A history of the iPhone
A terrific video history of the iPhone, courtesy of Drew Stearne and CNET. Very appropriate viewing as I sit here on rainy day updating my devices to iOS 5.
CNET UK Presents: History of the iPhone, dedicated to the memory of Steve Jobs from Drew Stearne on Vimeo.
The TED Commandments
1. Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick
2. Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before
3. Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy Passion
4. Thou Shalt Tell a Story
5. Thou Shalt Freely Comment on the Utterances of Other Speakers for the Skae of Blessed Connection and Exquisite Controversy
6. Thou Shalt Not Flaunt thine Ego. Be Thou Vulnerable. Speak of thy Failure as well as thy Success.
7. Thou Shalt Not Sell from the Stage: Neither thy Company, thy Goods, thy Writings, nor thy Desparate need for Funding; Lest Thou be Cast Aside into Outer Darkness.
8. Thou Shalt Remember all the while: Laughter is Good.
9. Thou Shalt Not Read thy Speech.
10. Thou Shalt Not Steal the Time of Them that Follow Thee
Agencies Deliver Strategic Mobile Display Expertise
If you happen to have an account with Forrester Research, have look at this recent report on the role of agencies in the mobile media planning and buying process – iCrossing was interviewed for it and we’re mentioned no less than three times;-)
In-App Payments now account for 1/2 the revenue from iPhone Apps
According to Distimo, 34% of iPhone app revenue is now comes form free apps that generate their revenue from in-app payments. Interesting food for thought for publishers looking at business models for mobile…
Well, that’s what you get for buying a Blackberry
Hilarious – if only it were this simple.
Thanks, Social Hallucinations