I have to agree with the reading on the fact that there are still postcards, and letters today even though we have faster forms of communication. There is always going to be a group of people who find the web trendy or like to use it because it is the old thing.
What are some of the differences you see as a designer in designing for mobile smartphones, mobile tablets, and browser based interactive?
When you are designing for smartphones the content needs to be condensed. It has to be an instant read because people use the smartphone when they are on the go. They need a quick version just to get the basic idea. It is made for a fast, paced environment. When you are designing for mobile tablets the content can be more. Someone using a mobile tablet in my opinion is taking the time to use it so they can have more time to go over the content and take it in. Just how people can read books on the tablets. I think that the idea that you can hold the content in your hands is what makes these things so desirable. The smartphones are just like holding a phone, and the content is smaller. With the tablets you get an enlarged version of content, it fits better in our hands, and it can be taken with you anywhere. When talking about browser based interactive I feel that these are the most limited. You are more stationary and have a heavier device to carry. The screen is usually connected to another element such as a keyboard in terms of a laptop or a desk in terms of a desktop. With the mobile devices the content is all on one platform which allows for more flexibility to interact.
What are their differences in standpoint, simply stated? Are you for the democratic, user-delivered-content web or the closed expert delivered content of the app world?
I am all for the user-delivered-content-web. I feel more connected to the answers I am getting because I feel like the experience that usually comes along with the answers are what makes it feel more secure. Like google answers for example: If the answer is coming from someone who has experienced the same situation you are questioning, their answer seems more tangible and I feel like I can learn from that more than a professoinal answer who has read an answer and is trained what to say. I mean who would u trust more when asking "Does it hurt to have your arm cut off ?" The doctor who has both his arms , or the guy who had his arm cut off in an unexpected accident who can give you all the details about this experience?
Is Steve Jobs monomaniacal or a saint?
Oh Steve Jobs... I feel that the highlighted people of technology sometimes receive more credit than deserved. In the reading it talks about how usually when an idea is sparked, there are several people who do it. Its only a matter of time that someone takes charge of the idea and claims it and they are the face of that idea. It is inedible, it will always happen, and there is no stopping it. There is more to apple than steve jobs. he is the face of the company but the company is made up of an entire community who has slaved just as much if not more.
I really enjoyed this reading. It was long at times, but I always stayed interested. A couple other things I would add to these questions are I had completely forgot how the old facebook used to be. I can remember when you had to be in a college to have an account. It was limited and selective. It is so amazing to see how in just a few years it has opened up and not only can everyone use it, but it runs through companies, and websites, it is connected to almost anything online.
I also thought this passage was interesting: We’ll pay for convenience and reliability, which is why iTunes can sell songs for 99 cents despite the fact that they are out there, somewhere, in some form, for free. When you are young, you have more time than money, and LimeWire is worth the hassle. As you get older, you have more money than time. The iTunes toll is a small price to pay for the simplicity of just getting what you wan.
This makes me think about how there are so many choices for the same answer. It just depends on what kind of person you are, day you are having, or how much time you can spare. This is why I think ya, maybe we dont go looking for answers with the web like we used to, but we still have to look for an answer to figure out which what we want to find the answer.
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