Monthly Archives: January 2012

#43 – Betty Crocker – YouTube channel (and more) 0

Who ? Betty Crocker, one of the wellest-known brands created by General Mills, selling cake preparations and other baking ingredients. What’s the utility ? Introduced in 1921, Betty Crocker had quite a long history of trying to help people cook. The first Betty Crocker’s cookbook was introduced in 1950, using charts, photography and extensive data [...]

#42 – BuyPacker – Free online ticketing 0

Who ? BuyPacker, a groupon-like website dedicated to French students. What’s the utility ? BuyPacker has set up an online ticketing platform, available to student associations in the French schools and universities. Each and every organization can therefore create – for free – a customized online ticketing system.The aim for BuyPacker is to get people [...]

“24″ – Useful quotes – Jonah Bloom 0

“Content is not the end game here. The end game is giving the consumer value and utility. If the most value for the consumer would be derived from free shipping, or a new piece of software, or a better user experience, then doing a feature film integration isn’t the right answer.” Jonah Bloom

#41 – Delta – Your Bag’s Journey 0

Who ? Delta Airlines, the American airline company. What’s the utility ? To give a better experience to its customers, Delta launched a mobile application which enables anyone to check the last information about a flight, to check-in or to choose your seat in your plane. The most useful function is the bag tracker, discover [...]