Introducing: Mastering Facebook in Kindle and Paperback
February 21, 2012 – 8:53 am | Comments Off

I’m excited to announce that I’ve turned the last 2+ years of Facebook blog posts into a book focused on Facebook: exciting campaigns, product development, virality, and platform developments. There are 200+ screenshots in the …

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Twitter iOS Integration, Contacts
May 24, 2012 – 5:52 am | No Comment
Twitter iOS Integration, Contacts

I love that Twitter is baked directly into iOS…. but could be so much more – and I’ve written about that from the launch (example here). My primary frustration is that the integration doesn’t do …

Call Elmo Facetime iPhone App is Simply Genius
May 22, 2012 – 8:07 am | Comments Off
Call Elmo Facetime iPhone App is Simply Genius

A very quick post to highlight the Call Elmo iPhone app because it is absolutely terrific and genius. The application essentially mocks the Facetime experience – but instead of a friend calling, Elmo calls. And …

Siri and Twitter (Facebook and more)
March 8, 2012 – 10:37 am | One Comment
Siri and Twitter (Facebook and more)

As I have tweeted a few times over the last couple weeks, Siri is a better product in theory than in practice: ‘she’ simply is too inconsistent and too time intensive to really be worthwhile. …

Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Mobile Apps & Mobile Web
February 6, 2012 – 12:30 pm | One Comment
Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Mobile Apps & Mobile Web

Note: this article originally appeared on TechCrunch: Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Startups to Follow
As an investor, I’ve seen hundreds of mobile application pitches. And as a consumer, I’ve downloaded hundreds more – some …

Amazon Applies Intelligence to the App Store. You Should Too.
January 31, 2012 – 9:47 am | Comments Off
Amazon Applies Intelligence to the App Store. You Should Too.

I’ve long argued that Apple’s iTunes and the app store are woefully unintelligent. They are akin to merchandising in a storefront… when there is data available to make the store experience more compelling and better …

Beats Audio Exclusively in HTC Rezound. But iTunes isn’t.
December 31, 2011 – 8:50 am | Comments Off
Beats Audio Exclusively in HTC Rezound. But iTunes isn’t.

Beats Audio has been a tremendous story. They have done for headphones and device sound what Intel did years ago for computing. And they leveraged celebrity endorsers and users to become ultra popular: Dre, …

iTunes Best of 2011 is Curated by Apple. Time for Retails to Curate with Social Data.
December 28, 2011 – 10:48 am | Comments Off
iTunes Best of 2011 is Curated by Apple. Time for Retails to Curate with Social Data.

It’s that time of year when iTunes – and countless other retailers / merchandisers – publish their “Best of 2011″ lists. It’s fun to review the lists, particularly when a great merchant / voice crafts …

Fitness 2.0 as Demonstrated by P90X’s New iPhone App.
December 19, 2011 – 1:28 pm | 2 Comments
Fitness 2.0 as Demonstrated by P90X’s New iPhone App.

By now you have surely heard of P90x – the ultra-popular home workout program that become famous for the never-ending infomercials. After the success of P90x, parent company Beachbody recently released P90x 2… and in …

Siri, Why Aren’t You Connecting?
October 24, 2011 – 11:10 am | 8 Comments
Siri, Why Aren’t You Connecting?

Speed and computing power are the major iPhone 4S upgrade.
But Siri is the real innovation and marketing ‘sexiness’.

Most Important Part of iPhone 4S Announcement: iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 Pricing.
October 10, 2011 – 11:49 am | 6 Comments
Most Important Part of iPhone 4S Announcement: iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 Pricing.

When Amazon announced the new Kindle product line and the $199 Kindle Fire – I declared that Amazon did more than introduce a disruptive product… they changed the non-iPad market with remarkably disrupitive pricing:

October 5, 2011 – 3:57 pm | 3 Comments

This is Apple’s homepage. What a terrific, powerful tribute to one of the most visionary, influential and lasting leaders in our lifetime. In some way or another, he has touched and inspired all of us. …

Assistant at Core of iPhone 5
September 26, 2011 – 12:21 pm | 16 Comments
Assistant at Core of iPhone 5

I sometimes share an article on Facebook and Twitter … and despite not having a ton of commentary to add – think it’s worth ‘re-blogging’ (a short snipet and link back). Here is a note …