ArchiveFebruary 2013

simple nav

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So I’m working with students on creating mobile applications and I’ve seeing some amazing business ideas. Apps are best when they’re simple tools that allow customers to execute on behalf of the company. I have a team that has come up with a great idea – which I can’t share – and it only has five screens. I have them mockup their app using Axure and I started...

The history of the gif (video)

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This is a great video about the history of gifs. As a marketer it’s interesting to see how artful they can be while generating some real traction in the name of content marketing. I haven’t had a chance to use Cinemagram but plan on it after seeing some of these examples. Check out the artists at 4:14. Amazing. Enjoy!

Couple. An app for . . . couples (video)

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My wife and I are pretty geeky and this app simply aggregates that geekiness into one interface. Couple breaks out media into formats similar to Tumblr. Text, images, video, audio, “thinking of you”, share location, create/send a sketch, sketch together and something called a Thumbkiss. (You put your thumb on the screen at the same time as your significant other and the screen changes...

Flipboard could own Social TV

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On the off-chance you’ve been living under a rock, Flipboard is this amazing tool that allows you to aggregate your social feeds – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tumblr, SoundCloud, Vimeo, etc – into one, intuitive interface. It’s a really an amazing experience and now has around 20 million users. On the off-chance that there is a rock on top of the rock...