Trends and Change
Apple News and Updates
As you may imagine, I’m very interested in the announcements at today’s Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference, so I thought I’d share some of the resources I monitor for
up-to-the-minute news (besides Apple Developer Connection, of course).
There are several “Live Blog” sites and several Twitter users you can follow for updates:
Ars Technica
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Gizmodo.com
Engadget.com
CNN Tech on Twitter
Mark McClusky from [...]
Why iPad?
From the announcement of the iPad, to its launch, even today, I hear people asking “Why iPad? What would I use it for?” I got asked those questions about 5 times this week, but yet some people clearly “get” it and are picking them up like free tshirts.
Update on My Microblog
First the good news; I’ve been keeping pretty busy with some new clients, partners and projects… Unfortunately, that’s pushed my blogging here down lower on the to-do list. Apologies. 8-)
I’ve been focusing my blogging updates to my FriendFeed microblog, rather than longer form blog posts, this gives me enough time to share some [...]
Brian Massey, MarketForMeBook.com – Door64 Tech Fair
Brian Massey has a great presentation and book about marketing yourself for a new job or business development in general through a cultivated “lifetime career” network. Check out MarketForMeBook.com for the overview and a free book deal in partnership with CardboardResume.com. They offer a CRM-type site for job searchers.
Brian also shares insights at The [...]
Social Media Measurement
I’ve been focusing a lot of my spare time on new social media conversations like Twitter, (CharlieNB) FriendFeed and the like. Sorry that the frequencey of my blog posts have suffered for it! But I think social media and “instant customer conversations” that happen are a VERY important trend that deserve to be investigated fully. [...]
Micro, Mini and Maxi?
Since I’ve had my iPhone, over 14 months or so, I’ve reveled in my ability to check email, do research, watch videos, get directions and product/service ratings and generally keep myself occupied where ever I am. In my car, at a restaurant or even when I don’t want to get up off the couch and [...]
Accessibility a low priorty? Not anymore.
MSNBC reports that Target was just hit with a US$6 million settlement and damages for not making it’s site accessible to blind. They’ve agreed to a 3 year oversight relationship with constant testing by National Federation for the Blind and their screen reader testing software.
Wow. This is a bit of a wake up call [...]
