Always Add Analytics

So you’ve started to release early and often, adjusting to what your customers need? Great! Now how do you gather information on what to release next? If customer feedback is key, how do you know what your customers are doing? One of the quickest ways to get an idea of how people are using your

CollegeMobile on CTV Saskatoon Morning Live ~ September 16th, 2013

Knock, knock, knocking on…. watermelons!?!?!  It was time for another Mobile Apps Monday on CTV Saskatoon Morning Live!  I had a really fun line up of apps to talk about this day and was excited to bring some fun props with me: For this day’s app segment I featured two movement related apps and one

How to Build a Standing Desk

Developing software involves spending a large amount of hours using a computer. The extended use of a computer has been correlated with many problem such as repetitive strain injuries and cardiovascular problems. Instead of being at the mercy of the computer, to take advantage of the extended computer use, many software developers have switched to

How to Install a Beta d 10 App on Your BlackBerry 10 Phone

Our clients often want to see their BlackBerry 10 App as it is being built. This would be called a Beta build of the application. This way the client can see if the the application is going to suit their needs and can suggest changes along the way during development. Below is a list of

Deciding Which Smartphone to Choose

This morning our CEO, Chad Jones, was on Global Morning Saskatoon to talk about the latest smartphone platforms. Here is a summary of his discussion with Global’s Melissa Nakhavoly: iPhone * Apple has confirmed that the iPhone 5S will be available on September 10th * iPhones are one of the most expensive phones on the

The Raw Advantage – A Custom App and a Custom Experience

One of the things that I love about working at CollegeMobile is all of the people who I get to meet and work with.  Across the board our clients are all amazing and we have strong and unique relationships with each of them.  Over the course of working here I began to realize an interesting

Find Your MVP – Minimum Viable Product

“If you’re not embarrassed by your first version, you spent too long on it” This mantra, popularized by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, is meant as a call to action for startups. It’s also been known as “Release early, release often” and even more succinctly as “Fail fast.” Regardless of the exact words used, these phrases

Co-op Coupons & Offers

Another great promotion for the Co-op Coupons and Offers has been put out by Co-op.  This is the Press Release they posted on August 23rd: “Interest in the Co-op CRS mobile app has shot up recently following the mid-July launch of the coupon feature in the latest version. The coupon feature is also now available

CollegeMobile on Saskatoon CTV Live August 26th

Well it was that time again for me to compile a list of our favourite apps and head down to the Saskatoon CTV studio to talk about apps with Heather Marcoux on their Morning Live show. This week I talked about the following apps: Vine  Free for Android smartphones Social media app where you post