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Automate Student Pass and Tardy Tracking with PlascoTrac. Native Apps vs. Mobile Web: Pros and Cons [infographic] I’m becoming a huge fan of infographics, they are everywhere.

Native Apps vs. Mobile Web: Pros and Cons [infographic]

Infographics provide an aesthetically-pleasing way of presenting complex information quickly, clearly and cleanly. Recently a number of companies have come out with tools, that enable us to create these cool graphics with little knowlege of design, my favorite is Check it out when you have a chance, it’s simply awesome. One of the questions I hear often with regards to mobile learning (mLearning) is whether companies should consider building mobile apps or developing mLearning that can be consumed by learners via browsers on mobile devices. Like anything else there are pros and cons, so it depends. 7 Elements of a Well Converting Subscription Page. We've all seen them, we've all navigated through them, we've all made those painful subscription choices, and we've all had some pretty bad experiences with them.

7 Elements of a Well Converting Subscription Page

But more and more sites and services are focussing attention on their subscription pages and discovering that a well-designed page is very important to new user sign ups. When you dive in and really think about the ordering process for a subscription site or a multiple product site, there can be a series of hurdles and choices for the user. Focus on the right-hand side. Don't be Messed Up! Learn How to Manage Clients Effectively? How to Manage Clients Effectively?

Don't be Messed Up! Learn How to Manage Clients Effectively?

Applicasa - Server Side For Apps. For the Single Founder Who Can’t Code. Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mick Hagen (@mickhagen), founder and CEO of Undrip.

For the Single Founder Who Can’t Code

He was previously the founder of Zinch which was acquired by Chegg last year. He made headlines in the Fall with his rap campaign – an unorthodox approach to fundraising. You can learn more about him at MickHagen.com. Google Analytics Adds "Content Experiments" Google has announced the release of Content Experiments for Analytics, which will replace the company’s Website Optimizer product.

Google Analytics Adds "Content Experiments"

Now, Analytics itself will let users test different layouts, content and designs, showing different versions to different visitors. From there, Google’s Content Experiments tool “measures the efficacy of each page version, and with a new advanced statistical engine, it determines the most effective version.” According to Google, Content Experiments integrates right into existing Analytics goals, allowing users to test goal-oriented techniques in one place. Up until this point, automated testing and analytics would have required a rather complex implementation for users, but apparently setting this new tool up is surprisingly easy: The 7 deadly sins of mobile app design. This story is brought to you by Sourcebits, a Global leader in Strategy, User Experience & Engineering for Mobile & Cloud.

The 7 deadly sins of mobile app design

Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates. How to Document Your Code. 10 Best Wireframe Tools for Creating Web Design. Free Keynote Mockup Templates for iPhone, iPad, Android, ... Click the orange button to pop-up a window where you can edit and confirm the tweet, then the download button will be activated Keynotopia Mockup Templates enable you to sketch user interfaces using Apple Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint, without having to draw each component by hand!

Free Keynote Mockup Templates for iPhone, iPad, Android, ...

All components are hand-drawn vector shapes created from scratch in Keynote and PowerPoint, and can be edited and customized directly, without needing additional design tools. 40 Innovative UI Concepts from Dribbble. Innovative concepts, whether practical or imaginative, can help progress creatives and their work to the next level.

40 Innovative UI Concepts from Dribbble

By breaking rules, ignoring common conventions, and testing the limits of design, we can create opportunities that allow us to enhance and improve our work. Take a look at some of these brilliantly designed interactions from Dribbble, and let them inspire creativity in your own work today. The Side Nav Revisited Appointment by Paresh Khatri Browse Shows – iOS App by Umar Irshad. How Many Daily Downloads Does It Take To Reach The Top Of The App Store? It’s hard to underestimate how important ranking in Apple’s top 25 in the iTunes store is for mobile app developers.

How Many Daily Downloads Does It Take To Reach The Top Of The App Store?

After all, the top 25 is probably the single most important app discovery mechanism for most iOS users. But how many downloads does it take to rank in the top 25? Mobile app store analytics firm Distimo today published some interesting data that answers just this question. Turns out, in the U.S. store, the answer currently is about 38,400 daily downloads for free iPhone apps and 3,530 for paid iPhone apps. When People Discuss Android Fragmentation, This Is What They Mean. RotaryView 360 Product Viewer. [Infographic] Taking HTML5 to the Next Level for Mobile. By 2013, there will be more than 1 billion HTML5-capable browsers in use throughout the world.

[Infographic] Taking HTML5 to the Next Level for Mobile

Applications for those HTML5 browsers will be created by 2 million HTML Web developers, according to research from IDC. There is no question that HTML5 is going to be a major factor in mobile development during the next five to 10 years. The rise of HTML5 does not mean the death of native applications, but as the standard progresses, many developers will begin to incorporate more HTML5 into their apps than native code. This Is What Developing For Android Looks Like. You know how many Android developers complain about fragmentation? Yeah, this is what fragmentation looks like. Animoca, a Hong Kong mobile app developer that has seen more than 70 million downloads, says it does quality assurance testing with about 400 Android devices. Again, that’s testing with four hundred different phones and tablets for every app they ship! The photo above is just a sampling of Animoca’s fleet of Android test units.

10 Tweets That Are Invaluable Startup Advice. _preview.pdf. Competition Is NOT Part of Your Business Model. Every couple of weeks somebody sends me an email writing that I'm missing a building block in the Business Model Canvas. EachScape. CloudSpokes Coding Challenges - A unique cloud development community, focused on mobile technologies and public cloud platforms.

Red Foundry – Mobile Made Easy - Red Foundry is a complete solution for building and managing mobile apps. 6 Tools to Build a Mobile App on the Cheap. The Mobile App Trends Series is presented by Sourcebits, a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates. The massive growth of the app market has coincided with the creation of a parallel niche industry — the proliferation of accessible, low-cost development alternatives to traditional shops and agencies. But not all brands — or industries altogether — require diverse, expansive functionality in their apps. In the same regard, a lean approach to launch can move a unique product to market in a mere matter of minutes.

As the mobile applications market moves toward $25 billion per year, according to a MarketsandMarkets report, non-traditional development opportunities are emerging in a number of forms. Below are six platforms carving out their space in the market. 1. 2. App Developers Don't Make Enough To Start Businesses. A Persona Template for Agile Product Management. Personas in a Nutshell. The top five don'ts of software development. Software in 30 Days is Out!

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