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When seeing the slogan, my first thought was "wtf", but nicely done. Good way to keep the discussion going.
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Very creative idea.
For those interested in real-world tipping behaviors: There's been a lot of research into tipping. E.g., http://tippingresearch.com/uploa... Generally there's no statistically significant difference between the tips that men and women receive. But there is when you take attractiveness into account...
@dgould that's interesting, intuitively I assumed that women get more tips than men (:
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@dgould I was going to mention this, but figured I didn't want to take away from the topic at hand. There are a number of other factors too in getting larger tips (including if the change bills are face up or not). Myth Busters did an episode testing bust size that was sorta off to watch.
@dgould@golocalapps Oh yes, tipping is a very diverse thing to tackle. With toothpick, we're merely trying to put a major issue into a context that people can all relate to.
Music, art, and other creative forms of expression have long since been part of the political discussion and activism. It's interesting to see technology -- in this case an iOS app -- advocating for gender equality.
Ha! Simply clever. You may want to add an optional tweet link that generates a screenshot message, "Chad just tipped his server Judy 22% less because she is a woman" or maybe a link in the app that says, "Show the world what a sexist cheapskate you are by using Toothpick to tip" something with a tweet out link to keep the rage rock rolling. Well done Amy!
Just awareness of the issue at hand, and being aware of the obstacles faced by one of my team members (@amysoyeonkim) and women in tech in general. Shock factor can be powerful, especially if you channel it to something positive.
From @gabriel_whaley and the Miscellaneous Mischief Labs, Toothpick is a clever app that intentionally offends in order to highlight an important social issue.
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