What The Purchase of Instagram Means for App Developers
With Facebook’s recent purchase of the popular, 18-month-old photo app Instagram for a cool 1 billion dollars, the arms race in the world of mobile app development has officially begun. Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram will set in motion a tidal wave of perceived opportunity for current and aspiring app developers. Venture capitalists will be foaming [...]
View This Project »Apple Puts the Brakes on UDID
Amidst rising privacy concerns, Apple has decided to begin rejecting new apps that utilize a device’s UDID, (Unique Device ID), a code used to identify a user’s mobile phone or tablet. If you are an app developer, this will have a significant impact on how you market your app and how you track and measure [...]
View This Project »6 Funny Videos Every Tech Startup Should Watch
In case you haven’t figured it out, videos are the preferred method for start-ups to garner some attention. Being that the intertubes are flooded with videos nowadays, start-ups have to have a video that is engaging and can go viral if they want their business to get some funding. Humor seems to be the most [...]
View This Project »How the Focus of ROI is Killing Creativity
“What was the ROI?” In today’s business environment, the answer to this question is becoming more and more difficult to quantify. Businesses want a smorgasbord of cold, hard data in order to help them make informed decisions with regard to their marketing budgets. But do the numbers tell the whole story? What’s more, in our [...]
View This Project »AP Mobile to showcase new app at SXSW Interactive
03/07/2012 Mobile app of The Associated Press will host booth with product demos of new app, live interviews with industry professionals AP Mobile, the award-winning mobile app from The Associated Press, will host a booth at the 2012 SXSW Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas, March 12-15. The AP Mobile team will feature demos of the [...]
View This Project »AP launches redesigned news app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
03/TK/2012 AP Press Release Award-winning AP Mobile app now features “Big Stories,” local coverage from 1,000+ sources, customization and embedded social media tools NEW YORK — The Associated Press today released a major redesign of its popular award-winning mobile news app, AP Mobile, featuring an all-new look, in-depth coverage of major stories and enhanced local [...]
View This Project »8 Fundamental Parts of a Great Landing Page
You’ve gotten lost trying to find contact information on a confusing website, or followed a link to a site you expected to provide you with answers to your burning questions–but were met instead with something that looked like 1998. Maybe you’ve even had one of these sites, and wondered why you weren’t making any sales? [...]
View This Project »Our Horrible Jingle and Logo
For the low-low price of $20 you can get your own horrible jingle and logo from HorribleLogos.com. With our clean, classy, established logo, why would Space Chimp Media (APPSPIRE.me’s parent company) pay anything for the trash you see (and hear) here? We’ve gotta tell you the truth, we did it for the links. Not just [...]
View This Project »Are You Doing too Much?
Leisure has a value of its own. It is not a mere handmaid of labor; it is something we should know how to cultivate, to use, and to enjoy. – Agnes Repplier, “Leisure” At the end of most yoga practices there’s a segment called “Savasana,” this posture involves laying on your back. Really, just laying [...]
View This Project »Toeing the Line in Social Media
Everyone is on Twitter, facebook, linkedin, tumblr, pintrist, googleplus, high-five, Friendster, myspace—and the list goes on. And most of us believe we need these social media tools to have a successful business. So, after you’ve branded your business, opened 500 social networking accounts, and friended as many people as the internet would let you … [...]
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