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0 Why App Developers Say Anyone Can Do It
- Apps
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 07/31/2018
About a couple of years ago I received the following email on a Saturday night from Ezell who wrote: "I am looking to get into the industry and like you focused on African American games. How have you found the industry has it been lucrative?" Here was my exact answer: "Hello Ezell. The app industry is extremely hyper competitive so you have to know what you are doing. Lucrative income was not my primary motivation for creating apps. I will tell you that out of 20 apps we have released 4 of the top 5 money makers do have African American themes or images however some have cross-over appeal beyond the black market. Not all of our apps have African American themes. Focus on research. Study the market. Release high quality products." I wonder how Ezell is doing now and if a decision was made to take the first step by moving forward. You just have to do it and make a move without fear to accomplish what you want. Here's a tweet along with a link to an article I shared that is relevant to the theme of Ezell's question. "Anyone can do it," making apps that is, but you have to believe in yourself first! How to make a video game @Clickteam @Basic4Android. Read why these developers interviewed by the BBC say 'anyone can do it' https://t.co/RThLHQmGhk — Quikthinking (@Quikthinking) July 31, 2018
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0 How to Use Online Training to Get Ahead
- Personal
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 07/25/2018
Don't knock online training if you've never tried it. We recently counted 19 certificates of completion from Udemy courses we've tackled going back to 2015. Discipline is the key to success to sharpen a skill or learn something new. The convenience to set your own schedule and pace are big benefits with online courses. We've done other online courses with additional trainers too, however Udemy is our favorite. Our total certificate of completion count from everyone is 37. As someone who was successful slogging it out at a 4 year school to get a college degree the traditional way by attending classroom lectures I have a passionate appreciation for both worlds: old school and new school learning. You still have lots of time left before the end of 2018 to make your move! Lifelong learning makes a lot of sense. Lifelong learning makes a difference. Go for it.
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0 Can the Developer Beat Your Superhero Flyer Game App?
- Games
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 07/23/2018
Hugh Smith If you are into game cheat videos, climb on board with me as I try to get through all of the levels of Super Hero Flyer Game App without embarrassing myself. You'll get a lot of cool tips about how to approach the game with strategy. I share a bunch during the game play but I don't give it all away. You will definitely discover more about how to play the game. There is a nice help screen in the game app that is a great guide for all of the superhero character moves. In an earlier blog post about the Superhero Flyer team I give credit to the other international crew members who helped contribute to the development of the game. I've just added a big extra you don't see and I don't mention in the video and that benefit to you in the game will be released soon. Watch the video and see if I can beat the game!
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0 Don't Wait Until Black History Month
- Black History
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 07/17/2018
How do you memorialize and acknowledge the past? If you believe getting history right is the most important thing an informed citizen can do then you'll probably be very interested in our Black History Express app series. Black History Express, and Black History Quotes Express gather together factual information and thought provoking anecdotes that offer a time slice into culture. Watch this video to learn more about both apps.
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- Apps
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 07/12/2018
We've just added a bunch of new animated gifs to the AAeMojis app. Check out the quick video...
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0 The App that Reveals what Made America Great
- Black History
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 07/09/2018
"You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you'll do it well" -- Condoleezza Rice. These words of wisdom sum up the thousands of thoughts we've compiled into a comprehensive black history resource app that has just been released. As you read through Black History Quotes Express you won't be disappointed. What I found most interesting in doing the research for this project about the men and women we profile was that their true personalities can't be masked when they write or speak their minds. Follow the link above for all the details about this new Android App. Watch the video below to hear me tell the inside story. This is the app that reveals what made America great.
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0 Banana Bear Shuffle Game App
- Games
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 06/28/2018
We are just about a month away from releasing another major non-game app, but it is summertime, so let's have some fun right now! The new Banana Bear Shuffle Game app is not shuffle board. Think bananas, dance moves, fancy footwork, and eclectic slides. Yes, eclectic. We'll drop the game into the marketplace by June 29. Watch the video and enjoy!
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0 The Power of Positive Thinking
- Apps
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 06/18/2018
As the picture and meme below suggest, sometimes you just can't place a value on intangibles. That's why you'll quickly discover in our next app how the power of the individual can be harnessed through the process of positive thinking. Our second 'Express' app is coming soon to join Black History Express for a powerful one - two combination. You'll want to download both. Grab Black History Express right now.
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- Apps
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 06/12/2018
Expand your mind for a moment. What do you see? A drinking cup shaped like a weird goblet? If you guessed a new app, you've got it right because you can see the faces. Coming soon in just a couple of weeks or less!
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0 Black History Audio Book 3 App
- Black History
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 05/31/2018
Black History Audio Book 3 app (brand new) that you see represented on this page in the top and middle images was released in the middle of May, 2018. Up next and completely finished, Black History Express (bottom image). Hop on board. This Android app has 300 reference pages plus an all new quiz game with nearly 200 questions included to keep things interesting. Look for Black History Express in Google Play and Amazon by June 2. Both apps are free. Three screens from Black History Express:
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- Apps
- by Andy Malavevi
- 05/03/2018
Here's what Android app expert Andy Malavevi had to say writing about our AAeMojis app that you can download now. Note we do include a couple of animated gifs in this first release. More are coming - Hugh Smith "The app works very well. The emojis are very unique. But I would suggest you also add more emojis as possible as this will make the app even more valuable. What I consider a must in your app is to add even more African American Animated Gif emojis this will also make the app more professional."
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- Apps
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 05/01/2018
You are having fun with your friends texting back and forth. Inserting the right visual illustration representing your exact feeling is frustrating because the emojis you are using are bland, dull, and dated. Clicking on over into the Google Play app store, you start searching for emojis that can represent you with some class. You try a few of the freebie apps that are a joke. Some of them are embarrassingly bad. Some of them claim that they are free, but then they try to charge you multiple times for grabbing a few more desirable characters from their stash. You find AAeMojis in the store and download all 100 of the gang. Now you are really ready for a texting and social media jam. Below are just a few of the AAeMojis who squeezed into their launch party selfie on April 30, 2018. Tell your friends about them. Read more about the AAeMojis App so you can get yours. Who is behind that mask?
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- Apps
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 04/26/2018
In May of 2017, we created an emoji game that was a lot of fun to create and play. QuikMoji was released in June 2017 to the Google Play Store. We've held back on offering to you the individual emojis until now. There are over 10,000 Android devices so it is difficult to create an emoji app that works successfully across the board. If your device does not have a button to switch back and forth from the standard QWERTY (ABC) keyboard to the emoji keyboard then you'll probably be very unhappy. Many devices do not have this kind of button. We needed to come up with a solution that gets around this limitation so we took our time to work out the details. The new app is called AAeMojis (not the full name). It's completely finished and tested. Look for the Android version very soon!
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- Expos
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 04/09/2018
Here I am hanging out at the Garden State Comic Fest with Bitten Apple TV holding a box full of Black Panther on Saturday, April 7 at the Showboat in Atlantic City, NJ. The two day event was superhero wonderful!
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0 Black History Museums Video VIP Tour Added to the App
- Black History
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 04/03/2018
We've added our Black History Museums VIP Tour videos to the Black History Museums app. You'll now be able to watch all 12 video episodes right inside of the app. Previously, this video series was outside of the app on YouTube. Depending on the version of Android that you have, you'll see the link to the videos at the top of your screen or in the Black History Museums App menu (3 vertical dots). You'll notice that the download size of the app remains the same because we pull in the videos directly from our YouTube channel as you select them. From left to right, the three red circles highlight the controls for the 12 videos. | < go to the previous video > start the video | > go to the next video As you see in the screen shot below "Connecticut," press your phone or tablet back button to close the video window. Download this new version of the Black History Museums app now. Enjoy!