This week we’re answering a question from a listener named Emma: What do those smiley-face customer-satisfaction buttons you see in airport bathrooms actually do?
We track down the Finland-based company behind them, HappyOrNot, and uncover a hidden world of analytics, cameras, and AI.
Our guest this week is Scott Erickson, HappyOrNot’s VP of US Sales and Global Channels.
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DEV-ITORS NOTE: After the interview, HappyOrNot clarified that cameras are standard on their touchscreen devices, but the button devices don’t have them.
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