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Monthly Archives: January 2010

iPhone App: 2010 Social Marketing Must-Have?

Even though I don’t have an iPhone, I want iPhone apps. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve said, “If I had an iPhone, I could _______________.”

That’s the personal side.

From the business side, I looked into making iPhone apps for clients a few months ago. We found a developer who said the cost started out at around $800, which is a small price to pay for the cool factor. What stopped us? The developer – who said, “Unless you make something really cool and useful, having an iPhone app might backfire. People won’t use it or they might make fun of it.”

That was then and today it’s WOW!

Thanks to Guy Kawasaki, now anyone can make a reasonably priced iPhone app with AppMaker. Use coupon code “GUYK” to pay $49 instead of $199 before January 19, 2010.

Video on how to Turn RSS content into an iPhone app easily, with AppMakr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsix7R7BOro

Since this post is going out on the first business day of 2010, here are 10 iPhone apps that will help you keep your New Year’s resolutions. Browse through over 100,000 selections at the iPhone App Store.

Image: AppMakr model of Wired PR Works’ iPhone App. Credit goes to Artist Tara Reed for sending the link over.


What do you think? Is an iPhone App the next social marketing must have?

2009 Lists: Business, Technology, Culture, Social Media [+ 2010 Predictions]

Happy 2010! In this first post of the year, we’ll take a look back at 2009 highlights. How will you remember 2009?

More interested in where we’re going than where we’ve been? Then browse on over to Convince and Convert’s Colossal Ultimate List of 2010 Social Media Predictions.

Test your 2009 knowledge by taking the 2009 Quiz New York Times.

2009 Culture: Books, Movies, Songs Lists

Publishers’ Weekly Best Books of 2009 includes comics, religion, mystery, poetry

NPR’s Best 2009 Books List including Five Best Books to Share with Your Friends

Top 2009 10 Movies

Top 10 AOL Radio Blog

Pitchfork’s top 100 Songs

Billboard’s top 2009 songs

2009 Business Highlights

Top Selling Items on Amazon.com – Kindle is Number 1

100 Best Companies to Work For Fortune

Top 10 Oldest Companies in America 2009 from Inc.

Top 2009 Technology Posts from ZDnet

2009 Technology Highlights

50 Best Inventions including tweeting by thinking

2009 Best Technology The Pogie Awards for the Year’s Best Tech Ideas

READABILITY The single best tech idea of 2009, though, the real life-changer, has got to be Readability. It’s a free button for your Web browser’s toolbar ). When you click it, Readability eliminates everything from the Web page you’re reading except the text and photos. No ads, blinking, links, banners, promos or anything else. Times Square just goes away.


2009 Social Media Highlights

Top 10 moments according to LA Times Susan Boyle launches her career
Top 10 Most Important Tweets of 2009

If you missed it, take a moment to download your free ebook withWired PR Works’ top 2009 social media, marketing and PR posts.