If you torture numbers long enough, you can make them say anything. In this case, it’s Chitika, Techcrunch, and others who are raising alarms about something that’s relatively meaningless, particularly to Microsoft. The title of the Chitika post is “Demise of the PC? Windows Web Browsing Market Share Declines by 10% in Six Months”. Their… Continue reading Why Windows web browsing market share drop means very little to Microsoft
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App use surpasses web browsing
For the first time, we’re spending more time in mobile applications than surfing the web via desktop or mobile browsers, according to a new report. It’s worth noting that this report comes from Flurry, whose business model rests on ever-increasing mobile app use. (From the company’s site: “Flurry increases the size and value of mobile… Continue reading App use surpasses web browsing
Three misguided fears about the web
Every so often, almost like clockwork, someone will come out and say that the internet is ruining everything. This week, it’s the New York Times‘ Bill Keller, who fears that “we may be unlearning, tweet by tweet… complexity, acuity, patience, wisdom, intimacy” The usual response to this from web-heads and technologists is a slightly more… Continue reading Three misguided fears about the web
Through the Generations: How the Web is Being Used
Most of us spend a great deal of time on the Internet. It has become the most prevalent activity during our waking hours for millions. When you look closely at the statistics, most fall in line with our expectations (likely due to the information we’ve seen somewhere before on the Internet regarding the subject), but… Continue reading Through the Generations: How the Web is Being Used
Through the Generations: How the Web is Being Used
Technology will always be a generational thing with the twenty- and thirty-somethings of any particular time-period leading the way and watching their early adoptions spread to younger and older people. It’s just the way of speed – those with money and technological know-how try it first and lead the way for the rest. This graphic… Continue reading Through the Generations: How the Web is Being Used
Internet Population Reaches 2 Billion
2010 is a big year for the internet. The number of people browsing the world wide web will reach and surpass 2 billion, nearly a third of the world’s population. That number has doubled in the past five years alone, with 226 million new internet users this year alone. The International Telecommunication Union released figures… Continue reading Internet Population Reaches 2 Billion
Video And Web, Not Getting Any Closer
Video and the web go together like oil and water. Users want simple, accessible video on all their devices. Providers want.. well, money, lots of it, and historically they’ve been unwilling to budge. Well, the working group determined to create a consumer-friendly media network finally has a name and a logo. The name is UltraViolet,… Continue reading Video And Web, Not Getting Any Closer
6 Great Apps For Web Designers
If you are a web designer then Apple’s mobile devices can help you work better, smarter — and out of the office. Here’s six apps you really should take time to get to know. 1. Ego $1.99 This is a splendid app (image above) not just for a developer but for anyone who has ever… Continue reading 6 Great Apps For Web Designers
Please Adobe: Three Hopes For The Future
I’ve been using Adobe software for nearly as long as I’ve been using Apple computers, so I fancy myself as ideally positioned to comment on the Apple/Adobe brouhaha that reached new heights last week with Steve Jobs’ open letter about Flash. The thing is, I don’t really want to. To take sides in this debate… Continue reading Please Adobe: Three Hopes For The Future
Google HTTP’s Off Nerds
The web has been around for some time now, and the world is divided into two camps: people who get it, and people who don’t. If you open a browser, type ‘google.com’ in the address bar and then type ‘facebook.com’ into the Google search box, you don’t really ‘get’ the web. Google is hoping to… Continue reading Google HTTP’s Off Nerds