Redesigning Google: how Larry Page engineered a beautiful revolution
By Dieter Bohn and Ellis Hamburger Something strange and remarkable started happening at Google immediately after Larry Page took full control as CEO in 2011: it started designing good-looking apps. Great design is not something anybody has traditionally expected from Google. More recently, however, it’s been impossible to ignore a series of thoughtfully designed apps — especially on iOS, a platform that doesn’t belong to Google. We went to Google looking for the person responsible for the new design direction, but the strange answer we got is that such a person doesn’t exist. They’re talking to each other. Sticky TOC engaged! Project Kennedy Project Kennedy lifts off The Bravest Man in the Universe, a Mobile Chrome Experiment featuring the music of Bobby Womack, created by B-Reel. When Page took office, his first directive was clear. The vision would turn out to focus on on refinement, white space, cleanliness, elasticity, usefulness, and most of all simplicity. Committee by design
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Forrester’s top 15 emerging technologies
How can big data and smart analytics tools ignite growth for your company? Find out at DataBeat, May 19-20 in San Francisco, from top data scientists, analysts, investors, and entrepreneurs. Register now and save $200! Research firm Forrester understands that everyone who’s been listening with even one ear knows that mobile, social, cloud, and data are big freight trains of change that are crashing through old business models and old business practices. But let’s face it: That train is in the station. Also see: Forrester’s top 10 mobile trends for 2013 Analyst Bryan Hopkins gave us a peek into what Forrester thinks is next, and much of it builds on those four horseman of disruptive change. Here they are, in four groups: End user computing technologies Next-generation devices and UIs New sensors and new user interfaces. Sensors and remote computing technologies Smart products Thing that can sense, react, and communicate. Process data management technologies
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The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown
by Greg McKeown | 10:00 AM August 8, 2012 Why don’t successful people and organizations automatically become very successful? One important explanation is due to what I call “the clarity paradox,” which can be summed up in four predictable phases: Phase 1: When we really have clarity of purpose, it leads to success. Phase 2: When we have success, it leads to more options and opportunities. Phase 3: When we have increased options and opportunities, it leads to diffused efforts. Curiously, and overstating the point in order to make it, success is a catalyst for failure. We can see this in companies that were once darlings of Wall Street, but later collapsed. Here’s a more personal example: For years, Enric Sala was a professor at the prestigious Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. What can we do to avoid the clarity paradox and continue our upward momentum? First, use more extreme criteria. Second, ask “What is essential?” Conducting a life audit.
SnapNFind Indiegogo Project
Losing things stinks and there are few gadgets that actually allow you to use your iPhone to recover something you've lost. That's why we we're excited to run across the StickNFind on crowdsourcing site Indiegogo. The StickNFind works by placing a small Bluetooth sticker onto a remote, pet's collar, or even your child's backpack. You can then use your iPhone or Android device to locate the item, causing it to vibrate and light up. The receiver is about the size of a quarter and pretty thin: StickNFind's app is pretty robust. The company seems to be onto something, they've got years of experience with Bluetooth technology and have already raised $300,000 with 29 days to go. To support the company check out their indiegogo page. Here's a pic of the StickNFind app in action: Don't Miss: REVIEW: A Must-Have iPhone Camera Accessory, The Olloclip >
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