Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

It required content sites to develop totally new content. They pronounced “The End of Software.&# It was typical Marc Benioff marketing hyperbole but it was very effective. Their company, my company and countless others espoused cloud-based applications. We’re doing nothing.&# And I refused to say more.

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. Sendgrid (www.sendgrid.com) has stepped into that void, providing application programming interfaces (APIs) and all the infrastructure required to handle that email delivery. How do you offload all those headaches?

Email 157

Email Startup IP Newsletter 157

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2013

Oh, and did we mention the dedicated WiFi (a notorious problem at SXSW), on-site bar and expansive views? Mike Schwartz, Application Developers Alliance. We aimed to re-create the more intimate setting of earlier Interactive festivals, while at the same time offering broader exposure beyond the city walls, and it worked.

Web Design 91

Web Design Conference Media Mobile 91

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. I worked at Userplane, building social applications for sites like MySpace. So who is using your software?

Social Media 113

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. I worked at Userplane, building social applications for sites like MySpace. So who is using your software?

Social Media 100

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 100

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Those sites are on the large side, with 20,000 or 30,000 people. They had been recommended as a preferred provider for Facebook application developers, but it didn't work. I was a chef before I was in software, and for the last two years I've been into raw food. Mark Sylvester: That's a great question.

Social Media 203

Social Media Startup Tool LAMP 203

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

My goal is to continue making software which delights users and let them accomplish their goals as quick as possible. They’ve focused on the style, the animation, and the interaction with a to-do list and created something that feels fresh, even though the concept is as old as software itself. In your opinion, why does mobile matter?

Design 94

Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). People got their knickers in a twist when they saw people like Michael Arrington and Robert Scoble having advertisers and endorsing brands on their sites. Image courtesy of Bernhardt Haussner. Then came blogs. Just ask MySpace.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286