18 12 / 2012
If your core product is a mobile app, your competition is not similar apps, it is the mobile app store itself. Think through your distribution strategy and make sure you have a plan for making your app easy to find.
18 12 / 2012
diy:
Look Ma, I Made IT Myself! 10 Amazing Things 3-D Printers Can Do Now
From fixing a snaggle tooth to reshaping scientific models, 3-D printing is being used in unexpected and revolutionary ways. Get started on creating your own prototypes by designing a project in CAD or printing out and putting together a 3-D pattern. The future is here.
16 12 / 2012
Zack Shapiro: 9 things I wish someone had told me about life after college
The last two years of high school every teacher talked about getting us ready for college. I guess they did a good job because the transition to college was relatively painless. I packed up all of my stuff and moved to Boulder but for the most part, transitioning was easy.
Nobody talks about…
15 12 / 2012
Digital Learning Contributes to Deeper Learning
There are many great teachers and some schools who have figured out how to create opportunities for deeper learning for the students they serve. Common Core State Standards and next generation assessments support the idea of deeper learning. However, we believe it will only be possible to create deeper learning opportunities at scale by employing personal digital learning tools that customize the educational experience and serve the individual needs of each student on his/her own unique learning path.
15 12 / 2012
Hacker Tourism: How would I get started?
Last night on Hacker News, someone asked a simple question with a complicated answer: “I want to build a cable company. How would I get started?”
I’m really disappointed in the universally pessimistic and generally unhelpful answers this question received. Some people pitched some…
(Source: peteforde)
15 12 / 2012
Digital Learning Contributes to Deeper Learning
There are many great teachers and some schools who have figured out how to create opportunities for deeper learning for the students they serve. Common Core State Standards and next generation assessments support the idea of deeper learning. However, we believe it will only be possible to create deeper learning opportunities at scale by employing personal digital learning tools that customize the educational experience and serve the individual needs of each student on his/her own unique learning path.
14 12 / 2012
Communication: Have the Courage to Be Direct(via @Lifehacker)
There are many situations where nuance, subtlety, and carefully crafted diplomacy in communications are critical. But most of the time, plain directness can go a long way.
(via paulselearning)
14 12 / 2012
Wallflowers of Silicon Valley Get Asked to Dance
That means technology sectors — including mobile security, data analytics and storage companies and mobile payment systems — which previously elicited a shrug or a snooze, are suddenly finding millions of dollars of investments coming at them. Here’s a look at some of the more promising sectors.
Full Story: NYT
14 12 / 2012
What kind of blogger are you? Different blogger types explained
Hehe, I don’t know about the techies in that chart. Many tech bloggers are the most emotional and unrational of all. I love that! I hate that! Do you like that? Then I hate you! Have a nice weekend everybody!
