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Archive for February, 2010

The Squeaky Wheel of Twitter

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Kevin Smith & Southwest Air, Dave Carroll & United Airlines, countless Comcast customers – seems like social media outlets are the go-to place to post your gripe these days, but is it really worth it?

It’s becoming more and more common for social media fans, especially those on Twitter, to carry their mobile device like a gun on their hip just waiting for something to happen. In most cases, something bad. Then, when he or she is wronged or offended, the Twitter gun is fired. Now, I will admit that I have been guilty of this on an occasion or two, but I can honestly say that all it did was get a strange look from my wife and occupy a couple minutes of my time. That’s about all.

This most recent “issue” with director Kevin Smith being removed from a Southwest Air flight because he was too overweight to “comfortably fit” into an airplane seat really got me thinking. Shouldn’t we try to focus a bit more on the positive things these days? The economy is suffering. Unemployment rates are out of control. Why should I care if Kevin Smith is overweight? I’m still going to fly Southwest because the price is right and more often than not they are on time or even early to my destination.

Here’s a suggestion, if you experience something good, post it on Twitter and shout it from the rooftops. Rather than continuing to stifle our own economy by complaining about the bad decisions made by businesses, let’s put more emphasis on promoting the good ones and help everyone feel a little better about things.

Get Your Super Bowl Tickets Here!

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Okay, so maybe not actually HERE per se, but YES! Blueye Creative just completed a mobile app for Ticketmaster to be used for Super Bowl XLIV so fans can check for available tickets for the Super Bowl in Miami, FL this year. Not, you can’t actually purchase the tickets from the app. However, you have three easy options on how to snag your tix!

How does it work? You have 4 Easy options:

Go to to NFLticketexchange.mobi and search for the tickets you want and click to buy.

Then either:

1. Call the NFL Ticket Exchange 800 number

2. Enter your email address to have a sales representative email you with information

3. Enter your phone number to have a Sales Representative call you

4. Use Google Maps to get directions to The Clevelander Hotel in South Beach and pick up your tickets there. *This option is available for mobile devices with Google’s map already enabled. Otherwise, you will see a map of the location for your reference in you phone browser.

Start Your Brainstorming Now!

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Today on techcrunch.com, A post was made regarding the New York based, AppFund offering seed money and mentoring for starts up developers who are planning new apps for the iPad. If you haven’t already started thinking of ideas for the iPad, you better start now! Proposals must be submitted immediately, as the plan is to launch the first set of iPad applications this Summer! Depending on the complexity of the app, the seed money can range from $5,000 to $500,000. Other tablets shouldn’t feel left out though. AppFund is also offering funding for apps for other tablets out there! Just another reason to look forward to the weather warming up!