The reference to the Redditor that automated his work and took a disproportionate portion of the bonus pool was a strong example of changes to come. Any thoughts on that piece?
Typo in the Bloc.io link URL in the closing line, block.io should be bloc.io : "Jared Tame is a co-founder and mentor at Bloc, where he’s teaching people how to become web developers in 8 weeks."
The author looks to be planning a future post on how he plans to take on this responsibility. Can anyone (who feels that they have 'taken full responsibility') share what path they have forged?
Having the information normalized as you suggest would be great. Breaking it up into a ~5 point scale (especially if it took advantage of visual cues) would save some mental effort. Perhaps relative font sizes?
The article closes with the thought that there may be a related 'cognitive universal'. This list reads like a bare-bones version of the human experience: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_universal
I bet they're doing better with the ads now that they are asking users if they are relevant. It would be interesting to see some numbers in this area.
Occasionally there are amusing ads on Hulu which I find enhance my viewing experience. Also, the ability to purchase exclusive advertising throughout the show almost guarantees some level of engagement from viewers.
A recent episode contained Microsoft Office 2010 ads which I found to be a little repetitive/annoying and yet I now know _a lot_ more about some of the potential benefits of upgrading.
Multiple comments have suggested that this page has elements reminiscent of scam-related web pages, of the type where you are clearly being sold to.
Warning flags that come to mind: overuse of large fonts, very long pages with repetition of content within the page, copy clearly designed to sell (with particular emphasis on benefits to you the reader), big red arrows that guide your attention
I consistently warn family members to be wary of claims made by organizations using these tactics. The reason I do that is because they seem to work.
Does anyone have access to data or a link to research on these tactics?
This video on Khan Academy's "Vision and Social Return" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRf6XiEZ_Y8) seems to be putting some of this into practice (requirement of 10 in a row with visual feedback). Also the feedback for the teacher (in terms of attention span and student proficiency) is amazing--it has to spread.
Seems like an interesting idea to push into an education system.
This is concept behind harder versions of classes (e.g. honors, AP) where you can increase the difficulty level if you have shown you are capable. However, the timeline is too long. Perhaps content tracks that included advanced reading/homework assignments and exams could be used to keep students engaged.
Would embedding game-like achievements (next track unlocked, toughest unlocked, stump/teach the teacher etc.) be of benefit here or just a distraction?
Has anyone had experience with teachers/professors that use these concepts?
this bias tends to come up frequently on HN (often as a reminder that this community shares more articles about businesses that succeed than those that fail), so many may recognize it (and upvote it) --- it's sort of like saying tl;dr and summarizing the article it it's own way.
fta: "One area where we are seeing real-time analytics improve content companies is in article headlines. For most of us, an article headline is all we use to decide whether or not to read on, so having a good one is definitely important. The Huffington Post is ahead of the game here. They use analytics to run A/B split tests on their important articles – in real-time. The Huffington Post initially shows 2 headlines for the same story, after 5 minutes of testing they discard the less popular one."
How common is this kind of behavior on the web? Are many news outlets doing this kind of split testing?
Can anyone recommend a 'getting started' with A/B testing guide (for blogging)?
roughneck (drilling):
"A low-ranking member of the drilling crew. The roughneck usually performs semiskilled and unskilled manual labor that requires continual hard work in difficult conditions for many hours. After roughnecks understand how the rig operates and demonstrates their work ethic, they may be promoted to other positions in the crew."
"This might actually refer to roughneck duties, or to one of the other crew positions, such as lead tong operator, motorman, derrickman, assistant driller or even driller."