Earlier this summer at ISTE we got a chance to talk with Common Sense Media about Graphite. Graphite, is a platform that works similarly to Common Sense Media but instead of evaluating how age appropriate an app, game or website is for kids, it looks at how educational websites, games and apps are. Common Sense [...]
If you don't know the name Dong Nguyen you may know his first game, Flappy Bird. That's the game that took the world by storm and then was abruptly pulled from the iTunes app store by Nguyen himself. At the time he said that he didn't want all the publicity and mayhem that surrounded the [...]
Florida recording studio engages clients with mobile app Music Medics has earned appsbar.com’s App of the Day honor as an example of how independent artists, labels, and publishers are utilizing the DIY app builder at appsbar.com for mobile engagement. Music Medics is the mobile platform for a West Palm Beach, FL recording studio. The app [...]
This is one of those good problems to have. Sony recently reported that they've sold 10 million PS4 systems to date. By all accounts, not only is Sony kicking Microsoft's ass in next generation console sales but they've surpassed any level of sales that they had initially thought. ArsTechnica reported on Tuesday that Sony's head [...]
The great Robin Williams passed away last week. The world was in shock and it filled up Facebook and Twitter feeds worldwide. Unfortunately this time it was for real. You see, on social media Williams had actually died at least 6 other times over the years. Hashtags like #RIPRobinWilliams first started surfacing in 2011. But [...]
For years I was a loyal user to Hallmark's e-card app. I was able to send Hoops & YoYo cards to everyone on my list for every occasion. They were big hits and quickly brought a smile to the faces of just about everyone I know. Well then the mobile boom came and I went [...]
One of the hardest things for companies to do, especially smaller companies, is convert leads on their website. There are a ton of reasons why this is, but it boils down to a simple time vs. cost equation. We just came across one company, Connecto, that aims to help business convert at a much higher [...]
Last week while Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was busy doing his ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, members of the Internet Explorer developer team were participating in a reddit "Ask Me Anything". For those completely oblivious a reddit "Ask Me Anything" happens on the popular news/opinion forum and those participating as the askee are asked whatever anyone [...]
Late last week Twitter began a new experiment that has started to upset many faithful Twitter users. TheVerge and several other sites have reported that Twitter has started putting tweets that others have favorited into user's time lines. This may seem innocent enough to some but not to many who have been using favorites for [...]
Amazon is delivering fresh groceries with same day delivery in some markets and they plan on expanding that service at a rapid pace. There are other grocery stores and stand alone apps that will allow consumers to also order their groceries on the web or on their smartphone to be delivered at a time more [...]
