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QB Connect – Rhonda Abrams “5 Key Lessons for Every Entrepreneur”

By Conference, Engagement Design, Innovation, Mobile, Service Design

Attended a great session today at QB Connect by Rhonda Abrams “5 Key Lessons for Every Entrepreneur”.  About Rhonda – USA Today columnist and entrepreneurship expert, Rhonda Abrams shares common issues for small businesses and advises on do-it-now action items to set your business up for success. http://www.planningshop.com/rhonda-abrams/ Key issue: Good…

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iButterfly, that lets you catch virtual butterflies and turn them in for valuable offers.

By Design, Engagement Design, Innovation, Mobile, Natural User Interface

Interesting concept for Augmented Reality Want to catch butterflies to earn discounts? Now you can with your iphone. Mobile Art Lab in Japan has developed a new iPhone App, iButterfly, that lets you catch virtual butterflies and turn them in for valuable offers. The application uses augmented reality to take…

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Google Think Insight – Mobile Search Moments Study

By Mobile, Social

Great new PDF from Google Think Insights Mobile Search Moments Study The headline – “As consumers increasingly turn to their mobile phones, it is critical for businesses to understand the range of “mobile conversions” that can occur, such as phone calls, store visits, or purchases on other devices. In partnership…

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The Mobile Consumer 2013 by Nielsen

By Books, Mobile, Service Design, Social

At Mobile World Congress 2012, Nielsen shared out a PDF documented focused on the Mobile Consumer. Mobile-Consumer-Report-2013 From the introduction: “Mobile The Next Media Powerhouse” “When the first call was placed on a handheld mobile phone in 1973, the prototype device used was capable of less than 30 minutes of battery…

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Google Glass Explored

By Design, Mobile, Natural User Interface

I’ve been exploring and working with Google Glass experiments (in prototype format) for a few weeks now. Just for personal exploration. I’ll be posted a Keynote template really soon. In the meantime here are some sweet links. Google Glass Official Page 10 Things you need to know about Google Glass

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Flat Design and Skeumorphism

By Design, Mobile

Lots of talk on the internet around Flat Design and Skeumorphism. Here are some handy links (Thanks Jason!) on the topic. DesignModo: Skeumorphism in UI Design, What is It? Cole Peters: Flatliners John Gruber: The Trend Against Skeuomorphic Textures & Effects in User Interface Design Max Rudberg: Flat UI is not the…

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