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• Review of an Empty Canvas Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Jim Garretson 0 Comments

  
  (Since its launch a few weeks back, the iPad has been a hot topic at Constant Contact both internally and in questions and comments from customers. As part of its technology investigation charter, Labs has been coming to grips with what the iPad is all about. This is the first of two contrasting opinion pieces that Labs members have put together. As always, the opinions expressed herein are those of the individual author, not necessarily those of the company.)
  

   
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  Blog • Innovation • Interface Design • Iphone • Mobile

• Mobile Apps - Native or Web? Posted Friday, March 5, 2010 Reneldy Senat 4 Comments

  

  There’s been a lot of debate on the web and in the blogs over mobile apps and which are better: native device-driven apps, or its counterpart, mobile web apps. I’ve always thought this to be a totally fair question, because they both offer real benefits to the user and sometimes serious drawbacks for developers. The truth is, although I believe they both have their own measurable benefits, I don’t believe there could ever truly be a real winner in this debate. The question is too subjective for a user, and for a developer, it ends up being completely requirements driven.

  In this post I step away from a user’s perspective and focus on some of the decisions developers will have to make when determining which is right for their project. For developers, this decision should be driven by requirements, but for those occasions when you’re just not sure which is right, feel free to refer to the following analysis.

   
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• QuickView for iPhone 2.0 Posted Monday, February 22, 2010 Jim Garretson 3 Comments

  

  We’re pleased to announce QuickView for iPhone 2.0, expected to appear in the App Store in late March 2010. This is a major update, bringing many oft-requested features and enhancements. Please click “Read Entire Article” to learn more.

   
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• Postcard Posted Friday, February 19, 2010 Jim Garretson 4 Comments

  

  Let’s continue the theme of Cool Stuff Week-related posts. Brendan’s told us about OpenSocial, Huan has compared Rails and Django, and I’m happy to talk now about one of my CSW projects. It’s a prototype iPhone app I’m calling Postcard, and I think it’s a big step towards addressing one of our customers’ most pressing problems.

   
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