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Comcast's Digital Transformation Continues

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:45:33 -0500

Comcast's Digital Transformation Continues

Twitter to support location-based trends with new API

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:42:55 -0500

Twitter to support location-based trends with new API

Ogilvy pitch on how businesses use Twitter

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:02:09 -0500

Microsoft Courier User Interface In Depth

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:03:44 -0500

Microsoft Courier User Interface In Depth:

Pretty cool overview of a new tablet PC concept Microsoft is calling “courier”. Rumor is that they’ll actually build (or hire someone to) this. We’ll see…

Introducing Google Analytics for Mobile Apps

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:39:00 -0500

Introducing Google Analytics for Mobile Apps:

Google released a version of Google Analytics for iPhone and Android applications.

The coolest thing no one is talking about is the ability for Android Market to track referrals. This means that you can actually measure what the conversion rate/ROI is on any marketing campaign you run for an Android application.

No real solution for this on iPhone today.

FCC Net Neutrality Proposed Rules

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:43:19 -0400

From the proposed rules:

Under the draft proposed rules, subject to reasonable network management, a provider of broadband Internet access service:

would not be allowed to prevent any of its users from sending or receiving the lawful content of the user’s choice over the Internet;
would not be allowed to prevent any of its users from running the lawful applications or using the lawful services of the user’s choice;
would not be allowed to prevent any of its users from connecting to and using on its network the user’s choice of lawful devices that do not harm the network;
would not be allowed to deprive any of its users of the user’s entitlement to competition among network providers, application providers, service providers, and content providers;
would be required to treat lawful content, applications, and services in a nondiscriminatory manner; and
would be required to disclose such information concerning network management and other practices as is reasonably required for users and content, application, and service providers to enjoy the protections specified in this rulemaking.

Great Morgan Stanley Presentation from Web 2.0

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:16:28 -0400

Delivered by Mary Meeker @ the Web 2.0 conference. The theme for the technology trends piece was on mobile—great point about iPhone/iPod Touch’s huge impact to consumer behaviors in mobile.

Scripps to Shutter Fine Living Network

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:34:32 -0400

Scripps to Shutter Fine Living Network:

NOOOOO!!! Now who will save Three Sheet!?!

2010 Zagat Released, Usual Suspects Reign--People still use Zagat?

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:22:00 -0400

2010 Zagat Released, Usual Suspects Reign--People still use Zagat?:

I will admit I have the 2009 edition sitting on my coffee table, but I can definitely say I haven’t found a great new restaurant via Zagat in longer than I can remember.

Food blogs, review sites and foodie friends tend to be much more useful.

iPhone App Store Developers Aren't Getting Rich

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:43:51 -0400

iPhone App Store Developers Aren't Getting Rich:

Interesting article in Newsweek…

Overwhelming competition, difficult discovery and the rapid race to the bottom of the pricing chart ($0-$0.99) is making it increasingly more difficult to make a decent sustainable profit.

I think at some point developers will be forced to walk away/deprioritize iPhone, raise their prices gradually, move to another platform with some price floor or alternate models (see: subscription).

With no fewer than 6 imminent Android OS phone launches in the US, I think that marketplace may have a chance to pick up steam. Of course Android Market is not without its own problems—any user can return your app for a full refund within 24 hours—sorry game developers! (note: Gaming is the most popular category in mobile apps)

Google Set To Dominate Mobile Advertising?

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:29:56 -0400

Google Set To Dominate Mobile Advertising?

Average iPhone User Downloads 9 Games, Spends $7 On Them

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:31:08 -0400

Average iPhone User Downloads 9 Games, Spends $7 On Them

Mobile Apps Spoil Faster Than Fish

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:03:01 -0400

Mobile Apps Spoil Faster Than Fish

AdSense for mobile goes high-end

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:10:37 -0400

AdSense for mobile goes high-end

Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server now available

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:36:26 -0400

Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server now available:

Hrmm… unlimited storage AND BlackBerry support? Why Exchange again?

Research In Motion (RIM) Acquires Torch Mobile. Bringing WebKit to BlackBerry?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:24:41 -0400

Research In Motion (RIM) Acquires Torch Mobile. Bringing WebKit to BlackBerry?:

From the Torch Mobile Blog:

“Our team of developers will join RIM’s global organization and will now be focused on utilizing our WebKit-based mobile browser expertise to contribute to the ongoing enhancement of the BlackBerry® platform.”

Torch makes a WebKit browser called “Iris” for Windows Mobile that supports HTML5 amongst other things… All work on that product is supposedly ending and those developers will focus on bringing WebKit to BlackBerry devices. Big News. Maybe?

Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:03:06 -0400

Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

The Definitive Guide to iPhone App Market Sizing

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:51:00 -0400

The Definitive Guide to iPhone App Market Sizing:

Interesting post… one of the creators of the Exit Strategy NYC app theorizing that the “best in class” paid apps only reach 3% of their addressable market.

If true, this presents a tough challenge in the US market which represents maybe half of the 45MM devices (between both iPhones and iPod Touches) sold to-date worldwide—at least until there is a much larger active install base of devices.

iTunes App Store Incubation Period Increases In Most Categories

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:48:49 -0400

iTunes App Store Incubation Period Increases In Most Categories

iPhone Hack Exposed: The Key Facts

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:06:46 -0400

iPhone Hack Exposed: The Key Facts:

Text message hack? wow.