Dark Patterns: We Asked 500+ People How Brands Deceive Them

User research into deceptive design patterns: Despite our technological advancement and understanding of human nature, it’s still common to see deception in digital products. To understand digital deception (and better define it), we surveyed 536 people to measure and discuss p … | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 1 year ago

Webinar: How to Increase Engagement and Subscription with Data-Driven App Design

Join us Thursday, April 21st, 2022, for our free webinar where we detail how data-driven design can be used to increase user engagement in an app. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

Key Takeaways from the Starbucks App

People love the Starbucks mobile app because you get a treat at the end but how you get there is what makes the product is wildly successful. Here, we examine why. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

How to Modify Crowdsale Solidity Contracts to Work with OpenZeppelin 4.0

Learn how to modify the MintedCrowdsale.sol and Crowdsale.sol contracts from OpenZeppelin 2.x so that they can be used with theOpenZeppelin contracts. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

How to Fix a Broken Celigo Real-Time Data Flow from Salesforce

Learn how Celigo real time data flows work in Salesforce and how to fix common issue which causes them to stop working. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

Setting Up AWS CodeDeploy/CodePipeline to Deploy a Node Back End

In Part 1 of this 3-part series, we outline how to configure AWS IAM roles and EC2 instances in order to automate the deployment of a Node service. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

How to Automate Backups of MySQL and Postgres Databases to an Amazon S3 Bucket

Follow these easy steps to setup a nightly, automated backup of a Postgres or MySQL (and MariaDB) database to Amazon S3. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

How to Export the Schema of a SQL Server/MySQL/Postgres/Oracle DB to a CSV File

Run these queries to quickly export the schema of any database running on SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres or Oracle to a CSV file. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

How to Redirect or Forward HTTPS a Domain to Another Without Certificate Errors

Domain forwarding offered by GoDaddy fails to redirect HTTPS calls without displaying certificate errors. Here is an easy way to fix this issue. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

How to Quickly Fix AWS CodeDeploy “ApplicationStop” Event Failures

In this post, I show you how to quickly resolve ApplicationStop errors thrown by CodeDeploy through the AWS console. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

Blue Label at 10: Our Favorite Client Projects of the Past Decade

In our second post celebrating Blue Label Labs' 10th anniversary, we look at our favorite apps and products we've built for our clients. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

How to Migrate a Git Repository from GitHub to Bitbucket

Step-by-step instructions to easily migrate a GitHub source code repo to Bitbucket along with all commit, branch and tag history. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

Blue Label at 10: A Lookback at Our First Decade

In this first of two blogs, we take a look back at the frst 10 years of Blue Label Labs and the products we've produced in house and brought to the market. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 2 years ago

How Much Does It Cost to Make an App in 2021?

Projecting app development costs is an involved process so here we break it down with an informative infographic followed by deeper insights. We'll cover everything from app strategy to development, and sales cost. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Understanding an App Development Proposal

An app development proposal provides good insight to an agency's potential. Here, you can learn more about what differentiates the best from everyone else. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

How to Use PostgreSQL Triggers to Automate Creation and Last Modified Timestamps

In this post, I will show you how to leverage PostgreSQL trigger functionality to automatically populate and maintain timestamp columns within a database. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Why Apps for Bikes and Micro-Mobility Are Shaping the Future of Fitness

Bike and micro-mobility apps are leading the charge for both fitness and transportation by providing users features that are both valuable and fun. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

How to Setup SSH Tunneling to Access AWS EC2 and RDS Resources Using PuTTY

Learn how to setup PuTTY to securely access a AWS hosted EC2 instance and a PostgreSQL DB hosted on RDS from your local machine through SSH tunelling. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Things Mobile App Developers Can Learn from Mobile Games

By taking a look a few popular mobile games like PUBG, Pokémon GO, and Grand Theft Auto, we learn some valuable lessons about mobile app design. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Use Sign in with Apple: It’s Better for a Reason

Sign in with Apple is currently the preferred way for users to register and login to mobile apps and other web services because of its design. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

What to Know When Developing a Streaming App

Developing a streaming app is an ambitious endeavor but, with the right planning and enough capital, it's possible to create a unique, competitive service. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Tricks to improving your App Store ratings

Making a great app is only half the battle as perception is key. Here we answer the question of 'how to improve ratings on my app.' | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Interesting Things You Can Do with Microsoft Cognitive Services

By implementing Microsoft Cognitive Services into the backend of your application, tools like STT and computer vision open doors for your end-users. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Lessons We Learned Running Remote Design Sprints During a Pandemic

Tanya Junell, Director of Product Management at Blue Label Labs, shares the top 5 lessons our product team has learned from running purely remote Design Sprints | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

To Build a Progressive Web App or a Cross-Platform App with React Native?

The argument of native apps versus progressive web apps (PWAs) is ongoing so here, we take a look at the merits of both development styles. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

A Review of Recent Changes to the App Store and Google Play Updates

Changes to the Apple App store and Google Play updates will enhance features that developers are able to offer as well as provide new communication tools. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

How to Increase Mobile App Revenue

There all several great options for generating mobile app revenue. Here, we cover the 5 tried and true ways to make apps as profitable as possible. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Houseparty App: From MVP to Household Name

The Houseparty app has risen to fame thanks to a lot of retooling over the last several years and not to mention, COVID-19 has played a role too. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

How Covid-19 Is Affecting Data and AI Algorithms

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, AI algorithms have been thrown for a loop. Here, we look at some of the projected outcomes if these systems go unchecked. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Best HIPAA Compliant Messaging Plugins for Medical and Healthcare Apps

Adding HIPAA compliant messaging to medical software increases productivity by safely allowing staff and patients to communicate. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

How to Setup AWS CodePipeline for a Asp.net Core Web API Project

Learn how to setup AWS CodePipeline to create a CD/CI pipeline for a ASP.NET Core Web API projects running on a Amazon Linux EC2 instance. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 3 years ago

Mobile App User Research: How to Get into a User’s Mind

Mobile app user research is essential to figure out what users are looking for in an app and then developing a strategy to meet their expectations. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

APIs to Consider When Building Healthcare Apps

The best APIs on the market for medical enable developers to supercharge their systems by security sharing health information between various endpoints. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

Why Remote Teams Are Here to Stay

The COVID epidemic has unleashed a global experiment in remote work. Here is why businesses should embrace remote work past the end of this crisis. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

Don’t Confuse a Bug’s Priority with Its Severity

Bugs are a natural part of the app development process, when triaging a flood of bugs its important to understand priority versus severity. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

We Use Jira to Manage Our Mobile App Development Projects

At Blue Label Labs, we use JIRA to manage our mobile app development projects. Here is a brief look at how we use JIRA within our team. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

The Miro Design Sprint Kit

Tanya Junell, Director of Product at Blue Label Labs, introduces her Miro Design Sprint Kit that has everything you need to run Remote Design Sprints. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

How Deep Learning Is Set to Revolutionize Medical Imaging

Medical imaging is ripe for disruption via deep learning. Here is a look at some of the opportunities for startups to capitalize on the opportunity. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

How to build a healthy remote work environment

Working with remote teams adds a unique challenge to team dynamics. Learning how to effectively work with remote staff drives success and increases ROI. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

Tools We Use for Managing Software Projects

Modern project management tools help organize people and establish a workflow. We’ll discuss the tools we use here and how they tie into our processes. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago

Management tips to keep your developers from hating you

Software developers face many challenges - here, we'll discuss some tips that will help you optimize your development teams' productivity. | Continue reading


@bluelabellabs.com | 4 years ago