Swing Weekly Digest #1

Swing Weekly Digest - what’s hot & interesting in technology.
First issue!

How to develop a revenue model that will be repeatable, measurable, and always increasing the value for the users? Instagram’s ex VP shares his tips and some real-life business examples on that.

A top Russian court ordered encrypted messaging app Telegram to share its encryption keys with state authorities. The company refused. On Tuesday, the country’s supreme court upheld the demand. The company is still refusing, saying that “Telegram will stand for freedom and privacy.”

An interesting paper written up by Kent Sullivan, on how Microsoft approached and solved challenges during designing the new user interface for Windows 95. Iterative design, usability testing, and problem tracking explained.