Bombshell just dropped. HP is discontinuing all webOS phones and the Touchpad. Wow. I had the pleasure of using the Touchpad this past weekend; my father in-law bought one (thank goodness he left the wrapping on). It’s a very smooth and beautiful experience, but there’s one big problem. Not many Apps, and people want Apps. [...]
Technology Killed the Kids
This post is part digital commentary but mostly an observation on the state of our next generation. I’m not talking “mellenials”, I’m talking about the kids that should be playing hockey on the neighbourhood street not with a controller in their hand. I love and marvel at technology. How our world is continually transformed by [...]
Socialseek Ready for Lift Off!
In July 2009 we released a nice little social media app we called Socialseek. The good folks at Techcrunch gave us some love and the little app spread like crazy through twitter, blogs, etc. We followed that up with Socialseek for iPhone and people loved it. At Sensidea we sat back and learned. We dug [...]
Apple’s New Kingdom: Good for you?
Today, the media and tech worlds (aren’t those the same these days?) are buzzing with the news of Apple’s new content distribution model for publishers through the App Store. In a nutshell, content publishers can sell subscriptions to their digital magazines, newspapers, video, music, and anything else through the App Store; for any new subscribers [...]
Web Site vs. Web App: What’s the Difference & Why You Care
When Jaafer asked me to start pouring my tech savvy onto the Sensidea Blog I started thinking about what would make a great first post; something that sticks to the purpose of our blog which is to provide objective free-wheeling thoughts and knowledge, mixed with some humor and maybe even little controversy (after all not [...]
Speech2Tweet or Why I Love Google
Over the weekend Google and Twitter worked together (as well as with SayNow, a company Google acquired) to launch Speech2Tweet, a service that lets people call a number and leave a message that gets tweeted to the world. You can either look at this as a cool little project, or you can see it as [...]
The Next Start-up Darling
I’ve long been amazed how us techies jump on the “hot company of the day” and create the next big thing in our minds; even if the mainstream hasn’t heard of them and no money is being made. My quick list of the past few years is below with roughly the years when each company [...]
Now Hiring! Love the Web? Love Mobile? Welcome home.
We’re growing and looking for rock stars, gurus, ninjas, or whatever you’d like to call yourself to join the team! We’re looking for amazing Software Engineers both back end, front end, data….you name it. Take a look below then send your resume to careers@sensidea.com….don’t wait! Fundamental things about you… • Love the Web, Mobile, and [...]
Free & Easy WordPress Job Aid!
WordPress started life as a great blogging tool but has grown up to be a very capable Content Management System providing everything you need to get a good looking, media savvy ste up and running. With thousands of plug-ins, professional templates, and even more robust content management capabilities being offered by developers and companies online; [...]
What Makes A Great Digital Strategist?
Seems like once a week a recruiter finds me on LinkedIn and calls up asking if I’d be interested in a VP/Director/Whatever of Digital Media Strategy position at <insert big brand or interactive agency here>. My response: “I’m flattered but I’m happy at Sensidea helping companies like your client get real value from digital media [...]
