Entries Tagged 'Technology'

Hulu Plus, Hulu.com’s premium service is now official and it looks like it has some real potential.   Hulu.com, as you may know,  is a website that allows you to watch selected TV shows and movies free online.  It’s similar to Netflix, but has shows from the current season whereas Netflix only has past seasons that have been released on DVD.  Previously, you could only watch Hulu on your computer or web enabled television but with the release of Hulu Plus you can now watch Hulu videos on your computer, TV, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Playstation 3, and many other devices. Read On

For virtually every industry there’s a wide library of resources available online to help people stay connected and up-to-date on current news and hot topics. This is especially true in the interactive industry. And while I have a few of my own favorite blogs and sites that I check on a regular basis, I was curious what the rest of the BI team was reading online. So I asked them and put together a list of useful online resources related to design, development and interactive marketing.

Below is a round-up of the Boston Interactive team’s favorite websites, blogs, and aggregators.  They are full of tech news, design and development tips, color ideas, social media and blogs.  If you recommend any others let us know in the comments. Enjoy! Read On

Think back to the first web browser you ever used.  Most likely it was Netscape Navigator or America Online (remember those AOL installation CD’s everywhere you went?).  Back in the 90’s it was simple; most people used Netscape, Internet Explorer, or AOL to get online.  Nowadays there are so many to choose from: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, and that does not even touch the obscure ones such as Flock, Konqueror, and Amaya.  So the question is with all the choices out there, which one should you use? Read On

Yesterday was the opening day of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. As expected, Steve Jobs unveiled the 4th generation iPhone to an excited live audience of media and developers in addition to the thousands of people around the world who watched online feeds and live blogs as the event took place. The new iPhone is even thinner than previous models and has a variety of new features, including a new operating system, dubbed the iOS4, which allows for some exciting new capabilities.

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How the Technical & Non-Technical Communicate

Early this week I was in a meeting in which a non-technical person was describing a website feature, which she casually mentioned  “probably just needs an ActionScript.” The technical person in the meeting was quick to reply “oh, sure, just an ActionScript.” We all laughed and it got me thinking about how the technical and non-technical communicate.

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Last night I had the chance to hear Dennis Crowley, co-founder of the location-based social network, Foursquare speak at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, an event hosted by the Ad Club. Foursquare is a network on which people check in to different locations and share their location and tips about different places with friends while also earning badges and points for their social activities. The network was founded in March 2009 and is expected to hit 1 million users in just a few weeks according to Crowley (also known as @dens to Twitter users).  At this event Crowley was relaxed, open, and honest about Foursquare’s beginning, current state, and future, leaving me with some great takeaways on location-based social networking, social media, and general business.

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