A hand-picked selection of news and articles worth reading this month.
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What’s happening out there
Publishers vs. Facebook (and Google)
The shakeout in the publishing industry is similar to what is occurring in the retail industry, where Amazon might spark a “retail apocalypse”:
- Facebook & Google dominated digital ads, causing disenchantment among publishers
- Streaming videos touted as the next frontier, at a cost to publishers
- Publishers fighting back to take control of their platforms and the video streams. Who will win in the next phase of the digital content revolution?
Source: Contently
Minimum Awesome Product
The purpose of the MVP is to be customer-driven instead of being product-driven. But many still confuse the concept with “half-baked prototypes.” Maybe time to call it a Minimum Awesome Product instead?
Long read: Unified Theory of Design
An interesting theory for designing just about everything called CAMP. It’s an acronym for Context - Architecture - Mechanics - Poetics. A fav quote: “Digital products become experiences when people use them.”
Augmented Reality wave
iOS 11 has sparked a resurge of interest in AR apps. From useful utilities like IKEA’s product visualisation app, to creating a gif-filled world just for fun with Giphy. But beneath that is an AR platform war between the giants.
IKEA AR app. Source: The Verge
Handy business tips
Want productive meetings?
Don’t spend 90% of your time talking about the 10% of things you disagree on. Find the common ground.
User needs are human needs
Use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to help you look at your designs in a different way. Does your product address a need?
Weird & wonderful
💾 Smell that leak? It’s your data leaking. Check out a device that emits smell to alert you of a breach.
⚰️ Drive-thru funeral service in Japan: Is this a step too far in convenience?
Inside Enabled
From our Instagram
We got a bit excited by our first ever branded sweet treats, so we tested Snapchat’s AR tracking with those yummy 🍪
Enabled in the press
Enabled CEO Grant Hull discusses what’s next for businesses and app owners after iOS 11 kills 32-bit apps.
