This Will Be The Last Article You Read Editor’s Note: Nir Eyal writes about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business at NirAndFar.com. He is the author of the forthcoming book “Hooked: How to Drive Engagement by Creating User Habits”. Follow him on Twitter @nireyal. If the Internet had a voice, I am fairly certain it would sound like the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. “Hello, Nir,” it said to me in its low, monotone voice. “Internet, I just need a few quick things for an article I’m writing,” I’d reply. “Of course, Nir, but while you are here, won’t you look at what Paul Graham just wrote?” “No, Internet,” I’d resist. “Of course, Nir,” the Internet would say. “Interesting.” Three hours later I would realize the time I’d wasted clicking and curse the Internet for sucking me into its mind vortex yet again. Ironically, I research and write about seductive technology and yet I struggle to resist its temptations. For knowledge workers like me, our work and play display on the same screens. The No-Read Rule
sleepyti.me bedtime calculator 15 Ways to Get Past an Awkward Moment Aug 13, 2012 We’ve all been in awkward situations, our lives are full of them. Nobody’s perfect, but how you handle it can turn an awkward moment into a partial win. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. *Bonus* If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends: The Secret Source Of Power For Future Marketers I was recently asked, “What do you think the landscape for targeted conversion optimization will look like in five years?” A number of things came to mind, including: Automated personalization technologies that essentially eliminate the need for conversion optimizationThe end of the website due to the rise of appsThe end of the website due to the rise of mobile devicesThe end of the website due to the collapse of civilization These all made for interesting writing. In my career as a corporate marketer, I became aware of the powerlessness that marketing departments have in the corporate organization chart. Marketing has essentially been a gatekeeper. This is going to change very quickly, and there are a few trends that will guarantee that. The Availability Of Amazing Marketing Tools It is the golden age of marketing tools. Analytics are everywhere. In short, the question, “Is this working?” Ad Networks provide a scary amount of information. What will all of this be used for? Don’t Freak Out
Adventure Time Princess Maker by spacecoma on DeviantArt Liste des Jeux où les devs se vangent des pirates (Vaut en fait pour l'erotic visual novel "Cross Days") Là les pirates prennent bien cher : dans ce jeu pornographique japonais, la version piratée contenait un trojan, qui, lorsqu'il était activé, demandait au joueur de remplir un formulaire avec tout plein d'informations personnelles. Bon déjà, on peut se dire, qui allait remplir ça ? Eh bien des gens l'ont quand même fait, si bien que leurs infos ont été postées sur le net, visibles par tout le monde. Mais c'est pas le pire, le virus prenait aussi des screenshots de l'ordinateur du pirate et les publiaient, essayant de trouver un quelconque motif pour du chantage... Ce qui se passa, c'est que pas mal de joueurs se firent prendre en train de faire/lire/regarder des trucs bizarres, dont notamment... de la pornographie avec des plantes. Oui, oui. Au final les sites où étaient postés les sondages ont été supprimés, vu que c'était quand même illégal...
A Showcase Of Beautiful And Clever Landing Pages This is a guest post by Alex Black. You can have an incredible, brilliantly coded and stunningly useful product that solves people’s problems – but if your landing page is awkwardly designed, complicated or hard to navigate, then you are probably leaving money on the table. Landing pages that aren’t as intuitive, persuasive or as nicely designed as they are likely to have lower conversion rates. We’ve brought together a showcase of beautiful and clever landing pages. Flutter The comic style makes the Flutter landing page very personal. Flutter is a app that allows you to control your music with gestures via your webcam. Tips & Trip Tips & Trip instantly tells you that their product is about travel. Tips & Trip is an app that helps you share your travel experiences with friends. TinyLetter The landing page of TinyLetter is very clean and minimalist. TinyLetter allows people to set up their own email newsletters quickly and easily. Stripe Stripe makes the next step to take obvious. Evernote Rdio
Be your own savior. Common Behavioral Biases Patatap CAPTCHA-less Security | Karl Groves CAPTCHA is perceived as a quick and effective way to stop bots from performing abusive actions on a website. Bots are often deployed to do things like automatically enter spam into email forms or comment forms. They can also be used to submit fraudulent entries in other forms such as registration forms or to voting forms. CAPTCHA works by presenting a challenge to the user (typically in the form of an image containing jumbled-up letters) which must be solved to proceed in the interaction flow. On the surface, CAPTCHA seems perfect because bots only have access to that which is in the document source. Some have attempted to create alternate versions of the typical image CAPTCHA, such as the well-known reCAPTCHA which combines audio with the image. CAPTCHA is also not as effective as some may believe. CAPTCHA-less Security Approaches Because all of the code for all of my sites (except this one, ironically) is home grown, I’ve developed my own code to handle security as well. Escape Output
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