HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Here’s yet another video excerpt from my recent StomperNet keynote presentation.

If you might have missed the others I have posted they are all listed in the Videos category of the archives.

Again, the video quality isn’t great but it’s well worth watching.

Make sure and post your feedback about this video in the comments section below. (Thanks!)

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I bought an iPhone on Friday (the official Launch Day) and I have really enjoyed using my new gadget. I’ve owned nearly every conceivable cellphone and PDA (Blackberrys, Sidekicks, Nokias, Palm Pilots, etc.) and I got so tired of hearing all the whiners and naysayers complaining about how the iPhone lacked this feature or that feature… well, the iPhone met my expectations and MORE.

As someone who has owned and used all of those other devices, I can easily say the iPhone CRUSHES ALL OF THEM! Without going into an all-out “feature comparison war” I’ll just sum it up this way… it’s EASIER and more pleasant to use than ANY of those other devices. Period.

Does the iPhone lack certain features? YES. But do the lack of those features outweigh the other benefits of the phone? NOT EVEN CLOSE.

The screen is HUGE. It’s a lot easier to surf web pages, read news, and watch video (or look at photos) than any other phone. That alone is reason to own it.

But it’s also FUN to use. Some people said the “virtual keyboard” was a big downfall of the iPhone. It is? Well, that’s news to me. I *PREFER* the virtual keyboard. In fact, I type MUCH FASTER than on the ‘real’ keyboards of those other phones.

You can’t change the battery yourself, and I agree with others that this is a negative feature. BUT WHO CARES! It sure isn’t going to keep me from enjoying the phone for a year or more before the battery might need to be replaced.

And others are whining about the phone using AT&T’s slow EDGE network for using the Internet. Well, yes, it’s slow if you’re trying to surf 2,000 web sites and do HEAVY usage. But if you’re going to sit for awhile with the phone and surf that much, then just go to a Wi-Fi hotspot (like any Starbucks, Panera Bread, any airport, and a million other places) and the iPhone will auto-switch over to the fast network. I have Wi-Fi in my house and it automatically switches to use it when I’m home. Not to mention that once Wi-Max starts appearing in many cities around the country this EDGE thing isn’t going to matter.

I love this little phone because it makes it fun to easily keep track of my Internet marketing efforts. I have “favorites” setup so I am always one click away from being able to check important stats or marketing campaigns that I want to track. Here’s a photo of me using the iPhone to check in on some Google Analytics stats that I am monitoring:

Here’s yet another video excerpt from my recent StomperNet keynote presentation.

If you might have missed the others I have posted they are all listed in the Videos category of the archives.

Again, the video quality isn’t great but it’s well worth watching.

Make sure and post your feedback about this video in the comments section below. (Thanks!)

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