Monopoly Meets Foursquare With Turf Geography Club
My check-in obsession isn't just limited to Foursquare. I recently stumbled upon a new discovery app called Turf Geography Club. Here's how it works.
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How Facebook Pitched Advertisers in 2004
If you saw “The Social Network”, the movie that tells the story of how Facebook began, then you’ll get a thrill out of seeing these slides. As depicted in the film, Eduardo Saverin flew to New York City to sell ads right after the launch of TheFacebook.com in the spring of 2004. A copy of his …
This First Generation iPhone User Doesn’t Plan On Upgrading
Interview with a guy who is not only still using the original, first-generation iPhone, but he doesn't plan to upgrade anytime soon.
What Apple’s Decision to Add Content Competitors to Apple TV Really Says
Over the last few months, Apple has made some very telling moves. Namely, they’ve added Netflix and Hulu Plus to Apple TV and let Amazon release its instant video streaming app for the iPad. For years, Apple had excluded companies that compete directly with the iTunes Store (like Hulu Plus and Amazon). The inclusion of these …
America to Moon: We Surrender!
Sorry America. You might have been the first country to “conquer” the moon, but it looks like the stars and stripes planted during the moon landing have surrendered… to sunlight. NASA recently provided images from their LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) showing that most of the American flags placed on the moon by the Apollo astronauts are …
Amazon Releases Instant Video App for iPad
Good news for Amazon Prime members. The Amazon Instant Video app is now on iPad. The app features thousands of TV shows and films.
Why I Switched from an iPhone to the Nokia Lumina 900
Five years ago today, the first generation iPhone (also known as the iPhone EDGE) was released to the public. People stood in lines to get the new smartphone up to a week in advance. 5 years later, the iPhone has become part of our lives. Except for me, because I just switched to the Nokia …
What to Expect from Apple’s WWDC 2012 Without Steve Jobs
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the annual gathering where the secretive company hosts folks who make a living writing software for its products, kicks off later this month. And while the event is designed around presentations to help developers, its keynote address has also become an opportunity for Apple to roll out new products… not …
6 Reasons to get Mac AntiVirus Software
For years you might have heard that Mac doesn’t need anti-virus because their security is pretty tough to bypass. However, that information is not completely true. The recent issue with Java that caused the virus called Flashback Trojan (Flashback.K) is a perfect example to have a virus. Your Mac could even hold a sleeping virus, …
La Quinta Hotels Launches New Mobile Instant Booking Feature Called LQ-Instant Hold
La Quinta's new LQ-Instant Hold service allows guests to hold a room with just their mobile number for up to four hours.
20 Questions with Joe Zito – Creator of the iOS Game King’s Orders [interview]
Nowadays it seems like everyone and their grandmother is creating some sort of app. Angry Birds, Draw Something and other popular smart phone and tablet games have exploded with popularity. Everyone wants a piece of the App economy including MethodShop.com reader, Joe Zito (@joseph_zito). Zito is a filmmaker in waiting… and while he waits, he is determined not …
Absolut Vodka’s QR Code FAIL in SPIN Magazine
One of the only places that QR codes really make sense is in magazines and newspapers. People can just scan away at their leisure when the QR code is right in their hands. So you'd think a big company like Absolut Vodka would know how to properly use a QR code in a magazine ad. Apparently not. In the May 2012 issue of SPIN Magazine, Absolut included a QR code that was smaller than a penny. We tried scanning it using several phones and QR code scanner apps... no luck. it's too small to scan. Smartphone cameras just can't scan it.
