How does a simple UX methodology change your life in a big way?
It is a Friday night. After all the hard work you did during your weekdays, you just need to lay back on your couch and binge through a show on Netflix. You hover over to sign up for a new account and are pleased to see that Netflix is offering a free month. As a reflex, you instantly fill up the details to get yourself up and running, saving some hard-earned at the same time. But why does Netflix burn a hole in their pocket just to let you enjoy their content?
Well, it is a simple law of social psychology called The Reciprocity Principle. It states that people tend to respond to a positive action with another positive action. But why does Netflix apply the Reciprocity Principle? …
With slower innovation, people are questioning the scope of innovation. But there is a deeper explanation to all of this.
One of the most viewed TED talks of all time include Simon Sinek’s “How great leaders inspire action?”. He starts by explaining his great discovery that he made 3 years back and how it changed his perspective. He revealed the Golden Circle.
As a student in Vellore Institute of Technology or any institute for that matter, one must have been suffered through repetitive promotions of these so-called hackathons. All are marketed as a once-in-a-lifetime experience that could help in improving one’s problem-solving skills. Each hackathon aims to bring something different to the table, but in the end, they are just long and boring coding sessions. In this jungle of hackathons, DSC VIT along with Women Techmakers (WTM) brings to you a hackathon, that is different in its core philosophy.
What is WomenTechmakers?
Women Techmakers or WTM is an initiative by Google, to create gender equality in the highly pursued world of computer science, and to encourage and support #WomenInTech to become active role models and leaders in the field of Computer Science and Technology. Following the same philosophy since 2014, WTM has launched global scale initiatives and has been piloting new programs to empower women. …
There was a time when every car on the road had people listening and enjoying to the radio. Those old melodies and less frequent ads made radio a haven for listeners. Furthermore, radios were a source of great insights and stories that were brewing around the world, narrated by hosts that passionately pursued them. But now this format has been replaced by prank shows with longer and more frequent advertisements.
Do you miss those great audio that just made one’s commute light and breezy?
Try listening to podcasts.
Podcasts are a series of digital audio files that are available for download on the internet. They don’t have a fixed length, format, production level or anything else. They are completely based on the creator’s thinking and interests. …
