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“So… App.net, it’s like Twitter, only with way less people on it, and you have to pay for it… uh….” Right? Two things happened recently that convinced me to take the App.net plunge. First, they changed their pricing scheme, lowering the bar to entry. I can try it for a month for $5, rather than […]
eBible is one of the coolest Bible reading apps (Web and Mobile) out there. It’s search and reading interface is uncluttered and very very fast, and it includes a few very handy study-tools without being bogged down. They just launched a cool new tool for their Android App: Voice Navigation. See it in action here: […]
One of my final projects at Desiring God was the information architecture and user experience design (interactions, interface layout, etc) of the Desiring God App for iOS. We’re quite pleased with the results.
I often hear this question when a reviewer is comparing two Web services is “why should I pay for service X, when service Y does the same thing for free?” Answer: because the free version will probably disappear. Maciej at Pinboard explains the issue.
My new favorite Bible reading Web app, eBible has just released their reading plan functionality. Select one of their 18 plans (topical, NT, OT, through the Bible), and they will send you a daily email with reminder to read.
Astounding video: The World Is Obsessed With Facebook from Alex Trimpe on Vimeo. Which was inspired by this infographic:
This weekend I was honored with the privilege of speaking at the NRB Convention with DJ Chuang and Bob Lepine. Our session was a discussion panel on the way “New Media” (blogs, social networking, etc) can be used together with “Old Media” (TV, Radio, print news, etc). I was particularly excited about this opportunity because […]
An interesting question came up in my “empty your inbox” post. Similar to a messy inbox, my new distraction is unread tweets in tweetie. How do you handle twitter? Do you put it off until certain times or keep up with it all day? Simple answer: I don’t. Twitter is an information luxury to me. […]
Not sure they are the first or only group doing this, but it is the first loud buzz I’ve seen come into my circles. Lifechurch.TV, renowned (in emerging, evangelical, church circles) for their innovative use of the Internet and social media technology has implemented Google’s Translator API into their chat rooms. Make it possible for […]
Found this gem. A news report from 1981 describing an early “Internet”. Funny to think that this is now mainstream in a way they didn’t even imagine yet. (Via Noel.)
Living in a college town, and being a fairly socially active person, I hang out with a relatively large amount of college students (ages 19-24ish…). Recently I’ve realized a fairly significant generation gap. I was sitting in room with about 20 college students and asked them how many of them read blogs. The general reaction […]