Now the app developers have to see if they can have that as the default privacy setting for anyone who uses the app and this should be truly private info after that.
This app is interesting however, users are signing up for this with the idea that no one among their friends get to know about it. Unfortunately, facebook enthusiastically shows everyone using various apps.
Not sure if facebook has a privacy setting to prevent others from knowing the apps I use but if they do then the developers of this app should inform this to their users.
If facebook does not have a way for me to hide from my friends the apps I use then IMO, facebook should have this option.
Hi, thanks for listing JustUnfollow. I made this about 2 years ago and we're 2 months away from hitting a million users... Last week we launched a native Android app and we'll soon be launching an iPhone app as well :)
I can think of quite a few use cases for use in our products. I especially like the idea of broadcasting a downtime if we intend to go down for maintenance. Also, apart from sending emails to our users about new feature launches, we can use this to make sure our users don't miss out on the new features.
Wish you luck, this seems useful to any website that wants to keep its users informed!
If I see a headline that interests me, I tend to copy-and-paste it to my browser's search box, and find the article that way.
Actually, more often than not, I've forgotten about "social reader", so click on the headline -- then, when they try to get me to give them access to my account, re-think whether I can be bothered searching for the article. About half the time, that stupid popup costs them at least one pair of eyes.
I agree with the giant text on the link: "Worst. Feature. Ever." It's just such a blatant, obnoxious attempt to manipulate your users.
It will take a while to realize knowing English would not really help you much. IMO, it's important that you know some basic Spanish. But this isn't a deal breaker as I did not know any Spanish but eventually figured out enough words to get the job done.
Be ready to see people making out in the open, on the streets, in the metro stations and inside the metro standing beside you.
heh. the making out is partly because people here live at home for much longer, and, in the areas where i imagine startup chile people live and work (the idea that having to cook a couple of times a week is unusual made me smile...), there are also maids that live in people's houses (and so have nowhere private for guests).
also "making out" here would be petting, not sex...
food here is not spicy, but it is made with fresh, good quality ingredients (the sandwiches are awesome, imho). and the variety of food you can get in santiago is increasing (when i first arrived here, over a decade ago, there was just one indian restaurant - now my favourite place to eat is russian!)
Where is the Russian place? Being a Russian myself I would like to take a look at it.
Overall, I didn't have a culture shock after coming down to Santiago. The only thing that really surprised me is that many young people don't speak any English.. You can get by any where in Asia with English but it's different in South America.
We were part of the first batch of Start-Up Chile. It's a good program if you are really at the very first stage of your product. We had just a basic prototype of GrabInbox and hence it was the right decision for us. The program gave us money to survive the 6 months and we also had enough to spend on building the product.
Can you get by easily with the maximum salary you can take?
As far as living by on the maximum salary is concerned, it can be a little difficult but it's possible. You might have to try and cook your own food at least a few times a week or may be eat at a cheaper place. The accommodation allowance is different from the salary and is more than enough.
Are the required events very time consuming?
The process for reimbursement can be a bit time consuming but if you start saving bills for your expenses and not scamper at the last minute when its time to reimburse, it would help. As I find out now, saving receipts right from the beginning is a habit I would suggest every entrepreneur to inculcate because once you start running your business it's important to stay organized. It helps in filing your tax returns.
Is it easy to find local talents with good English skills?
Local talent with good english skills is hard to find.
What's the average salary for an intermediate web developer?
Won't be able to answer that as we did not hire any local developer.
The average salary for a good web developer should be around $1500 - $2000. By good I mean someone with a CS degree from a good local university (U. of Chile, U. Catolica or UTFSM). If you pick a about-to-graduate or a recent grad you could get someone by a bit less, but that's about the right salary for a good developer. For less, you would get someone that knows how to write some php or something else. Not someone that will help you create something. Hopefully you will bring someone in your team with good tech skills (if your startup requires that).
Thanks for the information. Did you stay after the 6 months? It's probably cheaper to live there than North America, so do many companies prefer to continue working in Santiago?
I'm from India and it made more financial sense for us to go back. But, a lot of friends from my batch are still there post the 6 months (many from the north). It's definitely cheaper than North America and if you can find the right developers, nothing like it. And unlike us (30+ hour travel back to India) it's more convenient for you to visit your country and be back in Chile.
Santiago is not cheap. Prices are comparable to many North American cities. Sure, it's cheaper than NYC or SF. I'm from Whistler, Canada, which many people say is an expensive place to live, and Santiago is probably less than 10% cheaper.
Thanks! Looking into that thread, helpful. mini-industry indeed. I just don't get the fact how a company like Google is finding it difficult to allow Indian developers to see their apps in the Android Market. More so because Google has offices in India!
Even more funny is that Indian developers can sell apps in Apple Store. If Google is in a mindshare battle for mobile devs, ignoring Indian devs is a dumb, dumb move.
