January 2012
4 posts
Ron Johnson's Vision For JCPenney
Intent on securing a CEO position, Ron Johnson left his post as Apple’s Vice President of Retail after 11 years to take the top spot at J. C. Penney. Those of you familiar with the story behind Apple’s retail stores are likely to be familiar with Johnson, the man Apple lured away from Target nearly a dozen years ago to help design, launch, and run Apple’s retail stores. The success of Apple’s...
Is Instagram A Photo App? Or Is It A Platform?
One thing I find interesting about the Instagram story is how the app has blurred the lines between application and platform. The initial success enjoyed by the Instagram team seems pretty modest from here in 2012 … users take pictures, add a clever filter preset, and share the photo with friends and family members. Instagram did this very well, but there was more to come.
One gap in...
I Am Not an Instagram User
As a Chase Jarvis fan, I was using his Best Camera app when Instagram was released. Initially, I thought Instagram was a bit derivative, actually; there were quite a few photo apps for the iPhone, and I didn’t see anything particularly special about this new entry.
Almost immediately, Instagram became the hot iPhone photo app, and I wondered why. Best Camera was established, had similar...
