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Japan vs. US: Cross-Cultural Differences in User Research

freshtrax

In this article, I will share key insights on three aspects of user interviews: Recruiting. Occasionally, crowdsourcing sites are used when the target is not as niche. For instance, LINE, a messaging app similar to WhatsApp, is the most dominant service used in Japan. Related article: [link] ). Scripting the interview.

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How we use Slack at Slack

The Product Coalition

This article is a peek into how my team at Slack uses Slack, much of which is increasingly relevant during these unique times. Slack is a channel-based messaging platform We use channels to organize our work into focused, easily searchable conversations?—?for I was delighted to find that pinning items (files, messages, etc.)

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4 learnings from joining a US – Japan Design and Marketing Agency

freshtrax

My previous company was an online marketplace of independent artists and designers with the company crowdsourcing art and graphic design through monthly design challenges. The difference between the two companies is the work produced in stationery products and print vs. digital design.

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The Korean Game Market: A Comprehensive Overview

The Product Coalition

In this article we’ll briefly review the Korean game market and see what kind of players prefer what kind of games. Examples would be: make it multiplayer, add an option to send in-game gifts or messages to friends, add friends from your contact list, etc. Your best option is to combine crowdsourcing and professional localization.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

Brian: One of the most interesting things about the approach to the book was how important the crowdsourcing part was. When you talk about who owns your messaging system, and you’re like, “Oh, Ellen owns it.” Hunter Walk has a great article about this that I kind of took this idea from.

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Automate it: How to turn GitHub releases into Mixpanel Annotations

Mixpanel

For teams larger than one person, this is often a question that needs to be crowdsourced—and, admittedly, our memories of exact dates and times are usually pretty fuzzy. Having consistent names and structured messages is a table stakes best practice for any type of analytics. Who fixed the broken links?” Correctness.

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Humans Are Awesome/Terrible At Risk Management | Andy Ellis, Akamai | BoS USA 2019

Business of Software Conference

This is actually crowdsourced words I didn’t even come up with these on my own. Wired did an article a couple of years ago at the Jeep Grand Cherokee being taken over while the reporter was on the road at 70 miles an hour. Nope it just sends a message that says hey I’ve been pushed this far, do the following on every tire.