Until now much of the discussion around app store platforms and developer communities has been a technical one focused on primarily on APIs (which ones to open to third-party developers when and why), toolchains and toolkits (the optimal level of integration and how to achieve it) and development costs (value for money and how to...
March 8, 2010
Tags: Aepona, Alcatel Lucent, Amdocs Interactive, Android, app store, Apple, Bell Canada, Developer Community, Eric von Hippel, Forum Nokia, GSMA, Litmus, Location-based services, Malaysia, Maxis, MiKandi, Mob4Hire, Mobile Internet, Mobile Monday Austria, O2 Telefonica, Ondeego, OneAPI, Ovi, radio FM4, Rogers Wireless, Telus
Posted in Location-based services, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Content, Mobile Research, Personalization | 7 Comments »
This week the Carnival of the Mobilists – the weekly line-up of the best blogs and bloggers on all things mobile – comes to us via Caroline Lewko and WIPConnector. The new site consolidates all of the sites– including the blog, WIPJam information – into one destination and invaluable resource for developers. Please redirect any links you have to the new URL.
The line-up of blogs includes two blogs from COM...
March 2, 2010
Posted in Carnival Of The Mobilists, Data Points, Location-based services, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Content, Mobile Research, Mobile Social Networking, Netsize Guide, Personalization, Usability, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »
Just two days till the industry gathers at the fist Mobile World Congress (MWC) of the new decade. To get us in the mindset to think about the companies, developments and trends that matter most, MSG presents part 2 of the three-part series dissecting the mobile developments impacting the mobile industry and our...
February 12, 2010
Tags: E-Plus, Microsoft, MTS Russia, Netsize, Netsize Guide 2009, Netsize Guide 2010, Ogilvy Group, Orange, Sponge Ltd., Telefonica, Twistbox, Verrus, Visa
Posted in Mobile Advertising, Netsize Guide, Personalization | 1 Comment »
The recent wave of M&A in the mobile advertising space marks the start of more than a just another industry land grab; it should be read as a validation of mobile marketing and a confirmation of its true potential. Indeed, the two milestone acquisitions -- Google's purchase of AdMob for $750 million in stock in November 2009 and the news that Apple had followed the search giant's lead in January 2010, snapping up...
February 8, 2010
Posted in Mobile Advertising, Mobile Research, Personalization | 2 Comments »
A quick roundup of M-Days insights and highlights. Companies mentioned include: Ahead of Time, Rubberduck Media Labs, Service2Media, Out There Media, Fishlab Entertainment, Southend United Football Club, Fjord, Farm Town, Exbiblio, Gedda-Headz, Lufthansa and Velti.
I'm back and settled from M-Days in...
February 1, 2010
Tags: Ahead of Time, Exbiblio, Farm Town, Fishlab Entertainment, Fjord, Gedda-Headz, Lufthansa, Out There Media, Rubberduck Media Labs, Service2Media, Southend United Football Club, Velti
Posted in Content Discovery, Data Points, Location-based services, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Content, Mobile Research, Mobile Search, Mobile Social Networking, Personalization, Recommendation, Usability, Web 2.0 | 3 Comments »
Thanks to all the cool companies for reaching out to me over the last weeks with briefings and product demos. Keep those emails coming and I'll pick the best to feature on MSG. A company that has been high on my radar is Nimbuzz, a mobile social messaging app that...
January 26, 2010
Tags: Android, Apple, Brightkite, Foursquare, GetJar, Gowalla, Location-based services, Loopt, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Social Networks, Nimbuzz
Posted in Location-based services, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Social Networking, Personalization, Podcasts, Recommendation | 2 Comments »
