http://www.inteloquent.com iThinQware. Common Goals, Uncommon Thinking. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:14:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/07/aiaiais-new-headphones-continue-trend-of-understated-design/ http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/07/aiaiais-new-headphones-continue-trend-of-understated-design/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:26:41 +0000 Devin Coldewey http://techcrunch.com/?p=478983 We don't design and hardware quite as much as we used to, but I'm making an exception for these. A good while back, I wrote about a pair of headphones I thought was the most understated and attractive I'd ever seen. They were the TMA-1s from Danish design house AIAIAI, and while I never got to get my hands on them, I'm going to make it my business to try their new pair out.]]> http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/07/aiaiais-new-headphones-continue-trend-of-understated-design/feed/ 0 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/07/next-on-amazons-road-to-world-domination-casa-com-for-home-decor/ http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/07/next-on-amazons-road-to-world-domination-casa-com-for-home-decor/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:17:17 +0000 Josh Constine http://techcrunch.com/?p=478942 The rights to Casa.com (Spanish for 'house') have been transferred to Amazon, indicating the ecommerce giant's next dedicated vertical shop may be a home decor site. Amazon's Quidsi network of sites already runs diapers.com for baby goods, wag.com for pets, beautybar.com for -- well, you get it. If you visit Casa.com now you'll find more evidence, with a blank screen explaining "You have reached an invalid location. Maybe you are looking for http://www.diapers.com, http://www.soap.com..." Casa.com could offer a more affordable, traditional home decor shopping alternative to luxury and flash sales sites like One Kings Lane and Gilt's Decorati.]]> http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/07/next-on-amazons-road-to-world-domination-casa-com-for-home-decor/feed/ 0 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/06/can-sociology-improve-your-designs/ http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/06/can-sociology-improve-your-designs/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:00:18 +0000 Jamal http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/?p=61267 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/06/can-sociology-improve-your-designs/feed/ 0 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/06/benchprep-is-codecademy-for-any-subject-high-school-to-med-school/ http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/06/benchprep-is-codecademy-for-any-subject-high-school-to-med-school/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:11:00 +0000 Josh Constine http://techcrunch.com/?p=478351 Books are not the best way to learn. To retain knowledge you have to interact with it, and that's where BenchPrep comes in. The startup licenses textbooks from big publishers like McGraw Hill and converts them into interactive web and mobile learning courses. Today, BenchPrep announces its expansion beyond college admission test prep. It will now offer courses to assist with high school, university, law, medicine, professional certifications, army, and more. It's also releasing a new evaluation tool that determines a student's weaknesses in a given subject. BenchPrep is the future of the 'education anywhere' movement.]]> http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/06/benchprep-is-codecademy-for-any-subject-high-school-to-med-school/feed/ 0 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/facebook-timeline-quick-tips-and-smart-examples/ http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/facebook-timeline-quick-tips-and-smart-examples/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:00:57 +0000 Salman Siddiqui http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/?p=61328 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/facebook-timeline-quick-tips-and-smart-examples/feed/ 0 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/groupon-merchant-center-now-shows-if-customers-love-or-hate-your-deals/ http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/groupon-merchant-center-now-shows-if-customers-love-or-hate-your-deals/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:04:59 +0000 Josh Constine http://techcrunch.com/?p=477746 To combat the lack of transparency around customer satisfaction with daily deals, Groupon today launched a new version of its Merchant Center. It includes the real-time percentage of deal customers who would recommend the business to a friend, plus their comments. Customer satisfaction is a big question for merchants wondering if they should start or continue running daily deals. Data on satisfaction rates is scarce, though. Worse,  a 2010 study showed that just 36% of customers spend more than the value of a deal, and just 20% return to the business. The feature could be a double-edged sword, encouraging retention or desertion depending on a merchant's feedback.]]> http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/groupon-merchant-center-now-shows-if-customers-love-or-hate-your-deals/feed/ 0 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/25-best-infographics-of-2011-that-are-still-relevant-today/ http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/25-best-infographics-of-2011-that-are-still-relevant-today/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:00:41 +0000 Christian Vasile http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/?p=61290 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/05/25-best-infographics-of-2011-that-are-still-relevant-today/feed/ 0 http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/04/paypal-shreds-ostensibly-rare-violin-because-it-cares/ http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/04/paypal-shreds-ostensibly-rare-violin-because-it-cares/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:55:18 +0000 John Biggs http://techcrunch.com/?p=477549 When we last left Paypal, the company was busy destroying Christmas for a bunch of kids. This week they're shredding violins into bits while taking money from unsuspecting sellers. When will we stop trusting these guys? When they kill a puppy? Regretsy reader Erica sold an ostensibly rare violin to an eBay buyer who paid using Paypal. The buyer disputed the authenticity of the instrument and asked for his money back. Rather than handle it amicably with Erica, the buyer went to Paypal who advised them to supply proof that the item had been destroyed and they would refund the money. The buyer then shredded the violin into chowder and sent a handsome photo to Paypal and Erica. Paypal refunded the money.]]> http://www.inteloquent.com/2012/01/04/paypal-shreds-ostensibly-rare-violin-because-it-cares/feed/ 0