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Make an App for That: Mobile Strategies for Retailers – Owyang

Brent Sordyl — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:27:51 +0000

Developing a mobile strategy to address the smartphone- and tablet-toting shopper

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Aerogear – JBoss Community

Brent Sordyl — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:33 +0000

Covering all aspects of mobile application development! This includes the latest HTML5 technologies used in the mobile web, and in hybrid application frameworks like the Apache Cordova. All the way to JBoss AS based services, mobile RichFaces/JSF2, tooling, and native application support, and prototyping.

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Slides: Developing a Learning Strategy for Mobile and Social (Keynote) « Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang | Social Media, Web Marketing

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:32:36 +0000

These six ‘cells’ so to speak have 6 opportunities to take advantage of, they include:

Who Creates: From Expert to CrowdWho Learns: From Siloed to GroupWhat Curriculum Is: From Static to DynamicWhen It Takes Place: From Fixed Time to Time-ShiftedWhere it takes place: From Fixed Location to AnywhereHow it is consumed: From Comprehensive to Component-based

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21 Mobile Apps Development Frameworks

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:32:20 +0000

These frameworks can help you create the right applications for example, whether we are talking about desktop applications or mobile apps. Web development is supposed to be fast and creative, and most of your time has to be taken by the actual creation and not the figuring out how to do low level technical stuff. In this article, I will feature new frameworks that will help you in order to develop desktop and mobile applications that if picked wisely may significantly speed up and make your development more effective.

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zStack – heroku for mobile?

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:48:18 +0000

complete technology stack to power your mobile app’s backend

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Phone Apps Put a Bargaining Chip in the Car Buyer’s Hand – NYT

Brent Sordyl — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:04:31 +0000

Mobile apps are the obvious answer, if you’re smart about which ones you choose. The best, like those from Edmunds.com, Kelley Blue Book and Cars.com, stress simplicity and speed, not just beauty.

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VLinks Media – Where Mobile Learning Happens – Home

Brent Sordyl — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:08:14 +0000

Focused on keeping education a step ahead of the curve. Mobile is a key component of our expertise: we build products that deliver an interactive experience to students anywhere they carry a phone.

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Skeleton Boilerplate for Responsive, Mobile-Friendly Development

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:15:01 +0000

Skeleton is a small collection of CSS & JS files that can help you rapidly develop sites that look beautiful at any size, be it a 17″ laptop screen or an iPhone. Skeleton is built on three core principles: Responsive Grid Down To Mobile, Fast to Start, Style Agnostic

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New and Better Apps Help Students Study for SAT – NYTimes.com

Brent Sordyl — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:42:07 +0000

Several to consider on this front include Princeton Review’s SAT Score Quest for iPad (free) and SAT Vocab Challenge for iPhone ($5), Kaplan SAT Flashcubes (free) and SAT Connect ($10 for Apple). For math, Adapster ($10 on Apple) is designed nicely.

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Foursquare 3.0

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:22:25 +0000

You’ll see our first pass at this in foursquare 3.0′s new “Explore” tab. The idea is pretty simple: tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll help you find something nearby. The suggestions are based on a little bit of everything – the places you’ve been, the places your friends have visited, your loyalty to your favorite places, the categories and types of places you gravitate towards, what’s popular with other users, the day of the week, places with great tips, the time of day, and so on.

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