful, sending a bad message to other employees. Furthermore, insufficient inclusion efforts can alienate employees from outside the company culture, resulting in stagnant organizational growth and disengagement. A diverse leadership team is critical to company success; it is also associated with higher innovation, productivity, and revenue per employee. 11. Why Measure EX Through an Organizational 360º Approach? Productivity comes from an engaged workforce. HR needs a 360-degree solution that measures EX to understand make the environment for a productive workforce 12. Empowering Employees: The Power of Empowerment! The success of a business is a journey, not a destination. It is a road that entails unconventional thinking and extraordinary measures. Several entrepreneurs opt for a startup each year, but only a small number of them manage to thrive. Most of us might anticipate the essential ingredients of a successful business. Though, the key lies in identifying the actions and proceedings required to implement that course. 13. Performance And Productivity Management Software Industry Research [Part 1] Hi there! My name is Vitalii Berdichevskyi, I’m a Product Manager. I want to share with you HR Management industry research I conducted in March 2019. 14. 5 Powerful Employee Upskilling and Mentoring Tools How to boost your employee's skills and performance? Read my new post to find a list of several handy software tools that solve this task. 15. 23 Creative Ideas to Boost Employee Retention at a Low Cost Here are 23 employee incentive ideas that small businesses can start using today including letting employees listen to music, sending thank you notes, and more. 16. Implement These 21 Employee Wellness Program Ideas For Better Retention Employee wellness programs have become a staple in many companies as a way to attract top talent, keep them happy and productive, and decrease employee turnover. 17. 20 Best Virtual Team Building Activities for Remote Teams Looking for some effective team-building activities to bring your remote team together? 18. Hey Employers: Do Black Lives Matter? As you know (I hope), the murder of George Floyd has caused protests and violent riots in Minneapolis, and many other cities around the United States. Yet again, another Black man was murdered by those hired to protects us. Four policemen pinned George to the ground after being called by a store clerk about disorderly conduct. An officer, by the name of Derek Chauvin, kneeled into George’s neck with extreme pressure, digging it into the ground to the point that he struggled to breath. As George was suffocating, he stated that he could not breath multiple times, but Chauvin did not let up. The other officers just stood by allowing it to happen, which makes them just as guilty. George died later that day. It took days just for Chauvin to even be arrested. He’s now been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. If you’re unaware of the story, please head here. 19. How Employees Can Help Prevent Cybersecurity Threats Employees need to be aware of the significance of cyber security because cyber dangers have persisted since the creation of the internet. 20. 5 Ways to Improve Employee Well-Being Encourage a better sense of well-being among your direct reports with these proven strategies. 21. Valuable Employee Training Programs To Get Back on Track in 2021 In 2021, there’s both a need and an opportunity for employee training. Here is a reflection on what actually motivates employees to complete the training. 22. The First Major Challenge HR Managers Face is Retaining Top Talent A major challenge for startup HR is attracting and retaining top talent. Many startups focus on output instead of employee performance, which results in a lack of engagement and motivation. When employees feel that their work is not valued, they often leave the company for better opportunities elsewhere. Developing and nurturing a talent pipeline can solve these challenges. Startups must also take care to ensure that their employees are aligned with the company's vision. This requirescareful planning and in-house training programs for all employees. 23. How to Build a Compliance Culture by Improving Employee Engagement in Your Company Creating a culture of compliance means that the organization understands that compliance is critical. 24. How Happy Employees Lead to Happy Customers While most businesses focus on customer satisfaction, they often overlook employee satisfaction. Studies show that highly engaged teams outperform unengaged ones by 21%. What's more, happier employees offer better service to customers. That means happier customers. Let's look at some ways to increase employee satisfaction in your business. Here are some tips to improve customer experience: 25. Performance Anxiety Amongst Employees and How to Overcome It Performance anxiety amongst employees can be a serious issue. It may have a serious effect on a person’s health, sleep, mood, and even self-worth. Let’s look at 26. How To Be a Responsible Employer and a Leader in Times of Workplace Crisis Based on the type of work you are doing and the capacity in which your workers operate, any or more of the following occupational injuries can occur to your employees. 27. Kindness Is A Hidden Engineering Superpower Kindness is a hidden superpower for software engineers. It helps your peers feel safe so they can take risks that enable efficiency and honesty. 28. How to Make Your Company "The Best Place to Work At" When you hear the phrase “Best Place to Work,” what companies come to mind? Does your company make that list? If not, you may want to reconsider your company culture to attract top talent who are looking to work at Best Place to Work companies. 29. Employee Education: A Guaranteed Way To Supercharge Your Business Google reportedly has allowed its employees to spend 20 percent of their paid work time to pursue personal projects that they think will most benefit the company. The objective of this program is to empower and inspire innovation in participating employees. Many of Google's notable advances have resulted in this manner, including the development of Google News, Google Maps, Gmail, and even Adsense. 30. 10 Things to Do in a Professional Email Signature (With Examples) This article will share ten tips to help you create an informative and effective professional email signature to improve your communication - with examples. 31. Thoughts on Organizational Health: A Take on Pulse Over-reliance on Pulse surveys as the only practice for employee feedback and management accountability will hurt the organization. here are some alternatives. 32. How To Onboard New Staff Effectively In The Post-Pandemic Workplace What will be the safest way to onboard new employees after the pandemic is over, and in what will be a blended work environment? 33. 5 Advantages of Automating Expenses for Your Small Business It's common for small business owners to use traditional methods in their processes, thinking it's more efficient and cheaper. However, this isn't always the case. 34. 6 Creative Employee Reward Ideas That Your People Will Love Wondering how you can show employee appreciation? Here, you’ll discover six amazing gift ideas for your employee recognition program. 35. 4 Ways to Introduce New Technology to Work Every day, there are new tools that come into the market to make us more productive. More so since the global pandemic took hold. 36. Who Should Be Awarded Employee Of The Month? There is a sense of joy when you walk past your picture hanging next to the wording 'employee of the month'. But how do you go from being an ordinary employee to the month's best? 37. "The 4-Day Work Week" and other Insights on Bootstrapped Business with GooseChase CEO Andrew Cross Inspired by scavenger hunts, GooseChase is an online platform that enables you to create exceptional experiences for your communities. Meet CEO Andrew Cross. 38. Retention tips from the Internet vs 56 software developers We've collected 56 retention tips from software developers and compared them with the ones from the Internet. Check out what the conclusions are! 39. Employee Training: How to Make Data-Driven Business Decisions According to PwC research, highly data-driven organizations are three times more likely to witness considerable improvement in decision-making. Unfortunately, a whopping 62% of executives still rely more on experience and gut feelings than data to make business decisions. 40. The Importance of Business Communication Software in 2020 Business communication software is the beating heart of the world's most successful and enduring organizations. Gradually introducing itself into the workplace over the course of a few decades, this sort of technology has become more indispensable to our working lives than ever before. From Zoom, to Microsoft Teams, we're incredibly reliant on communications software to help us stay connected and maintain productivity on a day-to-day basis. 41. Managers, Do You Wait for the Doorknob Effect? If you are not sure what a Doorknob effect is, you probably want to keep reading. Either you’ve seen it before and didn’t act properly, or worse you just missed it. 42. 17 Skills Improve Managerial Communication in The Workplace In this article, you’ll discover why communication is a critical skill for a manager and seventeen skills to improve communication at work 43. "Challenge Our Comfort Zones, Indulge in Our Passions" Taylor Smith, Cofounder and CEO at Blueboard Meet Taylor Smith, Cofounder and CEO at Blueboard - a rewards & recognition platform sending top talent on awesome experiences - like learning to surf. 44. How to Administer Employees Rights At Workplaces You can be entitled to other legal protections in the workforce, including: based on the role of the employer, the country in which you operate and the occupation. 45. How To Retain High-Performing Talent Talent retention has always been a challenge for HR. The challenge is made even more difficult by a high turnover rate. While it can be difficult to keep top talent, there are some key strategies you can use to retain top performers. Here are some of them: 46. Addressing the Dissonance of Workplace Diversity and Inclusion There is confusing dissonance in the workplace when it comes to diversity & inclusion. Companies claim to foster inclusive culture but is that truly the case? 47. Methods of Preventing Repetitive Severe Injuries in the Workplace Environment In a period when deaths and serious injuries arise almost regularly in the workplace, employees will contend with at least three very distinct audiences. A fatality or traumatic injury at the workplace triggers the desire to connect with mourning people, including family members of the victim, eye witnesses of the tragedy, or co-workers who experience a sense of loss. 48. How to Build Loyalty and Motivate Your Employees Faced with the disastrous consequences of a voluntary departure of employees for the company, keeping its teams as long as possible becomes a major issue. To gain in productivity, you must as a business leader, find the ways and means necessary to motivate and retain your employees. 49. An Anthology of Compensation Management Software Companies spends millions of dollars to record the wages, bounces, and performance of employees. To reduce this cost, compensation management software helps organizations to plan, manage and execute a
compensation strategy. 50. How to Deal With Accusations in the Workplace Employee deceit comes as a serious stun, especially when you put
time and cost in offering comfort and direction during the employer and employee business relationship. The double-crossing can be destroying both by and by and inside the setting of organization resources. At the point when charges of employee deceptive nature surface, make quick move to decide the veracity of the cases and the degree of misfortunes the organization may endure. In any case, don't come to untimely end results until a full work environment investigation is finished. 51. Managing Diversity in the Workplace: Building an Inclusive Organizational Culture Diversity in the workplace is increasingly becoming a top priority for all organizational leaders. Initially, workplace diversity was merely a tick in the box with a narrow focus on just hiring professionals from different age, geographical and gender groups. The conversation has now matured significantly, with expansion not only in the scope of what diversity in the workplace entails, but also how it pans out. Let’s dive deep into the various aspects of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 52. Why Employee Engagement is More Than a Buzzword The ideal collaboration for employee engagement with rewards & recognition boosts consolidated communications in a single point. 53. Everything You Need to Know About Employee Engagement Know what exactly is employee engagement and how to effectively and efficiently increase the rate of employee engagement of your organization with SuperBeings. 54. Improve Employee Engagement and Mental Well-being In 2021 In this article, you'll find some amazing techniques to improve employee engagement and mental wellness. Thank you for checking out the 54 most read stories about Employee Engagement on HackerNoon. to find the most read stories about any technology. Visit the /Learn Repo

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FTC v. Amazon Court Filing, retrieved on Sep 26, 2023, is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 35 of 80. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here 1. Amazon engages in price surveillance to support its anti-discounting scheme 266. The foundation of Amazon’s anti-discounting scheme is an extensive price-tracking operation housed within (redacted) 267. Amazon’s (redacted) 268. Amazon (redacted) Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 2:23-cv-01495 retrieved on October 2, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. ftc.gov

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User experience has become a paramount concern for designers and developers in the ever-evolving digital landscape. Microinteractions, subtle animations and interactions that engage users on a small scale play a crucial role in this endeavour. According to a by NNGroup, a leading UX research and consulting firm, microinteractions can improve user engagement by 50% and satisfaction by 22%. In this article, we will explore what microinteractions are, why they are essential, their benefits, and how to design effective microinteractions that enhance user experience. study What are microinteractions? are small, subtle design elements that serve specific and often repetitive user tasks. They focus on providing a delightful and seamless user experience by incorporating subtle animations, sounds, and visual cues. These interactions can be as simple as a button changing colour when pressed or as complex as a loading animation. Microinteractions Why are Microinteractions Important? Microinteractions significantly contribute to the overall user experience. They make interactions more engaging, intuitive, and satisfying. Imagine using an app or website without any feedback or visual cues when you act—how would you know if the action was successful? Microinteractions bridge this communication gap, ensuring users know their actions and the system's responses. Benefits of Using Microinteractions Microinteractions are attention-grabbing and with the interface, effectively capturing and sustaining their attention. This increased engagement can lead to longer sessions within the app or website, which can be pivotal for the product's success. Enhanced User Engagement: encourage users to interact Microinteractions offer immediate and intuitive feedback to users, informing them about the status of their actions. This guidance helps users confidently navigate the interface, reducing errors and improving overall user satisfaction. Feedback and Guidance: A positive user experience, driven partly by well-designed microinteractions, often results in higher user retention rates. Users are more likely to revisit and continue using an application or website that offers a smooth, enjoyable interaction, ultimately fostering a loyal user base. Improved User Retention: Microinteractions provide an opportunity to infuse a brand's unique identity into the user interface. Tailored animations, colours, and sound effects can help create a distinctive brand personality, setting the product apart from competitors and contributing to brand recall. Brand Differentiation: By breaking down complex tasks into smaller, manageable steps, microinteractions guide users through processes seamlessly. This efficient task completion enhances user satisfaction and encourages users to utilize the application for its intended purpose more frequently. Efficient Task Completion: Types of Microinteractions , despite their small scale, can significantly impact user engagement and overall user experience. They can be broadly categorized into two main types, each serving specific purposes: Microinteractions User-initiated microinteractions are triggered by explicit actions or inputs from the user. These interactions are often designed to provide immediate feedback, guidance, or assistance during user interactions. User-Initiated Microinteractions: When a user clicks or taps a button, it responds with a change in colour, animation, or a brief pop effect, confirming the interaction. Button Press Animation: As a user fills out a form, the microinteraction provides real-time feedback on the correctness of the input, such as turning the input field border green for valid entries and red for invalid ones. Form Field Validation: When users scroll through content, microinteractions can include animations or visual indicators like a fading scroll bar or content animations to enhance the scrolling experience. Scrolling Feedback: System-initiated microinteractions are automatic responses generated by the system based on specific conditions without direct user interaction. They often provide feedback or notifications to inform users about system status or events. System-Initiated Microinteractions: An animated icon (often a spinning wheel) is displayed during loading processes, indicating that the system is processing or fetching data. Loading Spinner: A pop-up, sound, or vibration alert triggered by an event, such as receiving a message, email, or other notifications. Notifications: After a user acts, such as saving a document, a subtle animation or notification confirms the action, providing reassurance. Auto-Save Confirmation: Examples of Microinteractions in Popular Apps and Websites Instagram's Heart Animation: Instagram utilizes a microinteraction tied to user engagement through the double-tap action to "like" a post. When a user double-taps an image, a heart icon momentarily enlarges and gently animates, providing visual confirmation of the action. This dynamic animation acknowledges the user's engagement and adds a playful and enjoyable element to the platform, reinforcing positive interactions and making the experience more captivating. Tinder's Swipe Gesture: Tinder leverages a fundamental swipe gesture for users to express interest or disinterest in potential matches. As a user swipes left or right, the profile card smoothly moves toward the motion. This microinteraction mirrors real-world actions, making the user experience intuitive and engaging. The fluidity of the animation, aligned with the user's natural interaction, enhances the app's usability and encourages users to continue engaging with the platform. Uber's Ride Request Animation: Uber employs a microinteraction to inform users during the ride request process. When a user requests a ride, an animated car icon appears on the screen, symbolizing the process of matching with a driver. This visual representation offers real-time feedback, reassuring the user that their request is being processed. The microinteraction effectively manages user expectations and reduces perceived waiting time, contributing to a smoother user experience. How to Design Effective Microinteractions Creating impactful microinteractions involves adhering to certain design principles and implementing best practices. Let's delve into the key aspects of designing effective microinteractions. Principles of Good Microinteraction Design Clarity and Simplicity: Ensure that the purpose and functionality of the microinteraction are transparent to users. It should be immediately evident what action is expected from the user and the system's response. Keep microinteractions simple. Avoid unnecessary complexity to prevent confusion and maintain a seamless user experience. Feedback and Communication: Provide immediate and relevant feedback to users for every action they perform. Feedback can be visual, auditory, or haptic, indicating the system's response and confirming the user's movement. Use appropriate feedback mechanisms to guide users and reassure them about successfully completing their actions, minimizing uncertainty. Consistency and Standardization: Maintain consistency in the design elements used across microinteractions. Use consistent colors, icons, animations, and language to create a unified and cohesive user experience. Adhere to industry standards and established design patterns to ensure that users can easily predict how a microinteraction will behave based on their prior experiences with similar interfaces. Tips for Creating Engaging Microinteractions Understand Your Users: Conduct comprehensive user research to understand the target audience, preferences, behaviours, and pain points. Identify what microinteractions would resonate with them and add value to their experience. Prototype and Test: Create prototypes to visualize how microinteractions will look and function within the interface. Conduct usability testing with these prototypes to gather feedback and insights, allowing for iterative improvements. **A/B Testing: Test different versions of microinteractions to identify the most effective and engaging design. A/B testing helps understand user preferences and optimize the microinteraction design for better outcomes. Conclusion Microinteractions, though seemingly minor, play a significant role in enhancing user experiences across digital platforms. Incorporating well-designed microinteractions can significantly impact user engagement, satisfaction, and brand perception. By adhering to sound design principles and considering user preferences, designers and developers can create meaningful microinteractions that elevate the overall user experience and drive the success of their products and platforms.

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Zoom is a video conferencing platform offering all of the functionality needed for small group meetings, training sessions, webinars, large events, and more. Thousands of nonprofits rely on it for board meetings, onboarding volunteers, and even fundraising galas. Besides intuitive functionalities and an adaptable interface, there are a range of handy features in the platform that can help to keep users engaged. Whether your meeting has 2 people or 1,000, here are some tips, tricks, and best practices to have a more engaging and enjoyable Zoom experience. At the Beginning If you are using slides, consider sharing an introductory screen before the meeting begins —  this immediately provides some context to the meeting and engages participants in the topic of the session. Also, be sure to introduce everyone to each other, and introduce the speakers if it is a larger event. In order to make a meeting more accessible, you can enable . This will help any participants who have difficulty hearing, or whose first language is not the same as the primary language used by the presenter, to engage in the content of the meeting or event. closed captioning and live transcription If you are conducting a webinar, it can help to share housekeeping rules — such as whether participants should keep their camera and microphone off by default — and an overview of the agenda. You can also explain how participants can engage and what the process will be for asking questions. Should users introduce themselves in chat? Should they use the "raise hand" feature to ask questions or wait for a dedicated time at the end of the meeting? Additionally, you can up to nine participants' videos, showing them as the primary active speakers for the event, and attendees will only see those speakers. This is often used to highlight meeting hosts or keynote speakers. spotlight You can spark interest and surprise your participants using some in-meeting features. A round of icebreaker questions can make users feel more comfortable and introduce them to each other in a more casual fashion. You can use the or an to do this within the Zoom meeting. Ask Away integration introductory poll Zoom also offers the setting, which puts participants into a virtual scene such as a boardroom, auditorium, or café and allows the host to move people around the scene. Immersive View For a board meeting or community meeting, this can help to create a more interesting environment, keeping participants focused on the task at hand. During the Meeting Once the meeting is underway, Zoom's in-app features can aid collaboration that ensures all voices get heard. Users can chat in smaller settings and offer suggestions, reactions, and support in an easy and nondisruptive manner. These can be used to add interest to a meeting, create better communication pathways, and create an environment for effective co-working. Breakout Rooms Separating participants into breakout rooms is a great way of encouraging focused discussion, allowing participants to meet one another in a smaller setting or providing a space for games. Users can use chat and screen sharing within a breakout room, which make them great for smaller, interactive seminars within an event. You can also for breakout rooms, for example to allow five minutes for discussion on a topic before sharing each team's thoughts with a wider group. set a timer Hosts can at once. This is a great way to keep discussions on track without bringing everyone back into the main session. In a training setting, for example, you could split participants into smaller discussion groups to work together on training exercises. share their computer audio and content with all breakout rooms When it's time to move on to the next question or task, you can share a video or audio clip with all of the rooms to explain the next step. You can pre-assign users to a breakout room, create them automatically within a meeting, or allow users to self-select a room. Pre-assigning can be a good route if there are teams within the larger group who are working on different projects, while self-assigning can work for facilitating discussion rooms with different themes. Screen Sharing, Whiteboards, and Annotations It's no secret that sharing visual content is a great way to hold the attention and interest of audiences. Sharing slides, presentations, video clips, audio, and photos can make a meeting dynamic, help you to illustrate your points, and provide a needed break from talking and listening. The allows you to share a blank screen for you and other participants to annotate on. This can be a great tool for brainstorming, illustrating a point, or even playing an interactive game. You can also over a shared screen, which is a great way of collaborating on documents, slides, or any other visual content. whiteboard feature annotate Reactions In larger meetings, providing more ways for participants to express themselves can help to keep them engaged without interrupting the flow of a meeting. As well as showing reactions in a participant's video window, you can now use emojis to react to in-meeting chat and also in real time during a webinar. is a newly added feature that automatically displays a corresponding meeting reaction when it detects a participant performing a thumbs up or raise hand movement. This helps to make a meeting feel more cohesive and immersive, reducing the distraction and frustration associated with trying to express oneself in a large meeting. Gesture recognition Zoom Apps in order to increase the functionality of your meetings. You can use and other games as warm-up activities or to provide entertainment at virtual parties, or you can use a quiz to gather opinions or test the knowledge of your participants. Zoom integrates with a range of apps Heads Up! and help you to meet collaboration and productivity needs from within a Zoom meeting, while the app allows you to add a Donate button to meetings. This is perfect for virtual conferences, galas, or other fundraising events. DocuSign Asana Pledge After the Meeting Zoom offers capabilities. This is a great tool for hosts to gather immediate feedback from participants. For a large event, community meeting, or board meeting, this enables participants to express whether the meeting was as they expected, whether they felt that their voice was heard, or how they would prefer that things were done differently. Y post-meeting survey ou can choose between multiple-choice and long-form answer formats, depending on which is more effective for your community. Make the Most of Your Meetings Zoom can be a great platform to host your virtual meetings, big or small, and there's plenty of ways to keep them fun and interesting. By using these features to their fullest functionality, you can make your video conferencing events dynamic and engaging. and get a 50 percent discount on a one-year subscription for Zoom Meetings Pro or Business plans as well as selected add-ons. Access Zoom through TechSoup By Amy Hooper Co-published here Photo by on Gabriel Benois Unsplash

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SEC v. Binance Court Filing, retrieved on June 5, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 38 of 69. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here FACTS VII. BINANCE AND BAM TRADING ENGAGED IN UNREGISTERED OFFERS AND SALES OF SECURITIES. 282. Since at least 2017, Binance and BAM Trading further violated the federal securities laws by illegally conducting unregistered offers and sales of securities to U.S. investors—in Binance’s case, the offers and sales of BNB, BUSD, Binance’s “BNB Vault” program, and Binance’s “Simple Earn” program, and in BAM Trading’s case, the offer and sale of its staking-as-a-service program (“Staking Program”). No exemption from registration applied or applies. 283. Binance did not register with the SEC any of its offers and sales of BNB, BUSD, BNB Vault, and Simple Earn—unregistered public offerings of securities. 284. Binance used the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce in engaging in unregistered offers and sales of BNB, BUSD, BNB Vault, and Simple Earn. Among other things, Binance touted the investment potential of these investments on its website, on social media platforms, and in public interviews on broadcasting networks, and Binance accepted payments for these securities through bank accounts in the United States. 285. BAM Trading did not register with the SEC any of its offers and sales of its Staking Program—also public unregistered offerings of securities. 286. BAM Trading used the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce in engaging in unregistered offers and sales of its Staking Program. Among other things, BAM Trading touted the investment potential of the investment on its website, on social media platforms, and in public interviews on broadcasting networks, and BAM Trading accepted payments for the security through bank accounts in the United States. Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 1:23-cv-01599 retrieved on September 6, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. docdroid.net

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