Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

About a week ago it seemed as though the Interweb was going into meltdown. I think I first noticed something was amiss when my iPhone denied my my morning serve of email, tweets and analytics on the way to work. The disconnectedness continued at work when it became apparent that a major Telstra connection was down. This was soon followed by Gmail going offline and Twitter went into another tailspin (probably due to everyone tweeting complaints about Gmail being down). Finally there were the reported attacks on WordPress blogs. Luckily my blog is akin to a Mac – it’s small and insignificant so who would want to waste their time with malicious intentions?

While the folio and resume are for public consumption, the blog is really for myself anyway. If someone else finds it useful or interesting then it’s just a bonus. But really it’s just a scrap book of random thoughts and links about design that I want to save for later. It wasn’t always like that though. Back when I started my blog in 2004 there were only a handful of design blogs. I on the other hand was too busy writing about my travels around Europe. Then there was a long period of neglect before I imported my old Blogger database into WordPress. At first I was sceptical of the cookie cutter approach to applying pre-made themes, but now I am continually surprised by the ease with which you can make endless changes and additions. There really is no excuse for tardiness anymore.

It’s still early days in this new format and I’m still finding my feet, or more to the point my voice. Anyway, below is a collection of articles that will hopefully help me to get where I’m going. Where ever that may be.

100 Ways To Improve Your Blog
16 Excellent WordPress Security Plugins To Secure Your Blog
Must See SEO Guide for All WordPress Bloggers
Key Elements to Blog Visibility
The Anatomy of a Blog
Top 7 Crimes Best Bloggers Commit!
9 Things to Do To Make Sure Your Next Blog Post is Read by More than Your Mom
Writing Blog Post Titles That Grab Attention
Designers Discuss the Benefits of Running a Blog
The Benefits of Running a Blog as a Freelancer (Tips Included)

Twitter is “aging in reverse”. Apparently 12-24 year old demographics are Twitter’s fastest growing audience segment. STATS: Young People Are Flocking to Twitter and a more detailed break down of data on the What, Where & Why Of Social Media?

According to reports Yelp Is Growing 80 Percent A Year, While Citysearch (US) Remains Flat. This is interesting given the the mix of both user and editorial comment on Citysearch versus the purely user based comment on Yelp. Speaking of comments, when you look through the comments following the article there seems to be a strong suggestion that Yelp’s success could largely be attributed to it’s SEO work. As an aside Yelp are also doing some nice stuff in the mobile space. Particularly with augmented reality.

1. The Do’s and Don’ts of Modern Web Design
2. iPhone GUI PSD 3.0
3. HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR META TAGS
4. Dealing with Client Logo Design Quotes – Ask for a Budget
5. Mind the Web Gap, Please: Challenges in Bridging the Interactive Agency Divide
6. Twitter 101 for Business – A Special Guide
7. The Evolution of Blogging

Great marketing fodder here rather than any interesting findings, however there’s mention of one aspect of the iPhone I haven’t been able to get past – there’s no tactile feedback from the iPhone screen.

I guess we’re so used to interacting with devices that push back, it seems odd that such a revolutionary device would do away with such a basic piece of feedback.

It’s interesting to see how Nokia are dealing with this very issue:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,2153824,00.asp

http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/27/wwjd-3-results/
In light of the Apple rumor mill running in over drive and the recent circulation of fake video iPod photos, I found this assortment of ideas quite amusing.