I find web browsing, checking multiple email accounts, and Google mapping rather tiresome on an iPhone - the iPhone's native interface, for all its supposed perfection, has all kinds of wrong baked in - and the screen is just far too small. John Battelle accountbakebrowse share on social
Google Now supplants the need to open an app by surfacing cards - cards that magically turn into just the information you need, when you need it - without having to go to an app to get it. John Battelle appcardgoogle Change image and share on social
Consumers online expect dialogue, so pairing your brand with relevant and passion-driven topics is one of the best ways to ensure that you are engaged with key audiences. John Battelle audiencebrandconsumer Change image and share on social
I think ad networks is an ongoing story. Federated was a chapter in that story, and it continues to write a new one. John Battelle chaptercontinuefederate Change image and share on social
As you grow older, you learn a few things. One of them is to actually take the time you've allotted for vacation. John Battelle allotgrowhave Change image and share on social
The Nexus 7 is about the same size as a Moleskine notebook, and it just 'feels' like the right form factor for doing all those things you want to do on a smart phone, but can't quite do in the right way. It's not too big, and not too small - just right. John Battelle bigfactorfelt share on social
When you bring the scale and precision of data-driven platforms to the brilliance of great media executions, magic will happen. Delivering on that vision for the Independent Web is the mission of Federated Media Publishing. John Battelle brilliancebringdatum share on social
Bitcoin woke us all up to a new way to pay, and culturally, I think a much larger percentage of us have become accustomed to the idea that money no longer comes with the friction it once had. John Battelle accustombitcoinculturally Change image and share on social
Way back in 2008, when the iPhone was new and Instagram was a gleam in Kevin Systrom's eye, I was involved in creating a service called CrowdFire. It was a way for fans at a festival (the first was Outside Lands) to share photos, tweets, and texts in a location and event specific way. John Battelle backcallcreate share on social
I sense that the sea of smart phones lit up at concerts is a temporary phenomenon. The integration of technology, sharing, and social into our physical world, on the other hand, well, that ain't going away. John Battelle concerthandintegration share on social