Tag Archives: android

60,000 Droids a Day Keep the Apple Away

February 22, 2010 – 6:10 am

Right now it seems every company wants to build an iPhone app. Yet given that 60,000 Android phones ship every day, one has to wonder how much longer Apple will have a lock on shiny object syndrome du jour (image by Andrew Mason).
That’s roughly 5.4 million a quarter, and the numbers continue accelerating [...]

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Get Mobile Now

January 25, 2010 – 2:54 am

Image by fotoboer
This morning I am speaking at the first ever Social Media Breakfast in Washington, DC. The featured topic is, “What trends or predictions do you believe will prevail? How can we be visionaries in a space as dynamic as social media?” The answer? Get mobile now.
From the incredible outpouring of donations for Haiti [...]

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The Battle for the Mobile Internet Begins

December 28, 2009 – 8:10 am

War was declared a long time ago, but now the battle finally begins in earnest.  2010 marks the year that Google Android and its many manufacturer and carrier partners took on Apple and its exclusive wireless carriers. The final prize?  The primary determinant of the third web boom, the mobile Internet.
All the other handset [...]

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The Mobile Revolution Accelerates

June 29, 2009 – 8:09 am

The mobile Internet revolution continues to accelerate, fueled by the latest smartphone releases from Palm, Apple and Blackberry. It’s not so important whether people prefer Blackberry, Apple or Other. What does matter is the functionality these phones bring to the market. With computing capability, broadband Internet, and GPS location ID, smartphones are capturing market interest [...]

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#sxsw – The Future of the Internet

March 14, 2009 – 1:14 pm

Well, I finally made it to sxsw. In addition
to phenomenal discussions and socializing (me thinks the real purpose of sxsw), I came to Austin to garner knowledge on the Future of the Internet.
Why? Because social media is maturing, and staying on the edge is critical. To help, I moved to new mobile [...]

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