Tag Archives: iPhone

60,000 Droids a Day Keep the Apple Away

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 [...]

Get Mobile Now

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 [...]

AppMakr Makes iPhone Apps Acce$$ible

by Geoff Livingston
Every smart internet marketer and company wants to deploy mobile apps, starting with that hot and shiny iPhone app. Yet the cost of developing iPhone applications (as well as applications for the Blackberry and Android platforms) can be cost prohibitive. AppMakr changed the iPhone application paradigm today with the launch of its [...]

The Battle for the Mobile Internet Begins

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 [...]

Why Deploy an iPhone App?

This weekend, Washington, DC area internet developer Viget Labs hosted iPhoneDevCampDC, an unconference about all things iPhone Apps (full photo set here). I went expressly to understand the latest hot, shiny object from a communicator’s perspective. How does this tactic fit into the mix?
One thing that’s important to note off the bat: It’s not [...]

Context: Six Things About the Mobile Web

One thing seems clearer and clearer.  Mobile and portable media continues to become a staple of online promotion and marketing.  Worldwide acceleration of mobile smartphones – to the tune of 130% increase in sales over the next few years – is driving the shift (image by in veritas lux).
Just yesterday, I read an outstanding [...]

The Mobile Revolution Accelerates

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 [...]

#sxsw – The Future of the Internet

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 [...]

Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire!

Stephanie Massler examines how brand enthusiasm impacts media buying on Doe Anderson. Stephanie provides two thoughtful examples and offers five guidelines for an advanced media purchasing framework. These include focusing not on how many people you reach, but in how you are able to connect with your audience. She also suggests focusing on your cost [...]

2009: Hot or Not

Here’s a slightly different take on the customary predictions post on 2009 social media trends… A campy Hot and Not list. Here we go:
Smartphone of the Digerati
Hot: Blackberry Storm (image from cellfanatic)
Not: iPhone (thank you, Walmart!)
Marketing Blogger
Hot: Amber Naslund
Not: Seth Godin
Corporate Social Media Tool
Hot: Radian6
Not: Blog
PR Blogger
Hot: Technosailor (Ha, ha!)
Not: Ike Pigott [...]