Web Marketing Association names Punchkick Interactive’s Ryan Unger to the 2007 WebAward judging panel
Cleveland, OH June 1, 2007 – The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce that Punchkick Interactive co-founder Ryan Unger has been selected as a judge of the 11th annual international WebAward competition for Web site development.
The WebAwards is the standards-defining internet awards competition that sets industry benchmarks based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. It recognizes the individual and team achievements of Web professionals who create and maintain outstanding Web sites.
“Unlike other awards, the WebAwards is not a beauty pageant where only the design and name recognition is important,” said William Rice, president of the Web Marketing Association. “For the past decade, the WebAwards has used a quantitative judging formula based on seven criteria to evaluate, benchmark and set industry standards for Web site development. Unger will play a critical role in setting the standard for Internet excellence by applying his expertise to each site he adjudicates.”
“I am privileged to have been selected as a respected member of the WebAwards panel of judges,” said Punchkick Interactive’s Unger. “It is an honor to judge domestic and international sites that meet the Web Marketing Association’s standards of high quality and excellence.”
Ryan Unger is the co-founder and creative director for Punchkick Interactive. He has over five years of experience with Flash software and is an Adobe Certified Flash Lite 1.1 developer, Adobe Certified Flash 8 designer, and Qualcomm BREW authorized developer. Ryan has authored articles on Adobe.com and has received a number of design and marketing awards from organizations including the American Advertising Federation, the Public Relations Society of America, the Web Marketing Association, and the West Virginia Flash Animation Festival. Additionally, he will serve as a judge for the 2007 Web Marketing Association’s WebAward competition. Ryan is heavily involved in the Flash Lite community, both in Flash Lite-focused Web forums and his company’s mobile marketing blog (http://www.punchkickinteractive.com/blog/).
The 2007 WebAward judges consist of a select group of Internet professionals who have direct experience designing and managing Web sites – including members of the media, interactive creative directors, corporate marketing managers, site designers, content providers and webmasters – with an in-depth understanding of the current state-of-the-art in Web site development and technology. Judging for this year’s website awards will take place in July and August, with winners announced in September.
About Punchkick Interactive
Punchkick Interactive ™ is a full service mobile marketing firm that develops Flash Lite enabled games and screensavers, custom mobile applications, text-message campaigns, mobile media distribution systems, branded mobile software and mobile Web sites. For more information visit http://www.punchkickinteractive.com or call (800) 549-4104.
About the WebAwards
The 11th annual international WebAwards competition sets the standard of excellence in 96 industry categories by evaluating Web sites and defining benchmarks based on the seven essential criteria of successful Web site development. The goal of the Web Marketing Association, sponsor of the WebAwards, is to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective Web sites on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from a Web site assessment by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented to an award-winning Web site. For more information or to enter, visit www.07webaward.org.
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Adobe MAX 2007 now accepting award submissions
Via Biskero: Adobe MAX 2007 has now opened the floodgates to designers and developers who want to submit content.
Once again, mobility and devices is an available category. Submit content here by August 3rd, 2007.
Adobe began shipping the much anticipated CS3 design and Web software bundles. Additionally, Adobe has added several software titles to Labs.
Amongst the new Beta software in Labs is:
- Adobe After Effects CS3 Pro
- Adobe Premiere CS3 Pro
- Adobe Soundbooth CS3 beta 3
- Flash Lite for BREW Publisher for Flash CS3 Professional prerelease
- knowhow (preview)
After Effects and Premiere have been long overdue. I am very excited to play with both titles. Soundbooth is great and new beta versions are always fun.
The Flash Lite for BREW Publisher is obviously needed. I am very happy that Adobe released this tool. The only thing they neglected to include was a Mac bundle (sigh). I am sure that there are other developers that will only use one licenced copy of Flash CS3 (in my case on my Mac), and will need to create Mod/Mif files from it.
I am also very happy to see the knowhow demo. It seems like a great panel to add to the CS3 suite.
knowhow is a technology preview that delivers single-click, contextual access to relevant help information from a panel in Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 software. knowhow gives users access to a wide variety of information—basic tool descriptions and short cuts, Adobe Help content, as well as community-generated tutorials, tips, and techniques on the web.
Adobe released Mobile Device Profile Update #5
First noted by Aniway:
Adobe released the mobile device profile update #5. Get it here. This update contains or makes changes to the following device profiles:
- Nokia 3250
- Nokia 5200
- Nokia 5300
- Nokia 5500
- Nokia 6085
- Nokia 6125
- Nokia 6131
- Nokia 6151
- Nokia 6300
- Nokia 7390
- Nokia 8800
- Nokia E50
- Nokia E60
- Nokia E61
- Nokia E62
- Nokia E70-1
- Nokia N70-1
- Nokia N71-1
- Nokia N73
- Nokia N75
- Nokia N80
- Nokia N91-1
- Nokia N92
- Nokia N93
- Nokia N93i
- Sony-Ericsson K600
- Sony-Ericsson K600c
- Sony-Ericsson K600i
- Sony-Ericsson K606c
- Sony-Ericsson K606i
- Sony-Ericsson K608c
- Sony-Ericsson K608i
- Sony-Ericsson K610iM
- Sony-Ericsson V600i
- Sony-Ericsson V800
- Sony-Ericsson W300i
- Sony-Ericsson W550c
- Sony-Ericsson W550i
- Sony-Ericsson W600c
- Sony-Ericsson W600i
- Sony-Ericsson W710i
- Sony-Ericsson W810i
- Sony-Ericsson W830a
- Sony-Ericsson W830c
- Sony-Ericsson W830i
- Sony-Ericsson W850i
- Sony-Ericsson Z712a
- Sony-Ericsson Z800i
- Verizon Motorola RAZR V3c
- Verizon Motorola RAZR V3m
- Verizon LG VX9800
- Verizon Samsung SCH-A950
Download here.
Bluestreak Technology, Inc., the developer of the award-winning MachBlue™ platform for mobile phones and digital television, announced this week that MachBlue Mobile will be commercially available for J2ME-compatible mobile phones.
MachBlue Mobile implements a subset of the Flash 7 specification, supplemented with the MachBlue Mobile API enabling enhanced handset control and integration.
MachBlue’s unique APIs give complete control over device functionality, without the need for low-level coding. The platform also minimizes memory usage, maximizes execution speed, and retains application portability.
Developers use MachBlue Studio, in tandem with Adobe Flash to quickly create mobile applications. And the same developers can easily use MachBlue Studio to create companion applications for digital TV set-top boxes.
MachBlue™ Studio, Mobile Edition
- Enables live, one-click testing from the developer’s PC to the target handset
- Fully integrated with Flash® authoring tools, available from Adobe Systems
- Includes tutorials, integrated help, and code samples
- Includes Windows® emulator for easy content testing
- Supports standard image types, including GIF, PNG, and JPEG
- Includes robust extensibility layer for easy access to new hardware and software features
MachBlue™, MachBlue™ Studio, and the Bluestreak logo are trademarks of Bluestreak Technology, Inc. Adobe and Flash are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Source: Flash Lite Yahoo User Group
BREW 2007 Developer Awards. Flash Lite submissions accepted.
Via Scott:
Showcase your best BREW® applications and gain recognition at the BREW 2007 Conference – submit your nominations today!
We’ve extended the submission deadline to March 14, so don’t miss out on your chance to be recognized by your peers and industry leaders for your outstanding contributions in developing BREW-based mobile applications. Winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony held at the BREW 2007 Conference in San Diego June 20 – 22, 2007.
The BREW 2007 Developer Awards will recognize the best BREW applications in the following categories:
* Best Up and Coming Application
* Best Public Service Application (New Category!)
* Best Business or Productivity Application
* Best Location-Based Service Application
* Best Community Application
* Best Entertainment Application
* Best Game Application
* People’s Choice AwardSubmit your entry forms and application demos online at http://www.brew2007awards.com
For more information about the BREW 2007 Conference, visit http://www.brew2007.com
Flash Lite :: Best Wireless/Mobile Development Tool or Add-in
JupiterWeb, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation, today announced the winners of Developer.com product of the year 2007 contest. Flash Lite 2 is the winner of wireless/mobile development tool or add-in.
Each year Developer.com has its Product of the Year contest. We ask readers to nominate then vote on the technologies, tools, and programs that they think are the best in their field. Last year we said that the contest’s results were the most clear-cut we had ever seen. This year’s results were even more clear-cut than ever. In the main category of Technology, the winner dominated the category with 61% of the votes. Tools such as Apache Ant, which won Development Utility of the year, and Adobe Flash Lite 2, which won Wireless/Mobile development tool of the year, both won by some of the widest margins we’ve ever seen.
Surprisingly we had a shift in brand alliance, four repeat winners, and a winner in the Wireless/Mobile Development Tool or Add-in category that we never expected.
Congratulations to the AMaD (Adobe Mobile and Devices) team.
Read the full article on developer.com.
Dale’s Flash Lite Total Training DVD is now available.
Straight from the source. Dale announced today that his Flash Lite Total Training DVD he presented on is now available for purchase from the Total Training site. It’s aimed at Flash developers moving into mobile, and for developers still involved in FL 1.1 to make a move into 2.0/2.1.
Click here to view Adobe Flash Lite 2.1 product information at Total Training.
Qualcomm BREW 2007 conference talk
Rupen Chanda will be speaking at the 2007 BREW conference, and he is hoping that developer community feedback on Flash Lite for BREW could be posted to the Flash Lite forums. Developer feedback topics will be address in his presentation this June.
The Essential Mobile WAP and Web Site Development Tools and Resources
If anyone is interested in designing or developing WAP sites for mobile phones, I have found some very useful information and put together this list of 11 essential tools for mobile Web development. You can also learn more about Punchkick Interactive’s mobile WAP and Web Site development capabilities.
Tools and Resources:
1. Mobi Ready score
Get your free page analysis and Mobi Ready score. This report tests the mobile-readiness of your site using industry best practices & standards
2. XHTML mobile phone emulator
Type in your .com / .net / .org / .biz, etc. site address and you can check how your site looks to a typical mobile phone user. Available handsets are the Nokia n70 and a Sony K750.
3. Submit Your Mobile Site to yahoo.com
This form lets you submit a mobile site to yahoo.com so that the mobile site will be included in search results when someone searches via their mobile handset at http://wap.yahoo.com.
4. The Mobile Domainatron
The Mobile Domainatron demonstrates a domain name’s mobile usability including: Calculating total keystrokes required to input the domain name on a typical i-mode mobile.
5. Mimic
Mimic (formerly i-Mimic) emulates either an N400i (European) or N505i (Japanese) i-mode mobile. Simply enter a URL and select the mobile you want to emulate.
6. YOSPACE.com phone emulators
You can either use the free online emulator for the 40+ handsets or you can use the standalone developer version on your PC. From here you can download the standalone version with a restriction of 5 minutes of use. Alternatively, you can buy a single user license is £299 + UK VAT.
7. WURFL – the Wireless Universal Resource File
The WURFL is an XML configuration file which contains information about capabilities and features of several wireless devices. The main scope of the file is to collect as much information as possible about all the existing wireless devices that access WAP pages so that developers will be able to build better applications and better services for the users.
8. Article :: The Mobile Web Top 10
Pukupi’s top 10 hints for building interoperable mobile web sites really spells out much of what has been questioned regarding mobile Web site development.
9. Article :: Making Small Devices Look Great
Opera has put together this wonderful resource that gives code examples, tips, and emulator advice for developing mobile XHTML pages.
10. Article :: Global Authoring Practices for the Mobile Web
This document gives general guidelines for web developers and content authors who are searching for directions to help create sites for the mobile web.
11. Blog :: http://www.handheldusability.com/
Handheld Usability is the first book to cover the emerging field of handheld product design. The book covers everything from product design cycles to optimum menu length and audicon (audio-icon) characteristics. Read the first chapter and preview other sections here.
