Shawn Blanc - Word of Mouth
Here is one of the best opening statements of an article that I have recently read (I maybe a little bias):
Suppose that one morning this Fall we woke up to an email from Apple that read: “We have a new iPhone, and we think it’s pretty great. It will be on sale tomorrow at Apple retail stores and on our website.”
No pictures, no description, no Press Event, and no information about the new iPhone other than the fact that Apple likes it and it will be available tomorrow.
There would be lines for that unseen iPhone.
Good marketing may get people in the door the first time, but it’s good product development that gets them in the door the second time and the third time. (Or, in Apple’s case this coming Fall, the fifth time.)
The rest of the article is a tremendous read. Shawn Blanc continues to become one of my favorite tech writers.
Source: shawnblanc.net
Tablets are Empowering Users - TBR
A few days ago, I took a short survey inquiring about how I use my iPad. The survey was from Benjamin Brooks of brooksreview.net and he wrote an interesting article about his findings. Here is one of my favorite parts:
For the very first time in computing, the user has been put in control of how best to utilize the display portal they have been given — not the manufacturer.
The full article is well worth the read.
http://brooksreview.net/2011/09/tablet-power/
Source: brooksreview.net
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
Very accurate poster.
I should probably take this advice, huh.
Probably my favorite quote ever. For more examples of my work, check out my website: www.shawnsprockett.com
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So often is the virgin sheet of paper more real than what one has to say, and so often one regrets having marred it.
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Apple’s Greatest Product
Shawn Blanc of shawnblanc.net wrote a great piece of writing about Apple’s Culture. From his first thoughts after hearing that Steve Jobs would step down as CEO that day to what Apple has built.
Steve isn’t holding Apple on his shoulders any longer. He’s built it up so it can stand on its own. And in the midst of all his innovations and ideas, perhaps the greatest “product” Steve Jobs has built isn’t a product at all — it’s a culture.
It is a short post, but well worth the read.
Need this.
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Amazing video shot from the side of the stage of Times of Grace in Boston. Video was shot by Jason Zucco.
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