Category: Online Trends

• In-car platforms are growing, with Ford and GM opening up to developers

  A while ago I wrote about Cadillac and its car infotainment system. Long hailed as one of the key digital trends for the next few years to come, it looks like in-car platforms are going to fulfil their promise this year. There are a few recent developments which clearly point into this direction: Launch of…

  marcabraham

  January 13, 2013

  Digital Strategy, Online Trends, Technology

  API, cars, strategy

• How Songkick is doing a “Detour”

  I’m a big fan of Songkick, a London-based company that enables users to track live shows of their favourite artists. Songkick was founded in 2007 by three friends who felt that finding out when your favourite artist was coming to town could be made a lot easier. Songkick enables users to track their favourite artists…

  marcabraham

  November 7, 2012

  Music, Online Trends, Startups

  Music, socialmedia, startup

• Understanding more about Amazon Cloud Player and storing music in the cloud

  Last week saw the UK launch of Amazon’s Cloud Player, a service enabling Amazon users to play their music stored in the cloud (through Amazon’s Cloud Drive) from any computer or Android device connected to the Internet. The service was launched in the US back in July, and now Amazon’s UK customers will be able…

  marcabraham

  September 28, 2012

  Amazon, Cloud, Digital Content, Digital Publishing, Music, Online Trends

  Amazon, Cloud, Music, streaming

• Why I really like This Is My Jam

  I love This Is My Jam. Period. This service, which only came out of private beta a few months ago, is as simple as it is effective.  This Is My Jam (‘TIMJ’) lets users select one track at the time (your “jam”) which will expire after one week. As a result, you tend to get recent…

  marcabraham

  July 12, 2012

  Music, Online Trends, Social Media, Startups

  Facebook, Music, Rdio, socialmedia, startup

• Being able to say “sorry” – a great example by Balsamiq

  I guess people’s (in) ability to say “sorry” is not unique to the digital landscape. However, you do not have to be a rocket scientist to see that the web and social media have made mistakes and public relations disasters a lot more public and transparent. I am always particularly interested in one’s ability to hold…

  marcabraham

  April 26, 2012

  Online Trends, Startups, User Experience

  Balsamiq, startup, UX