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Pricing software is a perennial challenge. I came across this ebook, “Don’t just roll the dice” by Neil Davidson. It’s a very nice introduction to a tricky topic. I am considering a major revamp of the BlogBridge web site, with pricing and feature changes and this guide helps me think through those questions.
Some people are starting to wonder whether Google+will continue to grow and become a major social network. Even for Google, it will be quite an achievement to penetrate the already relatively crowded world of social networks and become a major player. Indeed they have had an excellent sta...
Read more →Check this post How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition from Steve Blank. Of course you know that Steve Blank is one of the gurus of the Lean Startup. This blog post is m...
Read more →I got some of this list from Lee Sheldon’s course syllabus. I have not read all these books but I want to: - Designing Virtual Worlds. Richard Bartle. - Character Development and Storytelling for Games. Lee Sheldon. - Developing Online Games. M...
Read more →If you watched (or didn’t) the preceding video by Jesse Schellyou might have caught one throw away idea mentioned that really intrigued me: Eliminate grades and instead adopt a system modeled more like experience points in a game. The idea he mentions I believe ca...
Read more →If you are interested in Game Design you have probably seen this video… I finally watched it and thought it was really worth sharing. I definitely recommend it. Jesse Schell is funny and engaging to listen to and has great insights to offer. The last 7 or so minutes is a fantastic riff on how gaming might / will invade our everyday life in the future. Very plausible. http://www.g4tv.com/lv3/44277 Xbox 360 Games – E3 2012 – Guitar Hero 5
I read about Quirky.com in the paper the other day. From my perusal it’s a site where people (you and me) can submit ideas for manufactured products. For example, let’s say...
Read more →Check this post One More Thing… from TechCrunch: > "So instead I read what everyone else had to say. Some articles were excellent, many were very good, others read far too much like obituaries. Mor...
Read more →This news saddens me: > “Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs resigned today as chief executive officer from Apple. His place at the top of the company will be taken by Tim Cook, previously Apple’s chief operating officer.” (from CNET) I hope he’s doing alright and is with us for many many years to come.
Marc Andreeson has a really good, optimistic article in the Wall Street Journal about the future foundational role of Software in all industries of the world’s economy: > “[…snip]Finally, the new companies need to p...
Read more →Check this post With Skillshare, everyone can be a teacher > "The New York City-based startup launched its service in April, offering a platform for users to offer real-world classes of any kind to interested students. The service, which roll...
Read more →Check this post Connecting Web Apps with Web Intents > "Android OS addresses this problem with Intents, a facility for late run-time binding between components in the same or different applications. In the Intents system, ...
Read more →Check this post A strong argument for why iOS development is winning > "IOS platform competitors take note: Fledgling indie iOS dev Chris Eidhof has posted a smart list of the main reasons why a new developer finds Apple’s mobile operati...
Read more →I am assuming that you’ve followed the nonsense that has been going on in Washington D.C. about our so-called debt ceiling. If not this post will be meaninless and boring to you. [The deal stipulates that a new super-commision will be formed to sort out the additional 1+ Trillion in defecit reducti...
Read more →I’ve been an avid user and recommender of Pivotal Tracker, an excellent, simple to use, Scrum based project manager. I still love it a lot. 
Very cool photographs: > “Last summer, Sacha Goldberger decided he would take on a very interesting project. H...
I still don’t love Microsoft. I used to, actually, use Windows day in and day out, for years. But I am known to frown a the thought of sitting down and usingn Windows 7 or whatever it’s called these days. But isn’t Bill Gates awesome? After building Microsoft into a hugely successful bu...
Read more →It’s unusual to see Thomas Friedman to throw his weight this thoroughly behind an outside organization: > “The goal of Americans Elect is to take a...
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