QR Codes and Me…
Was just reading and playing around with QR Codes tonights, so here’s the one that points to this site…
A Neat Way to Explain the Content Challenge
As I’m starting to add a bit more stuff to this blog (heads-up: don’t expect to get the lengthy posts here) I thought I’d share those already well-known videos from Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology@ Kansas State University.
Three reasons why I like those:
1) Just a cool cool way to present this not-so-sexy topic. I wish my teachers were as creative and had found such engaging ways to motivate me at school!
2) It’s core to my job: finding ways to capture and organize Canadian SMB content is core to what I’ll be doing at work for the next while…
3) Killer, unique and organized content is ultimately what will make a difference between good local apps/mobile sites and killer ones!
Apple iPhone 4G to Feature RFID-Based NFC?
Still unofficial but a lot of rumors are flying around next gen iPhones including RFID…
This latest rumor comes by way of Near Field Communications World. A “highly reliable source” is saying that he’s seen iPhone prototypes with an embedded RFID reader and he’s even seen it in action. This usage of near-field communication could be the next major innovation for mainstream mobile phones
Mobile Magazine » Video: Apple iPhone 4G to Feature RFID-Based NFC.
Read what RFID is on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification
Design of the devices to inspire the design of our apps
The sheer amount of passion and science for ergonomics and functionality that is invested in building the devices should also be in the back of our mind when we develop those iPhone apps!!!
Yellow Pages Group – Yellow Pages Income Fund Reports Q3 2009 Financial Results and Affirms Cash Distributionsof $0.80 Per Unit Leading to Conversion
As per this Press Release, our yellowpages.ca apps are getting very good traction: 500,000 downloads and counting. Being consistently ranked in Top Free apps on iTunes/Blackberry stores does help!
Here’s a chart to support the point:
Source: blog.appsfire.com http://bit.ly/3zZBPQ
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