March 2011
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The main problem with slow web adoption by organizations is the way people work. The modern office isn’t setup to deliver results in the digital age. We’ve industrialized the workplace and to overcome the “we don’t have time for this” problem, we need to change the way we work - we have to empower people with appropriate collaboration tools and give them the...
October 2010
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Why they still rely on traditional advertising
Amplify’d from bentremblay.comSee more at bentremblay.com See this Amp at http://bit.ly/bWXms4
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Using someone else's brand
I always find it weird when people use someone else’s brand to sell their stuff…Amplify’d from c2482412.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.comSee more at c2482412.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com See this Amp at http://bit.ly/cvg0fX
August 2010
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Foursquare CEO: Facebook Places ‘boring'
Places sure looks like a relatively useless and boring service and I think Facebook is totally aware of that. Facebook never created really fun stuff and I don’t think it’s their responsibility to create incentives and games around Places: they better leave that part to creative apps developers. That’s what they’ve always done.
I’m not saying Places is a Foursquare...
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Twitter Apps Going 'Realtime'
Wait, I thought twitter already was the ‘realtime web’, does that mean we’re even more realtime now?
Seriously, I’m not that excited about this new ‘Realtime’ feature. I can understand the excitement a lot of people have because yes, it is impressive, but I don’t see much added value for me at the moment: I’m under the impression that the time...
July 2010
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Geotagging and privacy issues
It’s always amazing what you can discover by cross-referencing very simple data.Amplify’d from www.readwriteweb.comUsing sites like Craigslist, Twitter and YouTube, the researchers were able to cross-reference information contained within publicly available online content to determine the exact home addresses of potential victims, even those who had posted the content anonymously. The...
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Tiny bandages to fix iPhone 4 problems
Considering all the buzz around the iPhone 4 reception problems, this certainly is a creative idea making fun of the whole situation. Amplify’d from bits.blogs.nytimes.comAfter Apple’s iPhone 4 press conference last week, Szymon Weglarski and Jon Dorfman, two designers from Brooklyn, decided they would have a little fun with the iPhone 4’s antenna problem.They designed tiny bandages that fit...
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A/B testing, what about killing assumptions?
Mixed feelings about this article on A/B testing.
I agree it’s easy to fall into the trap of A/B testing and test every single detail, but that’s not necessarily what A/B testing was made for.
Think about these never-ending design meetings, the kind of meeting every participant knows exactly what to do, what the end-user wants and what will make the website a success.
Or, think...
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Outsource the Work, Not the Leadership
Great article from Harvard Business Review.
Poor outsourcing of I.T., especially in software, can lead to really bad results. Outsourcing the technical part of a project is one thing, as technical skills can be learned and replicated, but outsourcing leadership and creativity though, is a very different game.
One important thing to mention though, is that keeping leadership and creativity...
What favors adoption of digital content?
I was thinking about the fact that Amazon is now selling more eBooks than hardcovers and what actually started this massive shift towards digital books. In fact, it kind of reminds me the growth of digital music sales a couple of years ago when a certain company called Apple launched their online music store.
A couple of years ago, most people said digital books would never replace real books. We...
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Is HTML5 Viable...Now?
HTML5 sure brings interesting new features, but the main problem, as usual, is browser compatibility. I’m not a huge fan of Flash/Silverlight, but the the truth is that even if they’re not standards, they allow developers to build cross-browser compatible solutions. And most people have the required plugins installed, making it almost a standard.
Now, that is if you consume your...
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Google to Discontinue Nexus One
Weird coincidence. I mentioned in “Can Google keep innovating” ( http://bentremblay.amplify.com/2010/07/18/can-google-keep-innovating/ ) that Google’s biggest challenge in the coming years won’t be innovation, but everything non-engineering (marketing, customer service, etc.):
“Perhaps Google has found manufacturing and marketing hardware is outside their comfort...
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Can Google keep innovating?
Some interesting point of views on the future of Google when it comes to innovation.
For the past ten years, innovation have been at the heart of the company’s culture and I don’t see that changing in the next couple of years. Innovation won’t be the problem, entering existing markets will be the problem.
Let’s face it, Google has close to no competition when it comes...
December 2009
12 posts
Watchgary:
My Le Web Keynote ( please note some dirty Language so please dont play around children ) and My question, what do you think about the Customer Service expectations I talk about here?
How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell - The... →
Marissa Mayer Talks Google Search, Chrome, Online... →
October 2009
1 post
Watchgary:
Where do all the advertisers go? With Gourmet Magazine closed down, what happens now?
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September 2009
3 posts
Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be... →
Google’s Mysterious Logo Continues to Haunt Us |... →
Seth's Blog: The problem with non →
July 2009
25 posts
Exclusive: Twitter to Debut a New Main Home Page... →
Twitter: Correcting follower and following counts
twitterstatus:
For some time, the follower and following counts we display have been incorrect for some folks. We’re soon to push a change that will address this issue. This means that the count you see in your sidebar should match what you see on your follower and following pages.
However, a consequence of this change is that follower counts will drop for some people. In particular, those with...
Twitter 101 for Business — A Special Guide →
Great twinitiative!
On the apparent Apple suicide →
Never been a huge fan of TechCrunch, but nice post here.
Watchgary:
AOL doing things I think many people should be doing….I am serious! I really think what AOL is doing is very smart and I think many other platforms should be following the model!
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What percentage of your twitter followers are spam... →
Sick of spam? New post up on the blog - What percentage of your twitter followers are spam accounts?
The traditional comment is dead (almost) →
Checkout my new post on my blog about the traditional comment system and the future of blog commenting!
Engadget Podcast 154 - 07.11.2009 →
Google Chrome OS, Microsoft and the cloud. Interesting discussions and opinions in this podcast, a must-listen.
List posts are popular. Give me analysis. →
New post up on my blog about list posts I hate so much.
Google Translate now handles uploaded documents →
Another great & useful feature…
How much content are you creating and do not own? →
New post up on my blog: do you own your content?
Google begins using PDF viewer for search results →
That is a nice feature that I was using a lot in Gmail. Now available in search results.
Don’t write for search engines, but think about it →
New post about writing for search engines up on my blog!
WatchCongrats to gary for episode 700 of Wine Library TV, huge achievement
NFL Says “No” to Players Tweeting During Games →
Bing isn't taking over the internet yet, everyone... →
Finally, a bit of common sense. With the growth of twitter, big social media sites like Mashable have fallen into the trap of “sensational” content & titles.