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comScore Data Mine: Tablets Contribute 30% of Non-Computer Traffic

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:57:00 -0400

comScore Data Mine: Tablets Contribute 30% of Non-Computer Traffic:

How popular have tablets become?

pewinternet: Half of Adult Cell Phone Owners Have Apps on Their...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:29:36 -0400

What type of apps do people downlaod?

The rise of mobile devices

App downloading in context

Who pays for apps?

Half of Adult Cell Phone Owners Have Apps on Their Phones

Our latest report explores recent trends in app downloads: Who uses apps? What do they download? Who pays for apps—and how much? Read more…

Mashable: How Cellphones Shape the Lives of College Students [INFOGRAPHIC]

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:22:18 -0400

Mashable: How Cellphones Shape the Lives of College Students [INFOGRAPHIC]:

Each generation uses smartphones differently. This is a great insight into the current collegiate crowd.

oatmeal: :(

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:29:12 -0400

oatmeal:

:(

Mashable - iPhone 5: Are You a Fanboy? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:20:49 -0400

Mashable - iPhone 5: Are You a Fanboy? [INFOGRAPHIC]:

With the launch of the iPhone 5 slated for today (October 4, 2011) here’s a fun quick check to see if you’re an Apple Fan.

Future Friendly

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:08:39 -0400

Future Friendly:

My heroes of web design have put together a brilliant website about the future of design. Check it out!!!

Could not have said it better! oatmeal: Why Netflix is...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:08:38 -0400

Could not have said it better!

oatmeal:

Why Netflix is splitting itself in two

Google Wallet has it’s first customer!

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:35:11 -0400

Google Wallet has it’s first customer!

pewinternet: What we’re reading: A new report on awareness,...

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:32:11 -0400

pewinternet:

What we’re reading: A new report on awareness, attitudes, and use of online parental controls from the Family Online Safety Institute

Among the main findings:

Parents generally feel their children are safe online, but confidence declines the older the child and the more time he or she spends online.

When it comes to various online activities, parents express the most concern about their children viewing sexually explicit content online—70% say they are very/somewhat concerned. Other top concerns include communicating with a stranger online (61%) and visiting Web sites with inappropriate content (61%).

Fully 96% of parents surveyed say they have had a conversation with their child about what to do and not to do online.

Top concerns about children’s online safety relate to personal safety online, and significant concern also is expressed about spam and their child spending too much time online.

53% of parents say they have used parental control technologies to assist them in monitoring their child’s Internet usage.

Read more at FOSI.org

The research consisted of a nationwide telephone survey among 702 parents of children ages eight to 17 who access the Internet, and was conducted by Hart Research Associates. Interviewing was conducted from July 8 to 16, 2011, with a margin of error of ±3.7 percentage points.

(Click here for a full version of the above infographic - PDF)

LukeW - Breaking Development: Pragmatic Responsive Design

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:54:00 -0400

LukeW - Breaking Development: Pragmatic Responsive Design:

Here are LukeW notes from Stephanie Rieger’s “Pragmatic responsive design”

Yiibu: Pragmatic responsive design

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:09:00 -0400

Yiibu: Pragmatic responsive design:

Another great presentation from Yiibu (Stephanie Rieger) about responsive web design. Check it out!

Pragmatic responsive design View more presentations from yiibu

LukeW - Breaking Development: There Is No Mobile Web

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:35:00 -0400

LukeW - Breaking Development: There Is No Mobile Web:

Notes from LukeW: “In his There Is No Mobile Web presentation at Breaking Development in Nashville TN, Jeremy Keith outlined why Web designers and developers need to embrace the flexibility inherent in the Web especially in today’s multi-device world.”

Ethan Marcotte: The Boston Globe

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:22:00 -0400

Ethan Marcotte: The Boston Globe:

cameronmoll:

Ethan Marcotte, who was an important member of a team full of important members, describing the anticipation leading up to the responsive overhauling of BostonGlobe.com:

It’s been kind of a weird experience, talking publicly for the better part of this year about a site that hadn’t yet launched. I mean, I was—and still am—incredibly proud of the small contributions I made, of the talented team I collaborated with, but still: talking about a site that hasn’t launched yet? There’s some part of me that’s felt, well, odd about that. What if people’s expectations aren’t met? What if we can’t deliver? What if the Internet gets hit by an exploding unicorn and we somehow don’t finish the project because NO MORE INTERNET YOU GUYS….

While I’m impossibly proud of the new Globe site of today, I’m most excited about where it’ll be tomorrow.

It’s important to note that BostonGlobe.com is a spinoff of Boston.com, and the spinoff is a subscription-only site ($3.99/week). As Frank Chimero points out, which would you choose?

Mashable: Internet of Yesterday & Today: 1996 vs. 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:14:46 -0400

Mashable: Internet of Yesterday & Today: 1996 vs. 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]:

This visual comparison from Mashable shows how far we’ve come in such a short amount of time.

GigaOM: Mobile operators will lose voice services to mobile platforms

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:48:03 -0400

GigaOM: Mobile operators will lose voice services to mobile platforms:

If you start to think about mobile carriers more as network providers (ISP) than traditional phone services, you start to really see the potential of mobile devices and more importantly, the services.

Mashable: What’s the Deal With Daily Deals? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:39:05 -0400

Mashable: What’s the Deal With Daily Deals? [INFOGRAPHIC]:

I’ve used Living Social but I don’t use it much because it isn’t a deal I find useful or convenient. But when there’s 2 movie tickets for $9, I’m so there!

Either way, here’s the stats…

Crave: Netflix suddenly works on most Android devices

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:44:00 -0400

Crave: Netflix suddenly works on most Android devices:

It is true. I have both the HTC EVO and Samsung Galaxy Tab but Netflix has only worked on the EVO. As of tonight, I’m watching Netflix on my Tab as well.

It looks great!

Universal access FOR THE WIN!

Netflix Now Enforcing Limit of One Movie Stream at a Time

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:16:13 -0400

Netflix Now Enforcing Limit of One Movie Stream at a Time:

This seems to only apply when two movies are being watched at the same time but it is yet another change signaling the end of Netflix as we knew it. And with Starz has walking away from the bargaining table, perhaps even as a company.

Usability Masterpiece: Right Click the Logo

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:17:57 -0400

Usability Masterpiece: Right Click the Logo

Browser Test Stand by Paul Wheeler If you want to easily test...

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:26:00 -0400

Browser Test Stand by Paul Wheeler

If you want to easily test your website with the most common browsers (mobile and desktop) this test stand is for you!

This setup will allow you to test iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Android phones & tablets, Windows Phone 7 as well as (where applicable) Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome, Safari & Opera on OS X, Windows 7/Vista/XP and Linux.