THIS is the year of mobile. No really. This year it really is. If you’ve had a meeting with Google or attended a digital marketing conference or webinar in the past five years, this will sound as a very familiar phrase. For many digital marketing professionals, this statement has become their version of “The sky is […]
Posts Tagged ‘Mobile’
First bite of Apple’s new UI testing tool
In early June, Apple released a new UI testing tool in WWDC 2015. I’ve tried this interesting tool in some of our internal projects during the past three weeks, and I’ve discovered some pros and cons along the way. I share my experiences below: What’s my environment: OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Xcode 7.0 beta 2 […]
World’s Best-Selling Medical Textbook Is Now Digital Only
The Merck Manual, first published in 1899 and one of the most widely used and comprehensive set of medical resources for professionals and consumers, has finally decided to stop printing paper versions of the book. Editor-in-Chief of The Merck Manual, Dr. Robert S. Porter, summed up their motivation for the transition nicely: “There will […]
API Security: Common Threats and Considerations
Common API Threats: spoofing, tampering, repudiation, denial of service, unauthorized access, confidentiality violation API Security Considerations: Identification – Know Your Consumer The common approach to implementing this is using API keys, which are nothing but randomly generated values that will vary for each consumer. Authentication – is Consumer Authentic User-Password over SSl/TSL: the API consumer will be providing a user […]
Customer obsession: The next wave of competitive advantage
Last week, I was fortunate to attend a presentation by Kyle McNabb, VP of Research Strategy at Forrester. He spoke about how empowered customers have given rise to a new era. “The device is not the problem, the problem is what we can do with the device,” he said. McNabb continued to tell the […]
Patient Education Can Give Pharma A Lift
If you really think about it, it’s quite astonishing that Viagra sales in 2014 grew 47% in China, a country in which discussing sexual health-related topics has long been considered taboo. So, what caused this surge in sales?
How to do API Versioning
1- URL based versioning Easy and very common way to version api is to include version no in api url. For e.g. http://myapi/v1.0.0 , http://myapi/v1.0.1 Easy to use and identify different version by looking URL. Over time need to maintain various urls 2- Using query param Another easy to use startegy for api versioning For […]
Liferay Announcements that give you a Mobile Jump Start
I am always intrigued by technology implementations that accelerate my ability to create robust solutions, especially when they are well architected, proven to scale, and economical. There are a couple of recent announcements from Liferay that I feel fit this description and are worth looking into: Liferay Screens 1.0 This exciting new offering further strengthens […]
Ignite 2015 Recap – Top 3 Sessions to Replay
Welcome back from a great Ignite Conference! By now, I hope everyone knows that the conference recordings are posted to channel9, a section of MSDN. Microsoft does a great job of recording and publishing all of this content quickly, its pretty awesome. One of my biggest challenges at the conference was knowing which session to […]
Private APIs Vs Public APIs
Private APIs : APIs which are used within organization to build apps. Apps built on private APIs can be used inside organization or released to public using various channels like company site, app store. Partners can use private APIs to build apps. Private APIs enable faster business integration with partners. Avoid dependency on external APIs […]