Google clicks in for Mobile

During the past week Google made two significant splashes in the mobile arena. Their much heralded, bombing of middle America with Stealth fighters announced the landing of the “Droid” mobile device. Secondly, their acquisition of the leading U.S. mobile advertising company, Admob for $750M announced the full legitimacy of mobile advertising. When Google speaks, the [...]

Verizon FIOS Execs – Please Read – It’s Not Me, It’s You

Today I made the jump, the leap, to Fios. For the record my previous home technology stack had been Vonage for voice, Comcast for Internet and TV. I have had VZW for mobile since the days they actually called it a “car phone”.
Since I was working from home today, I was able [...]

Twitter : Getting New Management?

The rumor mill of possible suitors for Twitter blogs, buzzes and Tweets with different theories. The largest speculation, at least in terms of media attention, has Twitter pairing up with either Google or Apple. While these reports are officially unsubstantiated – they did get me to think about what Twitter would be [...]

Give Me Liberty AND Give Me Death?

This past Sunday, as I enjoyed a bagel with a schmear, I caught up on the news of the week. I read the New York Times and the local Newark Star Ledger. It is no secret that the newspaper industry is in a real (not virtual) death spiral due to its continual loss [...]

Mobile Content : Case Study for Economic Recovery?

 
The deluge of economic doom and gloom in the news would make Chicken Little seem like a wide-eyed optimist.
Headlines scream at consumers with news like:
-Auto Sales Plunge 45% to 27-Year Low
-Unemployment Rate hits 8.1%, Most Jobs lost in a short time period since they started keeping track in 1939
-Citicorp stock dips below $1
With all of [...]

Yes Virginia, Santa does TXT!

When I was leading Upoc we would create “Themed” social networking groups around different holidays.  We had particularly interesting groups, and results around Thanksgiving, Valentines Day, New Year’s, Hanukah, Kwanza, MLK’s Birthday and Halloween.  The most interesting, and memorable group was the Christmas group of 2007.
Each social network had a particular question that the members [...]

Twilight, Tweens and Tech

Being the father of two “Tween” daughters, I am being consumed by my daughters’ interest in the movie “Twilight”. If you do not have daughters in this age range, then you should  skip the next couple of paragraphs.
I went with my wife and a mini-van full of eager 6th grade girls to see [...]

Note to the New CEO of Yahoo – Mobile desktop matters

What is your mobile homepage? And does it matter?
The exit of Jerry Yang from Yahoo got me thinking about the implications, if any, it would have for mobile.    In the desktop browser world, the fight for your homepage has been waging for years between Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, AOL, and anyone else who managed to hijack [...]

Wireless advertising coming of Age

Wireless advertising is coming of age
Feb 01 By mobileman

The use of advertising on a mobile device is poised for the big take-off. There are several factors that are contributing to the rightness of the model, now. The easiest model to understand is the willingness of large content providers to [...]