GetJar 2011 Mobile Predictions: Consolidation, Democratization And More Revenue For App Developers GetJar, the largest independent mobile app store, has just released its forecast for mobile trends in 2011. The app store, which has seen over 1 billion downloads to date, is also seeing more than three million downloads per day (which makes the App Store’s scale second only to Apple’s iTunes). GetJar projects consolidation amongst app stores, writing that in the next five years, only six major app store players will be around with that number dwindling to two or three in ten years. The startup also predicts that closed app systems (i.e. Apple’s iTunes) will open up or fail as these stores feel pressure from developers and consumers. In the next five years, the startup says URLs will become obsolete, as consumers access more services via apps than the on the web. Brands will continue to flick to mobile platforms, developing apps for the iPhone and Android platforms.
Case Studies in Freemium: Pandora, Dropbox, Evernote, Automattic and MailChimp: Tech News and Analysis « Don’t spend money on marketing, do offer flexibility and data exporting to eliminate buyers’ regret, make sure to capitalize on and value goodwill, and only charge for things that are hard to do. That’s what some startups say is the key to success in the freemium business. But the biggest reason the five presenters this morning at the Freemium Summit in San Francisco — Pandora, Dropbox, Evernote, Automattic (see disclosure at the bottom) and MailChimp — are doing well is because they have great products that people want. They’ve been able to get those products to a broad audience by using the freemium model — that is, offering a free service with the option to upgrade. It’s an increasingly important business model, but one that’s hard to navigate, so their anecdotes, open sharing of data, and lessons learned were really valuable. Pandora CTO Tom Conrad That November, Pandora switched on an “ad-supported” option. Dropbox CEO Drew Houston Evernote CEO Phil Libin
Daniel Raffel’s Favorite New Geek Stuff Of 2010 Daniel Raffel is a former Yahoo product manager and a newbie entrepreneur. A year ago we asked him to write a guest post telling us about his favorite new products, projects and features of 2009. The post below is an updated list of his favorite new geek stuff from 2010. Looking back at 2010, I’m particularly struck by the quantity and quality of new projects that launched. Just when I thought I had time to start reflecting on the year another project popped up onto my radar! As I started assembling a list of launches from 2010 that caught my eye, I grouped them into the categories I used last year: New Products and Services, New Projects, Feature Updates, and Mobile Apps. New Products/ServicesApple Airplay, iBooks, iPad, Magic Trackpad My iPad can just about always be found in my backpack. Boxee Box The Boxee Box reminds me a bit of the Nexus One: it’s a very good, controlled demonstration of the power of the platform.
Awards: The Full List of Finalists The Mashable Awards, our annual contest highlighting the very best the web has to offer, is entering its final round. After receiving 700,000 nominations, we've narrowed down the 40,000+ nominees to just five finalists per category. You have from now until December 15 to pick the winners. If you have questions about the Mashable Awards and the list of finalists, please post them to our GetSatisfaction page. Here is the full list of the finalists in each category. You can vote once per category per day. Vote For Your Favorites » Social Media Must-Follow Brand Most Creative Social Media Campaign Must-Follow Personality Best Social Media Customer Service sponsored by BlackBerry Best Social Media Management Tool Best Social Media Service for Small Business Startup/Company Most Promising New Company Entrepreneur of the Year Best New Gadget Best Location-Based Service Web Best Internet Meme sponsored by Dynadot Best Music Discovery Service Best Online Game Best Use of an API Best Web Video Mobile Best Mobile Game
Prévoir un site pour toutes les résolutions - Alsacréations La question des dimensions idéales d'un site est souvent posée. Les résolutions d'écran varient généralement de 800x600 pixels à 1280x960 pixels, en passant par 1024x768. Quelle est donc la résolution à privilégier ? Quelle est la dimension idéale pour un site web ? Les sites web étant conçus avec des éléments graphiques (la plupart du temps) non vectoriels, ceux-ci n'adoptent pas le même rendu selon la résolution de l'écran du visiteur, notamment en terme de répartition horizontale. Quelques statistiques (2010) 1% d'utilisateurs en 800x600 20% en 1024x768 75% en résolutions supérieures (sources : W3Schools, W3counter) Premier constat : pour toucher un maximum de visiteurs (toutes résolutions confondues), un site doit être conçu sur une résolution minimale de 1024x768, et être consultable (avec ascenseurs) dans les résolutions inférieures. Tendances actuelles Il existe plusieurs techniques de design qui s'adaptent bien à toutes les résolutions actuelles : Le design fluide
How to build a tech startup outside of Silicon Valley (Editor’s note: David Brussin is the founder and CEO of Monetate. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Contrary to conventional wisdom, Silicon Valley isn’t the only place to go when you get serious about building a new company in the technology space.Sure, it’s a great place to start this sort of business, but the case for moving your company there is not as strong as it used to be. I’ve stared, run and sold many companies far from the Valley – with my latest venture firmly based in Philadelphia. Here’s why I’ve avoided ground zero for many tech companies: If you are currently located outside the Valley but in a so-called secondary market such as Philadelphia or Boston, Seattle or Austin, you may be well-placed to succeed without moving. The availability of venture funds in secondary markets, as well as angel money and super-angels, has also increased substantially in recent years – in some places outpacing the supply of exciting local projects seeking funds.
Mary Meeker's Awesome Web 2.0 Presentation About The State Of The Web Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker is better than just about anyone at summing up what's going on with the web right now, and what's going to happen. She just delivered her annual presentation at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. You can download it here as a PDF.
Read the fucking HIG. i guess its time to start posting shit again because this crap is really getting out of fucking hand End of line as you may have not noticed i am not maintaining read the fucking hig anymore since having shot myself in the head. i might again in the future. if you feel up to maintaining it give @readfuckinghig a reply on twitter first and probably last non-screenshot image. this was too appropriate to pass up on. thanks, anonymous submitter. shame on the developer who makes a semi decent twitter client (twittelator) and then goes off to do this. what the fuck? haha oh fuck me they really had to make a second title after you know, the fucking titlebar, and they chose to set it in this font. what is this, just baiting me to post this? thanks iamjordanlittle i am pretty sure no religion or philosophy, including the more relaxed asian ones will let you escape developer hell if you publish this random arrangement of buttons and stock photography to an app store Break thanks octothorpe