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Daft Punk, Arrested Development, and how content is becoming an experience

What a great year for content! In October 2012, Red Bull Stratos set a benchmark for what can be done with branded content. The jump was watched live on YouTube by 8 million people. A few months later, Gangam style established a new standard for how far online virality can take you. It became the first video to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. Powered by the internet. These two extreme cases probably won't be topped for quite some time (internet time, that is) and are clear leaders in their categories. But lately, I've noticed two other great examples that clearly show something else - where commercial content (promotion) is headed. It's all about delivering experiences, which are created and amplified by digital marketing.

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written 15.5.2013 10:02 CET on chronolog

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Thanks dude! :)

commented 15.5.2013 10:02 CET by Stritar

Well written.

commented 15.5.2013 9:57 CET by TheBlaze

Note to self: when writing blog post titles, forget about SEO

A few days ago, I wrote a blog post about innovative blog designs and solutions that are emerging everywhere. I think it's a great post, it offers a very detailed overview of new fascinating concepts and features that are driven by new ways we consume content. But right before publishing, I've decided to change the post's title from "Dissecting the innovative blogs..." to "UX analysis of the innovative blogs...". I did this because I wanted to include "user experience" and "analysis" in the blog's title and url for better SEO performance, but this turned out to be a huge mistake.

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written 1.4.2013 14:57 CET on chronolog

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Hi Pete, thank you for your comment. I wanted point out social media optimization is getting more important than SEO. Example: I once wrote a post that Apple has more cash than Slovenia's GDP. Not much technical optimization, no backlinks, just a lot of social virality on that post. It was on the first page of Google "Apple Slovenia" for a year or two.

commented 1.4.2013 14:57 CET by Stritar

I'm sorry but you have a few details wrong in this post. If you're concerned about referencing keywords, you could do it in body copy as opposed to the post title. Also, rankings are largely influenced by the number of sites linking to a post, alongside on-page keyword references, well-built sites and user experience. Social signals are just a catalyst - not a direct factor.

commented 1.4.2013 14:30 CET by PeteCampbell

Apple should offer the opportunity to merge two iPads (with mockups)

The iPad 3 is coming out in March, and like its predecessors, it will surely be a huge success. But every time a new generation of an Apple gadget comes out, the previous ones flood the secondary markets, usually followed by massive price drops. Like iPads 1 today, iPads 2 will probably be quite inexpensive in the following weeks, when we'll have a new item on our with list. This may not be a really a big problem for Apple, since their business model of ultra-fast product cycles obviously works, but still, the idea of being able to sell more than one product of the same line to a single person could hold quite a few benefits. Let's take a look.

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written 7.3.2013 4:38 CET on chronolog

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I recently bought a second iPad and have been using one to take notes while the other runs a presentation. Has worked pretty well but would be better if there was more cross device functionality. You can share web content with Chrome which works well and is a good first step.

commented 7.3.2013 4:38 CET by Russell

Love the idea. I'm a board secretary, and it would be rally great to see the board papers on one screen leaving the second screen free for me to take notes

commented 30.6.2012 6:46 CET by doug

Thanks Matt, it's nice to see other people noticed potential in such an installation too.

commented 2.5.2012 22:45 CET by Stritar

I was just thinking about this very same idea. I think it would be great. It would obviously take a whole redesign, both on the OS front and in the device itself. Also I think it would benefit from being a full flat panel image rather than the black borders on the sides. And I would say, it would make more sense on a smaller version than current size of the iPad. Thus making it lighter, but also more handleable. Like the DS of Mac pretty much. But yeah I guess apps would need to accomadate a user either having either 1 or 2 iPads. It should be an option. Use all the Smart Cover stuff to just magnetize them together. Each iPad could also be different too. Like the front cover, and the back cover iPad. Back has a more flat design for the desk, the front is more curved. Heck they could just make MacBooks with a Touch Screen instead of a keyboard...

commented 29.4.2012 15:55 CET by Matt

Thanks! :)

commented 27.2.2012 14:35 CET by Stritar

Congratulations: Dumbest thing I've read all day.

commented 27.2.2012 14:33 CET by andy

I believe Firefox OS may be on to something

A few days ago, during the Mobile World Congress, Firefox announced its mobile OS, which will be available soon. Teaming up with 18 carriers and 4 announced manufacturers (plus Sony), the release was probably bigger than expected. A few high-profile web services, including AirBnb, Disney, Facebook, SoundCloud and Twitter, also joined the hype by including their apps to the new marketplace. Analysts quickly put down their bets, some supporting the effort, while others denying the possibility of its success. One of the most fascinating things about the new OS is that it's going to be entirely web based, the operating system itself, the apps, everything. Unlocking the power of the web, as they put it. And to be honest, I can buy that.

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written 4.3.2013 16:48 CET on chronolog

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Holy shit Mike, you are right! \o/ Apologies to Midnas as well.

commented 4.3.2013 16:48 CET by Stritar

Sorry, but there is a console, network, basically everything. You have no idea what you are talking about.

commented 4.3.2013 16:41 CET by Mike

Sorry, but the new included debugger tool by FF is useless. No console, no network, nothing. Oh, it has the 3D view. :)

commented 4.3.2013 11:37 CET by Stritar

"I don't know why Firefox hasn't offered a similar too" It already has sucha tool, if you can't see it then that's because Firebug overrides it.

commented 4.3.2013 10:58 CET by Midnas

Awesome! :)

commented 4.3.2013 8:59 CET by Stritar

I played little bit with Nokia Firefox OS developer Preview Mobile phone on MWC. I was not impressed, but it's nice. Together with Nokia design, it works nicely :) check: http://sdrv.ms/13yECoN

commented 3.3.2013 21:49 CET by Kreso

5 reasons why I won't steal your idea

Since I'm a software architect and a web developer, I get often approached by people with their new ideas. In most cases, for some quality feedback, and on lucky days, for a rough quote about the costs of such a project. These people are usually very secretive about what they have, making me explain to them that it's far from my interest to steal that idea. One time, a guy even made me sign a Non-disclosure agreement before I could make him an offer for a service he was thinking about. After bargaining with me, he chose a different contractor, but ended up doing nothing, at least to my knowledge. He was obviously focused on the wrong things, instead of getting feedback from as many sources as possible, he was investing energy into bureaucracy and protection of his idea. Let me tell something to him and all others out there: Focus on your product, and don't worry about me stealing your idea. I won't. I have at least five reasons not to.

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written 11.2.2013 10:47 CET on chronolog

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I've started a site which banks on the concepts you've laid out here. Give it a look; I think openness and collaboration are the best way forward. http://www.wereincahoots.ca/

commented 11.2.2013 10:47 CET by Cahoots

I bet the Winklevoss twins would agree with this post...

commented 6.2.2013 17:58 CET by rick

Personally, I'm against software patents. Besides, this post was intended mostly for early-stage startups, who usually don't have the resources to file patents and are building their proof-of-concept MVPs.

commented 6.2.2013 9:42 CET by Stritar

so you think people who apply for patent are idiot

commented 6.2.2013 8:14 CET by jm

Right on.

commented 5.2.2013 19:49 CET by jro

I personally thought the watermarked photo was a hilarious choice. It was intentional, right?

commented 5.2.2013 19:48 CET by jro

Hi JD, I thought my clever ironic joke was obvious. :) If I would steal an image, I would take one without the watermark...

commented 5.2.2013 19:43 CET by Stritar

Having a watermarked (and hence stolen) image from iStockPhoto does not do you any favors in proving your headline.

commented 5.2.2013 19:24 CET by JD

Thank you sir! :)

commented 5.2.2013 16:15 CET by Stritar

Very well written.

commented 5.2.2013 16:14 CET by TheBlaze

Is it even possible to create original content in this age?

I've been blogging for more than three years now. And I love doing it, hell, I think my blog is pretty fucking awesome. But there's a problem I've been noticing lately. Every single piece of content I write has probably been written hundred times before. By mainstream media, by authors, by bloggers, by you. There's no way around it, and it bugs me to infinity. Take this specific post for instance, I won't even google it, but I can guess plenty of others writers have faced these thoughts and wrote about them from their own viewpoints. The irony of the situation is fantastic.

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written 5.2.2013 17:23 CET on chronolog

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Completely disagree with the fact that there are "only so much things you can tell". In music, for example, there is virtually no limit to the number of songs that we can write : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAcjV60RnRw. The same can be applied with writing and thinking. With an almost infinite number of toughts that can be expressed, we have barely scratched the surface.

commented 5.2.2013 17:23 CET by Pinouchon

Thanks Nick. My thoughts exactly.

commented 15.7.2012 22:10 CET by Stritar

Don't despair Mr. Stritar, while you are quite right that it is nearly impossible to be 100% original these days, the flip side is that the content out there is constantly evolving and getting better... all you can really do is put your own spin on it!

commented 15.7.2012 21:09 CET by Nick Taylor

Ah yes, this series is brilliant. :) Thanks.

commented 15.7.2012 20:25 CET by Stritar

Great documentary about this subject: http://vimeo.com/14912890

commented 15.7.2012 19:57 CET by Nusa

One of the most important things ever written

Every once in a while your read something that takes you to another level. Something that can change the way you've been thinking and doing things for years already. Which means looking for ways to optimize everything, drilling yourself, studying every day of the year, gathering knowledge, battling procrastination and low energy, looking for new ways to grow. Lifehacks whenever possible, fixes and improvements that come on a daily basis. And then one day your find out that you've perhaps been doing it all wrong. Not possible? Let me tell you a story about a great idea.

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written 28.12.2012 19:08 CET on chronolog

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Thank you! I will let you know how it goes!

commented 28.12.2012 19:08 CET by Stritar

Wow! Thanks for the kind words. Glad you're motivated to go for it! Seems you spotted a nuance that I didn't - all these guys found a way to do what they love (myself included). I have noticed that a lot of people (myself included) slow ourselves down by making excuses not to start or take something they love to the next level. A form of denial or procrastination, I guess. I'm not sure I see any more science behind this viewpoint than a handful of stories I know, so if you do, please let me know. Glad to see you're going to get something you love going! Even if the project doesn't work out, I bet you'll figure something out about life-balance, or pick up some skill or know-how along the journey. We are not our projects. Please lemme know how it goes!

commented 28.12.2012 18:48 CET by Salim

More logical than everything else! :)

commented 28.12.2012 14:52 CET by Stritar

Seems kind of logical, doesn't it? You wan't to improve yourself so you can be more confident, but it's intuitive the other way around: the happier and more confident you are, the less you even need improvement. Everybody knows who they are and what they are capable of, all you need to do is get rid of the doubt - that is the only self-improvement you need.

commented 28.12.2012 14:49 CET by Klyemann

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