Pete LePage

Thoughts on web development, life, and photography.

Building A More App-y Web

Everyone wants “apps” these days, on their phone, their tablets, Apple, has the App Store to sell apps for the Mac.  The demand is coming from all over the place, including consumers who have no idea what apps are, to people who are seeing this as a new revenue opportunity (which, it is)!  I even heard from one developer who said that his boss came to him all panicked because he got a call from the company’s chairman of the board, wanting to know what their app strategy was.  So far, most of the focus has...

Canadian Chrome Web Store Incentives

The last month has been really exciting for the Chrome Web Store. Not only did we launch the new (and very much improved user experience), we also launch internationally. The Chrome Web Store is available in lots more countries, but one in particular is close to my heart - Canada. In fact, I was up in Canada last week for a hack-a-thon and to meet with some great companies to talk about the Chrome Web Store. With any newly launched product, there are lots of great opportunities for people to jump on board...

The Anatomy of a Great Chrome Web Store Listing (Updated)

A couple of months ago, I blogged about the anatomy of a great Chrome Web Store listing - and it looks like it’s time to do an update. A couple of weeks ago, we changed the UI on the developer dashboard and started asking for new screen shots, and promotion images. Not only is the new UI a little easier to use and understand, but soon we’ll be launching a new user experience for consumers - which will require new assets from you. I’d strongly recommend updating your assets sooner than later to make sure...