January 2011
Interested in the news that Android Now the #1...
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Seth Godin - Alternative to books isn't...
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The New BRICS on the Block: Which Emerging Markets... →
The so-called “CIVETS” countries — Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa — are now touted as hot markets because they have diverse economies, fast-growing populations, relatively stable political environments and the potential to produce outsized returns in the future.
Reviewing Global Opportunities for Natural User...
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Wishing there was a Google Honeycomb event in the...
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Liking.. State of the Internet: Summing up 2010...
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Turning the Page The Future of eBooks (pwc)
• ePUB is an extensible markup language, like the HTML used for websites. The text adapts to a user’s device. If the user wants a larger typeface, the text will be redrawn on the screen. In contrast, a PDF document is like a series of photographs: every page will show up on the screen exactly as the designer laid it out, but the reader may find it difficult to enlarge or decrease the type size....
Checking out Google APIs & Developer Products -...
Check out this website I found at code.google.com
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Impressed by : Amnesia Connect Fuses Microsoft...
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2011 CES Tablets « Shawn Dubravac's Two Opinions →
Wishing 'Double-Sided USB [which] Plugs In Both...
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Microsoft's iPad battle plan for partners | 9 of...
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The Persistent Rise of E-Books
http://thenextweb.com/media/2011/01/26/the-persistent-rise-of-e-books-infographic/?awesm=tnw.to_17MnX
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“eCarrel is an eBook reader for students and professionals, developed for Android...”
– ecarrel.ambrosoft.com
TEDBooks using Amazon Kindle Singles
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Interested in... Amazon Launches Its Digital Short...
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checking out growth and usage of foursquare
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Reading - About the BBC: Reshaping BBC Online
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Liking the ‘Buy the feature’ design game « UX for...
‘Buy the feature’ is a simple and effective design game for getting people to choose the features that they would like to be available for a given product. It’s a great means of teasing out of people which features they would like and why. In this article I outline how to play the ‘Buy the feature’ design game and provide some useful templates for the game so that you can get started straight...
Apple maintains it’s not trying to make money with...
Apple has always maintained it’s not trying to make money with the iTunes store–it’s a “bit over break-even, via mediamemo.allthingsd.com Apple App Revenues Lag Download Growth | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD
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Responsive Web Design: What It Is and How To Use... →
Responsive Web design is the approach that suggests that design and development should respond to the user’s behavior and environment based on screen size, platform and orientation. The practice consists of a mix of flexible grids and layouts, images and an intelligent use of CSS media queries. As the user switches from their laptop to iPad, the website should automatically switch to accommodate...
Great article on Apple’s bet on publishing |...
Apple’s upcoming subscription plan is making large publishing companies hysterical. Rightfully so. Some of them built a complete business model for the iPad based on a commercial agreement that is now being revoked. Apple is not only changing the rules, but it does so in the worst possible way — in their usual cold My Way Or The Highway manner. But one of the most interesting aspects of the...
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Facebook’s mobile dominance grows with new feature... →
Today, Facebook announced a new app that supposedly improves the experience with “an easier-to-navigate home screen, contact synchronization, and fast scrolling of photos and friend updates.”
Once again, Facebook has cut deals with operators, in this case so that users can use the app without any data charges for the first 90 days. And if you look at the list of partners (which you can view...
The wonders of Portland - Microcosm Zine Store...
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Watching a video for the Energizer Wireless...
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Liking the Twitterverse visual by Brian Solis and...
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From GUI to NUI
Past CLI - command line interface
Now GUI - graphical user interface
Near future NUI - natural user interface
Future OUI - organic user interface
http://www.slideshare.net/zef/dont-get-gui-get-nui-presentation
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“New user interfaces—utilizing gestures, machine anticipation, contextual...”
– New, Natural User Interfaces - Microsoft Research
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Cory Doctorow Explores The Future Of Digital Publishing
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remote login apps for ipad to desktop
LogMeIn Ignition
ITeleport
Learning to Love HTML5 - Smashing Magazine →
Abracadabra - interface approach which uses the...
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Nice partnership between Shazam and Syfy - PSFK
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Rewatching the video of the Lion Phone - Coolest...
New and notable from across TNW One amazing window display. Really. Motorola Xoom price leak: $800 Toshiba released teaser page for tablet Welcome to Brandville Create beautiful videos of Flickr images Facebook’s $50 billion value confirmed Apple Eclipses 10 Billion App Downloads It’s Magic. Nexus S...
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Reading about Responsive Web Design: What It Is...
Responsive Web design is the approach that suggests that design and development should respond to the user’s behavior and environment based on screen size, platform and orientation. The practice consists of a mix of flexible grids and layouts, images and an intelligent use of CSS media queries. As the user switches from their laptop to iPad, the website should automatically switch to accommodate...
Rise of the packaged internet - Global WebIndex...
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“Will iPhone 5 have NFC, 3D … and Boku talent behind it? Even as Steve...”
– ePayments Week: Starbucks mainstreams mobile payment - O’Reilly Radar
Amazed (and impressed) by Area/Code becoming Zynga...
http://areacodeinc.com/2011/01/areacode-becomes-zynga-new-york/#
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DBW Publishing Innovation Awards Finalists |... →
“The Publishing Innovation Awards will honor those making strides in this nascent medium,” said David Nussbaum, CEO of F+W Media, parent company to Digital Book World. “As the mission of Digital Book World is to learn, share and celebrate innovation in our industry, the Publishing Innovation Awards are a natural extension to the community.”
The Publishing Innovation Awards’ judges are Peter...
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Darwin’s Finches, 20th Century Business, and APIs
page 57page 66page 81page 114 page 117/118page 122page 133/134page 142page 147page 159, 160 page 166page 167*page 170page 171
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New Yorker’s iPad app that inspired many of the...
New Yorker web editor: The site is “guided by what’s on paper” » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism
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Magazines Pursue Tablets, but iPad Limits... →
Good read... To “Appify” Old Media, We Need a New...
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Checking out 10 Intriguing Apple Patents to Get...
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“Welcome to Enhanced Editions. We tailor-make ebooks for the iphone the way...”
– Ebooks the way nature intended | Enhanced Editions
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“Inkling is the realization of that potential. It’s a flexible, interactive...”
– Inkling - Features and Available Titles