kcurtin

Yep, exactly. The idea is that this is time for a parent and kid to spend together learning + having fun. There's a "prompt" on each screen that gives the parent guidance around what to say and then there are some fun interactions that you can do together - holding a button while sounding something out slowly and then fast. I've found that the 1 on 1 time is as motivating as the actual stickers!

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I'm a Rails n00b using bootstrap to get things to look decent so I'm not miserable every time I fire up my app. Thanks for the link, I'm using form_for and was having a few issues with styling..

I wonder if making it monthly instead of yearly would reduce some of that sticker shot. Also, it would probably be easier for small teams to signup because they wouldn't have to scrape together as much cash up front.

I do understand concerns over what happens to your data moving forward (changing laws, organizational/management changes etc.). But again, I can't think of any of the information on a social networking site being all that damning. The information that I share on say Facebook or Google+ (at least for me) never really consists of ultra-private information.

And I think your example is a bit extreme.

*Both the product and the user. But I do agree that there is almost always an initial negative reaction when people figure out that their data is being sold.

Facebook using the information we have made available on their network ("intrusive data collection") doesn't really have a negative impact on us as users. At least not in any tangible way.

What is wrong with being both? To me it seems like a mutually beneficial relationship. I am getting tremendous value from using their site to interact with and stay connected with friends. They are using my data to make money by serving me unobtrusive ads that don't really negatively impact my user experience.

I do think that being more upfront and more transparent would be a good thing, there are alot of misconceptions out there.

I think the concern over data coming back to bite you in a legal setting is more valid than others, but is still only relevant in very specific cases. Who else falls into the category of the "wrong hands" and what harm could they really do with a list of my interests, preferences and other information I make available on whatever social networking site I am on?

Maybe I am in the minority here, but I don't really care if companies use my behavior/information in order to serve up ads.

I don't see how advertisers having access to what brands I associate with or what my interests are has a major impact on anything outside of what I do on the web. Even on the web, the only way it impacts my experience is that I am served up more relevant ads. I don't think that advertisers having this information (or sites I use selling it) is a real problem - especially when it results in me not having to pay for a site or service that I value. Am I really alone on this?