TAKA DESIGNS

Google recently announced that the number of people using its web browser Chrome tripled from 40 million to 120 million users within 1 year. According to a recent report its market share is now almost 10%. I remember back when Firefox was first released, reaching a 10% market share at a time when Internet Explorer dominated the web was a pretty big deal.

I was curious to see what the most recent stats were for http://ucla.edu and sure enough, Chrome is at about 9%. Here is a comparison breakdown from November 2009 and November 2010.

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Recently I’ve been noticing more high profile sites implementing a technique known as infinite scroll or a “load more” type button for pagination.  Instead of using the more traditional approach like “<< Prev   1  2  3   Next >>”, this technique continuously loads more content as the user scrolls down a web page or selects an action button such as “more.” Let’s take a look at a few sites that implement this technique.

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A look at what’s happening in social media, branding and marketing on the web.

Back in August, Facebook launched a location-based service called Places, which allowed users to check-in to any location using their mobile phone. It was nothing new at the time. Location-based services such as Foursquare have been around for a while, but the number of users using these services has remained relatively small.  A recent study released by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that only 7% of adults who go online with their mobile phone use a location-based service. (Note, this report was done between August and September, right as Facebook Places was being launched)

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Check out some interesting links from the past week:

• Team Coco Head Talks Conan O’Brien, Social Media, Crowdsourcing His First Guest – (Fast Company) The head of Conan O’Brien’s digital team talks about their innovative use of social media that has made Conan so successful online.
• A Smart Investment: Mobile Banking and Wells Fargo – (The Brand Show) Wells Fargo’s mobile design manager talks about their mobile site, keeping their brand consistent across multiple platforms, and more.
• For Myspace, a Redesign to Entice Generation Y – (NY Times) Myspace concedes that it is no longer competing with Facebook. Instead they are focusing on a complete overhaul of their site and targeting a new audience.
• Interview with the co-founder of Yelp – (Mashable) CEO Jeremy Stoppelman recently spoke with Mashable about recovering from legal controversy, growing an evolving company and the future of local search.