Lessons Learned: Developing For Tizen TV

The New Operating System With so many smart TV platforms having poor navigation and complicated UI, many users turn to Apple and Roku for a more user-friendly experience. Samsung’s Tizen is a new, flexible operating system developed by a community of developers, under an open source governance. How is this operating system different from all […]

How to Gain & Maintain Project Velocity

  One of the major risks in software development is time. For a myriad of reasons, from aggressive (sometimes unrealistic) estimations to a fundamental misunderstanding of project scope versus team capacity, projects become delayed and deadlines are missed.   In agile development, the concept of velocity was created in order to help reduce time risk […]

4 Essential Tools to Boost Team Collaboration

  Miscommunication is common among both small and large teams, especially when there’s a lack of cohesive work environment. If a business can’t effectively communicate internally among employees, they won’t be able to communicate with their external stakeholders, in turn, failing to meet their business goals.   A recent Harvard Business Review study revealed that […]

How Retail Apps Are Adding Value For Your Customers

  Retail apps are developing faster each year and entirely changing the shopping experience. They are becoming an important personal shopping tool for many consumers worldwide. Retailers are developing apps that appeal to consumers’ shopping needs such as product browsing, rewards points, suggestions, and even transactions. Consumers have new shopping habits and are now relying […]

The “Cord-Nevers”: How Millennials Are Driving The Mobile Video Revolution

  “For content owners, the reality is that your audience is slowly moving away from you, evolving into one that demands your best content anywhere, on any device, and at any time” – Ooyala Global Video Index Q4 2015   While cord-cutter has been a common industry term ever since people started moving away from […]

The Top Mobile Shopping Issues Your Customers Are Facing

  It seems that retailers still have a long way to go to offer the mobile experiences that their customers expect.   According to a February 2016 survey by MarketingCharts, based on 100,000 online shoppers, people are still facing a myriad of issues when it comes to mobile shopping. The survey found that:   33% […]

Download: A Retailer’s Guide to App Analytics

A Retailer’s Guide To App Analytics: How To Use Data To Enhance The Shopping Experience Mobile apps are quickly becoming an essential part of retailers’ omnichannel strategy. They are proving their value as a medium to engage shoppers and enhance their experiences; and as a tool for improving operational efficiencies in-store, driving more impactful marketing, […]

Using Video Metrics To Drive Product Evolution: QoS Metrics

  This is the third and final post in our Video Metrics Series   In the previous two posts in our Video Metrics Series, we discussed that there are three distinct but interrelated categories of video playback metrics that are important to track: Content/Business Objective Metrics QoE (Quality of Experience) Metrics QoS (Quality of Service) […]

Using Video Metrics to Drive Product Evolution: Quality of Experience Metrics

  This is the second post of our three-part Video Metrics Series.       In our previous post of this series, we discussed that video playback metrics can be divided into three distinct but related categories:   Content/Business Objective Metrics QoE (Quality of Experience) Metrics QoS (Quality of Service) Metrics   Part one of […]

Using Video Metrics to Drive Product Evolution: Content & Business Metrics

  This is the first of three posts in our Video Metrics Series.   For media and content providers, video playback metrics are integral to improving products, retaining and growing user base, and opening up new opportunities for monetization. As is true of analytics across the board, data collection is iterative, allowing you to learn […]