TrustedOnes Blog

While working on the iPad version of trustedones, it quickly became obvious that hiding the master pane UIViewController in portrait mode isn't going to delight our users. I'm somewhat surprised that Apple provided us with a UISplitViewController class with such specific and limiting behavior. Sure, it's not hard to write ...

Interesting quote relevant to TrustedOnes and the potential impact of modest contributions: "Our present system of scientific communication depends almost entirely on [literature with] three basic characteristics: it is fragmentary, derivative, and edited. These characteristics are, however, quite essential. The invention of a mechanism for the systematic publication of fragments of ...

Fascinating discussion of how smart phones are changing us, akin to "when humans started wearing clothing" http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/10/going-mobile#comments

There was great energy, smart people, and a bunch of successful entrepreneurs with inspirational stories. If you're working on a startup and want to hear some stories from the trenches, take a look at the videos at http://www.justin.tv/startupbootcamp/all

I felt like I was reading TrustedOnes materials in the current New Yorker (sorry, this is just a link to an abstract unless you are a subscriber): "...And while Google can offer advertisers a broader base of data, social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Ning retain more in-depth information about individuals and ...

Our upcoming iPhone and Android applications take TrustedOnes to a whole new level. No matter where you happen to be, you can instantly see what your friends recommend nearby, or add a footnote to any place or thing. Next time when you, or your friends come to the same area, ...

Interesting article on research into how friends influence people within their social network.  I'm intrigued by discussions of the importance of having lots of friends for happiness: The subconscious nature of emotional mirroring might explain one of the more curious findings in their research: If you want to be happy, what’s most important is to ...

... in 2009, more than four out of five online Americans are active in either creating, participating in, or reading some form of social content at least once a month...." Read full article here.

" ..Social networks can be used for branding, improving customer loyalty, lead generation, direct marketing and e-commerce..." Check out this article .

I enjoyed listening to this interview with Lauren Weber, the author of In Cheap We Trust.  As my family complains, I am a big fan of stretching a dollar and conserving.  The TrustedOnes platform is useful for sharing money saving advice with your friends which often means making sure that you are ...