by Andy Brudtkuhl on April 9, 2009
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SmartyPig Mobile Web Site Launched!
Not a day goes by where we don’t discuss new and exciting suggestions from SmartyPig users. So when we told folks we were in the process of developing a mobile site, they were quick to suggest that we focus not only on the iPhone and iPod Touch but other mobile devices as well, such as Android G1 and the upcoming Palm Pre. So rather than develop a specific app for one mobile device, we set out to develop a mobile Web site that would try and retain the unique iPhone look and feel and deliver that to as many of the newer mobile devices as possible
tags: getanewbrowser, smartypig
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by Andy Brudtkuhl on April 8, 2009
by Andy Brudtkuhl on April 8, 2009
Cyberwarfare, cybercrime, cyberespianoge, cyberspies – whatever you call it – is somewhat of an obsession of mine. As a military / history / war junkie it’s natural that the geek in me find something of awe in the idea of cyberwarfare. It could be my fascination with movies like Hackers and War Games.
A couple years ago I wrote about the “first internet war” where Russian hackers allegedly targeted the Estonian infrastructure after a World War 2 Memorial to the Unknown Russian Soldier (we have a similar memorial in the USA) was removed from the center of the capital city to a suburban cemetery.
A year after that Russia got caught up in another cyberwar – this time parallel to an actual physical fight with Georgia. This attack involved taking down or defacing Georgian government websites.
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by Andy Brudtkuhl on April 7, 2009
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Let’s Stop Speaking Like Machines and Start Speaking Like People
If this is how far we’ve come in 20 years, do we have to wait another 20 before we can just type or speak in what we want to know and get the right result?
tags: getanewbrowser, technology, web
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FeedBlitz News: RSS and SEO – Raising the Bar
When I announced FeedBlitz’s FeedBurner competitor last week, one of the claims I made was that, as a FeedBurner alternative, FeedBlitz’s RSS service offered better SEO (search engine optimization). A commenter asked me to back up those claims, which I’ll do here.
tags: getanewbrowser, rss, feedblitz
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Official Google Mobile Blog: Gmail gets a new engine for iPhone and Android-powered devices
The new Gmail for mobile will also help you tackle your inbox faster. Gone are the days when you had to archive multiple messages by selecting each one, then scrolling all the way up (or down) to reach the archive button. Our fingers were getting sore with all the scrolling and we’re willing to bet yours were too. Now when you select a message, a floaty bar appears near the top of the screen with options to archive, delete, and more. In fact, the floaty bar stays with you as you scroll through your inbox, so you can easily archive, delete, or view more options no matter where you are.
tags: getanewbrowser, gadgets, iphone, gmail
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by Andy Brudtkuhl on April 2, 2009
Everyone loves the membership model, aka “subscription” model. Businesses love it because it is guaranteed residual revenue. Consumers love it because it is easy for them to get what they want at a fair price with the opportunity to opt out at any time. The also like it because it helps eliminate additional choices. The model is universal and the web facilitates it better than ever.
As an example we have recently launched Web Strategy Workshop – a blog/community site with a business model. That business model is based on a freemium membership model. We give you tons of value and interaction for free. But we will also be providing premium content to paying members. Sounds simple enough and its easy to implement with information products – but how can the model work for existing businesses? Here are some examples I have been thinking of recently…
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