Stanford lecture series videos #7 and #9 now available 20
Palm has released the seventh and ninth videos from it's ongoing series of lectures at Stanford university. Video seven has Dave Balmer of Gobico Games sharing his experiences in developing for webOS and using all of the technologies associated with doing so such as CSS, JavaScript, and tool chains in a presentation that's very similar to what he gave at Palm's Developer Day.
The ninth video has Palm's VP of Platform Tools Joe Hayashi give an overview of marketing strategies and how one might employ them in the mobile app space. I've always enjoyed Joe's presentations, and this one doesn't disappoint as he goes over some fascinating market case studies, marketing strategies, and even explores the marketing dynamics that caused the Snuggie to become so wildly successful (no, really). It's a great presentation that's followed up with some great resources to explore for further learning.
Video number eight is missing in action, but we're promised that we'll see it uploaded sometime soon. Catch both video seven and nine after the break.
Via Palm Developer Center Blog
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Are Palm and WebOS (specifically WebOS) dead? It seems to me that WebOS may not make it to 2011.
Or maybe I'm just being blue.
Yep, HP bought Palm for their WebOS because it's soon to be dead. You're a brilliant mind.
wow, my simple question and your genius response. If I "voiced" my concern then this concern is definitely shared by more than myself. I bought my Pre for a reason, I believed in it. The phone practically falls apart by now, and there are a lot I wish I could do. I sought the Pre for the future of the device and the OS. Its a slow climb, and from the news I've been reading, phones are moving forward very fast.
So, I'm wondering if WebOS will have a greater presence at the end of 2010?
The apps are still on the low end, but I know there are more developers jumping onboard. Hopefully with more productive apps and less apps with animal noises and quotes of almost every person you've heard, or haven't heard of.
WebOS QuickInstall awed me the first time I set it up, and then PreWare added to that. But I own a Mac running 10.4.11, so QI doesn't work here.
So maybe I'm the doomed one for not upgrading my OS, or stupid for not getting a laptop that was more future proof.
I love this site, has some great advice (except from asses like acidhax up there)
+1
I hope webOS isn't dead, I'm joining the SDK team at Palm Monday. :) HP is putting some big muscle (and money) behind our favorite mobile OS. The fun is really about to start!
Congrats on the new job, Dave!
yes ... Palm and webos is dead.. Nothing to see on this site...move along. Thanks ;-)
ever since the last WebOS update I've been getting that same feeling. That there is nothing else to see here. A short lived flame. Whatever WebOS could be isn't going to be.
But I still have hope, or else in 2011 I will move on (if not sooner)
There's a *lot* more to see. Don't make me sing "We've Only Just Begun", because Carpenters songs make me get all weepy. :P
haha, I love that song. I wouldn't move on any time soon, I stubbornly stick with my guns even when I feel I've made a foolish choice.
The 9th video is a guy who works in the Marketing department at Palm.
Think about that for a moment.
Is a guy who thought the creepy lady was good marketing, someone you really want teaching a college class about marketing?
Joe is more about marketing apps and he's a smart guy. The creepy lady (and I think that actress is beautiful, so sad her legacy is going to be those ads) is, as far as I know, the brainchild of the ad agency Palm fired.
WebOS, Iphone
webOS, iPhone
do people who post all this doom and gloom crap actually think anyone is reading their posts and think it's insightful or something?
Seriously, there is so much palm hate on this site it is pretty damn obvious that fanbois from the other companies out there are quite scared with the possibilities webos holds. Why else would they be here rather than on their forums..... Oh yeah, there are people on webos that are knowledgable and actually on the site. So there is someone to respond who actually might know what they are talking about.
sorry just all these posts are starting to get to me. It's just rediculious that I come on a palm pre forum and have to read this crap. These are opinions that I'm not looking for, nor care for, unfortunately some people must think they can single handedly help their platform by dumping on another, not by spirited competition. Whatever, my name is Rob and I am here for palm info.
we either need a rating system or just disable comments on the articles all together.
ps- wonder if video 8 has something to do with 1.4.5
did you ever think that these are all pre owners who aren't happy with their product..? like my self, i do think that webos will have lots to offer in the future.. but plain and simple the pre is a cheaply made smart phone with a undeveloped os ... they need to change the name of this site to webos central caz the pre is dying fast
lol sorry but I don't see the point coming to a site to complain though, questions are one thing, but too often I read 'evo ftw' ect.
if people are truly unhappy with their product, guess what, you have a choice. You had 30 days to try it out. Otherwise, put it on ebay and get another phone.
personally I love my pre. (and yeah I had some issues... I got sent 6 broken refurbs.) I feel peoples pain, but this is an evolving platform more than any other, look @ the stats. Besides palm has less than 1000 employees, personally every update even if only a bug fix amazes me in this market of giants.
btw, that's the most I ever heard kevin smith talk! Lol
Yeah, it's weird. I mean, I dig Kevin Smith, but never knew I'd turn into an infinitely less-hip version of him when I speak. Still, there are worse people to be compared to. Just wish I could speak at a venue where I could use his dizzying array of vulgarities. Maybe I should try SXSW?
And wow, that talk was chaos. I was hella late and literally had to run across campus to get there. The amazing bit is that I made it through without the paramedics showing up. I mean, seriously: can you imagine seeing a tubby guy like me sprinting with a heavy backpack on? Actually, now that I think about it, you don't want to. Trust me.
hahah... I love the nonsense in this site.. Trust me.. I thought the Evo 4g was the shit... Believe it of nott it is shit.. Hardwear is nice but the OS sucks ass... So returned that and got my Pre back.. While I was at it got me an ipad thinkin it's gunna make me hate my fone yet it drives me nuts that I can't do shit with it.. So thanx to webos for it's awesomness.. And HP for soon to make my WevOS Pad! We aint failing knuckleheads...
lol hey man it was a good lecture, makes me wanna get back into programming more, ....hmmm vularities... Yeah I remember alot of that when I worked with java years ago lol