Aug 30th 09
Augmented Reality Apps Proliferate
A few months ago, I wrote about the potential of first person user interfaces on networked mobile devices. This week, new augmented reality applications were released on both the iPhone and Android platforms. Augmented reality applications are a popular form of first person interfaces that enhance the real world with information not visible to the naked eye.
Yelp
Social review service Yelp has a new...
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Aug 13th 09
The Mobile App User Experience
“The 1.5 billion downloads thus far from Apple’s App Store clearly demonstrate a User Experience in high demand.” But why are native mobile applications such a desirable User Experience? Two factors come to mind:
Applications by their nature are task focused. They consist of optimized user interfaces for handling certain types of actions and data. In other words, a singular focus on...
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Aug 9th 09
Social Apps in Networked Consumer Device Platforms
We’re beginning to see more networked consumer device platforms start integrating Web services. Social networking services seem to be first on the list because of their high engagement (frequent check-in behavior) and open development platforms.
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Aug 9th 09
The App Model
In Mobile Apps vs. Web Apps, I pointed out how mobile applications provide a compelling platform for developers and consumers. As the number of mobile Internet users continues to grow (Comscore reports the number doubled in 2008), more people will use apps to access online services. Seeking Alpha tells a similar story:
“We are witnessing a transition in the way the Internet is used. Mobile content...
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Aug 9th 09
Mobile Apps vs. Web Apps
Today news sources (like the BBC) are trumpeting the market for mobile applications will become “as big as the Internet.” Clearly, we’re not going to have as many applications on any specific mobile platform as on the Internet at large. So what’s the story here?
Mobile app stores can provide access to the few services that matter online. Therefore they can deliver the top sites...
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Patrick is an accomplished Sr. User Interface Developer and Architect specializing in Web Applications, Web 2.0 and eLearning with extensive experience in the full life cycle of the software design process including project planning, design, testing, client communications, training, de-bugging, implementation and maintenance. His book, Modern Ui, Social Usability for Web 2.0 and Beyond is in production and will be available at Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon as well as many other fine retailers in Winter 2009-2010.
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