Portland Tech Events: April Digest
April will be a busy month for tech events in Portland, with topics running the gamut from startup pitches to writing code like a 19th century novelist. To make the […]
Continue ReadingWhy Your App Should Leverage the New Facebook Messenger Platform
Last month, Facebook rolled out a series of improvements to the company’s app services at its annual F8 developer conference. Among the highly anticipated announcements, Facebook’s commitment to serve and grow the developer community through two products, Messenger and Parse, stood out.
Continue ReadingWhen Teaming Up Makes Sense – DevelopmentNow
Do you do your own taxes? Do you change your own oil? Cut your own hair? Even for the biggest micro-manager or penny-pincher, you can’t do it all yourself. If […]
Continue ReadingWhy Apple’s First Stab at Social Falls Flat (And 7 Ways You Can Avoid Ping’s Fate)
Whether or not Apple execs were thinking “different” with their newest scheme, or just pushed their luck a little too far, it looks like their newest creation may not be […]
Continue ReadingHow Can Advertisers Take Advantage of 'Places?'
Facebook’s endorsement of location-based social sharing represents the evolution of convergent ad campaigns, and the shape of mobile marketing efforts to come.
Continue ReadingUncle Sam Turns to Social Media for Business Solutions, and Why You Should Too
Social media is changing the way we think, connect and live—and no one is immune to this transformation—not even the federal government. Many federal departments, through mediums such as USA.gov, […]
Continue ReadingWhy Not Overlook ‘Badges?' They may be the Next Big Thing.
Social networking centers on the idea of making the online experience ‘interactive.’ Therefore, it’s not surprising that developers are constantly looking for new ways that people can integrate real life […]
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