DailyTech – Apple’s New iBooks 2, iBooks Author Apps Hit 440,000 Downloads Combined in First 3 Days

DailyTech – Apple's New iBooks 2, iBooks Author Apps Hit 440,000 Downloads Combined in First 3 Days.

Short and sweet… iTunes U started it all…. Quietly sitting there waiting to get noticed. Now iPads and other eReaders can be seen all over. I have one. There are 3 in my house. My mom has at least two… iBooks Author is Apple’s new tool for creating interactive books. While this tool itself is free. And that is great. There are many other tools that are needed in order to create all of this content.

I think now is a good time to jump. Just look both ways first.

How to Search Engine Optimize a Blog [Infographic]

 

Now this is killer! Lots of stuff here….

Blog Design for SEO
Created by Shepard Design for SEOmoz

 

How to Search Engine Optimize a Blog [Infographic].

Space Shuttle Discovery – 360VR Images

Just a 360 vr of a Space Shuttle cockpit. Switch heaven….

 

Space Shuttle Discovery – 360VR Images.

How Online Companies Get You to Share More and Spend More | Magazine

This an interesting article on engagement. The more people give of their time and effort without making them do it (micro efforts) for long or really thinking about it… the more people will do it.

 

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/06/ff_gamed/

Ten Principles To Live By In Fiercely Complex Times | Fast Company

 

This is a top 10 list that is helpful to remember for both personal and business lives. Basically, we all need to slow down a little more , think a little more and be more in the moment.

 

Ten Principles To Live By In Fiercely Complex Times | Fast Company.

BY FC EXPERT BLOGGER TONY SCHWARTZToday

With Food Trucks Coming to Fenway, What Will Happen to the Sausage Vendors? — Grub Street Boston

This is great, new vendors and old….. nearby… rumble??

 

With Food Trucks Coming to Fenway, What Will Happen to the Sausage Vendors? — Grub Street Boston.

 

 

The Carriers Are Not Your Customers: The Windows Phone 7 Update Mess | Epicenter | Wired.com

 

Now I understand where MS fails…. They don’t understand who their customer is. Market researchers take notice. And we are all marketers.

 

The Carriers Are Not Your Customers: The Windows Phone 7 Update Mess | Epicenter | Wired.com.

Internet Explorer 6 Countdown

 

In case you are wondering, 2.9% of the 12% of internet users are still using Internet Exploder 6. This is down 9% from the previous year. Personally, I think dropping support for this 10 YEAR old browser is long overdue.

 

I think the map created for this IE6 countdown is pretty cool too.

 

Internet Explorer 6 Countdown.

From Tumblr to TV: How our #Starbucks ‘Trenta’ graphic became an online hit | Editors | National Post

Not only is this illustration a bit disturbing, but this article offers a nice view into how the graphic went viral…. digital bread crumbs.

From Tumblr to TV: How our #Starbucks ‘Trenta’ graphic became an online hit | Editors | National Post.

Cool use of profile photos

I think we will see more creative things like this use of profile pics to spell out a phrase.

How long will this one last? How long would you last as a B? I guess I could do B, or C…. But some seemingly random letter would last long.

That raises the question, are these real users, or accounts created for the protest? I’m thinking right now that it might matter to me.

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