Marketing, Technology & Business 2.0
Josh
Josh was the only sixth grader with a day planner and was made prom king as a grand gesture of pity. Luckily, he's come a long way.
Homepage: http://www.joshholden.net
Posts by Josh
Is Apple Misrepresenting Functionality?
Jul 31st
So, I was browsing Apple.com for information on their new Thunderbolt Display and came across this image…
I looked at it for a second and then realized it’s showing Aperture opened in full-screen mode on the external display and it looks like on the MacBook display as well. Now, I’m not usually a stickler for these kinds of details, but unless I’m mistaken, you can’t actually do this in Mac OS X Lion.
In Lion, when you maximize a application on an external monitor, the second monitor becomes a useless screen as seen below.
So, why is Apple showing their hardware and software working in a way it… doesn’t? Am I missing something here?
iCloud Storage APIs
Jul 29th
It occurred to me while reading the following article at API Evangelist, that Apple’s new iCloud service could be the gateway to synchronous computing across devices. I’m specifically talking about the “key-value data storage” system that let’s Apps store their application state.
What if your current browser state was saved on your computer and you could pick up your iPhone and those pages would be all open in mobile safari? That would be pretty useful. Just a thought.
Why I love social media
Nov 18th
“Social Media” is a strange term that is often misunderstood. If you ask ten people what it is, you’d probably get fairly different responses. I view social media as public, online conversations. This fascinates me because it’s takes real life conversations and makes them so very public. And because of that, it opens ourselves up to so many more conversations.
It’s no secret I’m a social person. I will readily chat with strangers; I just had a laugh with my Starbucks table-mate, but Social media makes conversations so easy that introverts can easily become extroverts with a click of a mouse.
And that is why I love social media. It brings introverts and extroverts alike to the conversation table and allows people to get to know others in a why they never could have.
The “DEE” Social Media Process
Nov 5th
Over at the TapTrend blog, I shared the process I use when developing social media programs. It’s called the “DEE” social media process and it’s pretty simple.
When setting up and especially managing social media communications, it’s important to develop a system so each phase can be planned for, executed, and measured for success.
You can see it after the jump: DEE Social Media Process
25 Amazingly Designed Business Cards
Aug 26th
I’ve always had a strange fascination with business cards. Maybe it’s because they are so much the condensed, visual summary of yourself and your company. Here are 25 beautifully designed cards–some are rather classic, and some outlandish.
