Good article on why startups need someone devoted to growth. Especially in the early stages when you’re searching for the features that will help you go from linear to hockey stock user acquisition, dedication to testing and data remains paramount.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
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SwiftKey is a definite advantage of typing on android vs. iOS IMO. Typing on my car’s nav is terrible, so this wouldn’t be too bad. Depends on how it works with addresses.
SwiftKey Takes Its Predictive Android Keyboard Software Into Cars With Clarion Car Stereo Tie-Up
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Yahoo’s ambitions in the advertising world are becoming clearer, and they include competing with the titans of online marketing.
It was surprising to hear how relatively well the sponsored posts on Tumblr are doing. Let’s see if Yahoo and its 800 million users’ worth of data can build momentum against the incumbents.
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Apple won about 8% of global business and government spending on computers and tablets in 2012, Forrester Research says, up from 1% in 2009. By 2015, Forrester estimates that figure will climb to 11%. The numbers exclude the iPhone, which may be the most widely purchased Apple product by corporate customers. It is often Apple’s gateway into a business.
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All three brands were seen as innovative by consumers, so what sets Microsoft apart? While Apple and Samsung battle it out to reign supreme with the coveted Millennial generation, Microsoft has quietly stolen the consumer technology crown by becoming more trusted and essential across multiple generations. The very ubiquity that perhaps renders it uncool turns out to also be its strength.
“Forrester: Microsoft is beating Apple and Samsung in the battle for consumer mindshare” via TheNextWeb
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In the OS market, Android continues to be the OS of choice across all devices (see Table 2). Gartner estimates that Android will reach 1.1 billion users in 2014, a 26 percent increase from 2013.
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Palo Alto-based Lumo BodyTech is revealing its second product today, the Lumo Lift. The Lift, like its original Lumo Back, is a device designed to enhance a..
It’s okay that I’m going to wear this and my FitBit One at the same time, right?
Lumo BodyTech Introduces The Lift: A Small, Stylish Wearable For Better Posture | TechCrunch
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Launched back in November, Agent for Android has proven to be a very popular service for automating actions in your day-to-day life. Indeed, Agent proclaims to be five apps in one. The …
Very, very cool app.
Agent, the 5-apps-in-1 smart assistant for Android, goes free
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Twitter cofounder Biz Stone launched a question-and-answer social networking app on Tuesday called Jelly.
Social Q&A is a crowded space based on the number of apps and sites out there, but I’ve personally not had a ton of success with using them and end up just Googling my question and looking through results. I’m curious to see how much traction this gets and will be playing with it for a bit to see. Expect me to ask you some questions. Please help. 🙂
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