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Dec.20, 2011 by Chris Chodnicki
2012: The Year HTML5 Gains the Upper Hand on Native Mobile Apps?
Will 2012 be the year HTML5 gains the upper hand on B2C/B2B native mobile apps? HTML5 has begun transforming the existing relatively short life of native mobile development paradigm of the desktop, mobile web and app marketplace. HTML5 promises to deliver universal access, and make the creation of portable, scalable applications for browsers, and mobile devices a reality with increased time to market and true lower Total-Cost-of-Ownership (TCO).
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Categories: Advances in technology, HMTL5, Innovation, Mobile, Rich Internet Application, Thought Leadership
Dec.20, 2011 by Chris Chodnicki
R2i & Carnegie Mellon Collaborate on Social Analytics Through Capstone & Recruiting
The cornerstone of a successful company is its employees, and r2i is no exception; without ours we’d be sitting on the sidelines. As a leading internet marketing and technology company, we’re always looking for the right individuals to help drive our company vision…
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Categories: Education, Innovation, Internet Marketing, Social, Thought Leadership
Dec.19, 2011 by Chris Chodnicki
Social, Mobile & Brand Awareness…All in Less Than 45 Days
Big brand websites have been learning how to leverage social tools and consumer commentary to their benefit. Adding a mobile optimized app on top of this social toolset is a natural next step to fully close the loop on the consumer experience. I was recently asked to be on a panel to discuss ‘real world’ CMS platform best practices for B2C sites requiring social content and mobile optimization.
Read More »Tags: Black & Decker, Chris Chodnicki, DotNetNuke, Open Source
Categories: DotNetNuke, Mobile, Open Source, Thought Leadership
Sep.21, 2011 by Chris Chodnicki
How People Are Really Using Smartphones
Last month I wrote about an infographic that Tatango released about mobile text message campaigns. The focus of that infographic was on who opts into text message campaigns (with very interesting results). However, I did bring up some additional questions to consider with analyzing text message campaigns (types of campaigns, targeted towards specific age/gender, etc.).
As [...]
Tags: Chris Chodnicki, Mobile, text messaging
Categories: Advances in technology, Internet Marketing, Mobile
Aug.24, 2011 by Chris Chodnicki
Text Message Campaigns: Questions to Consider
Tatango just released an interesting infographic highlighting by age and gender the success of a text message campaign to get consumers to opt in. The results are interesting and also make you want to drill down deeper and answer these questions: What types of campaigns did people opt in? Were they for product discounts for [...]
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Categories: Advances in technology, Mobile, Thought Leadership
Oct.07, 2010 by Chris Chodnicki
Facebook Groups and the Power of ‘Like’
Recently, Facebook made a couple of announcements that give a clear, albeit slightly scary, glimpse into the future of their business model. Facebook debuted a new social feature called Facebook Groups along with enhancements to their plug-ins, and this says quite a bit about the company’s direction.
Read More »Tags: DotNetNuke, Facebook, social marketing, social media, social tools
Categories: Advances in technology, DotNetNuke, Social, Thought Leadership
Jun.09, 2010 by Chris Chodnicki
DNN 5.4.x Data Model and DB Changes
Here at R2i we work with DotNetNuke (DNN) Community and Professional Edition CMS versions building custom modules, integrating outside systems & data sources and performing regular upgrades for many clients’ sites. We find that every day we are referencing the data model. To help our software engineers (thank you Eric Brzezenski) we have [...]
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Categories: Content Management, DotNetNuke, Open Source, Project Management, R2integrated News
May.04, 2010 by Chris Chodnicki
Mobile: WAP vs. Native Application Development Matrix
There are development platform options to consider when building a mobile application. Here is a comparison of WAP vs. Native platform solutions. This includes areas to consider not only upon initial deployment but post launch.
WAP vs. Native Application Decision Matrix
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Categories: Advances in technology, Business Development, Mobile, Thought Leadership
Oct.20, 2009 by Chris Chodnicki
DotNetNuke (DNN) Community Edition ERD Data Model and Meta Dictionary Exposed
Here at R2i we work with DotNetNuke (DNN) Community and Professional Edition CMS versions building custom modules, integrating outside systems & data sources and performing regular upgrades for many clients’ sites. We find that every day we are referencing the data model. To help our software engineers we have created the ERD data model and meta data [...]
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Categories: Content Management, DotNetNuke, Engineering Best Practices, Open Source
Jul.27, 2009 by Chris Chodnicki
Desktop and Browser Wars – Google Chrome O/S
The two titans of the desktop and browser world, Microsoft and Google, have escalated their epic battle by introducing products into each other’s strongest-held territories. Microsoft recently released Bing, its new search technology, aimed directly at Google’s core (tune into my next blog, where I’ll discuss this in detail). Google struck back by hitting Microsoft’s monopoly, the desktop, with a version of the Chrome Browser as a streamlined, no-frills operating system. These giants have been attacking each other’s market share, technologies, business models, and license access for years, but never has the competition been this volatile.
Read More »Tags: Chris Chodnicki, Chrome, Google, Microsoft, Mobile
Categories: Advances in technology, Business Development, Current Events, Open Source, Thought Leadership, Web Browsers
