Foursquare was not Dennis Crowley’s first attempt of creating a Location Based Service. He first ... more Foursquare was not Dennis Crowley’s first attempt of creating a Location Based Service. He first created Dodgeball which was sold to Google, and shut down few months after. When Foursquare launched, Gowalla launched a similar service exactly at the same time and the same conference, but did not meet the same success. It was then bought by Facebook and shut down afterwards. What are the reasons of Foursquare’s success?
Groupon has often been mentioned as the “fastest growing company of all time”. In few years, the ... more Groupon has often been mentioned as the “fastest growing company of all time”. In few years, the company spread over many countries, but was at the same time very criticized for its business model, its profitability and its impact on local businesses. For all these reasons, and even though Groupon has a strong team dedicated to Customer Support and Social Media, Groupon has a weak brand image and a low reputation. This has a strong negative impact on the company’s wealth. How could Groupon’s online reputation be improved?
The aim of this paper was to analyze video-sharing websites, and
understand what makes users pr... more The aim of this paper was to analyze video-sharing websites, and
understand what makes users prefer either Dailymotion or Youtube.
Youtube is preferred rather than Dailymotion, and I found users complained about Dailymotion usability. I finally tried to give some ways to improve Dailymotion’s interface by using more structured pages, with less information and advertisement, but also by using expressive interfaces and avoiding being qualified as a “frustrating interface” by avoiding a too long waiting time before videos.
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understand what makes users prefer either Dailymotion or Youtube.
Youtube is preferred rather than Dailymotion, and I found users complained about Dailymotion usability. I finally tried to give some ways to improve Dailymotion’s interface by using more structured pages, with less information and advertisement, but also by using expressive interfaces and avoiding being qualified as a “frustrating interface” by avoiding a too long waiting time before videos.