We here at Blue Clover want to see you on March 13th in Austin for Get Ready to Live 2! We’re gearing up for a jam-packed day of provocative, seldom discussed thoughts, studies and experiences from leaders in today’s converging worlds of technology, marketing and behavioral science.
It all happens this Sunday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in the Thompson Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
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The purpose of this topic is to identify new technologies and features used in front-end web development that can impact/enhance a designs direction based solely on the projects technology and environment. Additionally, this will uncover the missing procedure required to implement this process and how to start using it.
While this article was written primarily for the design aspect of a creative team, there are some great tips that can apply to everyone!
Published in Design, New Trends, Technology by Johnathan 14 Comments
Let’s face it, the iTunes App store is booming and they aren’t lying when they say “There’s an App for that”!
All to often am I finding myself getting the job done with this handly little device rather than using a computer. Although, trying to accomplish big tasks can be somewhat troublesome on the iPhone, small jobs are a cinch.
Published in Technology by Johnathan 3 Comments
On October 29th, 1969, Leonard Kleinrock sent the first computer message over a computer network. While it is true that users at that time were usually connected locally to a central computer via terminals, it marks the first use of a packet switcher or router if you will, on the Internet. That device is called the Interface Message Processor (IMP).
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I have developed some interesting theories about marketing to iPhone & iPod Touch users. But theories are little more than speculation, it takes an experimentalist to keep the theorist honest. With that in mind, this will be the first in a series of blog posts in which I will explain the experiments we can use to seek out the answers to many of the questions you may have about the value of designing your marketing to engage the over 3 million active iPhone users and the 20 million iPod Touch units sold.
Published in New Trends, Technology by Johnathan 4 Comments
After walking in on one too many debates about Google Apps, then walking right back out, it now looks like they are eating their words!
Well, sort of. At least in the past couple months that is. Google Apps has reported that Gmail was down again. Whether it happens twice a year or once every two years, when you rely solely on a hosted service for business critical operations you are taking a gamble.
The worst part is that some users have all of their email going to one inbox. So when your provider goes down, so does everything else. In the event that this happens you could always rely on an alternate email address – if you don’t have it all in one account that is.
Even though I like Black Jack, I’m not going all in on this hand!
Published in Technology by Johnathan 3 Comments
Having a polished website is key for online success but without Search Engine Optimization (SEO), you are opting for a short stay in cyberspace!
SEO is a meticulous process, and it takes time to obtain positive results, but without those main efforts you are losing vital traffic that could generate leads, customers and even advertising revenue.
Published in Technology by Johnathan 14 Comments