Imantala, sama sa, ug makakaplag: pagtukod sa usa ka bukas ug curated ecosystem

Kadaghanan sa mga ekosistema sama sa app tindahan sa mga kaha sa bukas o curated. Apan nganong dili kita adunay mga? Maayo, sa atong mahimo — ang tanan nga imong gikinahanglan mao ang tulo ka mga berbo: sa pagmantala sa, makakaplag, ug sama sa. Nga moadto alang sa teknolohiya ug sa bisan unsa pa.

Kasagaran adunay duha ka mga opsyon sa diha nga kamo gusto aron sa pagmantala sa usa ka app: imantala kini sa usa ka butang sama sa iOS App Store (diin ang mga tawo makakaplag sa inyong app, apan Apple tig-ribyu makalimod sa imong pagpasakop) o ibutang kini sa ibabaw sa imong website (diin kini sayon ​​aron sa pagmantala sa, apan walay garantiya bisan kinsa makakita niana.) Not the greatest set of options.

Isn’t there a way to combine the strengths of both of these to make for the best possible experience for both publishers and consumers? I think there is. It’s called an open and curated ecosystem. Let’s take a look at:

  • What open ug curated ecosystems are
  • Examples of open and curated ecosystems
  • What you need to make an open and curated ecosystem
  • Examples of these ecosystems beyond just technology

and see if we can discover something about the power of crowdsourcing, innovation, and the three verbs sa pagmantala sa, makakaplag, ug sama sa.

Curated vs. open ecosystems

The iOS App Store and open internet, among others, are app ecosystemsplaces where apps can be published and found. And I think the big factors that differentiate one ecosystem from another are whether the ecosystem is open, where anyone can publish apps and whether it is curated, where the best apps rise to the top and users are assured quality apps. That’s the major difference between the iOS store and the internet at large, which I mentioned earlier.

Let’s look at examples of curated and open ecosystems and what differentiates them.

5 bililhon nga free produksyon apps alang sa kolehiyo

Pipila ka tuig na ang milabay akong gisulat mahitungod sa mapuslanon apps alang sa high school — apan karon sa kolehiyo mao ang dinhi, ug kini nagdala sa usa ka bug-os nga bag-ong set sa mga demanda. Tungod kay Miabot ako sa Harvard, Ako adunay sa pagbuhat sa labaw pa, ug ang akong mga apps adunay sa pagbuhat sa labaw pa usab.

Kini nga mga bag-o nga apps kinahanglan nga modagan sa tanan nga mga platform (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS), i-sync seamlessly sa taliwala kanila, ug sa pagtabang kanako sa pagtuman sa akong data-organisar. Sila kinahanglan nga mahimong Daghag Gamit, mabaskog, ug sayon-sa-paggamit sa. Ug sila nga mahimong free.

With that in mind, here are the five apps that I’ve relied on most at Harvard and that I recommend to anyone in college or anywhere else in life. They’re ranked in order of usefulness.

Evernote, Wunderlist, Mailbox, Sunrise, Pocket
5 free, essential apps for college: Evernote, Wunderlist, Mailbox, Sunrise, and Pocket.

Making some new Android version names

Cute graphic of android version evolution
From Cupcake to Jelly Bean, Android’s gotten cuter every version.

Android, the open source operating system for phones/tablets, has become really well known for their incredibly cute version nicknameseach version is named after a dessert, and they go alphabetically. So far they’ve had Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, and KitKat (the latest one.)

Google must employ a team of geniuses to make these version names. So I’m going to try my hand at making some potential names. Here are a few I’ve thought of, in order:

  • Lemon Drop
  • Milkshake/Muffin

May the source be with you: an intro to open source software

Funny open-source cartoon with Tux
Open source software: anyone can edit it and make it even more awesome. Here’s a rundown of why.

Open source software. Sounds like another tech buzzword like agile development, MVC frameworks, waterfall models, and so on.

But really, it’s much more cool than all of those.

Simply put, open source software is software that anyone can edit. And because of that, it’s awesome. Read on to see how your favorite open source software (Firefox and Android, for example) works.

How it works

I think it’s easiest to explain open-source software with a little story. Get some popcornthis has action, drama, and copyright infringement.

Can’t get enough Angry Birds? Play it online

Playing Angry Birds 1-1
A red bird crashing into a structure, killing a pig in the process

If your phone’s battery keeps dying on you because you spend all your time playing the wildly popular mobile game Angry Birds (or if you’re too cheap to buy Angry Birds), you should be pretty excited about this latest development.

You can now play Angry Birds online here. Here’s what you need:

  1. A decent browser (more on that later)
  2. Adobe Flash (sorry, iDevice users)

As the URL (chrome.angrybirds.com) might hint, Angry Birds works best in Chrome. I’ve tried it on several browsers and here’s what I’ve found: