Nir Eyal

Nir Eyal Contributor Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and blogs about the psychology of products. More posts by this contributor Here’s what your boring a

Addiction can be a difficult thing to see. From outward appearances, Dr. Zoe Chance looked fine. A professor at the Yale School of Management with a doctorate from Harvard, Chance's pedigree made what

Nir Eyal Contributor Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and blogs about the psychology of products. More posts by this contributor Here’s what your boring a

Wednesday was my birthday. It should have been a great day. Then I heard the news. WhatsApp had been purchased by Facebook for $19 billion. When I read about the deal I blurted out the words, "Holy Cr

On February 8, 2014, an app called <em>Flappy Bird</em> held the coveted No. 1 spot in the Apple App Store. The app’s 29-year-old creator, Dong Nguyen, reported earning $50,000 a day from the game.

Earlier this month, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone unveiled his mysterious startup Jelly. The question-and-answer app was met with a mix of criticism and head scratching. Tech-watchers asked if the worl

Imagine walking into a busy mall when someone approaches you with an open hand. “Would you have some coins to take the bus, please?” he asks. But in this case, the person is not a panhandler. The

<b>Editor's Note:</b><em> Nir Eyal writes about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business for <a target="_blank" href="http://dashboard.io/blog">Dashboard.io</a> and on his blog <a targ

How do products tempt us? What makes them so alluring? It is easy to assume we crave delicious food or impulsively check email because we find pleasure in the activity. But pleasure is just half the s

Editor’s Note: Nir Eyal writes about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business at NirAndFar.com. Follow him @nireyal. Recently, MessageMe announced it had grown to 1 million users in

<b>Editor’s Note:</b> <em>Nir Eyal writes about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business at NirAndFar.com.</em> I research and write about seductive technology and yet I struggle

<b>Editor’s Note:</b> <em>Nir Eyal writes about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nirandfar.com/">NirAndFar.com</a>.</em> The first

<b>Editor’s Note:</b><em> Nir Eyal writes about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nirandfar.com/">NirAndFar.com</a>.</em> A reader re

<b>Editor’s Note:</b> <em>Nir Eyal blogs about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business at NirAndFar.com. Sangeet Paul Choudary analyzes business models for network businesses at Pl

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Marketers are increasingly personalizing their products and services to meet their customers’ changing needs. But customization used in conjunction with powerful persuasion techniques is arming mark

As the web becomes an increasingly crowded place, users are desperate for solutions to sort through the online clutter. The Internet has become a giant hairball of choice-inhibiting noise and the need

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<strong>Editor’s Note</strong><em>:</em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nirandfar.com/about"><strong><em> Nir Eyal</em></strong></a><em> writes about the intersection of psychology, technology,

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