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Category: Apps
5 Useful Applications Marketers Should Have on Their iPads
The invention of the Apple iPad revolutionized how presentations and other tasks were done without being constrained to a desktop computer. Being mobile has really helped change the way we do business, and while there are a plethora of tablet devices out there, like the Samsung Galaxy S, the HP TouchPad (okay, not really), Motorola […]
Going Colorblind: How An App Once Had Promise, But Left Customers Confused
The world is full of promise. There are a lot of talented individuals waiting to produce the next Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Foursquare. It is the understanding that investors and people who want companies to succeed will pick the ones that will show promise and that people will understand. And here in Silicon Valley, we […]
MUNI Cheapens Its Brand By Not Updating Its Web Presence
We’re all in a crisis now…economically speaking, of course. Budgets are as tight as they possibly could be, but things just aren’t getting any better. As a result of this budgetary crisis, businesses and even government agencies are resigning themselves to cut services to their constituents. One such organization that has affected me is the […]
Checking In: VaynerMedia Shows Geolocation Can Reap Business Benefits
The team at VaynerMedia, operated by brothers Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk, released a case study that attempts to prove to the marketing and business world that geolocation services can be used to help drive business to your brand. What is geolocation? Known also as location-based services, this technology has recently grown more popular thanks to […]
5 Apps That We Can’t Live Without
This past week has been a weird one in terms of technology. First, there was some issues (perhaps residual) from Twitter’s downtime and then Google had issues with Gmail being down for at least a day and Foursquare having trouble yesterday and now WordPress is reporting a major security issue with its self-hosted option. In […]
Social Media Welcomes a New Bundle of Joy to the Internet: Lil’ Grams
Today the World Wide Web welcomes a new bundle of joy emerging out of the delivery room of startups. Once just a glimmer in its parents’ eyes, Lil’ Grams has emerged to become the next great social network for families. When I first reviewed the website, I thought it was something that would be considered […]
Lil’ Grams: It’s TheKnot for Families to Cherish Precious Memories
Capturing the moment of your precious children is always a key thing for any parent. Whether it’s your first child or an additional bundle of joy in your household, I’m betting that you’re going to have friends and family knocking down your door to get a peek at the newborn, right? And then you’re going […]
A Recession Isn’t A Good Time For A Job Board’s Site Usability To Fail
As many of you may know, I recently moved to San Francisco to seek out my fame and fortune. In doing so, my 9-5 career has, in effect, been rather unfortunate. So I’ve been working on trying to reclaim that standing by looking on job boards for any available position. Over the course of my […]
Amazon’s DIY web services lets you pay as you go
During the Web 2.0 Expo, I happened to walk through the tradeshow and came across the Amazon Web Services booth. As with most of you reading (including myself), when I say Amazon, you’re probably thinking about books and electronics, not web services, right? Well I managed to chat with one of their exhibitors at the […]
Putting it all into context
Albeit not totally a historical day, the World Wide Web has put forth two pretty significant announcements this morning. First was the news coming from Virginia-based company, AOL, and the story that they purchased Bebo for $850 million. That’s awfully nice of them and I think it’ll give AOL a good step into breaking into […]
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