Will Android-based Tablets For The Home Be the Next Big Thing?
on Nov 22, 2009 in Consumer Electronics Digital Media Emerging Technology Android ICL The concept of a tablet-based device as a control point in the home is quickly becoming a reality. With weekly rumors of Apple’s tablet work hitting the blogs, and discussions among VCs and entrepreneurs as recent as yesterday’s Cyber...

Why Big Box Retailers Need To Get Into Mobile Apps and Virtual Goods
on Nov 18, 2009 in Advertising Mobile Virtual Goods Apple Best Buy Dixons iPhone Marketing Walmart xxxx A sea change is clearly occurring, and it started when Apple announced to developers on October 15th that it would allow in-app purchasing of goods and services within free iPhone apps, not just apps that cost money. First, this means that ̶...

HD Subs Are Up, But Household Monthly Spend On Digital’s Falling
on Nov 17, 2009 in Digital Media Social Media Bright House Cablevision Charter Cox MediaCensus Morning BRIDGE NPD Suddenlink Time Warner Verizon FiOS MediaCensus, the data arm of Morning BRIDGE just recently released data on the number of high-definition launches by provider each week, compared over three months. According to its MediaCensus Chart that shows only HD counts (excludes video-on-deman...

Social Media Best Practices: ULS Boston
on Nov 15, 2009 in Marketing Mobile Social Media FreshBooks HubSpot Local-Motors Ultra Light Startups whatsnextonline I’ve been attending many panel discussions, conferences, meetups, and one-on-one discussions on where social media is headed these days, gleaning ideas, discussing opinions and best practices, and talking to companies who are implementing SM...

MIT Sloan Presentation:
on Nov 9, 2009 in Advertising Digital Media Mobile Social Media Android Apple BlackBerry Facebook Hancock Energy Software Localytics MySpace TrustedOnes Twitter WiseWindow YouTube This is a speech I gave at MIT Sloan’s MediaTech and MoMIT Executive Lunch Series on November 9th, 2008. It covers the convergence of digital and social media on mobile platforms, gives an overview of popular social media platforms and their m...

Google Buying Big Into Mobile, Acquires AdMob
on Nov 9, 2009 in Advertising Analytics Mobile AdMob Google Google announced today that it’s acquiring AdMob for $750 million. It’s hoped that AdMob, a mobile display ad technology provider, will bolster Google’s existing exposure in mobile advertising. Omar Hamoui, Founder and CEO of Ad...

NPR Venture to Fight Back Against The Void Left By Corporate News Empires
on Nov 5, 2009 in Digital Media cpb Knight Foundation local news NPR PBS NPR announced on Wednesday that it will launch a newly funded journalism project targeted at expanding in-depth local coverage in several communities. The program itself will be co-funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which is an...

Acer’s Aspire AS8940G-6865 Bulks Up For Gamers and HD
on Nov 3, 2009 in Consumer Electronics Acer Acer today bulked up its consumer notebook lineup even more with the Aspire AS8940G-6865 Notebook sporting an Intel Core i7 Quad-Core Processor, 500GB hard drive, an extra eSATA hard drive port, and an 18.4-inch edge-to-edge widescreen true HD (1...

Mobile Advertising Has Yet to Adapt to the Personalization Wave
on Nov 3, 2009 in Advertising Analytics Marketing Mobile Ad Networks Agencies Apple DROID Google HP iPhone LG Millennial Media PeopleBrowsr Samsung Seesmic Sony TweetDeck Twitter You see it front and center in the new DROID commercials, Google knocking Apple for the iPhone’s lack of personalization as well as other inabilities. Yes, marketers have shifted the spotlight on consumer personalization over the past 2-3 years...

Would You Invest In a GPS IPO if Google Gives It Away For Free?
on Nov 2, 2009 in Mobile Android Google GPS TeleNav TeleNav today announced that has filed for an IPO of common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank are involved in the IPO along with Robert W. Baird & Co., Canaccord Adams, Piper Jaffray & Co.