In the media industry content is no longer king, content delivered in the right context is now king. We need to deliver the right content at the right time to the right person. The dialog between a newspaper and their readers has to change from a blanket broadcast to the
New functionality available in the next version of both Apple and Googles mobile operating systems (iOS9 and Android M) will have dramatic consequences for publishers trying to get users to use their apps instead of the mobile web browser. The next version of the iOS and Android operating systems will
The Model-View-Presenter-pattern (MVP) has been the dominating trend lately when it comes the UI-layer architecture of Android applications. Frameworks like Ted Mosby, Nucleus and Mortar have all talked about Presenters to help you achieving a clean architecture of your app. They also (to a varying degree) help you with the
Sometimes in a planning or backlog refinement meeting, despite all the exciting stories at hand, inertia sets in and energy levels seem to sink to the floor as the meeting goes on. And since we really do need to cover all the epics in that list, it does tend to
Vektklubb is the largest weight loss service in Norway, owned by VG. The goal is to help people loose weight by eating healthy food and exercise. No diets, no starving. We believe that changing habits over time is key to achieve a better and healthier lifestyle. The service has been
At VG we have been experimenting with offering location based advertisements in our VG app. The goal is to deliver relevant advertisements to the the users at the right time and in the right place. Smartphones have provided the opportunity to serve more relevant information based on a users current
Background I’ve observed an increase in architecture-focused Android posts lately in channels such as /r/androiddev and Android Weekly. That’s great, but frankly it’s about time. When I transitioned from Windows Phone development to Android a couple of years ago I felt it was difficult to find good examples on how to
Media companies where journalists and technologists don’t get on the same page regarding product and product management will die. Tl;dr — Unless media companies step it up and totally change their view and abilities on product management, they will be eaten by tech and new players. Only those that fully embrace that
The wearables space is quite broad and includes everything from fitness trackers, smartwatches, augmented reality glasses, smart jewellery, smart clothes and even implants. Its all about the connected self and the use of this new technology to do things like monitor your health, to play games, to make you fitter,
So.. Z-index. Ever used it on a rather large scale site before? Or in a CSS environment that you don’t really know inside out? What number did you set? Did you make it really, really high just to be sure? Ever used z-index: 100003? Or 99999999? Highest z-index was an
Code is read much more often than it is written. Having a consistent and defined coding style helps developers read the code, and it also helps to make a code base feel like one unit, instead of individual pieces written by different authors with their own way of doing things. Having
So you want to write reusable, maintainable and modular Javascript, huh? Good. Here’s a rather extensive “getting started”-guide by yours truly – which means it’s my own preferred way of doing things. It’s written with open-source in mind, but most points can be applied to “private” modules as well.
