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You think of social networks as distribution for awareness for something else, you think of it as distribution. (…) I think of those platforms as platforms to natively story tell to bring awareness. It is a substantial difference and what it does is it forces me to actually bring value on those channels, instead of thinking them as impressions. At 9:10 of the Elevate NYC 2013 Keynote (by Gary Vaynerchuk)...

A minha família tinha uma fábrica que produzia azeite e azeitonas. As verdes e as pretas (mas sem aquela cor brilhante e uniforme). Um dia o meu Pai resolveu experimentar fazer também as “azeitonas pintadas” que já faziam sucesso em Espanha. Sendo ele engenheiro químico e eu na altura estudante de engenharia química, conversámos várias vezes sobre o processo. Passaram muitos anos, elas estão aí por toda a parte, as outras, as azeitonas realmente boas… essas aparecem cada vez menos....

(via You Should be Thinking Mobile 1st, 2nd, and 69th | Gary Vaynerchuk )

Dorme, dorme, meu menino Que a mãezinha logo vem Foi lavar os cueirinhos (… teus paninhos) À fontinha de Belém Dorme, dorme, meu menino Dorme que eu durmo também Quem embala o seu menino Só quer que ele durma bem O meu menino tem sono E o sono não lhe quer vir Canta, canta, passarinho Para o menino dormir

How emotional design can give your website much more impact In this article I’ll give you an idea of the potential of emotional design. We’ll be looking at copywriting and visuals but especially looking at interaction, since we’re interaction designers. Emotional design is designing for emotions in the user. It means you try to make sure that users feel a certain way. Preferably a way that complements the brand or product, or just the specific process the user is in....

iOS Design Patterns The tutorial is divided into sections, one section per design pattern. In each section, you’ll read an explanation of the following: What the design pattern is. Why you should use it. How to use it and, where appropriate, common pitfalls to watch for when using the pattern. (…) In the process of developing this app, you’ll become acquainted with the most common Cocoa design patterns: Creational : Singleton and Abstract Factory....

8 Steps to Choosing the Right Market for You In this post I’ll show you how I chose my market and I’ll share a few different resources I used to learn more (including how you can use a franchise business to give you all the info you need). Make a list of market ideas Is the market big enough to support you? Is the market profit driven? Remove all industries that don’t interest you Do they make enough money to buy software?...

Technical Q&A QA1633: Creating easy-to-read short links to the App Store for your apps and company There are three types of App Store Short Links, in two forms, one for iOS apps, another for Mac Apps: Company Name iOS: http://appstore.com/ <companyname> for example, http://appstore.com/apple Mac: http://appstore.com/mac/ <companyname> for example, http://appstore.com/mac/apple App Name iOS: http://appstore.com/ <appname> for example, http://appstore.com/keynote Mac: http://appstore.com/mac/ <appname> for example, http://appstore.com/mac/keynote App by Company iOS: http://appstore.com/ <companyname>/<appname> for example, http://appstore....

Unshit yourself!: Quanto ganha a minha Consultora de Tecnologias de Informação? rupeal: Sendo que uma das unidades que lidero se dedica ao negócio da sub-contratação de recursos humanos (vulgo Outsourcing) na área das Tecnologias de Informação (TI’s), posso afirmar que possuo bastante conhecimento acerca do tema. Espanta-me a falta de transparência da maioria dos players do mercado…