# The summer interns of 2017

DevFeed: [The summer interns of 2017](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-summer-interns-of-2017-32018.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tech.finn.no2017/08/08/summerinterns-2017/>)

Author: Alfred Birketvedt

Published: 2017-08-08T10:56:49Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Finn.no](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/finn-no.md>)

Topics: [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [2017](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2017.md>), [designer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/designer.md>), [improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/improvements.md>), [internship](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internship.md>), [norway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/norway.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>)

## AI overview

Five summer interns at FINN.no worked on improving the user experience for advertisers on FINN Torget and reducing ads that received no contact. Their 2017 internship project developed concepts including Tilbakemelding, a way for potential buyers to suggest improvements to ads.

## Source excerpt

The starting point In a galaxy very very close by, there were 5 brave summer interns working for FINN.no. They came from the far north (NTNU) and the far south (UiO) of the cold and rainy plains of Norway. 4 of them were taught in the arts of the computer, and one in the teachings of the design. They had a mission: to improve the current user experience for advertisers on FINN Torget, and to decrease the amount of zero-contact ads. A tough mission, but our heroes have valiantly fought during the summer of 2017 to resolve this quest. During the first week of the summer internship we (the interns) were introduced to FINN.no, its systems and our coaches for the summer project; Martin, the brilliant programmer and Ingrid, the amazing designer. In order to ensure everyone on the team were on the same page a brainstorming session was held. During this session possible solutions for the summer project were developed, and our mutual ambition for this project was put into words. Our ambition has been to: "Increase the amount of ads receiving feedback/being sold on FINN.no" and "Help advertisers on FINN.no make better ads". In the past 2 months two concepts have been realized, with quite surprising results and developments. But you have to read the rest of the document to know exactly what surprising developments took place :) Sorry, that's just life bro/hon! Project 1: Tilbakemelding (Feedback) Have you ever created an ad and received no feedback, no likes and no messages? This is the reality of approximately 50 % of all ads published on FINN Torget in Norway. Imagine if there was a way for advertisers to know exactly how they could improve their ads, what would it look like? "Tilbakemelding" is one possibility. Tilbakemelding is a button located at the front page of an ad for all potential buyers to see and use. If a user does not like an ad, and feels that sending a message is too much of a hassle, they can push this button. By doing so, a set of possible improvements to t