webocracy: matthew domurat

How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet(via @Gizmodo)

609 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:51:42 -0400

How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet(via @Gizmodo):

The sad truth about Flickr’s fall from grace

The photo service that was once poised to take on the the world has now become an afterthought. Want to share photos on the Web? That’s what Facebook is for. Want to look at the pictures your friends are snapping on the go? Fire up Instagram.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again,...

609 — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:10:00 -0400

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we’re experiencing the dotcom bubble of mobile devices and technology. Content is shifting form to tablet and phone resolutions and the landscape of the web will be forever changed.

If you are only considering a strategy that includes applications for mobile phone devices, you’ll be frantic in 2-3 years when tablets become the dominant platform. Content should be adaptable to all platforms; web, phone, tablet, televisions, and even gaming devices.

Click through for some good info.

(via The Future Of Mobile [DECK])

Brainwashing Techniques You Encounter Every Day (and How to Avoid Them)

609 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:53:53 -0500

Brainwashing Techniques You Encounter Every Day (and How to Avoid Them):

How often do we encounter these techniques at work? More often than not, people are predisposed to a solution based on manipulation that is driven by factors that incentivize the individual, not the customer, nor the company. Meetings should be about managing understanding the problem and outlining the solution, not building consensus on a pre-determined delivery date.

In fact, one in five emails are now opened on a mobile device....

609 — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:51:00 -0400

In fact, one in five emails are now opened on a mobile device. Here is how desktop, Web and mobile email clients have fared comparatively over the last two years:

(via From Monitor To Mobile: Optimizing Email Newsletters With CSS - Smashing Magazine)

Consumers Now Spending More Time on Mobile Apps Than the Web [STUDY]

609 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:55:53 -0400

Consumers Now Spending More Time on Mobile Apps Than the Web [STUDY]:

Not suprising!

Flurry compared its mobile data to stats from comScore and Alexa, and found that in June, consumers spent 81 minutes per day using mobile apps, compared to 74 minutes of web surfing. (See chart below.) The shift comes as combined tablet and smartphone shipments eclipsed those of desktops and notebooks for the first time, according to a recent report by Mary Meeker, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

I’m proud to be part of the team delivering the mobile...

609 — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:20:00 -0400

I’m proud to be part of the team delivering the mobile apps here at myYearbook. This is some good evidence that we’re delivering a great user experience for Android, iPhone, and the mobile web.

Real life speed tests for the Verizon iPhone vs. the AT&T...

609 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:19:19 -0500

Real life speed tests for the Verizon iPhone vs. the AT&T iPhone 4.

AT&T wins, without a doubt - pictured on the right

Verizon came through with respectable numbers, but at ~60% slower speeds - pictured on left.

No news here, really, right? Not unexpected due to the...

609 — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:57:50 -0500

No news here, really, right? Not unexpected due to the manufacturers that lined up to support Google’s free Mobile OS, but Android has come a long way since the G1. At myYearbook, you’re sure to find flavors of the Nexus [S], Droid X, Droid, Droid 2, Galaxy S, and more recently the Motorola Xoom. Not only are these essential for ensuring our mobile apps are running bug free across the various custom UI’s on top of Android, but they demonstrate how much growth Android has seen in the past 6 months.

joelaz: LinkedIn InMaps Create a cool map visualization of all...

609 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:54:47 -0500

joelaz:

LinkedIn InMaps

Create a cool map visualization of all your LinkedIn contacts organized into relationship clusters. My biggest clusters include school friends and colleagues from past jobs (click the image above for a larger view). Interestingly, the map shows a distinction between my past marketing / creative co-workers at Yahoo (green) and the product / engineering folks I knew at Yahoo (blue).

Make your own map with LinkedIn InMaps.

Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Grew 35 Percent in Third Quarter 2010; Smartphone Sales Increased 96 Percent

609 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:58:44 -0500

Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Grew 35 Percent in Third Quarter 2010; Smartphone Sales Increased 96 Percent:

Android now #2 in market share behind Nokia. RIM falls behind Apple.

It’s going to be interesting to see what Windows Phone 7 does, but I think RIM and Nokia are in trouble.

"I don’t know what’s worse. No flash video on the iPhone, or the awful flash experience..."

609 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:55:22 -0400

“I don’t know what’s worse. No flash video on the iPhone, or the awful flash experience on Android. -Matt Domurat, 10/1/2010”

myYearbook’s Chatter Driving 1 Million Updates A Day, 1 Billion...

609 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:14:00 -0400

myYearbook’s Chatter Driving 1 Million Updates A Day, 1 Billion Page Views A Month

This is quite an accomplishment! Coming soon are the iPhone and Android apps.

Balsamiq Mockups Home | Balsamiq Great software to get...

609 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:49:00 -0500

Balsamiq Mockups Home | Balsamiq

Great software to get wireframes together quickly. Easily replaces or augments paper prototyping with a large library of common controls and objects.

This is a fantastic read on the transformation happening in the...

609 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:14:00 -0500

This is a fantastic read on the transformation happening in the print world. A great view on how the iPad will give context and meaning to content, and improve the consumption of information; a game changer.

“Put very simply, Formless Content is is unaware of the container. Definite Content embraces the container as a canvas. Formless content is usually only text. Definite content usually has some visual elements along with text. (via Books in the Age of the iPad)”

Why You Can’t Work at Work from Jason Friend, the co-founder of...

609 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:24:37 -0500

Why You Can’t Work at Work from Jason Friend, the co-founder of 37signals.

This really hits home as a challenge for today’s corporate environment. The good news is that we have tools and people to overcome it, and the smarter we work, the better the output.

Controlling distractions is paramount for individuals, managers, and for success across the enterprise.

Loic Le Meur Blog: The Corporate Social Networking...

609 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:14:00 -0500

Loic Le Meur Blog: The Corporate Social Networking Manifesto

Salient points from Loic and just as relevant for your personal business and brand. Scale it to what you can afford.

Cool Infographics - My Digital Life 2.0: A Consumer Gadget Map A...

609 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:41:00 -0500

Cool Infographics - My Digital Life 2.0: A Consumer Gadget Map

A great example how consumer products are penetrating our lives, and will become assumptions for digital natives. As a Product Manager, mapping your product strategy to the consumer requires a deep level of understanding, beautifully visualized by Randy in this infographic.

I made a simple, similar diagram for my digital life to help visualize my strategy for my home network and devices.

Pleasure and Pain » The UX Design Process for the Boxee Beta

609 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:38:00 -0500

Pleasure and Pain » The UX Design Process for the Boxee Beta:

Defining the interface from which we manage all of our media is one of the greatest UX challenges facing designers today. The Boxee beta is a great example of understanding the user’s goals, and making a complex task relatively painless.

I think there are still major challenges ahead for the media centers, but Plex, Boxee, and Hulu have a good handle on it, and are innovating.

Social CRM is coming If web 2.0 has taught us anything,...

609 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:10:00 -0500

Social CRM is coming

If web 2.0 has taught us anything, it’s that the web is the place for social networking. But until there is one place that personal and business information can co-exist safely, it’s hard to keep track of everything that is happening out there on the web. Social CRM is starting to gain momentum.

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others are vying for your data, aka, your biography, friends, and status updates. But there is also a wealth of information in your day-to-day interaction spent in E-Mail, CRM, and on your smartphone.

Enter Gist.com. A tool that is attempting to consolidate the various sources of information on the people & companies that are important to you. It’s in beta stage, but the concept is compelling.

Gist will analyze your Facebook, Salesforce.com, LinkedIn, and Outlook data and more, to give you insight into your contacts. The interface needs to mature, but with so many data sources, it’ll take some time before the dashboard is as simple to navigate as iTunes is for your media collection.

Until then, I’ll keep an eye on Gist.com. This could be an especially important tool for the sales, researcher, human resources, marketing, or others looking for a consolidated view of a person or organization.

More at Brent’s Social CRM blog.

My public Gist profile, which has good privacy controls.

Quicken Online + Mint.com = The Best of Both?

609 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:39:09 -0500

Quicken Online + Mint.com = The Best of Both?:

I’m excited to see the upcoming outcome of Intuit’s acquisition of Mint.com. Mint is one of the best personal finance tools available on the web, and has a great iPhone app.

Wesabe.com is also a good personal budgeting contender
Let’s not forget about Cake Financial for research and brokerage insight
I’ve yet to make a personal loan Prosper.com, but it looks like personal lending has made great progress
I support Kiva: micro-loans for developing nations - philanthropy 2.0

What tools are you using to keep track of your personal finances? What blogs are giving you the best information for investment and financial management advice?