Next week MSG's new contributor Eliza Dashwood takes the helm to summarize the industry stats and reports that matter most. In the meantime, Smaato, mobile ad optimizer and mobile advertising agency, has given MSG exclusive access to latest...

Mobile advertising, location services couponing and crowd-sourcing are just a few of the hot topics we cover in exclusive interviews with the CEOs of Aloqa, Waze, and Yoose, companies that won the prestigious Smaato Mobile Advertising Award 2009. In this series – a collaboration between MSG and Smaato, a mobile ad optimizer and mobile advertising company – the companies speak out on key mobile advertising tren...

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...

"It’s all about apps!" That is the message that has come through in dozens of recent briefings and interviews (many of which will be include in the chapter I am writing about app store business models for the...

Give the customers what they want? It's an admirable goal, but it can all go wrong if you don't provide a proper feedback loop. There are many ways to tackle usability testing, but a fresh approach comes from Julia Shalet, who heads up the...

Another edgy podcast. We take a fresh look at the Google acquisition and zero in on the detail and data the market is missing. We also discuss the phenomenal popularity of Android apps and what can happen when Chrome and Android converge. Another hot topic: mobile valuations and what the AdMob...