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Google Me – quick thoughts for and against…

The Way of the Web

5 million activations a month, a focus on mobile first (as said by Eric Schmidt), and working across mobiles and the merging tablet market (in terms of tablets now getting mainstream coverage and adoption post iPad). With Google Me and the rumoured Google Music, perhaps picking up ex-Myspace users is a better first step.

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The Truth About the iPad | Blogging and Content Creation | Social.

Convince & Convert

After a few days of messing around with it, the iPad reminds me very much of that remote control with a cord. Most of the chatter leading up to the iPad’s release was around how would it perform against standard computing tasks. I use my iPad instead of my iPhone, not instead of my MacBook. Same with email.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

The Truth About the iPad Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility [link] apprview4iphone (iPhone Reviewer) Twitter Comment From Blogs: Is It Curtains for the App Store? How many developers have the liquidity to host their own software? Between hosting and implementation, there is no doubt that there are substanial costs involved.

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You've Heard the Rumors. Here are a Few Predictions That "Just Make Sense" For Facebook's F8

Stay N' Alive

This is also why they'll launch an iPad app - it gives them more control. Kinda reminds me of Myspace - I hope not. In fact, David Recordon, Facebook's Senior Open Programs manager, was quoted recently by Jolie O'Dell at Venturebeat saying that Open Hardware was the future over open source software. Some sort of Music solution.

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Ignore Foursquare at Your Peril - An Analysis of Potential.

Convince & Convert

1/3 of ipad only apps are games. 1/3 of ipad only apps are games. 1/3 of ipad only apps are games. Easy to semi-automate with software, etc. People are still bashing the iPhone and excited to have the iPad as a new whipping boy. I don't think the time issue is hugely important here.