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This week, we discuss the subtleties of the social and personal significance of various social media actions, such as like, favorite, and retweet/share. What seems simple on the surface may be quite a...

10 Jan 201430min

In this episode, we consider the impact of compassion and empathy on the user experience of a digital interaction. By tailoring your product to account for the personality traits of each individual us...

3 Jan 201430min

From 3D printing to BitCoin to exciting new mobile/technology products, it's been an amazing year. We make some predictions for 2014, which we hope to be wrong about. Thanks to our listeners for a gre...

27 Des 20131h

From text editor features to commenting standards to continuous integration and git flow, this whirlwind tour of effective process will help you organize product engineering projects. We hope you lear...

20 Des 201356min

Often, sales and marketing folks push hard for amazing features that will make it easier to sell the product. Engineering pushes back, trying to balance delivery milestones against limited resources. ...

14 Des 20131h 3min

Special guest Dr Sophia B Liu talks with Aubrey about collaboration and its role in crowdsourcing. Together, Aubrey and Sophia designed and built an app that uses crowdsourced data to improve mathemat...

9 Des 201315min

This week's discussion highlights the distribution of themed interactions within mobile apps. We consider the architecture and design implications, how the theme syncs across many devices and how this...

6 Des 201350min

Ned Pope, president of Florida Next Foundation, joins the program to discuss his role in facilitating the birth and evolution of non-profits. We explore the many parallels between commercial start-ups...

22 Nov 201335min