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vikasvadlapatla

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About vikasvadlapatla

user experience researcher + aspiring entrepreneur + tech blog lover + still in grad school

vikasvadlapatla.com

Twitter: @vikasvadlapatla

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    Comment #2679012

    Thanks a lot! I moved the presentation to the top of the page. Also, I'm definitely going to change the name! :)

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    Comment #2677506

    Clickable link! http://www.vikasvadlapatla.com/farsquare

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    Comment #2677004

    In the process of coming up with a wacky name, I came up with "farsquare". (Because it tells you how far your friend's are etc..) But I didn't mean it in a bad way or anything agai…

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    Ask HN: Review my product concept: farsquare - A doorbell for your meetups

    farsquare is a concept for a tool which allows you to create events and meet-ups, invite guests to those events, and track their location before the event. It is very much in it's …

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    Comment #2650229

    I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!

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    I just found out about turntable.fm It does some like the same concept. I guess they beat me to the punch. Do you have any inside contact info for the folks at turntable/stickybits…

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    Comment #2650193

    Thanks for the feedback Peter! I do understand that these are a lot of features to begin with and a lot of people have mentioned this to me. I am currently working on streamlining …

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    Comment #2650107

    Hi Peter, this question came about in my second round of user interviews.. I asked users about the applications they used on a day-day basis. 9 of the 12 users mentioned Foursquare…

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    Comment #2645665

    Thanks! :)

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    Comment #2645615

    Huh! Interesting.. pretty much what I was thinking about. Unfortunately, I could not sign up . but I would love to take a look at their product

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    Comment #2645559

    I had three types of music rooms in mind: location-based, genre-based, and friend/follower-based. with respect to playing tracks by the most popular users, i think you've brought a…

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    Ask HN: MusicWalla - A Social Online Radio : Review my product concept

    Hi guys, I recently came up with a concept for a social online radio. It is just a half-baked idea as of now but the following presentation should give you a gist. I'm a user exper…

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    Comment #2644662

    I definitely didn't mean it in a pejorative way. I guess my question was, even though the whole concept of Lean Start-ups has gathered pace, why aren't UX folks recruited? Because …

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    Comment #2639533

    I think the concept of online portfolios have been around for quite a while now. These are what I call Resume 2.0's http://mashable.com/2011/01/17/tips-video-resumes/

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    Ask HN: What do start-ups look for in a UX Researcher?

    Hi, I am a User Experience Researcher in the job hunt right now. I am not a UX Designer - which most start-ups demand. I don't code, I can get by with Illustrator and Photoshop stu…

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    Ask HN: Video Creation Software

    As a part of our class project, we are planning to create a video for our concept. We are aiming for videos that look something like the ones below: http://blip.tv/file/2016841?utm…

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    Comment #2090784

    I don't disagree with you at all. You make a valid argument. But I guess the point I was trying to make was: As an end user, if I don't have to log onto a website through my browse…

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    The best online university/course websites I can use as a benchmark for ours?

    I'm in charge of creating a website for a new online degree program at Clemson University. Do you know of any online university websites (not University of Phoenix!)or other online…

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    Comment #1806356

    I second that thought. Also, I would highly recommend watching the Ideo Shopping Cart video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUazVjvsMHs . It'll help you understand the design proces…