‘Content marketing’ often amounts to nothing more than companies filling their blogs up with posts that try to make them seem smarter than they are while saying nothing of any value to anyone at all. And if you’re going to get into that game, why spend time and effort crafting a 500-word article when you […]Read More
Apple’s first original series is getting ready for production. Dubbed Planet of the Apps, the reality show unveiled earlier this year but had not yet been named, will accept cash submissions between now and Aug. 26. The show’s producers have requested a one-minute video introducing the person, the name and description of his or her […]Read More
While much of the focus on low-code development is on users like developers, the so-called ‘citizen developers’ are only part of the story. Yes, the fact that anyone can build an app is important. Still, it’s also important to note that experienced developers and designers are key to delivering compelling tools to end-users. That doesn’t […]Read More
For most of his long and very successful run in St. Louis, he was Tense Tony. The guy who rarely smiled. The guy who managed a “Hard Nine.” The guy who couldn’t tell you how his day was going until after the Cardinals’ game was over. But it has been five years since Tony La […]Read More
After 74 days on the market, Pokemon Go this week lost the top revenue spot in Apple’s U.S. app store to Clash Royale, although it remains the highest-grossing app in Google’s Play store. While it may not be attracting as much revenue, Pokemon Go certainly has attracted more regulatory scrutiny than traditional mobile gaming apps […]Read More
Over the past four years, readers have doubtlessly noticed quantum leaps in the quality of a wide range of everyday technologies. Most obviously, the speech recognition functions on our smartphones work much better than they used to. When we use a voice command to call our spouses, we reach them now. We aren’t connected to […]Read More
At HubSpot, an inbound marketing and sales platform, the folks have just published their eighth annual State of Inbound Report. And the big news is buried on Page 44 of the 65-page long report: Inbound marketers see YouTube and Facebook video as the future of marketing! And this future also includes Instagram, Snapchat, and Vine! […]Read More
Cybersecurity and authentication have been under attack in recent months as, seemingly every other day, a new report of hackers gaining access to private or sensitive information comes to light. Just recently, more than 500 million passwords were stolen when Yahoo revealed its security was compromised. Securing systems has gone beyond simply coming up with […]Read More
By Anne Hobson After 74 days on the market, Pokemon Go last week lost the top revenue spot in Apple’s U.S. app store to Clash Royale, although it remains the highest-grossing app in Google’s Play store. While it may not be attracting as much revenue, Pokemon Go certainly has attracted more regulatory scrutiny than traditional […]Read More
Pokémon Go has generated over $500 million in revenue and is anticipated to make a billion dollars by the end of the year, according to a new report from business intelligence firm App Annie. The game is just over 60 days old—after first debuting on July 6—and is now the fastest game to have reached […]Read More