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Groupon prepares for a a 15 billion dollar IPO potentially.
January 19, 2011
Groupon is poised to make a splash with a $15 Billion dollar IPO. Google shot a bit low in their offer. Great work for the long established (by internet terms) social buying site. Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, eat, see and buy in more than 300 markets around the world. […]
iPad most wanted gift for the 6 to 12 year old crowd.
November 24, 2010
New info released from The Nielsen Company showing purchase intent for the younger crowd (6 to 12 and 13+). Interesting intel, showing the iPad as the number one most wanted product for the 6 to 12 year old group. What this writer found interesting was where the iPhone fell in relationship to other smartphones and […]
Good data from IHL Group about trends in the mobile space.
November 16, 2010
(Center for Media Research) According to a new study from IHL Group, reported by Marketing Charts, eight in 10 US mobile phone users currently uses or will use mobile text coupons within 24 months. The other two retail-related consumer mobile activities currently used by more than 20% of mobile phone subscribers are regular barcode and 2D barcode. […]
Google testing consumer interaction with Brands through new APP- its really just solid marketing using mobile
November 16, 2010
This is just some of the cool stuff that can be done via a smartphone and the associated camera in the mobile device. This is not new technology, but the way Google is approaching the Brands is novel, at least when you have 500 million users! At least check out this APP on the new […]
Mobile device OS upgrades may build brand loyalty with the device, but what about the brands that use the OS to engage customers?
November 14, 2010
Great article by DAMON DARLIN. It illustrates how fast mobile devices and specifically their Operating Systems (OS) are changing. The one thing this writer is waiting on is data on how changes in OS reflect on churn with APP’s. new development of iPhone or Android APP’s start with a version of the OS and legacy […]
Nokia to upgrade Symbian in 2011 with swiping and wireless identification features to its new line of smartphones
November 10, 2010
(Bloomberg) Nokia Oyj, the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, will add swiping and wireless identification features in updates to its new line of Symbian smartphones to compete withGoogle Inc.’s fast-developing Android platform. “The biggest threat and biggest opportunity is our ability to keep Symbian fresh and interesting,”Jo Harlow, senior vice president for smartphones at the […]
Gartner reports Android over 25% of third quarter sales in world smartphone market
November 10, 2010
(Release) Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 417 million units in the third quarter of 2010, a 35 percent increase from the third quarter of 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales grew 96 percent from the third quarter last year, and smartphones accounted for 19.3 percent of overall mobile phone sales in […]
Quest Diagnostics Introduces Gazelle Secure Mobile Health Platform for RIM, iPhone and soon Android Smartphones
November 10, 2010
MADISON, N.J., Oct 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today introduced Gazelle, a secure mobile health platform that allows users to receive their Quest Diagnostics laboratory results and manage their personal health information directly from their BlackBerry(R) and Apple(R) iPhone, and […]
New report on the state of the Apps Industry
November 4, 2010
Millennial Media just released their State of the Apps Industry Snapshot for 2010 a survey of over 500 Developers, Publishers and Advertisers in the applications space. Key findings- Growth in cross-platform development – iPhone remains the number one platform of choice, followed closely by Android, iPad, RIM and Windows Mobile. Android, iPad, Windows Mobile, and […]
January 19, 2011
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