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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 …

Most Important Feature of Facebook for iPad, iPhone: “Apps”
October 11, 2011 – 7:24 am | 4 Comments
Most Important Feature of Facebook for iPad, iPhone: “Apps”

The most important part about Facebook’s new iOS apps that they unveiled yesterday? For starters, the app actually works and I had given up using Facebook for iPhone (which failed 90+% of the time.

Apple Empty Ads: “Test Advertisements”
August 15, 2011 – 12:28 pm | 2 Comments
Apple Empty Ads: “Test Advertisements”

Not entirely sure what to make of it but I am seeing an significant number of empty Apple ad units: “Test Advertisement: This confirms that test ads are running correctly”. It also (potentially) confirms that …

iOS5: Apple’s Web ‘Reader’ is Awesome. But Also a Trojan Horse for Ads?
July 17, 2011 – 8:18 am | 358 Comments
iOS5: Apple’s Web ‘Reader’ is Awesome. But Also a Trojan Horse for Ads?

It’s been a year of chess moves between Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter. For example, look at the last few weeks alone:
- Google+ launches as Google’s social effort (and its good)
- iOS5 is announced with …

Roger Ebert Reminds Us That Content Presentation is Important
July 6, 2011 – 8:43 am | 9 Comments
Roger Ebert Reminds Us That Content Presentation is Important

One of the top iPhone Applications at the moment is Roger Ebert’s Great Movies (currently featured by Apple / iTunes). With all due respect to Roger Ebert – who has a long career of movie …

8/10, 15/25 Top Grossing iPhone Apps are Freemium.
June 30, 2011 – 12:26 pm | 2 Comments
8/10, 15/25 Top Grossing iPhone Apps are Freemium.

I like to check in on Apple’s top grossing applications – it’s a good indication of mobile app and publisher trends. And from time to time, I have written about those trends.

The Web as One Big App Store.
May 11, 2011 – 9:47 am | 23 Comments
The Web as One Big App Store.

There is nothing groundbreaking about what I am about to say… but: it is easy to overlook how simple and powerful making purchases with a single-click is.

Amazon Appstore Launches with Free Angry Birds Rio
March 22, 2011 – 2:22 pm | 2 Comments
Amazon Appstore Launches with Free Angry Birds Rio

Today Amazon launched the Amazon Appstore for Android (more here and here). At this point, there are a slew of app stores (from your phone, computer, tablet, browser, television, alarm clock, etc.