Author Archives: Brian Behrend

Brian Behrend

About Brian Behrend

Brian's title at MarketNet is Director of Interactive Strategy but he has his hands (and his brain) in every part of the process of creating solutions for clients. From the discovery phase to website launch, he uses his background in business, marketing, and web programming to make sure projects succeed.

RIM Reveals Blackberry 10

Posted in Technology on May 1, 2012

RIM has finally shown off the long awaited (and delayed) Blackberry 10 and the interface looks like a mix of a little Windows Metro, a little WebOS, and even a little Facebook thrown in for good measure. Overall it looks … Continue reading →

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May 01 2012

Mobile Design Strategies, in Podcast Form

Posted in Design, Development, Strategy on April 12, 2012

The next Breaking Development conference gets underway next week in Orlando, but you don’t need to travel to the most magical place on Earth to get access to some of the top minds on mobile. Audio of the great talks … Continue reading →

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Apr 12 2012

Measuring Android Version Fragmentation

Posted in Development, Technology on February 27, 2012

Android fragmentation is a dirty little buzzword you’ve likely heard everywhere from Angry Birds to Steve Jobs and probably in strategy meetings with us here at MarketNet about that big app idea your company has. Just what exactly is fragmentation … Continue reading →

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Feb 27 2012

Mobile Users Don’t Do That

Posted in Design, Strategy on February 14, 2012

There are many common misconceptions about mobile web and app design. The most pervasive of these usually center around assumptions about where, when, and how people use mobile devices. Making any assumptions about what your visitors will or won’t do … Continue reading →

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Feb 14 2012

Google Chrome Coming to Android Devices*

Posted in Development, Technology on February 7, 2012

Google Chrome is finally coming to Android phones and tablets. A beta is available for download now if you’re one of the lucky few already running Android 4.0/Ice Cream Sandwich (hence the asterisk* in the post title.) No word on … Continue reading →

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Feb 07 2012

Do Blogs Still Need Comments?

Posted in Social Media, Strategy on January 26, 2012

There’s been a lot of conversation lately about the value of comments and whether having comments turned on is still a necessity for blogs. Matt Gemmell has done a fantastic job of aggregating the conversation on his blog post Comments … Continue reading →

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Jan 26 2012

Microsoft Says Goodbye to IE6

Posted in Development, Technology on January 10, 2012

If you’re a web developer, I hope you’re not all partied out from your New Year’s celebrations because there’s an even better reason to celebrate: Internet Explorer 6 usage in the United States has now officially dropped below 1%! It … Continue reading →

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Jan 10 2012

Our Favorite Web Design Trends of 2011

Posted in Design, Development on January 9, 2012

Last year was yet another huge one on the Web as things continued to move forward at a breakneck pace. The explosive growth of traffic from mobile devices influenced everything and meant huge advances in both technology and new ideas. … Continue reading →

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Jan 09 2012

2012 New Year’s Resolutions

Posted in Design, Strategy on January 2, 2012

It’s a new year and that means it’s time to reflect on 2011 and set resolutions for 2012. Here at MarketNet, the resolutions we’re focused on for the new year are 1280×800, 1366×768, 1280×1024, 480×320, 320×480, and good old 1024×768. … Continue reading →

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Jan 02 2012

Google SSL Search Will Block Search Referrers

Posted in Search Marketing on October 31, 2011

Your website stats are getting a little less valuable thanks to new search feature Google is rolling out to its users. SSL encrypted search will now automatically be turned on for all logged in users, resulting in improved security and … Continue reading →

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Oct 31 2011