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Designing for tomorrows needs
Challenges for China’s web and mobile companies
How to prototype and influence people
Everything You Need To Know About The Fragmented Mobile Developer Ecosystem
Paid Apps Tend To Top Rankings Longer Than Free Apps
Good vs. Great Design
If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large.
Why Smartphone Adoption May Not Be as Big as You Think
Adoption rates need to be tempered with penetration (what percentage of a population actually own smartphones) in order to make proper sense. A country’s adoption rate could shoot up by 100% if their penetration changed from one person to two people. Given this context, Italy has the highest penetration of smartphones at 28%, according to a 2009 study from nielsenwire. Spain ranks second, with a penetration of 23%, and the U.S. trails in at third with 17% of Americans toting smartphones.
Прирост доли домашних телефонов у населения по отношению к предыдущему году.
Россияне начали отключать домашние телефоны.
- В 2009 году количество домашних телефонов у россиян сократилось на 0,6% (-200 тыс.) * Количество домашних телефонов в РФ в 2009 году сократилось до показателей 2007-го * Средняя динамика прироста домашних телефонов в 1997-2005 гг. – 1-1,5 млн аппаратов в год * В 2006-м году количество домашних телефонов у россиян выросло на 700 тыс., в 2008-м – всего на 500 тысяч в год * Ежегодный прирост тарифов на фиксированную телефонную связь для населения в РФ составляет 10% * При сохранении темпов прироста тарифов на домашние телефоны в России снижение их количества достигнет 400-600 тысяч в год – т.е. 1% и более в год
David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may just change the way we see the world.
Seth Priebatsch: Building the game layer on top of the world
By now, we’re used to letting Facebook and Twitter capture our social lives on the web — building a “social layer” on top of the real world. At TEDxBoston, Seth Priebatsch looks at the next layer in progress: the “game layer,” a pervasive net of behavior-steering game dynamics that will reshape education and commerce.
Jonathan Haidt: The real difference between liberals and con
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.
IDC: U.S. Internet Advertising Rose 15 Percent In Second Quarter
Internet advertising is making a comeback from last year’s outright recession. According to new estimates from IDC analyst Karsten Weide, Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. grew 15 percent in the second quarter to $7.2 billion. This is the third rising quarter of year-over-year growth (10.5 percent growth in the first quarter and 2.2 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2009), after three consecutive down quarters.
The location based social networking space (LBSN) fascinates me. And with the arrival of Facebook Places the space is going to heat up fast.
But when I first set out to discover the ideal LSBN for my lifestyle it was a difficult process. There were a few comparison guides between Foursquare and Gowalla but nothing that covered all of the major players in the space. Therefore the process (at least for me) took several weeks and several experiments with each of the Tier 1 LBSN’s.
Well instead of making you suffer through the same process, I decided to make an infographic decision guide matrix for you in order to help you decide which LBSN to use.
Branded Virtual Goods Revenues to Skyrocket - eMarketer
Puns abound on the ability of virtual goods to generate real-world effects, but the opportunity for brand marketers is genuine and the dollars involved are growing rapidly as brands recognize the power of pixelated goodies.
A study from social gaming platform Viximo and virtual goods platform Virtual Greats puts this year’s branded virtual goods revenues at $16 million worldwide. By 2015, the companies expect that number to rise to $318 million, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 83% over the period.
