Posts Tagged ‘mobile’
Goodbye Parse. Now, Apple’s CloudKit vs. Google’s Firebase vs. Kinvey?
Well, today Parse announced that they will be shutting down completely by the end of 2016. When they were acquired by Facebook in 2013, many were concerned. Acquisitions often don’t end well. I guess those folks were correct. We have a difficult announcement to make. Beginning today we’re winding down the Parse service, and Parse…
Read MoreReady for the Thumb Tribe?
If you’re building a consumer experience, I hope you’re familiar with the Thumb Tribe because that is where your future customers are. I’m sure you’ve noticed that the younger generations are heavy mobile users, but you may not be aware of how extreme it is unless you’ve looked at your users’ demographics and analytics lately. These two screenshots are from…
Read MoreHiring Engineers for a Funded Stealth Mobile Startup
We are hiring experienced Full-stack engineers to work with our growing team at a funded stealth mobile startup in Silicon Valley. You will be helping us build and deploy mobile apps for iOS and Android devices, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This could either be a contracting role or a full-time position, depending on your availability and desire to join an early-stage…
Read MoreRoulston Research Search and Social Media Conference Call with Former Yahoo and Double Click Executives
On August 16th, Roulston Research held a Search and Social Media conference call to discuss trends in the industry and answer various questions from the attending investors. Larry Cornett of Brilliant Forge (VP of Consumer Products for Yahoo! Search in a former life) was one of the presenters, and Jeff Marcus was the other. He…
Read MorePresentation: The User Experience IS the Product Experience
The User Experience IS the Product Experience from Larry Cornett Presentation Transcript The User Experience IS the Product Experience, Product Management Conference, Larry Cornett, Ph.D. Overview The Power of Product Experience User-Centered Product Design (UCD) The Role of Product Management Product Success at eBay Q&A The Power of Product Experience Focus on UX matters It…
Read MoreSocial Networks and Blogs Dominate Time Spent Online With Tumblr at #3
I was just reading the Nielsen Social Media Report: Q3 2011 and, while there are some findings that are not that surprising, there are some very interesting tidbits of data. Not surprising to see that social networks, blogs, and microblogs are dominating our time spent online, taking up nearly 1/4 of time spent on the internet…
Read MoreeBay Acquires RedLaser iPhone Barcode-scanner Application
eBay just announced today that they are acquiring RedLaser, an iPhone application that lets you scan barcodes on products in stores and do immediate price comparisons online. Product search on mobile devices has dramatically increased recently as a result of consumers being more price conscious and the improvements in smartphone technology. Buying RedLaser is a…
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