Each year, new web development trends surge in popularity leading to drastic changes in user interfaces and back-end operations. But no matter what the newest trend may be, they all have a shared goal: optimize the user experience to boost engagement and sales. Now that the online sphere is so saturated, there is no such […]
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The two sides of the Clubhouse coin: does exclusivity equal elitism?
In the era of social media, it naturally invokes a lot of excitement when a new platform takes off and starts shaping our common online space. Clubhouse has given it another spin with limiting access to the party, which gave way to a lot of controversy. Neticle had to investigate… Clubhouse, the invite-only, audio-based social […]
Data Mining Techniques that Can Improve Your Business
Data mining is one of the most important tasks for a business to get a firm handle on. Large amounts of data are retrieved from a variety of sources and put into a centralized database. Certain data mining techniques can even be used to identify patterns before the information is put into the system. In […]
Going App-Less with Ephemeral Apps
The rise of the Appstore Era began in 2008 when Apple launched the Appstore for its new iPhone App and introduced the concept of Appstore as a monetisation model. The Appstore model has been a huge success for Apple. Over the past 10 years, it has generated over 100 billion US$ in sales. However, the […]
VR Meetings Are Weird, but They Beat Our Current Reality | WIRED
Spatial’s app, which is available on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets, allows users to create virtual meeting spaces, called Spatial Rooms, and invite others to join. The app is free to use, but users can pay for premium features, like the ability to record meetings. “We’re not trying to sell you […]
How to Take Your Small Business Online – Digital.com
Why should you create a website for your small business? Whether your small business is well-established, just starting out, or somewhere in between, having a dedicated website is a must. Why is this such a necessity? Consider these statistics: Essentially, consumers spend tons of time online, and much of their activity revolves around researching companies […]
Facebook begins merging Instagram and Messenger chats in new update
Facebook has started the “big merge” of their messaging platforms. It has rolled out a new feature on Instagram that allows users to chat with their friends on Facebook. The overall goal is to unify the messaging platforms of its hugely popular apps to allow cross-messaging among Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It remains to be […]
Intel, MIT and Georgia Tech Improve Machine-Programming Code Similarity System
A team of researchers from Intel, MIT and Georgia Tech has published a tool that has the potential of helping developers to write code automatically. The tool, called machine inferred code similarity – or MISIM for short – is able to get the intends of pieces of code. It does so by “looking” at the […]
How much revenue does an App generate?
An app costs money, no question. But how much revenue does an app generate? When does it pay off to make your own app? The example of the book trade clearly shows the actual value of an app. We use sales per user as a comparison metric and compare different platforms: App: 33 € / […]
How much does an app cost?
The answer is of course: “it depends”. This is certainly way too vague from a business perspective. To give you a ballpark estimation what app can cost, here’s a list of famous startups that got seed money to implement their ideas with apps: Uber: $200.000 Instagram: $500.000 Tinder: $485.000 Postmates: $750.000 Snap: 485.000$ Note that […]