Just a quick note that VentureBeat quoted me in regards to FourSquare’s new RADAR feature. Long story short, geo-fenced tips/notifications are cool if they are “opt in”. If they herald the beginning of geo-advertising alerts, I think it could hurt the platform (anyone remember Facebook’s Beacon fiasco?). You can read the article on VentureBeat.
I’m a mentor at JumpStart Foundry and a few weeks ago, the RentStuff.com team asked me to give their introduction on the final pitch day. The Entrepreneur Center, diligent in their mission to promote business, asked that all mentors practice their introductions in front of a panel of judges. Let’s just say my session didn’t…
App vs Site is synonymous with Apple vs Google – there is no clear winner and they each have compelling points. However, in today’s ‘Smart Phone’ frenzied environment, many organizations want an App strictly because their competitor has one… or so they can show it off to their friends. Instead of blindly spending money to…
Business Insider surveyed 850 readers to deep dive iPad usage, its effect on other devices, and how people view tablets in a world of iPad domination. You can view the entire article here. Here is my analysis of the results & how they represent larger trends in the industry: * 30% of iPad owners have…
After a few months with the iPad, I’ve settled upon my favorite apps (thus far). I could go into deep detail as to WHY I like each of these, but I decided to save you the preaching.
One of my team mates, Will Acuff, shared one of the best ‘fundraising’ pitches I’ve heard in a long time – and it comes from NPR no less.
When Jason O’Brien created http://BountyBev.com, he did it as a labor of love & it shows his passion for beautiful design & layout. Well, it seems that Smashing Magazine also agrees – they feature his design as one of the design trends of 2010 (Design For Delight). Check it out!
I decided to purchase the iPad as my travel companion in anticipation of a conference I had to attend in Chicago. I don’t own an iPhone (still love my Blackberry Curve), but I do own an iPod Touch and a Mac (converted from Windows 2 years ago). Thus, I’m not an Apple Zealot but I…
As the owner of an Interactive Agency, I feel like I’ve seen everything on the internet. Well, today I realized that I can still find myself surprised.
Chip sent this to our team and I couldn’t keep myself from sharing it with the world. If a client read this, they’d instantly say “I don’t do that…” but in fact, most of them do. Only in the context of a REALLY ridiculous example (like below) does it become clear just how rough web…
