Category Archives: Apple

A workflow challenge

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Doc Searls

I shoot a lot of pictures. Most are from altitude (such as the above). But lots are of people and places; for example, here are a few I shot at DWebCamp last summer with my new Sony A7 IV camera … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Art, data, Photography, problems | 3 Comments

Apple vs (or plus) Adtech, Part II

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Doc Searls

My post yesterday saw action on Techmeme (as I write this, it’s at #2) and on Twitter (from Don Marti, Augustine Fou, et. al.), and in thoughtful blog posts by John Gruber in Daring Fireball and Nick Heer in Pixel … Continue reading →

Posted in adtech, advertising, Apple, VRM | 1 Comment

Apple vs (or plus) Adtech, Part I

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Doc Searls

This piece has had a lot of very smart push-back (and forward, but mostly back). I respond to it in Part II, here. If you haven’t seen it yet, watch Apple’s Privacy on iPhone | tracked ad. In it a … Continue reading →

Posted in adtech, advertising, Apple | 1 Comment

Mics Matter

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Doc Searls

Sometimes you get what you pay for. In this case, a good microphone in a bluetooth headset. Specifically, the Bose Soundsport Wireless: I’ve had these a day so far, and I love them. But not just because they sound good. … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, audio, marketing, Personal, problems, Technology, VRM | 7 Comments

Google enters its chrysalis

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Doc Searls

In The Adpocalypse: What it Means, Vlogbrother Hank Green issues a humorous lament on the impending demise of online advertising. Please devote the next 3:54 of your life to watching that video, so you catch all his points and I don’t need to repeat … Continue reading →

Posted in adtech, advertising, Apple, Business, Customertech, Future, infrastructure, marketing, News, problems, Technology, VRM | 1 Comment

Daily Tab for 2016_06_07

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Doc Searls

For today’s entries, I’m noting which linked pieces require you to turn off tracking protection, meaning tracking is required by those publishers. I’m also annotating entries with hashtags and organizing sections into bulleted lists. #AdBlocking and #Advertising Jack Trout died. Positioning: The … Continue reading →

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Apple is a clothing company

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Doc Searls

The headline above came to me this morning after reading Walt Mossberg’s latest, titled The post-Jobs Apple has soared financially, but lacks a breakthrough product. Because the main things Apple makes are extensions of ourselves. That’s what our phones and … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Events, Technology | 4 Comments

The iPad Pro is for business

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Doc Searls

The rap on Apple for years was that it made gear just for hipsters and schools. But that’s no longer the case. It’s kicking ass in business now too, and in a way that may end up being more dominant … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Business, Technology | 5 Comments