Posts Tagged ‘google’
Goodbye Parse. Now, Apple’s CloudKit vs. Google’s Firebase vs. Kinvey?
Well, today Parse announced that they will be shutting down completely by the end of 2016. When they were acquired by Facebook in 2013, many were concerned. Acquisitions often don’t end well. I guess those folks were correct. We have a difficult announcement to make. Beginning today we’re winding down the Parse service, and Parse…
Read MoreRoulston Research Search and Social Media Conference Call with Former Yahoo and Double Click Executives
On August 16th, Roulston Research held a Search and Social Media conference call to discuss trends in the industry and answer various questions from the attending investors. Larry Cornett of Brilliant Forge (VP of Consumer Products for Yahoo! Search in a former life) was one of the presenters, and Jeff Marcus was the other. He…
Read MoreIs Pinterest Right for Your Business?
Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing social networks in 2012. According to ComScore: in January 2012, 13.76m people worldwide visited the site and spent an average of 89 minutes there. Business Insider recently shared some interesting data tidbits about its growth, users, and their sharing behavior. But, I really like the data shared in this…
Read MorePresentation: The User Experience IS the Product Experience
The User Experience IS the Product Experience from Larry Cornett Presentation Transcript The User Experience IS the Product Experience, Product Management Conference, Larry Cornett, Ph.D. Overview The Power of Product Experience User-Centered Product Design (UCD) The Role of Product Management Product Success at eBay Q&A The Power of Product Experience Focus on UX matters It…
Read MoreShoshin Project Video Interview with Larry Cornett: Search Should Beware of Social Media
I was in NYC last week and had the pleasure of speaking with the folks from The Shoshin Project about the current trends within the Tech industry. Specifically, we talked a lot about the impact of social media and how it could potential disrupt traditional information retrieval (i.e., Web Search). I believe that social media’s popularity and technology may push aside traditional search by helping users tame the information overload beast that the “stream” has become.