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To sell innovations, we need an anchor and a twist. (via...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:41:00 +0000

To sell innovations, we need an anchor and a twist. (via @fredfigueiredo)

"the amount of time an organization spends discussing an issue is inversely proportional to its..."

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:31:00 +0000

“the amount of time an organization spends discussing an issue is inversely proportional to its importance”

- Everything Is Media: Law of triviality

“A Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:12:00 +0000

“A Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F…”

The top 5 new rules of productivity

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:31:18 +0000

The top 5 new rules of productivity

"nano, mini, micro, pequenas e médias empresas"

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:35:00 +0000

“nano, mini, micro, pequenas e médias empresas”

- Gato Fedorento in “Esmiuça os Sufrágios”

via Pedro Custodio’s presentation: User Generated...

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:31:28 +0000

via Pedro Custodio’s presentation: User Generated Communities Usability (slide 45)

Time Management Matrix from Stephen Covey’s book “First Things...

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:38:40 +0000

Time Management Matrix from Stephen Covey’s book “First Things First”

Vodafone Update app for iPhone

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:06:00 +0000

A while back, Widgetlabs (makers of Vodafone’s Update app for iPhone) was kind enough to ask about my complaints regarding the Vodafone Update app.

Having setup version 2.0 of the app to connect to my Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, here’s a quick list of my main impressions, in no particular order:

Problems

Poor timeline management, with several issues:
- Entries getting frequently out of chronological order, with the most recent ones appended after 1 month old entries, for example.
- Getting thrown to the top of the timeline when returning from the details of an item, instead of staying where we left off.
- Different update speeds per network give the impression that no updates exist for a certain period of time, only to have it “magically” appear after you’ve already scrolled past that point.
These issues showed up more often when coming back to the timeline from the details of an old update, reached after scrolling back “in time” (e.g. to 1 month old entries).
Date & time formats do not follow the regional format settings. (AM/PM? Please!)
On Facebook updates, content shared without a custom comment appear as ”no text posted” making it impossible to discern from the timeline what it is about.

Annoyances

Can’t go to the next/previous update when in details mode! Having to get back to the timeline only to check the next item is very cumbersome. (not to mention when the problems with the timeline quick in, as mentioned above)
On Twitter, there is no easy way to see a user’s mentions from the user’s profile. (only option is to do a manual search?)
The app supports multiple networks but not multiple accounts for the same network?!? (this is just bizarre and, in my opinion, shortsighted!)
We can only see the user’s profile on Twitter?! What about the other networks?
On Facebook, updates from apps appear without identifying which “friend” posted them.

Improvements? Nice to have?

Add a way to see a user’s favorites on Twitter.
Add the ability to hide app notices from the timeline on Facebook.
Twitter profile counts (followers, following, etc) should be clickable to see a detailed list.
Allow to flag/star/favorite directly from the timeline. (relates to my personal usage, since I often “flag for later” to check back when I have more time)
When starting the app, go back to where the user left off. (very useful for when incoming phone calls come in)

These are only the main ones I’ve noticed after a couple hours of using the app but bear in mind that with both Facebook and Linkedin having their own iPhone applications and Tweetie being the best-seller app for Twitter, the expectations for accessing these networks through an app are quite high!

Swine flu

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:59:43 +0000

Swine flu

“Startups that succeed are those that manage to iterate...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:20:00 +0000

“Startups that succeed are those that manage to iterate enough times before running out of resources. Time between these iterations is fundamental.” (via Achieving Flow in a Lean Startup)

Where have I seen this before? :D (via burocratik)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:27:09 +0000

Where have I seen this before? :D (via burocratik)

Product Life Cycle: 4 Basic Stage(via Derek Silvers)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:12:00 +0000

Product Life Cycle: 4 Basic Stage
(via Derek Silvers)

"The Bikini Concept: by giving away 90% of the concept, and keeping 10%, the attraction factor is..."

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:26:00 +0000

“The Bikini Concept: by giving away 90% of the concept, and keeping 10%, the attraction factor is just as strong, if not twice as strong.”

- by Sean

"There’s no speed limit! — Kimo’s high expectations set a new pace for me. He taught me..."

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:49:00 +0000

“There’s no speed limit! — Kimo’s high expectations set a new pace for me. He taught me “the standard pace is for chumps”.”

- Derek Sivers

"It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:35:58 +0000

“It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better.”

- Johnathan Ive (via Pedro Custodio)

"Just because it is not your fault does not mean it is not your problem."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:18:00 +0000

“Just because it is not your fault does not mean it is not your problem.”

Movie Narrative Charts - By Randall Munroe (via Pedro Custodio)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:44:46 +0000

Movie Narrative Charts - By Randall Munroe (via Pedro Custodio)

A Great Conundrum | SRS BZNS What if Pinocchio said: “My...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:20:00 +0000

A Great Conundrum | SRS BZNS

What if Pinocchio said: “My nose will now grow.”

"… if you can’t explain your mission in the form, “We help $TYPE_OF_PERSON be awesome at $THING,” you..."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:36:00 +0000

“… if you can’t explain your mission in the form, “We help $TYPE_OF_PERSON be awesome at $THING,” you are not going to have passionate users.”

- Kathy Sierra (via Joel on Software)

"Engineers apply the principles of science and mathematics to develop economical solutions to..."

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:06:00 +0100

“Engineers apply the principles of science and mathematics to develop economical solutions to technical problems. Their work is the link between scientific discoveries and the commercial applications that meet societal and consumer needs.”

- US Bureau of Labor’s definition of the role of an engineer