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
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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...
March 4, 2010
Tags: Android, Apple, Google, iPhone, Location-based services, Mobile Advertising, mobile analytics, Mobile Marketing, podcast, Smaato
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Netsize - a Gemalto company and leading mobile communications and commerce enabler - kicks off its MSG microsite with a look at the controversial findings of the Mobile Trends Survey 2010. Drawing from an online survey of over 1,000+ mobile professionals and practitioners, the survey found that the vast majority (87 percent) of respondents believe the Apple App Store will be the most successful app store in the mobil...
January 31, 2010
Tags: Android, Android Market, app store, Apple, Blackberry App World, GetJar, M-Days, Netsize, Netsize Guide 2010, Nokia, Ovi Store
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As promised in my earlier post, I'm back with a sneak peek at the controversial findings of the Mobile Trends Survey 2010, conducted by Netsize, a Gemalto company and leading mobile communications and commerce enabler. Drawing from an online survey of over 1,000+ mobile professionals and practitioners, the survey found that the vast majority (87 percent) of respondents believe the Apple App Store will be the most successful app store in the mobile space.
Google's Android Market is a distant second (60 percent), followed by Nokia's Ovi Store (30 percent) and RIM's BlackBerry App World (27 percent). Respondents could choose more than one answer - which is why the total exceeds 100 percent....
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
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SUBSCRIBER DATA MANAGEMENT WILL GENERATE MORE THAN $17 BILLION IN PERSONALIZED SERVICE REVENUE FOR MOBILE OPERATORS BY 2014, says a new report from ABI Research. The firm says that in order to monetize all of the customized services they will launch for their users, they’ll need to be able to individually understand them, down to their...
December 21, 2009
Tags: Android, app store, Apple, Apps, iPhone, Mobiile Internet, Screen Digest, SDM, SMS, Subscriber data management, texting
Posted in Data Points, Mobile Research, Personalization, Recommendation | 1 Comment »
