Archive for Mobile Applications
SeattleParks App
Team Danielle Gatsos & Corey Christiansen “Don’t miss the adventure that’s just down the street!” – Seattle.Gov Parks With 400+ city parks, 100+ state parks, 180 King County parks, two national forests and six national parks; the Seattle area is full of more than enough natural resources to attract the 1.9 million that live within [...]
Read moreHitting the jackpot with an iPhone app
One of the most important topics we’ve covered in the MCDM Smartphone class I’m taking has been getting our apps in the hands of people who need them. When I began this course my main goal was to learn how the overall development process works and after listening to all of our speakers I’ve become [...]
Read moreOptimizing app development strategy to optimize profits
Much of the content we’ve studied so far in the MCDM smartphone class I’m taking has been centered around optimizing all of the different elements of a smartphone application development strategy. Even if your not in it for the money, optimizing your strategy will consume the least resources and save you from wasting countless hours. [...]
Read moreGeekSpeak: Mobile Gestures
For my MCDM Smartphone GeekSpeak presentation I’ve compiled a brief presentation describing the basics of gestures on Apple, Nokia, Blackberry, Andriod, WebOS and Windows Phone devices. I’ve also included some examples and what I think are the next steps in gesture recognition.
Read moreMind Mapping Smartphone App Ideas
App Idea: GovCast Audience: Reporters/journalists, gov workers, educators/students, people who watch C-Span Purpose: Ability to watch public videos from all branches of gov. Competing Apps: C-Span Radio (iPhone), The White House (iPhone), NASA App (iPhone) Possible Sponsor: Gov grants GovCast could provide anyone with a smartphone the ability to watch videos from a wide variety [...]
Read moreA few above average iPad apps and some that need work
In this post I compare and analyze one application from three different categories that I use daily and three of their competitors that could use some work. Above Average: DropBox for iPad | App Store (free) DropBox is essential because it lets you easily share all types of files with all kinds of devices. It [...]
Read moreThe ever-changing development strategies for smartphone apps
I’ve recently had the pleasure of reading through the iPhone Human Interface Guidelines as well as several other articles related to iPhone development strategies and I want to explore how these strategies are changing based on the growth and innovation or other mobile platforms. Several months ago I read through the Windows Phone UI Design [...]
Read more3 sites for the latest mobile developments
Here are three online resources for communication professionals who want the latest developments on mobile. I’ve been watching these sites for several months now and have been quite impressed with their posts.
Read moreWhy am I taking a smartphone class?
In an effort to map out my learning goals for the MCDM Building Mobile Applications course I’m attending this summer I will start with what I already know. For several months I’ve been working in the Windows Phone environment and interacting with frustrated consumers and developers. Much like the iPhone store, the Windows Phone Marketplace [...]
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