Waarom ‘liken’ we zo graag op Facebook? [infographic]

Ruim 10 jaar geleden richtte Mark Zuckerberg het netwerk Facebook op. In het begin was de site alleen beschikbaar voor de studenten van Harvard, maar al snel konden ook studenten van andere universiteiten gebruik van maken. Inmiddels is het platform voor iedereen toegankelijk en is Facebook uitgegroeid tot èèn van de populairste social mediaplatformen waarop we […]

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Twitter Is Testing A “Like” And “Star” Button In Lieu Of “Favorite.” Isn’t The Concept Of “Like” Already Broken?

6174430367_ff5555868e_oI’ve never really been a fan of tapping a “Like” button on Facebook. Mostly because it doesn’t always mean that I like something. I use that button as a way to say “hey I looked at this and it meant something”, but maybe I use Facebook incorrectly. Today, The Next Web surfaced what seems to be a test on Twitter, with the labels of “like” and “star” instead of the word “favorite” when it comes to tweets.

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Facebook’s Hidden “Like” Isn’t Just Good For Mobile Developers, It’s Good For Facebook

facebook-hidden-like-1Last week’s announcement from Facebook about the new ability for app developers to integrate a hidden, built-in “Like” button in their mobile applications seemed to fly under the radar. Not that it wasn’t duly covered by tech press: it was. But the deeper implications seemed to have been summed up under the banner of “this is great news for app developers”-type sentiment. It is, of course. App developers who smartly leverage Facebook integration can achieve impressive growth, even if it’s a bit manufactured at times. But more importantly, the move is great for Facebook. It has managed to introduce a toolkit that allows developers to weave Facebook’s data collection capabilities deep into the fabric of the future Internet – that is, the world of mobile apps.

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I Don’t Like It!

These are probably the worst 4 words that you can ever hear as an agency from your client. You never get used to it even though it happens fairly often. People hire designers to do the impossible… pull a vision out of their head and put it into an image, site, video or even a brand. Worse, it’s rarely an answer that matters. It really doesn’t matter whether or not you like it. As long as a design isn’t going … Continue reading


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