Feature Creeps

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We analyse popular apps, figure out what makes them great, and discuss what could make them even better!

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January 12, 2024Episode 745 min

Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze! 🗺️ Where in the world are the Feature Creeps

Today we take a look at Google Maps, Apple Maps, Google Earth, Waze AND MORE! All sorts of cartography & navigation apps, discuss why they’re needed, and the tech that can take them to the next level! … As well as the indulgent little feature creeps that could make them more fun 🤩 — Agenda — What are we doing today? Google Maps?! The world before Google Maps! 2005?! Our favourite Maps features! New features to take Google Maps to next level! — HAVE FUN — No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄 — Highlighted software — Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps Apple Maps: https://www.apple.com/maps/ Waze: https://www.waze.com/ Geotastic: https://geotastic.net/ Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/ Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/ Johnny’s other channels: https://www.youtube.com/@johnnifytech & https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis Joke for the real ones who read the description all the way to the end: Q: Why did the scarecrow ace the Google Maps developer interview? A: Because it was out-standing in its field! — TIMESTAMPS — 0:00 - Teaser: In this episode… 1:43 - Intros & Welcome 2:29 - Google Maps 3:24 - The World in 2005 4:14 - The World before Google Maps 10:35 - Google Maps: reviews & discovering places 12:59 - How do people review things? 15:38 - Top Feature of Google Maps 16:44 - Other Google Maps Features 17:21 - Google Maps Reviews 21:06 - Google Street View 23:05 - Feature Creeps 23:38 - Feature Creep: Google Maps Time Travel 26:20 - AI predicting how places looked like 28:31 - Feature Creep: Minutes instead of Distance 29:27 - Feature Creep: Halfway Pint 30:59 - Feature Creep: Live Stream the vibes of a place 33:00 - Feature Creep : Busier than usual with people that think alike 36:46 - Feature Creep: similar places to go 38:25 - Feature Creep: More gamification for Google Maps 40:49 - Feature Creep: Educational Google Maps 41:38 - Feature Creep: Teleportation 45:03 - Wrap up + COMMENT 💜 SUBSCRIBE

December 19, 2023Episode 645 min

WhatsApp, Telegram and other messaging apps!

Today we take a look at WhatsApp, one of the most used apps in the world! The most popular messaging app in regions such as LatAm and Europe! We even manage to find and discuss some non-Meta personal IM tools, but, most of all, we discuss the killer features they should add to take things to the next level 🚀 — Agenda — We’re covering WhatsApp today! How big a deal is it? What was the world like in 2009? Why does WhatsApp exist? What’s the top feature of WhatsApp? What’s a WhatsApp Feature Creep? Feature Creeps: New features to take WhatsApp to next level? No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄 — Highlighted software — WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/ Telegram: https://telegram.org/ Signal: https://signal.org/ Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/ Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/ Johnny’s other channels: @johnnifytech & @jmagrippis — TIMESTAMPS — 0:00 - Teaser: In this episode… 0:58 - Intros & Welcome 1:49 - What is WhatsApp? 4:07 - What was the world like in 2009? 5:01 - Why does WhatsApp exist? 8:30 - Top Features of WhatsApp: multi-platform 10:10 - Top Features of WhatsApp: typing indicator 14:06 - Feature Creep: Holograms for WhatsApp 16:23 - Feature Creep: Real-time translations 19:55 - Feature Creep: Lies Detector for WhatsApp 22:14 - Feature Creep: Unconscious bias assistant 25:54 - Feature Creep: WhatsApp Wrapped 26:21 - Feature Creep: IOT physical WhatsApp nudge 33:06 - Competitors: Telegram, Signal and others 36:05 - Feature Creep: Summarisation of audios 37:47 - Encryption on most popular apps and Signal 40:14 - WhatsApp for Business 43:27 - Bonus: Product Hunt messaging apps 45:20 - Wrap up + COMMENT 💜 SUBSCRIBE

November 22, 2023Episode 51 hr 8 min

Google Docs, Office and other document creation 📄 collab tools!

Google Docs, Office and other document creation & collab tools! Today we take a look at Google Docs, the ubiquitous document writing solution that was the first to nail browser-based, online-first & collaborative writing! It went toe to toe with Microsoft Office, but may now be competing at a grander stage with fresh new players like Notion… — Agenda — What are we doing today? What was happening in the world when Google Docs launched in 2006?! Why does Google Docs exist? What could have been the first Google Docs Feature Creeps? Famous Google Docs alternatives: Office, Final Draft, Ulysses, Notion Top Google Docs features! New features to take Google Docs to next level? — HAVE FUN — No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄 — Highlighted software — Google Docs: https://docs.google.com Microsoft 365 / Office: https://www.office.com/ Notion: https://www.notion.so/ Ulysses: https://ulysses.app/ Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/ Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/ Johnny’s other channels: https://www.youtube.com/@johnnifytech & https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis — TIMESTAMPS — 0:00 - Coming up! 1:57 - Intros & Agenda 3:08 - What was the world like in 2006? 4:34 - Why does Google Docs exist? 6:08 - Browser-based vs Native apps 8:44 - Why something like Google Docs was needed in 2006? 13:08 - Cost of Google Docs vs Microsoft Office back in the days 13:54 - Bundling App Strategy of Microsoft Office 15:40 - What was the MVP for Google Docs and original Feature Creeps 19:28 - How much things have changed for Google Docs? 21:19 - Notion: what would you use nowadays for document collaboration? 25:43 - Why is Notion more fun? 28:53 - Other competitors 33:17 - Best Features of Google Docs in 2023 37:07 - Auto-save and sync are everywhere 40:25 - Feature Creeping: taking Google Docs to the next level 41:17 - Feature Creep: Generative Video Summarisation 43:31 - Feature Creep: "Make this doc beautiful” 46:50 - Feature Creep: AI writer assistant, but everywhere! 49:08 - Feature Creep: Auto-complete my Story 54:35 - Feature Creep: AR Immersive Reading 57:28 - Feature Creep: 5-minute Video Summarisation as Prep for Meetings 01:01:53 - Feature Creep for Notion: AI critique 01:04:12 - Is Microsoft Office still relevant 01:05:39 - Which Feature Creep would we pitch to a Google board? 01:07:05 - Wrap up and Final Thoughts

October 23, 2023Episode 41 hr 6 min

Slack #️⃣ Discord and how they revolutionised company | community instant messaging

Today we take a look at… Slack! Slack revolutionised workplace communications and has even made an impact on community comms; although that space has been dominated by Discord, another app we will be analysing today 😄 — Agenda — What are we doing today? Why does Slack exist? What were the initial Slack Feature Creeps Famous Slack alternatives (Microsoft Teams, Discord… Skype?!) Top 3 Slack/Discord features! New features to take Slack to next level? ——⬇️ BONUS ⬇️—— Slack https://slack.com/apps/category/At0EFT67V3-new-noteworthy — HAVE FUN — No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄 — Highlighted software — Slack: https://slack.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/ Microsoft Teams: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/ Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/ Johnny’s other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis — TIMESTAMPS — 0:00 - Coming up! 1:13 - Intros & Agenda 2:11 - What is Slack, Discord and why do they exist? 4:22 - The World before Slack 7:43 - What were Slack’s OG feature creeps?! 9:46 - João's Slack Top Feature 11:31 - Johnny's Slack Top Feature 14:27 - Apps & Integrations: a common favourite feature of Slack 18:16 - Top Feature: Slack Huddles 22:03 - Top Feature: Themes on Slack 24:25 - Slack Reactions 27:00 - Discord! 32:50 - Inclusivity of Discord & Slack 34:27 - Skype 35:23 - Feature Creeping - Intro 36:07 - Huddle Summariser, Johnny's First Feature Creep 38:58 - Lovability Report 40:53 - Inclusive helper: analyse your language! 44:26 - Algorithmic Slack 47:25 - Feature Creep: Johnny's red button 48:23 - The Bell-air: an IOT device built for hotels 49:55 - Feature Creep: Minority Report Slack, predict & prevent future fails 55:32 - AI Secretary coming soon 57:41 - Recap: Favourite Feature Creeps 59:10 - New & Noteworthy Slack Bots 1:01:00 - Whocan App for Slack 1:04:17 - Outros + LIKE 💜 SUBSCRIBE!

October 3, 2023Episode 31 hr 8 min

Airbnb 🏩 travel & hospitality apps! What's good & what to fix!

Today we examine one of the biggest darlings of Silicon Valley: Airbnb! It revolutionised a whole industry, it disrupted economies, and it resonated with the tech community. From its numerous false starts, to their opinionated “Airbnb-style” for Javascript, Airbnb already is a legendary product… but let’s see if we can make it even better! — Agenda — What are we doing today? Why does Airbnb exist? What were the initial Airbnb feature creeps?! Famous competitors: Plum Guide, Booking.com, Expedia… Our top 3 Airbnb features! Let’s feature creep Airbnb: Crazy new features to add! Should YOU build an Airbnb clone?! ——⬇️ BONUS ⬇️—— Hunting ProductHunt for hot topics — HAVE FUN — No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄 — Highlighted software — Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/Booking.com: https://www.booking.com/ Expedia: https://www.expedia.com/ Plum Guide: https://www.plumguide.com/ Product Hunt’s best in Travel 2023: https://www.producthunt.com/topics/travel Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/ Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/ Johnny’s other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis — TIMESTAMPS — 00:00 - Sneak peeks into the episode! 00:35 - Intro & what we’re covering today 03:38 - What's the story with Airbnb? 10:13 - Johnny's top Airbnb feature: Filters! 12:33 - João’s top Airbnb feature 26:42 - Airbnb competitors 33:05 - First Airbnb feature creep - "AR"Bnb 39:22 - Next to a person organic plug 41:10 - Second feature creep 46:06 - Why you should trust AI over humans?! 48:35 - Ultimate Feature Creeps 52:30 - Should people build an Airbnb competitor? 54:52 - Hunting Product Hunt 🕵️ Hot in Travel 2023 57:44 - Hunting Product Hunt 🕵️ OrcaPass 01:00:41 - Hunting Product Hunt 🕵️ Offsite 01:05:10 - Feedback, where to reach us + LIKE ❤️ SUBSCRIBE

September 15, 2023Episode 251 min

Threads and other microblogging apps, like Elon’s X / Jack’s Twitter

Today we take a look at the fastest growing app EVER: Threads! You know, from Meta / Instagram, the microblogging competitor to X, the app formerly known as Twitter! We assess its tech, rank its top features, discuss Twitter / Threads clones AND we pitch some features that could take Threads to the next level 🚀 — Agenda — What are we doing today? Why does Threads, and other microblogging platforms, exist? What is Feature Creeps? Famous Threads alternatives: Twitter / X, Mastodon, Bluesky… Top 3 Threads / “microblogging app” features! What would take Threads to next level? ——⬇️ BONUS ⬇️—— Community Question — HAVE FUN — No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄 — Highlighted software — Threads: https://www.threads.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/explore Bluesky: https://bsky.app/ Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/ Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/ Johnny’s other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis — TIMESTAMPS — 00:00 - Intros & what we’re covering today 02:06 - What's Threads? What's Microblogging? 03:51 - What's a feature creep? 5:23 - Feature Creep example from early Twitter! 8:23 - Joao's top feature: Clever rollout 9:00 - Johnny's top feature: Seamless account creation 10:31 - Joao's top 2 feature: Photos & awesome carousels! 11:43 - Johnny's top 2 feature: Freshness / immediacy / relevancy 14:42 - Johnny's Top 3 Feature: No ads! 18:12 - Joao's top Twitter feature 20:29 - Threads competitors, Mastodon and the ActivityPub 26:53 - Let's Feature Creep Threads / microblogging! 28:25 - Joao's first Feature Creep: Disappearing tweets / threads / posts! 29:29 - Johnny's first feature creep: Sentiment analysis for positivity! 35:03 - Joao Feature Creep: Scattered personal thoughts private feed! 36:58 - Tweet via mind reading?! 40:15 - BeReal for Twitter?! 40:55 - Johnny feature creep: AI Avatar! 44:01 - Which feature creep would Elon like best?! 45:05 - Community question: What fun feature would we add to Google Calendar? 49:00 - Feedback, where to reach us + LIKE ❤️ SUBSCRIBE

September 6, 2023Episode 141 min

LinkTree & no-code "link-in-bio" tools! 🔗🌴 What they do well, what should be added?

Today we take a look at the most popular link-in-bio tool: LinkTree! We assess its tech, rank its top features, discuss LinkTree clones we’ve seen in the wild AND we pitch some features that could take LinkTree to the next level 🚀 — Agenda — ✅ What are we doing today? What’s feature creeping? ✅ Why does LinkTree and other link-in-bio tools exist? ✅ Top 3 LinkTree features ✅ Famous LinkTree alternatives ✅ What would take LinkTree to next level? ✅ Should you build a Link-in-Bio tool? — HAVE FUN — No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄 — Highlighted software — LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/ Komi: https://komi.io/ Bento: https://bento.me/ Tiles: https://tiles.bio/ Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/ Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/ Johnny’s other channels: https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis & https://www.youtube.com/@johnnifytech — TIMESTAMPS — 00:00 - Intros & what we’re covering today 00:25 - What’s LinkTree, and why does it exist?! 04:43 - What are our top LinkTree features? 13:03 - Other popular link-in-bio tools 16:59 - Let’s Feature Creep 🚀 Features to take LinkTree to the next level! 30:25 - Which ONE feature rules them all?! 32:00 - Should YOU build your own link-in-bio tool? 35:04 - Community Question! What’s Feature Creeping anyways?! 40:18 - Outros + LIKE ❤️ SUBSCRIBE