September 2009
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Macsimum News - i.TV Remote Control released for...
i.TV has announced the i.TV Remote Control Framework that makes it possible for you to turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a universal remote control for televisions, DVRs, AV receivers and other home entertainment devices. via macsimumnews.com
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August 2009
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“Mans mind, once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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the Girls Guide to Homelessness →
Homelessness goes mainstream.
– I care less about whether people love me or hate me, than I do about actually getting people talking about homelessness, and challenging prejudices, seeing the people and stories behind ridiculous slurs like “bum”.
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NEW blog: the_mobilized_life →
By now you may have noticed recent posts feeding into techbytes.biz from my new blog called the_mobilized_life. I’m using the Posterous blog platform which I now love as much as Tumblr which I use for this tumblog. The following explains why I have parsed out mobile tech.
He believes mobile, specifically open_mobile via the OHA, is the next big thing.
the_mobilized_life offers his...
Android closing in on BlackBerry, taking share...
AdMob released their monthly mobile metrics report for July and Android continues to increase its share. Last month, Android pulled ahead of Windows Mobile. Worldwide request from the Android operating system grew 40% month over month. This now gives Android a 7% worldwide OS share and sets up a battle with RIM OS, the software that powers BlackBerry phones.
Symbian and iPhone saw declines.
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Handango releases list of best selling Android...
The Handango Yardstick is a quarterly report on the state of the mobile downloads economy. Their latest report provides a list of their best selling Android titles. via androidandme.com
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TwitResponse: Twitter + Autoresponder =... →
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Dopplr | Travel planning, advice & tips for the... →
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Thoughts on Getting the Most Out of Startup... →
Great post and cool company.
Maximize Productivity
Bring your own internet (MiFi, iPhone tether, broadband card, something!)
Use free tools like Wordpress, Google Apps, Google App Engine etc. to get up and running quickly.
Get a “marketing lackey” to do anything that isn’t coding.
Remove all barriers to productivity for your engineers, period.
Don’t be afraid to...
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TechCrunch - Why Don’t Teens Tweet? We Asked Over... →
So why? Why doesn’t Twitter engender passion in even most of the teens who take the plunge and sign up for an account? The answer lies in the reasons teens do use Twitter. Of teens with a Twitter account, the top 4 reasons cited for using the service are, in order:
Update My Status
Keep Up With My Favorite Musicians, Bands, or Celebrities
Stay Current with What’s Going On in the World
Keep...
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How Big Is the Apple iPhone App Economy? The... →
Just to put that in context, Apple says about 1.5 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store. In comparison, the Android marketplace brings in about $5 million a month or on a run rate to do $60 million in a year, AdMob says. I bet that number rises up sharply once more handsets come to market. As you know, Motorola is announcing its new Android handsets at our Mobilize 09 conference...
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“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect...”
– Anna Quindlen
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Microsoft Tag - Linking real life with the digital... →
Microsoft Tag creates unlimited possibilities for making interactive communications an instant, entertaining part of life. They transform physical media (print advertising, billboards, product packages, information signs, in-store merchandising, or even video images)—into live links for accessing information and entertainment online.
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ScanDots - The Future of Mobile Marketing →
What is it for? Think of QR codes as connecting the physical world with the internet. Let your marketing campaign reach into the pockets and purses of customers that already have a connection to your business.
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An SEO & Web Marketing Blog: Scatterings →
One of the best blogs I’ve come across in a long time.
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How to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines →
Over the past few years I worked with 30 of the top 100 blogs to help them increase their traffic. The thing that all of these blogs have in common is that they have great content. But one thing that most of these blogs didn’t do right is leverage search engines.
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SEOmoz | Beginner's Guide to Search Engine... →
8 Ways to Improve Your Web-Based Business →
Nothing is ever going to be perfect. You have to get the misconception out of your head that your website has to be perfect. Just look at some of the worst websites out on the web, a lot of them make a shit load of money.
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What's the best phone for Google Voice? | Webware... →
The Google Voice app for Android is fully integrated with the Android mobile phone operating system. It’s the only Google-supported platform that lets you use the phone’s native dialer to make outgoing calls that appear to be coming from your Google Voice number. What I really like, though, is an optional feature that makes the app ask you, when you’re making a call, whether you...
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iPhone, Android Users: Not All That Different - PC... →
Those who download free apps also behave similarly on both platforms. On average, Android users downloaded 8.1 apps per month, and iPhone users downloaded 7.6. The sweet spot for free downloads by iPhone and Android users is four to six apps per month, the survey found. A smaller percentage of users grab one to three apps, followed by those who grab seven to 10 apps per month.
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Back-to-School: Keeping Tabs on your Toys →
Having just won the title of Best Security App for the Android platform, developer Neevo is riding high (and for good reason). Other users have tried before to create apps that locate lost Googlephones, but to date nothing has been as elegant or as effective as Mobile Defense. It rocks many of the same features as MobileMe’s Find My iPhone: it locates and tracks your device via Google Maps and...
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Scribd - Single-click social publishing has... →
Ever wished you could publish a document online and have it automatically shared across all your social networks? With Scribd’s new social networking integration, you can publish to Scribd, Twitter, and (soon) Facebook with a single click.
Automatically sync your Scribd and Twitter profile settings. Choose whether to tweet every time you publish a document, every time you scribble, or both.
6 Essential Social Media Tools for Start-Ups :... →
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GOOG Analytics Add-On Tracks Phone Calls Resulting... →
The service is free to existing clients. Users can track phone calls conducted on their websites; each call appears in Google Analytics as a conversion, alongside other conversions such as sales, completed inquiry forms and email subscribes.
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WatchWhat an awesome new application. I love these easy to use tool that allow everyone to communicate and publish in 2-4 clicks. It doesn’t get any easier than this. You’ll be seeing me use this a lot to review the applications I come across and share.
Microsoft BizSpark →
I wonder if they promise not to rip off your idea?
A program that provides Software, Support and Visibility for Software Startups.
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Cherry, The Mobile Operator That Doesn’t Care... →
Here’s how it works: Cherry - which is essentially an MVNO - pre-installs software (so yes, in the demo there was actually an application running in the background) on smartphones which it will sell as a packaged product, starting with a Symbian version for Nokia E-Series phones and expanding to other platforms later. Once activated, Cherry lets you call your contacts either over Wi-Fi or the...
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Free phone calls with Calling America →
Wanna make a free phone call on your laptop? If you can sit through a short ad here you go…
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Twoups - Organizes your twitter conversations →
Very useful tool. I’ll be using this for sure. Thanks to @joshreedschramm, @john_miller, @wyattearp and @jeremyskelly for creating this! It will also be great for monitoring brand conversations…kinda like a Google Reader for twitter.
Welcome to twoups. We give you some tools to help better track and organize conversations over twitter using hashtags. We tell you who’s...
cnewmark: "New Study Finds Grassroots Enterprise... →
Organizations must cede power - As companies have been learning from using Web 2.0 technologies to communicate with their customers, they can no longer fully control their message. This is true, too, when Web 2.0 tools are used in internal communications.
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Cyrket - Android Market Browser →
In essence, this website is a client for Google’s Android Market. It should be just as up-to-date as if you were using the native client on your real device.
Entrepreneurship.org e360 Blog | Starting a... →
Great post from Thom Ruhe:
For many, the biggest problem with getting a good business idea off the ground is the cost. From administrative and legal costs, to product development and marketing, office space and employees, starting a business can be incredibly expensive.
Help Desk Software, Customer Service Software and... →
Redmine - Overview →
Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database.
Redmine is open source and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL).
WatchSent to me by @zenext who is enjoying some time off in New Orleans.
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Social Marketing: Create Unique Brand Experiences... →
The Sprout platform enables brands and agencies to create and manage rich social ads and engaging social media applications. With Sprout Engage or Sprout Builder™, it’s now easy to create branded experiences that engage your audience across the social graph and allow brand advocates to virally share your message with their friends in a natural way.
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CheddarGetter is a plug-in subscription management... →
Whether you run a high tech SaaS business or a small, service-based business, CheddarGetter is the perfect way to track and bill your customers. Simply plug in your merchant account credentials, and CheddarGetter will begin charging your customers immediately.
Green Shoots of the Reconstruction | Brewed Fresh... →
georgenemeth:
Please help me raise $5K for community arts programming. Free pizza (made by me!) and beer (while supplies last).
DestroyTwitter →
DestroyTwitter is a compact though robust Twitter application built to run on Mac, Windows, and Linux using Adobe AIR. It consists of a series of canvases that constantly update to keep tweets up-to-date using notifications that appear when a new tweet arrives. DestroyTwitter uses a minimal amount of memory compared to its AIR-based alternatives without sacrificing functionality and performance....
PerfectBusiness.com - Powerful Business Planning... →
Looks like a great resource.
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ChangeThis: Business Improvisation |... →
I’ve been enjoying Manifestos on ChangeThis for several years, its been a great source of leading edge business thinking that I’ve found useful in my workshops and writing.
Some of the more memorable Manifestos include The Bootstrapper’s Bible and Pushing Past the Dip: How to Become the Best in the World by Seth Godin, This I Believe! - Tom’s 60 TIBs by Tom Peters, The Long Tail by...
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“‘You can’t get velocity on a movement without a community’,...”
– Thanks! @zenext
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American Sale Selects KNOTICE’S CONCENTRI®... →
Nice to see more and more marketers recognizing the power of relevance:
Knotice Ltd., a provider of software and services that maximize the ROI of direct digital marketing through process automation, increased relevance, and improved performance, today announces home recreation superstore American Sale has selected Knotice’s Concentri EmailPlus to improve the targeting and timeliness of their...
CoolTown Studios - New Orleans attracting... →
Why is Cleveland’s approach to economic development so old school? Maybe we need a hurricane to level the city so we can start over!
- New Orleans’ metro area gained 100,000 nonfarm, post-Katrina jobs from October 2005 to June 2009, and by 2016 is expected to grow 24% from 2006 levels to 98.8% of pre-Katrina levels.
- At least four entrepreneurial hubs now exist: a coworking space for...
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techWALL - find your tech on our wall →
What a great idea!