Blogging the Dream

It’s a DIY mobile app world

July 28, 2011 by comments 0

Just think that only 5 years ago Blackberry was king and an app was something you had with drinks.  Times have been rough for RIM. Since then the iPhone exploded on the scene after it was released in 2007 and now Android, unveiled in 2008, has taken the lead. The constant winner in this space?…

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The Role of Your Product

March 23, 2011 by comments 0

A buddy of mine Steve Schlaffman turned me on to Instagram a couple months ago. For a while I didn’t use it much, not really needing something else to do between tweets and posts.
Then I saw a Biography on my man Jeff Bridges. Jeff was given a Widel…

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At It Again: The Best of Philly iPhone App

January 18, 2011 by comments 0

After a successful trial of the Best of Boston iPhone app, we’ve partnered with Philadelphia Magazine to bring you the Best of Philly app for the iPhone. The app brings you five years of award winners (including the latest from 2010) and, like our Best of Boston app, allows you to search by location, keyword,…

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Self-serve(ing): Best of Boston® iPhone App

August 6, 2010 by comments 0

We’ve got a lot of foodies over here at Holland-Mark, which means that every meal decision is a big one. Whether it was the ponderous process of sorting through user reviews or skepticism about the source content, we decided something needed to be done. And thus our first technology innovation was born – the Best of Boston®…

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The White Lie

January 5, 2010 by comments 0

Caught this on NPR today… It turns out ski resorts have been <gulp> overstating snowfall to attract skiers: Eric Zitzewitz and Jon Zinman are both associate professors of economics and fans of snow sports. In their report, Wintertime for Deceptive Advertising, they found that ski areas report more snowfall on the weekends, and that there…

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