Soon after Snap Inc.’s Spectacles went on sale on Thursday, I picked up a pair and walked around the Venice Beach Boardwalk with my girlfriend to try them out. Here’s what it was like. From our sponsors: What it’s like to use Snap Inc.’s Google Glass-like Spectacles
Every developer knows that just because a website looks like and does what it’s meant to on the latest iPhone, doesn’t mean it will work across every mobile device. In this article, we’ll highlight some of the many open device labs out there — fantastic and helpful initiatives by the community that deserve support and…
These days, I’ve been pondering what purpose we as developers have in our world. I’m not able to provide you with an answer here, but instead want to encourage you to think about it, too. Do you have an opinion on this? Are we just pleasing other people’s demands? Or are we in charge of…
rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com On Wednesday, Pinterest added marketing measurement and data companies to its Marketing Partners (née Marketing Developer Partners) program. A quick refresher on Pinterest’s Marketing Partners program: Pinterest introduced the program in April 2015 as a way to open up its automated tools to post content and buy ads on its platform, but…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Pinterest adds measurement, data vendors to its Marketing Partners programNov 9, 2016 by Tim Peterson Pinterest has given its ‘Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval’ to several companies that can now track…
The individual who, for six years, has overseen the growth and recent deceleration of Twitter’s advertising business, Adam Bain, has decided to leave the social network, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday after The New York Times reporter Mike Isaac and Recode reported the news. After 6 years and a once-in-a-lifetime run, I let Jack…
A new movement in marketing is growing — and you’re probably starting to hear about it in the media, at events and in the boardroom. Open Garden is a blueprint for a marketing and advertising ecosystem that’s connected at the data layer. It’s a simple, transformative idea. By building your own Open Garden, you can…
I have been drawing desktop wallpapers for Smashing Magazine’s monthly collections for over a year now, and every time it’s a very fun and challenging mission. In this article, I would like to share how I approach all stages of the process and provide general techniques for creating vector illustrations in Adobe Illustrator. Hopefully, you…
When new technologies make bold promises, how do you discern the hype from what’s commercially viable? And when will such claims pay off, if at all? Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting…
It’s Snapchat’s turn to copy Instagram. On Tuesday, Snapchat finally updated its Stories product — the one Instagram copied in August — with the ability to rewind through Stories, which has been possible on Instagram, but not on Snapchat. If that seems like a minor adjustment, then you haven’t come close to throwing your phone…
