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Back to the Future: How Apple is Becoming More Like a Carrier Every Day
Editors note: Is Apple going to far with its restrictions on developers? Alistair Goodman thinks so and explains why in this guest post. He is the CEO of 1020 Placecast, a location=based mobile advertising startup.Apple’s recent behavior bears
Foursquare Signing Mainstream Partnership Deals Left And Right
Foursquare continues to sign interesting deals with major players in a wide range of fields. Following the services Bravo deal a couple weeks ago, theyve reached a deal with restaurant
The Value Of Online Buzz For The Top 20 Brands
Nowadays, buzz around brands on the news, blogs, tweets and other social media that spreads through product launches, PR campaigns, earnings reports are as valuable as traditional ad campaigns. But buzz and social dialogue on
The Long Tail Of Video Sites Capture Half Of All Viewing Minutes
YouTube might be streaming more than 13 billion videos a month, or nearly 40 percent of total individual streams, but when you measure by time spent YouTube only accounted for 26 percent of all viewing minutes
blueKiwi Rides the Freemium Wave
With the continued success of Twitter and other social networking tools, any criticism (or praise) of products and companies is becoming increasingly public. Finding a way to manage these external
Video: “Parisian Oops” Mocks Google’s Super Bowl Commercial
It actually took longer than I would have expected for someone to come up with a good mocking of Googles Parisian Love commercial that played during the Super Bowl yesterday.
The Ten Biggest Advertising Publishers On The Web
Last year, Yahoo still dominated display advertising on the Web in terms of sheer number of ad impressions on its properties, but social networking sites MySpace and Facebook came on strong. Some new data from comScore in its
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Nexus One Gets Live Phone Support, Sort Of
There’s no denying it: Google’s Nexus One, although being one of the best Android-based smartphones on the market, isn’t selling well.One of the reasons behind sluggish sales is lack of true customer support. Who does an owner of a Nexus
Foursquare Inks Deals With Major Media and Entertainment Brands
Hello, Hollywood. On the heels of the Foursquare-Bravo TV deal, news of several additional major media partnerships involving the location-based social networking app have dropped this evening.According to various reports, Zagat, Warner Bros., HBO, the History Channel and ExploreChicago have
Music Ownership Beats Music Subscription in Reader Poll
In last week’s Faceoff Series we asked about music consumption models: Do Mashable readers prefer to own their entire music collections or do some of you gravitate toward subscription services?One week later and the results are in: Ownership wins the
Twins Discover Teenage Brother’s Death on Facebook
This isn’t the way you should learn about the death of your 17 year old brother.According to Syndey’s The Daily Telegraph, twins Angela and Maryanne Vourlis had just woken up on their 20th birthday. Like most young adults, they logged
From “Eraserhead” to MMS: David Lynch Goes Mobile
Award-winning director (and three-time Oscar nominee) David Lynch (of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks fame) and the David Lynch Foundation have teamed up with mobile video marketer Mogreet to bring video MMS messages to Lynch fans.We spoke with Mogreet and
Netflix Instant Streaming Goes 1080p This Year
Netflix plans to bump the video quality of its Watch Instantly streaming service up to 1080p on some devices, CNET claims. It will also roll out 5.1 surround sound support. Both upgrades will occur by next year.Currently, Netflix Watch Instantly
Tell Us Your Favorite Super Bowl Moment, Win a FLO TV
What was your favorite moment during the Super Bowl? Was it the fast-paced game or the ads that got your attention?If the ads caught your eye, which moment stood out for you? If it was the game, which play was
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The Man Who Looked Into Facebook's Soul
Youth social networking researcher dana boyd has observed that many people presume the way they use social networks is the way everyone uses them. I interviewed gay men who thought Friendster was a gay dating site because all
When Negotiation Becomes Dishonesty
If youve been a geek your whole life then you understand the term Canadian girlfriend. The Canadian (or sometimes British) love interest is the person you talk about when a member of the opposite sex
Green Goose: Save Money Using Sensors
Green Goose is a new financial management service that launched today, which connects sensor activity to your savings account. At first Green Goose sounded a little gimmicky. Using green Internet-connected eggs, it measures how much energy you
Where is Entrepreneurship Really Taught?
Between Y Combinators Startup School, the influx of seed fund incubators, the list of legendary mentor / investors and the dotcom busts school of hard knocks, is there really any reason to go to grad
What's Next For Geolocation? Apps, Apps, Apps
Geolocation social networks are set to be in 2010 what microblogging was in 2008 - the next big thing. Currently the space is being dominated by Foursquare, with others like Gowalla, MyTown
VMware Partner Exchange 2010: What happens in Vegas Comes to your Enterprise
If youre releasing products integrated into the VMware ecosystem, youre likely enjoying enjoying the Las Vegas Strip this week. VMware Partner Exchange 2010 kicked off at the Mandalay Bay hotel today, and it is
Startup Priorities: Is Design More Important Than Engineering?
We are all told to never judge a book by its cover, but lets face it, when we find ourselves at an ugly website, we automatically make assumptions about the quality of the services that site provides.
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The 7 Somewhat United States of Facebook
Peter Warden analyzed the user profile data and friend settings from more than 200 million Facebook profiles, and found that they naturally segmented themselves into seven regional groups, based on the number of connections between users and those from other
Fear & Loathing Over iPad Pricing
I’m amazed at the play being given to this iPad price cuts story. People seem to be overlooking the fact that Apple’s business model is in transition, in that in addition to being a hardware and software company, it’s becoming
Silicon Valley Has a Woman Problem, But Women Still Have a Baby Problem
Silicon Valleys gender problem boils down to babies -- as in, those who have them cant be a startup CEO too. We live in a society where women shoulder the burden of raising children, and until we change that we
The Anxiety of Digital: Cars, Power Grid Up Next
As vehicles and the power grid increasingly cross over to the digital realm, and get connected with networks, expect fear and anxiety to emerge. The headlines of yesteryear provide clues as to why.
More Authors Signing Exclusive Kindle Deals
A growing number of authors are signing exclusive e-book deals with Amazon for the Kindle, attracted in part by the higher royalty rates the electronic retailer is offering. In the latest deal, author Gavin de Becker gave Amazon rights to
Gmail to Get Social News Feed: Report
Google reportedly plans to add a stream of recent status messages and media from users contacts to Gmail. Its a good idea, following Googles stated goal of combining social features across its products, but one that will have to be
10 Unsung Collaboration Tools–Many of Them Free
Collaboration is in full swing on the web, for both social and work-oriented purposes. Most of us can rattle off the well-known applications that are available, but there are many targeted, useful collaboration apps that are more offbeat. Here are
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PHOTO: There's quality control for you. This is
There’s quality control for you. This is the latest entries in the Entertainment category on iTunes.
The App Store: Quality control without the quality
I love my iPhone and I love Apple (cue images of flag pins and “I love muh countray!”), but I believe they’re blowing it with the App Store gate keeping. That’s of course not a new opinion. Developers left and
Scope a variable to a block in your template code
Sometimes you are coding a template and you need to refer to the same method chain over and over. For example, you’re coding a template that summarizes activity on recent messages. You iterate through a block of messages, and for
Descriptive words and phrases found on a $6 bottle of hand soap
Extremely mildRichly foamingNaturally gentleDeeply cleansesNourishesPure and soothingSynergisticallyRefresh and restoreSkin radianceCool soothingProtects and restores balanceHarmonize and replenishAdditional moisturizing benefitWhat doesn’t this stuff do? Lather up and this naturally gentle, richly foaming, pure and soothing nourishing cleanser will synergistically refresh, harmonize, replenish,
INSIGHT: When debating UI, a picture is better than
When debating UI, a picture is better than a description. And a functional mockup is better than both. But debating UI without being able to look at something is a waste of time.
Big Think Interview With Jason (filmed with the Interrotron)
Big Think Interview With Jason FriedWas filmed using Errol Morris’ Interrotron (or a similar device). That’s how you get the direct eye contact. Jason’s take: “Was weird for 5 seconds then it was totally natural.”The story of the Interrotron is
Basecamp turns 6
Today Basecamp turns 6. We launched Basecamp in February 2004 – here’s the original post on SvN that launched it all.StatsBirthday stats are always fun. Here are some of our favorites:55,700,000 comments53,000,000 megabytes of uploaded files
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Flickr Photos In Google Street View
Google Maps has added more user photos to its Street View (above). Now the Yahoo-owned Flickr is joining the Google-owned Panoramio and Picasa photo
Four short links: 8 February 2010
Kindle Development Kit APIs -- Amazon will release a Kindle SDK. These are the API docs. (via obra on Twitter)rePublish -- all-Javascript ebook reader. (via kellan on Twitter)Peer Review: Whats it Good For? (Cameron Neylon) -- harsh and honest review
Google Book Settlement Round 2
The US government filed its Statement of Interest regarding the revised Google settlement yesterday with the District Court in New York. While the statement was signed by an attorney from the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department, several agencies including
Feedback and analysis: the missing ingredients in local's recipe
Theres plenty of enthusiasm for local / hyperlocal projects, but the sweepstakes has yet to be won. PaperG CEO Victor Wong digs in to some of the missed opportunities in a paidContent.org guest column.I found this excerpt intriguing:How useful would
Four short links: 5 February 2010
The Public Domain Manifesto -- eloquent argument in favour of the public domain. (via BoingBoing)Clear Climate Code -- project to write and maintain software for climate science, with an emphasis on clarity and correctness. What a wonderful way for coders
One hundred eighty degrees of freedom: signs of how open platforms are spreading
I was talking recently with Bob Frankston, who has a distinguishedhistory in computing that goes back to work on Multics, VisiCalc,and Lotus Notes. We were discussing some of the dreams of the Internetvisionaries, such as total decentralization (no mobile-system walls,no
Four short links: 5 February 2010
The Public Domain Manifesto -- eloquent argument in favour of the public domain. (via BoingBoing)Clear Climate Code -- project to write and maintain software for climate science, with an emphasis on clarity and correctness. What a wonderful way for coders
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Trust in Friends Declines, Trust in Experts Rises - Social Media and PR Still Win
Last week Edelman, my employer, published our tenth annual Trust Barometer study. You can read the full report here. One of the more juicy statistics that Advertising Age and others noted is that trust in peers surprisingly dropped dramatically from
Facebook Will Centralize the Social Web
Michael Arrington laments about about the decentralized nature of social content on TechCrunch today...The online social landscape today sort of feels to me like search did in 1999. It’s a mess, but we don’t complain much about it because we don’t know
Facebook Could Eat the Web
Photo credit: mastermaqLike almost everyone else on the planet, it seems, I am spending more time on Facebook than any other site. The lone exception is Google. The reason I know this is that Safari, my
Go Big, Get Your Employees on the Bus or Go Home
The following is also my column in next weeks issue of Advertising Age.Go Big, Get Your Employees on the Bus or Go HomePhoto credit: Traffic by scottpowerzThe single biggest challenge that marketers face over the next
Presentation: Communicating in the Age of Streams
Last week during the launch of Seesmic Look in New York, I gave a presentation on communicating in the age of streams. You can watch the video here or below (if for some reason the embedded video doesnt go direct to
Forbes Study: CMOs More Bullish on Social Media than Apps
During a recent meeting with Forbes, they shared with me a summary of their recent survey of Chief Marketing Officers (embedded below). There are two notable trends here - which Forbes isnt connecting, but I am.First, social media is seen
Video Interview: Scott Monty, Ford Motor Company
One of the great people I run into everywhere is Scott Monty, who heads social media at the Ford Motor Company. In this four and a half minute video, which I shot yesterday, Scott talks about what he does in
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Welcome to AOL 2.0! Can You Guess Which Company It Is?
Let’s start this journey by taking a ride back in time. Some of you are too young to remember the Internet of the early 90s. Back then one of the most popular ways to get “online” was to use AOL.
Did Techcrunch Become a Wordpress VIP?
A couple of weeks ago, technology blog Techcrunch was hacked. At the time of the hacking they were using the Rackspace Cloud Sites service as their hosting provider.Today I noticed that everything  on Techcrunch is now pointing to Wordpress.com. If
Startup Jobs – February 8
 The Saints won the SuperBowl which shows anything is possible! Below are some of the latest jobs posted on the CenterNetworks Job Board. Subscribe to the CN Jobs feed and get all of the latest Web industry jobs delivered directly
Suite Arrival Makes Sure You Never Forget Your Toothbrush
Many of the startups I speak with do a good bit of traveling around the country and the world showing off their services. I am always forgetting some toiletry item when I travel. Typically I forget a fingernail clipper –
Weekend Entrepreneurial Reading
The weatherman lied – there is no snow. The big game aka Superbowl is this weekend. Why not read up on some great Entrepreneurial posts?Hiring the First 5 Engineers: What Sort of People Do You Want on Your Team? –
Mayor Bloomberg Announces Big Apps Winners
Tonight at the IAC headquarters building in NYC, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the winners of the Big Apps competition. Below is a list of the winners. We covered the Big Apps competition extensively here on CN so you may already
Want to Run Location-Based Ads in Your iPhone App? Not So Fast.
The Apple iPhone developer’s blog has an interesting entry from yesterday that discusses location-based advertising in iPhone apps. The usage of GPS functionality to deliver local information must provide “beneficial information” to the user.The entry notes (my emphasis), “If you
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TweetDeck gets a few tweaks
The latest version of TweetDeck is out, and although its a minor update it also introduces some useful changes worth noting. Originally posted at The Download Blog
Adobe promises faster Flash on Macs
The Mac version widely used browser plug-in should catch up to the Windows version soon. Also: an apology for mishandling a bug. Originally posted at Deep Tech
Netflix to get 1080p streaming later this year
The popular DVD-by-mail and video streaming company plans to stream full HD content to its users later this year. Originally posted at Web Crawler
Google to make Gmail a little more social
Sources familiar with the companys plans tell CNET that Google is ready to integrate status updates into Gmail in Twitter-like style, with a stream of text and multimedia updates. Originally posted at Relevant Results
EA's game arsenal coming to Facebook?
An exec at the gaming company hinted that its Madden NFL franchise will launch a Facebook version, the first application weve seen of EAs Playfish acquisition to its existing game titles. Originally posted at The Social
How CoverItLive failed users during iPad unveiling
When youre covering techs Super Bowl equivalent live, you really dont want your broadcasting platform to collapse. Originally posted at Rafes Radar
Facebook's photo uploader gets an overhaul too
Facebook is rolling out its prototype photo uploader to all users over the next few weeks. Small change could have a big impact on how many uploads the social network sees each day. Originally posted at Web Crawler
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Siri
A personal assistant in your iPhone. Speak your tasks into your phone and have Siri connect to services and make plans for you. Just like a real assistant, Siri understands what you say, accomplishes tasks for you and adapts to
Cookwork
A social networking community for culinary professionals. Connect with culinary peers, search for jobs, catch up and provide the latest industry gossip and news. URL: Cookwork
MyApartmentMap
Google Maps mashup that takes geographical data and combines with apartment listing data to make it easier to find available apartment listings. Search for apartments by location, rent and other criteria, and save apartment listings. URL: MyApartmentMap
Charitable Aid on the Web
More than ever before, the world is connected; able to see and participate in the lives of people who are not within physical reach. The Web has brought us new ways to be involved, as well as confusion to what
Eat Your Books
Offers a way to locate recipes from your cookbooks as easily as you find recipes online. Connect with other cookbook lovers, add your own cookbooks to your queue, and plan your menus using the site’s tool. You can do the
app.itize.us
A curated site of “the best produced and designed iPhone applications that are available for download via the App Store.” URL: app.tize.us
MinuteBase
An online application for writing meeting minutes. It provides you with easy-to-use tools to create meeting agendas, format minutes, assign actions, and share documents with your colleagues and partners. URL: MinuteBase
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Iconizer
IconizerFree icons generator
ProposalPad
ProposalPadProposalPad is a unique system developed for web designers and graphic designers that makes it easy to create professional graphic and web design project proposals.
mirapodo
mirapodo (german)(email waitinglist)Während wir noch werkeln und optimieren, können die ersten Besucher in aller Ruhe unseren Shop durchstöbern, Schuhe bestellen und uns ihr Feedback geben.
buzz.com
buzz.com(email waitinglist)Let buzz.com help you tap your social net for business recommendations from the people you trust most – your friends and family.
smoopr
smoopr(email waitinglist)smoopr automatically analyzes text and instantly serves up the relevant status of Now. This taps readers into the global hive allowing them immediate access into what people are thinking and discussing in real time.Blog@smoopr
prettygraph
prettygraphMake great graphs and charts easily on the web.Blog
ry.pe
ry.peone stop solution to bookmark, shorten, share and comment all your favorite websites
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Vancouver Olympics Mapped by Google and Microsoft
The Winter Olympics start _______ and theres no shortage of ways to enjoy them. That includes via map mashups showing facilities, parking and the path of the torch relay. All thanks to mapping APIs
Google’s Secret Weather API
Its 54 degrees today in Mountain View, which any Googler could tell you by looking outside... or by using the companys undocumented weather API. The service was created for use with iGoogle, but the
Get 60,000 Concert Setlists with the Setlist.fm API
Setlist.fm, a service that allows music buffs to post setlists from live music performances, has opened up access to a beta version of their API.
6 New APIs: Powerful Americans, Moods, Museums, Web Analytics and Web Hosting
Last week was a busy one for new APIs and in addition to the 7 new APIs we profiled earlier, here are 6 more new listings from our API directory. These include an API for tracking
40 APIs Used in 7 Days: Google, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo, and WeatherBug
This past week 15 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 40 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include BooRah Restaurant Search, FlightStats,
NYC BigApps Contest Winners Announced: NYC.gov Data Gets Mashed Up
Last October we covered the launch of NYC BigApps, a government data contest aimed at rewarding developers for development of applications that utilized information from the City of New York’s NYC.gov data mine. The contest drew
“Ultimate Mashup” a Glimpse into the Future
A new iPhone app is trying to take the fiction out of Science Fiction. Movies have long portrayed people in the future speaking commands to computers. Siri, based on $200M of research
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Sketchpad
Online Paint/Drawing application
Shorty Awards spotlight best of Twitter
The Shorty Awards - the real-time Webs version of the Oscars - has released its list of finalists.Check out the list here. You can vote on your favorites until Friday at noon ET. (More on how to do that).Winners will
House Passes Cybersecurity Bill
The House today overwhelmingly passed a bill aimed at building up the United States’ cybersecurity army and expertise, amid growing alarm over the country’s vulnerability online.
Google Asks Spy Agency for Help With Inquiry Into Cyberattacks
Google has turned to the National Security Agency for technical assistance to learn more about the computer network attackers who breached the company’s cybersecurity defenses last year, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement said Thursday.
Google searches getting more social
(CNN) -- Googles move to include social networking information in its searches has gotten personal.The search-engine giant has announced that, with a few tweaks, people using Google can now see search results related to friends, co-workers and other members of
15 Must-Have Web Apps for Students
Using free web apps is an easy and cost-effective way to increase your academic productivity. A well-designed app can also replace expensive software products and free up space on your computer. Here is a list of 15 web apps that
Survey of Executives Finds a Growing Fear of Cyberattacks
A survey of 600 computing and computer-security executives in 14 countries suggests that attacks on the Internet pose a growing threat to the energy and communication systems that underlie modern society.
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Episode 67 - HootSuite / Ryan Holmes
I spoke with Ryan Holmes, the Founder and CEO of HootSuite to talk about their Social Media Dashboard HootSuite, rebranding from Bright Kit, pursuing VC funding and when it makes sense to take it.
Episode 66 - Freshbooks / Mike McDerment
I spoke with Mike McDerment, Co-founder and CEO of Freshbooks. Mike shares lots of great advice on building a business, the importance of choosing the RIGHT business partner and more in this jam packed episode.
Episode 43 - Kathy Sierra: Creating Passionate Users
At FOWA 2008, we caught up with Kathy Sierra to talk about creating passionate users, building web apps, the brain and so much more.
Episode 65 - Venmo: SMS-based Payment Platform
I caught up with the Founders of Venmo, Andrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail. They have no titles, they wear all available hats in their ultra lean 2 person startup based in Philadelphia, PA.
Episode 64 - Earth Aid / Ben Bixby
I spoke with Ben Bixby about Earth Aid, the EarthAid.net platform, and what it means to liberate your utility data stream and save money on your energy and earn free cupcakes.
Episode 63 - Twilio: Telephony in the Cloud
I spoke with Twilio Founders: Jeff Lawson - CEO (@jeffiel), Evan Cooke - CTO (@emcooke) and John Wolthuis - Lead Engineer (@thuddwhirr). We talked about Twilio, telephony in the cloud and many other topics about running a startup.
Episode 61 - Grasshopper / David Hauser
I spoke with David Hauser, Co-Founder and CTO of Grasshopper as well as Jonathan Kay, aka the Ambassador of Buzz, to talk about their business and how they are helping entrepreneurs succeed.
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Links for 2010-02-03
Middle Management: The Importance of Being Michael Scott - Andrew McAfee - Harvard Business ReviewWill Enterprise 2.0 displace middle management, asks @amcafee? http://bit.ly/7zcqat
Exploring Why Social Business Will Drive 21st Century Enterprises
Below is an new core visual -- which is itself a work-in-progress -- for thinking about social business models.  It's part an ongoing strategic line of thinking that I've been developing lately to do some direction finding on strategic uses
Links for 2010-01-28
Is Social Media Worth Your Time? - The Conversation - Harvard Business ReviewIs Social Media Worth Your Time? | Harvard Business: http://bit.ly/7fB9tD Useful discussion of motivations.
Links for 2010-01-20
http://bit.ly/5tj2hnSix Must-Read New Topics in Enterprise Social Computing: http://bit.ly/5tj2hn http://bit.ly/5w0e6gDeep new exploration and sum up of SOA governance by Software AG's @mikojava: http://bit.ly/5w0e6g
The K-factor Lesson: How Social Ecosystems Grow (Or Not)
Recently for some work that I'm doing I had to revisit the techniques for creating successful online social environments.  This is a surprisingly deep and nuanced topic that we as Web application architects or enterprise social computing practitioners are just
Links for 2010-01-04
Three Enterprise 2.0 Themes You Should Be Watching in 2010 « I’m Not Actually a GeekThree Enterprise 2.0 Themes You Should Be Watching in 2010: http://bit.ly/61pQ3O The Personal Enterprise | Socialwrite.comRT @leebryant Nice post from @jevon on the personal enterprise:
Links for 2010-01-03
Collaborative Innovation through Social Competition | SocialComputingJournal.comCollaborative Innovation through Social Competition: http://bit.ly/57tUdi 21 Enterprise 2.0 Success Stories - Your-On-The-Job Mentorship System from the bright ideas factory21 Enterprise 2.0 Success Stories: http://bit.ly/5SSIq3 Great list, we really must create a full database
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Google: Forms & Landing Pages are Key
A fascinating post by Googler Gavin Doolan:If you are considering making changes to your website design, take a moment to consider the potential revenue impact of your redesign. The graph below shows a theoretical overview of the ROI impact of
Dreamers of Day
I recently posted this quote on the 52weeksofUX site, but I like it so much I’m going to post it here as well: “All men dream; but not equally.Those who dream by night in the dustyrecesses of their mindsAwake to
Is Twitter Successful?
The big question everyone has with Twitter is, and the very first one that John Battelle asked Twitter CEO Ev Williams when he interviewed him yesterday, is Whats the revenue model?
Communicating Value through Cause & Effect on Fanfeedr
How Fanfeedrs intro page does well to communicate the value of the service.
Feature Development in Action: Broadcast Stream Messages in Socialcast
One of the guiding principles of interaction design is to support existing behavior. This means to figure out what is already happening, what activities, tasks, and interactions people are already doing, and build support for them into software.
Using your Sign-up form as a Qualifier
I recently ran across an interesting way to qualify people using sign-up forms at monotask.com.
No Sign-up Necessary (the strikethrough method)
Two apps, Posterous and SignApp, have a novel way to communicate how easy it is to start using their product. I call it the strikethrough method.
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