Daniel Stafford: The Look of Shooting Digital, Yelp Comes to the iPad

Monday, December 20, 2010

The Look of Shooting Digital, Yelp Comes to the iPad

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.

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Groupon, by contrast, is a much more old-school business. It doesn't have any obvious technological advantage. Its users don't really do anything other than hit the "buy" button. And its business requires lots of hands-on attention: thousands of salespeople to sell to and service local businesses, copywriters to come up with the right pitches for customers (Groupon's clever ad copy is one of its selling points).

Thinking Out Loud: What's Driving Groupon?

Google's run rate, when revealed in its IPO filing six years ago, was staggering - it grew from under $200 million to $1.6 billion in less than three years. Groupon is on track to do the same - but in less than one year.

The Revolution is Being Shot on Digital Video

But when it came time to get down and dirty in the New York subways (and without the requisite permits), Mr. Libatique switched to a couple of digital single-lens reflex Canon cameras: in other words still cameras, with video functionality, which are not much different from the kind you might use to load your iPhone up with shots of the new puppy. Created for the prosumer market, the cameras weigh less than three pounds and run for $1,699 and $4,999.

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The robo-pianist

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Yelp just landed on the iPad with a photo-heavy design, which should be perfect for side-stepping the consistently unhelpful user reviews. [From: iTunes, via: TechCrunch]
Gotten suckered into clicking on the latest Facebook scam in your news feed? If so, nakedsecurity has a quick guide to cleaning up your infected apps and status feed. [From: nakedsecurity]
Solid State UX looks at quirky Bloomberg terminal's history, disorienting design and place as a status symbol. [From: Solid State UX]
Vevo, upon whose ad-supported videos you've probably stumbled on YouTube, finally has its own iPad app. [From: AdWeek]