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‘Fish Out Of Water!’ for iOS game review

Fish Out Of Water! is the latest creation from Halfbrick Studios, the people who brought us two simple but highly addictive games – Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride.

In their newest game, you will be flinging fish out of the water and then depending upon how far they go you earn a score. Sounds simple, just like the other two games. But does this game have the same fun factor as well? Let’s find out.

Title	Fish Out Of Water!
Developer	Halfbrick Studios
Platform	iOS
Release Date	April 18, 2013
Content Reating	4+
Size	24.1MB
Price	$0.99

Gameplay

In Fish Out Of Water!, you have a bunch of different fish that you have to pick up and throw across the screen. Depending upon how much distance you cover and how many times you skip on the surface of the water, you are given a score at the end.

There are six different types of fishes in the game and you can throw any three in one game. Each fish has different characteristics. Some can cover a great amount of distance in the air, some are well at skipping on the surface of the water, some have more all-round abilities. One fish can even split into four, and although it can’t cover much distance you get four times the number of skips. Depending upon the total distance you covered with all three fishes and the total skips, you get a final score from a panel of judges consisting entirely of crabs. Some judges are more biased towards the distance you covered, some more towards the total number of skips. One just gives a generally good score and the other is the exact opposite.

The game features dynamic weather that affects the gameplay storm can affect how far the fish will travel in the air and the rain makes the surface of the water unstable so the fish can’t skip as much as on a sunny day. You also get certain abilities in the game, which can be used to improve the performance of the fishes.

As mentioned before, the gameplay in Fish Out Of Water! is very simple. You just have to pick up and throw the fish across the screen and then later on use the boost at the right moment to cover as much distance as possible, which reminds me of Angry Birds and Tiny Wings respectively. Unfortunately, it’s too simple for its own good. There is not much depth in the gameplay and after five minutes of playing you have seen pretty much everything the game has to offer.

That wouldn’t have been too bad had the gameplay been addictive. There are several games out there with extremely simple gameplay but because of their addictive nature you keep going back to them again and again. Halfbrick Studios’ own two games are good examples of this. Unfortunately, there is nothing addictive about Fish Out Of Water! and the fish flinging action gets boring quickly.

Graphics and Sound

Fish Out Of Water! has simple 3D animated visuals. The visual style is more similar to Fruit Ninja than Jetpack Joyride. It’s simple and although some of the fishes and their animations are cute, it’s nothing that stands out in particular or is noteworthy in anyway. The same can be said about the soundtrack as well.

Verdict

Halfbrick Studios continues its tradition of making simple games that don’t demand too much from the player. But unlike their last two titles, Fish Out Of Water! lacks the fun factor and the addictiveness to make you want to come back to it again and again. Kids should find this game fairly entertaining but adults, not so much. It’s a decent game to pick up and play while you’re waiting for something but you’re not going to continue for more than five minutes.

Rating: 6/10
Pros: Simple gameplay
Cons: Gameplay lacks variety and gets boring quickly, lackluster visuals and sound

Download: iOS

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom pays the FCC a visit, lacks LTE

Samsung appears to be keen on making different Galaxy S4 spin-offs - the Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy S4 Active and lastly, the Galaxy S4 Zoom, which has just entered the FCC for approval.

Unfortunately, nothing has been revealed from this visit, but the Galaxy S4 Zoom's network capabilities. The phone lacks LTE, as it would only support the GSM/EDGE/WCDMA 850 and 1900 bands, making it capable of running on AT&T and T-Mobile's 3G networks.

This would definitely limit the appeal of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom to potential customers. However, the particular version that went through the FCC might be the international one, not US-specific. Either way, it's a feature that doesn't make sense to be missing, considering the Galaxy Camera boasts it.

Rumored to pack the camera sensor from its Galaxy Camera cousin, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom shapes up to be one of the finer Android cameraphones out there with a 16MP snapper with 10x optical zoom. Other purported specifications include a 4.3" qHD Super AMOLED display, 1.6GHz chipset (probably the Exynos 5), 8GB of storage, expandable via the onboard microSD card slot, and Android Jelly Bean.

The Korean company is believed to announce the Galaxy S4 Zoom as well as other smartphones at its special London event on June 20.

Drafts for iPad Review: Write Text Drafts for Almost Anything on iPad

The Drafts for iPad app wants to serve as the place iPad users compose text for just about anything they write. The distraction free text editor handles HTML and exports to a number of services and apps. A community of users keeps adding what they call “Actions” to extend the usefulness of the Drafts for iPad and Drafts for iPhone apps.

Using Drafts for iPad ($3.99 in iTunes) writers can post short blurbs to social networks like Facebook and Twitter. With some tweaking they can add other services. Users can also export their text to DropBox or Evernote or other apps like Mail. Use Drafts to create appointments or Reminders, as well as many other actions.

We prefer other distraction-free writing apps, like iA Writer ($.99 in iTunes). For formatted writingPages works best. But Drafts serves as a one stop text editor for sending to all kinds of places. The simple interface lets users add punctuation marks without hitting the numbers/punctuation button on the iOS keyboard. The upper right corner shows the word and character count. The sharing button sits in the upper right. There’s a button for customizing the user interface, also in the upper right.

The writer can change the background of the app from the default white with black, to text that is the opposite. There’s also Sepia. Increase or decrease font size or pick from a list of font faces.

Spotify’s Ford AppLink Support Is Now Live

At Mobile World Congress, Spotify and Fordannounced that they would be partnering to bring a new Spotify app which would support AppLink. AppLink support will allow Ford drivers to access their playlists, move forward and back through songs, and everything else that they can do natively on the phone through the steering wheel or voice commands.

Available now (iTunes link) you can install the latest version of the app and integrate it into the vehicle. To make this connection, your phone must be connected to Ford Sync via Bluetooth and via a USB cable at the same time. We recently did a how-to on connecting your iPhone to Ford Sync; Android procedures should be similar.

Once linked, pressing the Sync voice command button and saying “Spotify” should be all that is necessary to access all of your Spotify content. Once Spotify is connected and active, the phone will also become unusable; only displaying the Spotify and Ford logo. Expect a full review in the coming days.

Spotify is one of the leaders in the subscription-based music business, and from the beginning made it very easy to access that music from a multitude of devices. Ford AppLink was introduced in 2011 but was a little slow to gain support. Last year Ford opened a research center in Silicon Valley as well, in hopes of getting more developers to develop for AppLink. Beginning with this year, development has seemingly accelerated and more popular apps are coming on board, with Spotify and Amazon’s Cloud Music Player being the prominent announcements.

If you have a Ford vehicle equipped with MyFord touch and are eagerly awaiting the Spotify support in your Ford vehicle, be prepared to be disappointed. AppLink is currently only available on Sync-equipped vehicles without MyFord touch. This includes both the navigation and non-navigation equipped Mustang (it uses a previous version of Sync for navigation) and all other non-screen equipped Fords. Hopefully, Ford is working on bringing AppLink to its more mainstream products in the near future.

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We Are Never Defeated Unless We Give Up

5 Excuses That Will Kill Your Content Marketing Efforts

Excuse: “I’m Out Of Ideas.”

Solution: Provide An Idea Bank

You shouldn’t place the entire burden of ideation on the people creating your content. Everyone has ideas to contribute, and you should be listening to ideas from all levels of your organization. The more people in the company who are contributing ideas, the better your content will reflect your brand.

Get your whole company involved in the ideation process…

• Develop a system for collecting ideas. This doesn’t need to be fancy — even a shared document or a suggestion box will work.
• Select the best ideas and add them into a document accessible by all content contributors. From there, your team can choose from this pre-approved idea list for each assignment.
• Additionally, offer at least three idea suggestions when you assign a content project.

Excuse:“I Don’t Have Time.”

Solution: Plan, Plan, Plan

Adding the additional responsibility of content creation on top of an employee’s normal workload is tricky. This is why editorial planning is crucial.

• Create an editorial calendar, and give access to everyone involved in content creation.
• Give ample lead time before a content project is due (aim for at least a month in advance).
• Develop a process for communicating and assigning deadlines. Then stick to it!
• Schedule milestones along the way, such as due dates for an idea, outline, and first draft. These mini-deadlines will keep employees from waiting until the last minute to get started.
• Establish a clear workflow process and guidelines, and update these as you tweak your procedures.

Excuse: “I’m Not A Good Writer.”

Solution: Don’t Expect Everyone To Write

The desire or ability to write should never be a prerequisite for your content contributors. Content marketing requires an arsenal of multi-disciplinary strengths and there are few people out there who excel at all of these.

Get your “non-writing” employees involved in other aspects of content marketing based on their strengths:

• Research and data analysis. Let your most analytical team members help gather and analyze data for infographics, white papers, and other research-heavy content.
• Quality assurance and fact checking. Detail-oriented employees can comb through your content with a fine-toothed comb, picking out inaccuracies, typos and grammatical errors.
• Promotion. Here’s where your most socially-connected employees can shine by helping seed your content on their most active social networks.

Excuse:“I’m Scared To Write Publicly.”

Solution: Have A Strong Support System

Creating content that will be subject to both internal and external scrutiny is an understandably daunting task for anyone. Truth be told, most of your employees are just plain scared of how their work will be judged by your staff and industry peers. Lessen their fears by offering a support network and resources.

An editor should act as each contributor’s agent, guiding their content from ideation to publication. This is the person who decides when something is strong enough to publish, and when it needs to be scrapped or revised —  they’re protecting not only your brand but your employees as well. With a great editor, your team will feel secure that nothing less than remarkable content will be published under their name.

Excuse: “I Don’t Want To Give Away Too Much.”

Solution: Explain How Sharing Knowledge Makes Them Look Good

In the corporate world of contracts and trade secrets, talking about what your business does (for free!) may seem like a total conflict of interest. Assure your employees that both your editorial and marketing team will shelf any content that reveals too much, but it will rarely — if ever — get to that point since you’ll be guiding them throughout the process.

What many don’t realize is sharing knowledge makes them look good and often makes their job easier. Make the case that this effort helps not only the company, but the employee, too. Great content serves to:

• Educate potential customers
• Establish thought leadership
• Builds professional reputation
• Improves their digital footprint

Conclusion

Every day, your entire team works toward making your company successful (assuming you have a good team!). Content marketing is just one more opportunity for all employees to do this.

If you’re still hearing too many excuses, you may not being doing one (or all) of these things effectively…

• Provide Ongoing Training. Similar to how you onboard new employees, you’ll need to train new contributors. Allow enough time for training before you expect someone to complete a content project. Always communicate changes in process or direction to everyone involved.
• Share Success Stories. Did you get a handful of great leads as the result of a piece of content? Did a major publication syndicate your blog post? Did you gain a ton of backlinks from an infographic? Communicate these wins with your entire company. This is often the best way to illustrate the true benefits of content marketing.
• Remember to Give Praise. Content creation is full of revising, critiques, and suggestions. Avoid focusing only on what needs to be fixed about your employees’ content. Be sure you’re giving proper credit and praise for a job well done.
• Only Publish Content You’re Proud Of.  I recently gave a presentation in which I stressed the importance of being completely obsessed with all of your content. This may sound kind of nutty, but think about it: if you can’t even get excited about the content you’re creating, how do you expect your entire team to care, let alone people outside of your company?

15 Strategies To Get More Shares For Your Content

You can’t help but feel that little rush of jealousy when you see a just-average piece of content getting tons of shares, likes and tweets.

What’s that post got that yours doesn’t? Your content is stellar, your infographics perfectly designed. So why aren’t more people sharing them?

The secret of getting your content shared by more people isn’t always producing better stuff – sometimes it’s making better connections or just thinking a little differently.

Here are 15 strategies, tips and tricks that prove that point – use them to take your great content that extra mile.

1. Interview Influencers

In every industry, there’s someone whose opinion holds lots of sway – but how do you get on his or her radar?

An email interview takes up only a few minutes of your influencer’s time and gives you a chance to ask smart, thought-provoking questions that show you’ve done your homework to get to know them (you have done that, right?)

The resulting content puts your brand right next to this influencer in readers’ minds – and there’s a good chance he or she will share it, too.

2. Ask For Ideas

As you get started thinking about a new piece of content, “try asking for feedback from customers, influencers, and anyone else in your community (or who you want to be in your community),” suggests Mack Fogelson of Mack Web Solutions, who credits this tip to Rob Ousbey at Distilled.

“When you include them in the conversation… those people who provided feedback feel like they had buy-in because they’ve been part of the process,” says Fogelson.” This motivates them to share with their audience.”

3. Reference Others

Nobody likes an over-the-top name dropper, but it’s hard not to feel flattered – and share – when it’s your name being dropped.

“It creates a bond and positive feelings when they see you quote them or name-drop them,”says Aaron Friedman, who, perhaps not coincidentally, was one of Search Engine Land’s best-read columnists of 2012.

“Many articles I have written, the first people to share them and comment on them are the people who I have name dropped,” Friedman shared.

4. Share Strategically

Make sharing others’ content a big part of your social media strategy – and do it smartly.

“Eighty percent of the time, share stuff that other people have created that you think is really remarkable and would help your community,” Fogelson says. “The creators of the value that you’re sharing appreciate you sharing their stuff and are motivated to return the favor.”

14 Ways To Turn On The Content Flow

Here are 14 steps to get you there:

1. Know Your Audience

It couldn’t be simpler or more self-evident, but the importance of knowing who you’re producing content for cannot be overstated. Customers? Prospects? Fans? Industry peers? Colleagues? The media? Some or all of the above?

Selecting topics and tailoring messaging is a whole lot easier when you know who’s on the receiving end.

2. Define Key Themes And Messages

Now that you know who you’re addressing, what is it, broadly speaking, that you want to communicate to them? Don’t just focus on your product, service or business here, but do some thinking as to how it relates to an audience’s real-world concerns.

If you’re a local business, you may want to weave broader local themes into your content. If you’re hawking something with a high consideration curve, education and learning may be part of your messaging.

Use your knowledge of your audience, your tone-of-voice, and the broader informational environment in which you reside to inform themes and messaging.

3. Establish A Frequency Framework

Half the journalists I know (and, being one, I know quite a few) say they write for periodicals because they need deadlines in order to produce. In the trade, it’s called “feeding the beast”.

You may not need to blog, or write, or tweet, or status-update every day, but once per month is probably not adequate…or you risk the whole endeavor tipping off the cliff.

Create a schedule for content updates and adhere to it. Map out potential stories, features, or other content in advance so that when the deadline looms, you’ll have a sense of what’s due. Falling into a rhythm beats falling out of visibility altogether.

4. Create A Very Detailed Editorial Calendar

An editorial calendar plugs directly into the frequency framework.

Just as your local newspaper has a food and dining feature on Wednesdays, an expanded entertainment section on Fridays, and home and gardening every Thursday, mapping a type of content to your frequency framework is a great step forward in terms of making relevant content happen on a reasonably frequent schedule.

Mercedes-Benz A-Class : A look inside

After you feel you are quite done staring at the alluring exterior of the A-Class, take and a look inside and this is what you will see

The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class boasts an exclusive and exceptionally sporty ambience. Inside, you’re welcomed by maximum comfort, a high tech interface and the highest levels of safety. Top-quality materials and attractive visual highlights adorn the A-Class interior, making it a sight to behold. Sporty features and contrasting stitching throughout set a benchmark in interior design. 

The high quality of the interior is underlined by an air-conditioning system which calls to mind the form of jet engines. Every instrument in the interior is clearly and logically arranged in order to ensure easy accessibility while you drive (Read : Mercedes-Benz A-Class First Drive).

The seats in the A-Class are impeccably crafted to provide support and help you relax even when you are having an edge-of-the-seat experience!

The A-Class packs a communication control centre that is sure to make you feel like a commander. It’s all the control you need! The Central Media Display helps you control all your media from just one place. The 17.8 centimetre screen presents you with audio, navigation and web functions, on the go.

Everything about the car is aimed at an urban buyer. Apart from allowing you to surf the net for information, it even keeps you connected through various social media platforms like Twitter or Facebook. 

New Aston Martin V12 Vantage S roars to life

Powered by the magnificent 6.0-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine that develops more power, the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage S is a compact and seriously powerful sportscar that captures the essence of 'extreme' in a beautiful manner

Yes, the world is largely about economical four/five door vehicles for they suit real world requirements. But deep down, people crave something extreme, something savage, a car that is out of this world. And there are very few cars out there that bring out those feelings in you better than the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage S.

Armed with a 6.0-litre, naturally aspirated, 12-cylinder engine mounted under its long sleek bonnet with those carbon fibre gills, the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S is a sensation. And its engine generates an equally sensational 573PS of power and 620Nm of torque giving the supercar a top speed of 328 km/h. The engine is mated to a seven-speed, rear mid-mounted Sportshift III automated manual transmission with electronic shift-by-wire control system. 

Featuring ‘Normal’, ‘Sport’ and ‘Track’ modes, the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage S has a new three-stage adaptive damping system that provides a broad range of performance that can be adjusted to better suit the driver’s requirements and the level of steering assistance.

The new V12 Vantage S also gets a new exhaust system that has been derived from that of the One-77 hypercar, and is lighter, smaller and even more sonorous than that of the outgoing Vantage V12.

2014 BMW X5 revealed

BMW has revealed the third generation avatar of its original SUV, the X5. The 2014 model features delicate exterior and interior styling changes, engine tweaks and the first ever rear-wheel drive model alongside the all-wheel drive versions

Ever since the launch of the first generation model in 1999, the BMW X5 has been known for its incredible drive dynamics that give it car-like road manners. With the third generation model, BMW has stayed in line with its strengths, and has introduced the first ever rear-wheel-drive model for enthusiasts, the X5 sDrive 35i. 

The BMW X5 sDrive 35i is powered by a twin turbocharged, 3.0 litre, six-cylinder petrol engine that develops 304PS of power and 406Nm of torque that can power the SUV from 0-100 km/h in 6.2 seconds. The other engine option announced for the 2014 BMW X5 is the 4.4-litre twin turbocharged petrol engine that develops 451PS of power and 650Nm of torque in the new X5 xDrive 50i that can go from 0-100 km/h in 4.9 seconds. The diesel BMW x5 will continue to be powered by the 3.0 litre, six-cylinder, diesel engine that now develops 255PS of power, which is 9PS less than the second generation X5 and 559Nm of torque. All engines will be mated to an eight-speed automatic gearbox. Apart from the X5 sDrive 35i all X5s will continue to feature all-wheel drive.

Audi S7 Sportback : First Drive

The trend of ‘familial design’ which seems to have taken most of the German car makers by storm over the last few years is a worrying one. I mean, the Passat is just a bigger Jetta and the BMW 5 Series is just a slightly burlier 3 Series. 

And if any company is taking this too seriously, it’s Audi, with all its SUV and sedan offerings looking pretty much like the same car in different sizes. Thankfully, there are a few gems that do crop up from the usual fare which really make us smile and a couple of years back Audi had us grinning silly with the delectable lines of the A7 Sportback. So when a newer, sportier version of that car came out, naturally we were jumping through hoops to get our hands on it.

There was nothing really wrong with the A7 to begin with. It’s a car that does design, luxury and premium feel in good measure, but the one place where it does leave you pining for more is outright performance. 

Of course, it’s not like the 245PS, 500Nm V6 diesel available in India, or the 310PS V6 petrol that’s available everywhere else feel slow or anything, but it’s just that one gets the feeling that a gorgeous four-door coupe such as this needs something more to compete with the CLS’ and the Panameras of the world.

So now we have the S7, Audi’s beefed up Sportback, launched in Europe last year and possibly coming to India sometime in the near future. Now of course, this is not to be confused with the RS7 thatAudi unveiled in early 2013 at the Detroit Motor Show. The S7 is more of a ‘regular hammer’ take on the A7 as opposed to the RS7’s sledge hammer approach.

Visually, it’s pretty much a case of ‘spot the differences’ between the standard A7 and this sporty S7. The long hood, the long wheelbase with short overhangs and that swooping roofline which flows into the automatically extending (or manually if you so wish) rear spoiler at the very tail end of the body is all maintained. 

Tata Pixel Zero Turn Drive Video

The Tata Pixel concept that Tata Motors showcased at the 81st Geneva Motor Show is a revolutionary car considering its tiny proportions and extraordinary maneuvering capabilities. Check out this short clip of the Pixel showing off its zero turning radius, while presenting the cars wire free functionality options

5 Free Ways To Get Your New Blog Noticed

1. Visit Other Sites In Your Niche & Offer A Guest Post

Once you enter your niche, it won’t take you long to figure out who the big players are. They’re the ones you’re trying to beat in Google, right? Instead of trying to beat them with SEO tricks, why not join them?

Owners of really popular blogs all need one thing: great content. If you offer them a piece of 100% unique and very helpful content, they just may feel inclined to share it with their readers.

Rae Hoffman shares some great tips for identifying guest blogging opportunities in her post on CopyBlogger.com.

2. Share Your Content On Social Sites

Sharing your content on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, etc., only takes a moment, but the results can be great if others pick it up and then share it with their following. It’s an easy way to get traffic based on real human recommendations — and that’s the kind of traffic we can never get enough of.

3. Hang Out & Participate Where Your Target Market Hangs Out

Rand Fishkin at SEOMoz shared some excellent tactics last year for getting much-needed traffic to your blog.

“Participate in the Communities Where Your Audience Already Gathers” was tactic #2 on his list. This is a vital strategy for attracting those readers who want to read your content. The best part (aside from traffic) is that these are also the folks who will share your work via social sites. If your target audience loves your content, they will share it with others–and you can’t beat the power of social recommendations from real, live people.

So, take some time each day to get out there and hang out in market-related forums and communities. Don’t spam there — be a real participant. If your community shares and input are good, other forum members will naturally begin to consider you worth paying attention to.

4. Take Advantage Of Free-To-Use Sites

There are many, many sites out there that allow you to publish content free-of-charge, so take advantage of them to get additional exposure. Places like HubSpot or Squidoo are good places to start if you don’t want to deal with a lot of setup. Tumblr, WordPress and Blogger blogs are free, easy to create and fairly well-optimized for search engines. I call these types of sites “supporting sites,” as they help me get additional exposure in Google and help my target market find my work.

There is absolutely no rule that says you can only have one webpage targeting a certain topic or keyword — just make sure you link to your primary blog for keyword strength.

5. Leverage Market Leaders

Check out this fantastic tip that Lynn Terry shared on her post, 6 Ways to Get Free Targeted Web Traffic:

“…find the top podcasts, magazines, blogs, forums, radio shows, etc., in your market. Find out what content your market is consuming, and where, and leverage that to your benefit. Brainstorm ways to get in front of your market where they are, which is much easier than trying to get them to come where YOU are.”

Yes, this tip requires some creativity, but getting in front of that audience is crucial and very rewarding in the long run. Again, don’t spam or harass your industry leaders — that’s one sure way to have it all blow up in your face.

Building up traffic to a new website or blog takes time. Regardless of what others say, there is no one thing that will miraculously send tons of traffic overnight. It’s a process that requires great content on your site and as well as active efforts off your site to get your content discovered and shared.

For additional ideas, check out Michael Martinez’s tips on ways to drive traffic to your website for free

What free techniques do you use to generate more traffic to your site?  Share with us in the comments section.

Opinions expressed in the article are those of the guest author and not necessarily Marketing Land.