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Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Dec 11, 2014

More quick thoughts on Twitter and Instagram (and Apple)

I posted some initial quick thoughts on Instagram hitting 300 million users yesterday, but there were two articles today that prompted some more quick thoughts on Twitter and some parallels (and important differences) when compared…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Dec 3, 2014

What I use

Every now and then I think it might be helpful if I outlined here the various tools I use to get my job done. Aside from acting as a form of recommendation to others, it’s perhaps a helpful set of disclosures as well. I hope this proves useful. I’ll probably update it periodically to add or change things…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Dec 8, 2014

Business models in consumer tech deck

I’ve recently been delivering a presentation to various tech companies on the evolving nature of business models in consumer technology, and the implications for both large and small consumer tech companies. I’m making a shortened version of the slide deck…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Dec 16, 2014

Visualizing cross-platform development

Much has been made recently of Microsoft’s shift from a Windows-centric worldview to a cross-platform approach to the development of applications and services. Sometimes, efforts like this are difficult to visualize, so I wanted to take some time to analyze the…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Dec 5, 2014

The Windows Phone app gap

Much has been written in the past about Windows Phone’s lack of apps compared with iOS and Android. Both Nokia and Microsoft have responded in the past with claims that quality and not quantity is what matters in an app store. Both arguments represent over-simplifications, and…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Dec 1, 2014

The Digital Layer

I’ve often described the consumer technology market which I cover as being comprised of five main domains: hardware, software, content, communications and connectivity. The successful big consumer technology companies compete across at least three or four of these domains, and tend to increase…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Dec 15, 2014

Spending your end of year budget

I try to avoid being overly self-promotional in my writing here — I know readers don’t come to be sold to, and I try to write to capture your interest rather than your dollars. But I do run a business, while blogging here and elsewhere is mostly just an outlet for my…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Dec 10, 2014

Quick thoughts: Instagram at 300 million

Facebook today announced that Instagram now has 300 million monthly active users. This has invited inevitable (unfavorable) comparisons to Twitter, which had 284 million MAUs at the end of last quarter. I wanted to talk about a couple of things in relation to…

November 2014

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Beyond Devices

A blog about consumer technology from Jan Dawson and Jackdaw Research. Original home at www.beyonddevic.es. Jan Dawson is an analyst and consultant who helps consumer technology companies understand market trends and devise strategies for success.

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