Flipboard is, and always has been, one of my favorite iPad (and now iPhone) apps. It’s often imitated but never, ever duplicated. It’s not just a news reader, it’s an experience. Part of what I love is discovering new sites dug up by Flipboard’s curation team. The user experience and interface were game-changers and continue [...]
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Inside Box
Kimber Lockhart is Director of Engineering at Box, where she leads the web application engineering team that builds most new features on Box. Launched in 2011, Kimber was responsible for #newbox, a major redesign and rebuild of the Box user experience which marked a turning point in the company’s transition to the enterprise market. She’s [...]
Game of Fame: Bloons Tower Defense
Stephen Harris is the co-founder of Ninja Kiwi, a developer and publisher of flash web games and mobile games. He started Ninja Kiwi in 2006 with his brother Chris. Ninja Kiwi recently acquired Scottish mobile gaming studio Digital Goldfish, which increased Ninja Kiwi’s number to 34 full time people. As a game-maker, here are some [...]
Inside Klout
Here to share the inside scoop on Klout is Katelin Holloway, Director of People. As described by a coworker, “Katelin has been there practically since the beginning. She not only understands our culture like no one else, she lives, breathes and inspires it.” Read on! If you could describe the essence of Klout‘s culture in [...]
Game of Fame: EDGE
Matthieu Malot, lead artist of EDGE Extended, shares with us a bit of background and inside information on EDGE (Mobigame‘s multi-awarded and critically loved game) and EDGE Extended. There is nothing narrative in EDGE, and it is difficult to talk about a genre for EDGE. With David, before the release we hesitated a lot between [...]
Inside Shazam
Today, Phil Kench has shared some inside information about Shazam where he is the Senior Product Manager. Read on to find out more! If you could describe the essence of Shazam‘s culture in one word, what would that be? Flexible! Shazam has many demands of its team serving media recognitions of Music and Television across many [...]
Should Tech Companies Employ Remote Workers?
Are remote workers a good investment? This is, not surprisingly (given the times we live in), a burning question that affects the entire workforce and economy to some extent. In recent years remote workforces have become a staple in the tech sector, yet there are signs of blowback as companies like Yahoo! decide to reel [...]
Inside Flipboard
Flipboard is, and always has been, one of my favorite iPad (and now iPhone) apps. It’s often imitated but never, ever duplicated. It’s not just a news reader, it’s an experience. Part of what I love is discovering new sites dug up by Flipboard’s curation team. The user experience and interface were game-changers and continue [...]
Infographic: How Attached Are We To Our Computers?
Mobile computers have changed the way people interact with the world. From shopping online and meeting new people to organizing carpools and researching history, the Internet and laptops have made life easier for everyone. For example, did you know that the average person spends roughly 66 hours on a computer every month? That fact alone may now [...]
What Should America Do About China’s Supposed Hacking?
There have been many charges of hacking leveled at China over the last few years: from hacking reporters email accounts to sinking acquisition deals to stealing trade secrets to trying to gain access to critical infrastructure control systems. According to security firm Mandiant, China has now been proven guilty (caught red-handed) on the charge of [...]
Eye-Fi: Wireless Wow-Factor
The Eye-Fi is one of those technologies that actually made me go “Wow, I WANT that.” It’s that cool. Sometimes you see something new and think, “Meh, it’s interesting,” or, “It’s cool, but I don’t have to have one.” That’s not this. This is something that truly made an impression on me when I first [...]
Startup Stories: Onesheet
I’ve spent some time in the music industry and there aren’t a lot of really useful tools out there for musicians. There are some, as we’ve catalogued, but one of the best is definitely Onesheet. So, I recently interviewed Brenden Mulligan, the design-focused, product-oriented entrepreneur behind the service. Aside from this project, he’s also created TipList, Webbygram, MorningPics, and PhotoPile and [...]
Interactive Tablet Advertisements: Business Development or Advertising Dollars?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jack Becht, Co-Founder and Director of BULLETT Magazine’s Interactive Digital Publication for Tablet. Pitching marketing teams on the benefits of interactive tablet advertisements often leaves me with this nagging feeling that I’ve been talking to the wrong people. Marketing professionals are quick to assess tablet advertisements according [...]
Innovators: Founder of GoldieBlox, Debbie Sterling
Innovators. They come in many forms. They dream big but they aren’t just dreamers. They form raw ideas into cool products with disruptive business models. They shatter entire industries and leave established leviathans running scared with their tails between their legs. The Innovators interview series connects you with the most driven people on the planet. What makes [...]
Innovators: Founder and CEO of Bync, Ryan Bales
Innovators. They come in many forms. They dream big but they aren’t just dreamers. They form raw ideas into cool products with disruptive business models. They shatter entire industries and leave established leviathans running scared with their tails between their legs. The Innovators interview series connects you with the most driven people on the planet. What makes [...]
Startup Stories: DataMarket Helps You Find, Understand and Share Data
Today I have the privilege of introducing you to a new favorite company of mine called DataMarket whose founder and CEO, Hjalmar Gislason, has a vision for making the world’s data easier to find and understand. I first discovered DataMarket when doing research for a post titled Over 100 Incredible Infographics Tools and Resources. Enjoy! It all [...]
Will the New BlackBerry Z10 Be a Hit or a Flop?
Does the BlackBerry z10 signal a comeback for RIM? Are consumers going to get excited about this new phone that signals RIM’s attempt to recapture lost marketshare from Android and iOS? Can BlackBerry dominate the next generation of enterprise mobile computing? Or, as many suspect, will the z10 flub rather unspectacularly as an also-ran that [...]
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