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Re: Never Say WordPress When Selling a Web Design Project

Alistair Bull — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:26:41 -0000

Hi Brent. Thanks for the excellent post. I've been heading down this path for the last year.

As you went through this process if selling value and end results, did you find it also affected your design of the sites themselves? I find so many sites are designed with ego-stroking filler that adds little to the ultimate goal of getting more customers.

Thanks again.

Re: Hands-on with Microsoft Surface for Windows RT, Touch Cover and Type Cover (update: video!)

Alistair Bull — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:39:19 -0000

I don't even dislike the stand. The point I was trying to make is that they have a great looking new tablet, and all of their promo photo's make it look exactly like a laptop.

The point of a tablet is not that you can type on it like a laptop (which you obviously can), but what it can do that your laptop can't... Like consuming content on the go. A tablet is the ultimate in computing convenience.

Re: Hands-on with Microsoft Surface for Windows RT, Touch Cover and Type Cover (update: video!)

Alistair Bull — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:28:56 -0000

So I haven't seen anything about this yet... It does look very cool, with some great hardware. The cover/keyboard looks really smart.

But the first thing they do to display it is slap a stand on it and make it look like a netbook?

They still can't break away from the old desktop computer mindset. Like I said, first impressions on images only. Flame away...

Re: Viddy, SocialCam and Color want to be the next Instagram - May. 11, 2012

Alistair Bull — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:16:14 -0000

Watch for YouTube to come out with a new mobile app(s). Tied in to Google+ of course. G+ Hangouts live to air shows where they are going, and Google know they can't afford not to bring that to mobile.

Re: [Infographic] 5 Scientifically Proven Ways to Get More Followers

Alistair Bull — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:44:40 -0000

Hi Dan,

I find all this information incredibly helpful and I loved your book. However I would love to see some controlled experiments to test your data for causation vs correlation.

I would also be interested to see if the results are the same for all users depending on their number of followers. In other words, are the results the same for someone with 500 followers as someone with 30,000 followers?

Keep up the great work.

Re: louisgray.com: Aggregation Is Invisible In Google+ On Day One. Thank Goodness.

Alistair Bull — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 04:15:08 -0000

I agree Louis, I think the aggregation is what eventually killed Friendfeed, (and Buzz even more quickly).

Re: Flipboard Will Develop for the iPhone Next, No Android App in Sight

Alistair Bull — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:54:32 -0000

Unfortunately, I don't have an iPad (yet). But I've always wanted to have a play with Flipboard. Luckily I got to play with a relatives iPad a couple of weeks ago who was happy for me to install it.

WOW - I was really impressed. I didn't put it down for an hour or so and my cousin was lucky to get it back at all.

I like Pulse on the iPhone but I can't wait for the offering from Filpboard.

Re: I ‘Like’ you Brand but not as a ‘Friend’. #facebook #socialmedia

Alistair Bull — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:06:10 -0000

I agree (in fact I did a cinch about this as well). I personally think Facebook has to do something about it as businesses using profiles is a privacy issue as well. By friending a business, you are giving them access to your 'friends only' personal information.

Re: Google makes rich richer, poor poorer in search results

Alistair Bull — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:30:46 -0000

That is a good point. The value of page one is everything and will obviously always be hard fought for.

Re: Google makes rich richer, poor poorer in search results

Alistair Bull — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:26:16 -0000

I've been keeping up with the search debates, but I was thinking today that as a big user of Google search, it is rare that I have to search more than a couple of times or go past page 2 of results to find what I'm looking for. So how bad is it really?

I do however worry that this big push for real time and social results in search will muddy the waters of search for two reasons.
1) Some Social Celebrities may have too much sway over the results
2) Most of my social friends / contacts (especially Facebook) are entirely unrelated to my searches and are unlikely to add any value to my results.

Re: Apple To Hold Event on March 2: Is It Announcing the iPad 2?

Alistair Bull — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:41:43 -0000

The event will announce the new iPad 2 for sure.

My pick is two cameras, lighter, thinner. Not sure about the screen though. Maybe a new software update for iOS as well to ad more features into the cloud (to get around expanding memory).

Re: HOW TO: Make a Successful Marketing Video for the Web

Alistair Bull — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:48:15 -0000

Hmm, I've heard and experienced Tubemogul being over zealous with shutting down your accounts when distributing videos for marketing purposes. In my experience it wasn't some dodgy affiliate video or even a strong marketing video. Just a useful video about a business. Turned me off wasting time setting up Tubemogul accounts for others.

Re: TechDay - Skype promises Mac improvements - won't say when

Alistair Bull — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:26:16 -0000

To be honest, I didn't actually mind the skype 5.0 release. I wondered what happened to the Facebook integration, but I like some of the new features, like chats being faster to find again.

I'm interested to see what the re-redesign looks like.

Re: Great interview: candid, disruptive Mark Zuckerberg

Alistair Bull — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:54:01 -0000

Great info. Brilliant candid discussion of the implications of Facebook mobile. Nice to hear the conversation in its full context.

Re: 7 Must Read Marketing and Business Blogs

Alistair Bull — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:21:56 -0000

Great list. I already have most of these piped into my rss reader. But picked up two more that look very helpful. Thanks

Re: Article: How To Setup The Ultimate Multi-Platform Writing Environment With Simplenote – Make Tech Easier

Alistair Bull — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:01:11 -0000

This system is the best thing I got from this years Challenge. I use it everyday in my 'real life business' and it must save me at least 10-15 minutes per day (add that up over a month).

Of course the entire Challenge was brilliant, but its amazing how much value I got from such a small tip.

Thanks Ed.

Re: This Might Actually Be the iPhone 4G [PICS]

Alistair Bull — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:38:38 -0000

Don't know if its real, but it could be a prototype. If so it is touch screen both sides.

Re: “The Sims” Creator Developing TV Show with User-Generated Episodes

Alistair Bull — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:32:19 -0000

Great idea. I think this has potential and should at least be able to carve out a niche.

Last year, a very simple example of crowd sourcing a tv series aired here in New Zealand. Fans were able to text or email in ideas of what the main character should do next (I wasn't the demographic so I don't remember the exact details), but making it easier for the public to create and contribute is a big leap forward.

Re: Facebook Wants You to “Like” Brands

Alistair Bull — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:29:49 -0000

Good point, it would be interesting if they offered two options. A Like button for a casual "this is cool" gesture, and a Fan or Follow button to listen to updates. It would increase engagement but not tie everyone into a stream full of advertising.

Re: Facebook Wants You to “Like” Brands

Alistair Bull — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:21:40 -0000

Interesting move. As mentioned to like something is a lighter gesture than becoming a fan. Being a fan suggests investment in the brand. I can like something in passing, but that doesn't mean I want to be bombarded with information about it from then on.

Does that mean that they'll start refering to Fans as "llikers"?

Re: Was Twitter’s Success Hard to Predict in 2006? Apparently, No [VIDEO]

Alistair Bull — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:27:57 -0000

Interesting to note a number of the respondents mentioned it would be cool to know WHERE their friends are!

Re: CDs To Get Cheaper: Will You Buy Them? [POLL]

Alistair Bull — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:06:53 -0000

I will (and occasionally do) buy cds, the artwork and information (lyrics, band details etc) is something I really miss from downloads. (yes i know I can Google it).

Great albums tell a story as you listen to the album from start to finish. You miss all that with mp3's when you only download a song or two. Also, many times in the past I have bought a cd for one track and ended up loving another song (maybe a b-side) that I never would have heard otherwise.

Re: Twitter Traffic Down -9.63% For February, Facebook -4.32%, LinkedIn -8.30%, Friendfeed +71.79%

Alistair Bull — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:18:05 -0000

Wow, unexpected result for Friendfeed. Maybe all the goings on with Buzz actually benefited Friendfeed. It wil be interesting to see if they can sustain that traffic.

Re: Twitter Traffic Down -9.63% For February, Facebook -4.32%, LinkedIn -8.30%, Friendfeed +71.79% - AllTwitter

Alistair Bull — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:18:05 -0000

Wow, unexpected result for Friendfeed. Maybe all the goings on with Buzz actually benefited Friendfeed. It wil be interesting to see if they can sustain that traffic.

Re: Coming soon: the disruptive molecular age of information

Alistair Bull — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:23:25 -0000

I love your metaphor Robert. To stretch it a little further, as information molecules grow in mass, they will have an increasing gravity, gaining them more attention (as popular conversations do in Friendfeed and now Buzz). As you mentioned, this will help important (or popular, not necessarily the same thing) information to cut through the noise.