Archive for February, 2009
My name is Shawn and I’m an iPhone addict
03 years ago
by Shawn Davis
in technology
So I’ve decided to write a little article about how much I love my iPhone. I have to admit that I’m totally addicted to it. I listen to podcasts, get my email, text my wife, twitter, check facebook, use Safari, use Google Reader for all the news and blogs, check my schedule on the calendar, listen to Pandora, check weather, play a few games…oh and ya, make phone calls.
There is so much that this little thing does it’s amazing. I actually cancelled my newspaper subscription because I can get all my news online now. And save some trees in the process. (Kate would be so proud.) I’m also a huge podcast junkie and this is a great way to carry around a ton of the podcasts I subscribe to. The synching isn’t all that great, but it might just be the way I manage it.
I also like to try out new iPhone apps. I’ve downloaded quite a few, some with actual function, some just games. Here’s a list of what I currently have on my phone. After writing this I can really see that it’s time for some house cleaning.
List of current iPhone apps (2/4/09)
TwitterFon
Twitterrific
Linkedin
Facebook
Pandora
AOL Radio
FlyCast
WordPress
Google
App Store
fring
Text
Calendar
Contacts
Evernote
Weather
WeatherBug
AeroWeather
TWC (The Weather Channel)
ScoreMobile
SportsTap
Pro Football
Mobile News
Camera
Photos
Dictionaire
iTunes
YourNote
Where
Darts
Settings
YouTube
mDialog
Joost
i.TV
Maps
AroundMe
Wikipanion
Nearby
iVote
Calculator
Notes
iFart (kids love this one)
UrbanSpoon
Clowdy
Ziibii
USA Today
RC Calendar
iGCT
Trailguru
Stocks
Google Earth
Earth3D
Earthscape
Clock
Vegas…Lite (pool)
Like Poker
FourFree
Twitfire
Palringo
NetNewsWire
TurkeyHunt
GL Golf Lite
Quick Poker
Brain Tuner
Brain…(free)
Fifteen
BSkiesLite
Labyrinth LE
reMovem free
Morocco
Dice
Pboat Lite
Tris
Armado Lite
CannonGame
Zippo Lighter
Shazam
Football
To Do’s
To Do
Todo Lite
This year’s Superbowl Ads Sucked
03 years ago
So today was the big day…for advertising that is. The showcase of the very best television advertising has to offer. Not to mention ad space that was selling for $3 Million per 30 second spot. So with all that, people’s expectations are pretty high when it comes to these ads.
I thought with my new found connections via social networks I’d try and get some immediate reactions to the crop of ads. What I found was that people were kinda let down by the ads. I too was let down as I watched that ads. But then I saw an ad that said they were all posted at Hulu.com (one of my favorite sites), so I figured I’d go back and watch them later.
Fast forward a few hours, kids are in bed and I’m sitting down to take another look at the ads. As I looked through them all there were some I saw live and some that I missed. What I noticed was that the ones I didn’t really care for on TV were not too bad when I watched them later. It’s interesting that without all the chaos of kids running around and the stop and go of game, that I had a much different perspective on what I saw.
Below is a list of my best and worst list. This is by no means the definitive list but I did have my reasons for choosing these few.
My top 6 Super Bowl ads:
- Hulu: Alec in Huluwood
- Coke: Heist
- Audi: Chase
- Pepsi Max: I’m Good
- Bud Light: Swedish
- Pepsi: Refresh Anthem
The 6 worst ads of the day:
- SoBe: Lizard Lake 3D
- Gatorade
- Taco Bell: Overrated
- GoDaddy
- Budweiser (all the ads with clydesdales)
- Monster: Need a new job
The second things I learned from this little experiment was that I’d really like to expand my soscial network for fast reaction to events. I think Twitter is probably the best vehicle for doing this so I’ll keep working on that. If you’re on Twitter and would like to follow me, I’d be happy to return the favor. My Twitter name is @sdavis1027
