Yelp Versus Foursquare? Who’s Winning In Mobile/Local For Marketers?
For business travelers, it’s easy to see why mobile access to discovery tools like Google Places, Yelp and Foursquare is so critical....
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Like Siri, Cortana Can Crack Jokes, If You Ask The Right Questions
People quickly discovered when Siri came out that asking her questions like “What’s the best computer” or saying “I love you” resulted in...
Microsoft Unveils Cortana Assistant At Build Conference
Microsoft’s annual Build Conference kicked off in San Francisco today with perhaps the biggest news for marketers being the unveiling of...
In A Mobile World, Not All Mobile Performs Equally For Advertisers
It seems that every time I ride the elevator at my office building, every one of my fellow riders has a mobile device out — checking...
After Period Of Neglect Apple Opens Up iAd To “Filmmakers, Small Business Owners”
AdAge, “anyone with an Apple ID will be able to open an account with iAd Workbench, the company’s mobile-ad management tool.” Apple hopes...
Google Has 49 Pct Of Mobile Ad Revs, Just 18 Pct Of Time Spent
Google makes more than its “fair share” of mobile ad revenue based on time spent with Google mobile properties, whereas Facebook’s...
Trying to Build Android Brand, Google Mandates “Powered By” Label
Credit: Android Police According to multiple sources last week, Google is now requiring a “powered by Android” indicator on all devices...
For Mobile App Monetization, Free(mium) Is Winning
According to a survey based study, jointly released by App Annie and IDC this week, the “freemium” model is the most popular way for...
Traditional PCs Shrink To 10 Percent Of Device Market In 2015
I projected today that overall device shipments (not sales) would increase this year by nearly 7 percent vs. 2013. Sale of traditional...
Among Top 100 Etail Sites Only 9 Pct Using Responsive Design
Despite being a recommended mobile “best practice,” only 9 percent of the top 100 e-retail sites are using responsive design. That’s...
As Mobile Revolutionizes Commerce, How Marketers Are Taking Advantage
How many of your daily tasks would be nearly impossible (or at least more difficult) without mobile devices, e-mail and the internet?...
Survey: Nearly Half Of Americans Interested In Wearable Tech
told Fortune that it had sold 400,00 watches in 2013 and the company’s investors expect revenues to double this year. According to survey...
Google Tries To Clear The Air By Dispelling 10 Google Glass Myths
Google has a gargantuan task on its hands where Google Glass is concerned. Its head-mounted wearable computer is due for consumer launch...
Study Confirms Smartphones Now #1 Screen, Beating TV
A report released this week by Millward Brown takes a quantitative and qualitative look at multiscreen activity from a number of...
Count Incoming Calls Right To Maximize Cross-Platform Marketing Returns
Calls are in — in a big way. The adoption of mobile and ease of satisfying a near-immediate search need with a quick phone call have...
How To Take Photos, Videos, On Your Android Phone Using Voice Search
So you want to take a quick photo or video with your Android phone? It just got a bit easier, at least for those who like to tell their...
Motorola, LG, Fossil First Brands To Launch Android Wear
Shortly after Google announced Android Wear this morning, Motorola, Fossil and LG came out with their own associated announcements....
Android Wear: Google Announces Smartwatch
announced “Android wear.” While this could allow for a range of wearables (and probably will in the future), what the company previewed...
Google Releases New Tools For AdMob Including Full Google Analytics Integration
Today, Google will announce new features for its mobile ad platform AdMob at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The new...
Yahoo Has 500 Working On Mobile, Up 5-10X From Past
Yahoo’s betting big on mobile, to the degree of having increased the number of those working on mobile to 500 people — a 5-to-10-times...
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