Mobile
Enough Nickel and Diming, How About Mobile Payments?
Mobile phones have surpassed wallets on the worst things to lose list. To paraphrase moderator Rich Ullman from the PluggedIn Ventures Mobile Payment roundtable on January 29th: “Leave your wallet by your in-laws in Buffalo – wait for it to be shipped. Leave your mobile phone – drive 5 hours to Buffalo.” 2012 was a breakout year…
Read MoreFacebook Coveting the Non-Smartphone Crowd
Yes, there are still some of them left in the world. In fact, lots of them. I estimate that roughly 190 million Facebook users use regular cellphones to connect to Facebook. How did I get there? Facebook has 500 million users worldwide. About 40% of Facebook users connect to Facebook thru mobile phones. That works…
Read MoreFlurry: Mobile Social Games Draw Larger Audiences Than TV Shows
Yep, it’s here. More people are playing games on their iPhones and iPads than watch most TV shows. Ranks close to Sunday Night Football in terms of consumer reach. And advertisers love it—those gaming ads are targeting, available 24/7, longer use time and repeat viewing. And, oh, peak usage is in the evening, what we…
Read MoreCompany of the Week! MobilePosse; The future of mobile?
We’ve all been thinking it; WHEN IS MOBILE GOING TO HIT?! I’ve gone back and forth on this one for awhile now. My gut instinct was that mobile would never become a strong category because it’s interruption based, and I’d always felt like adverts on my phone were a little bit invasive. But I’ve been…
Read MoreMobiTV hits 4MM subscribers, but the world’s not ready to “pay”!
Article By: Joshua ‘The Red’ Russak (Red@aclion.com) MobiTV global TV and digital radio service, recently stated in July 31st press release MobiTV Soars Past Four Million Subscribers it now has 4 million subscribers to its mobile TV and radio services, available in more than 15 carrier networks, including giants AT&T, and Sprint. The Service costs…
Read MoreFree Beer Friday’s @ MeetNowLive
Article By: Joshua ‘The Red’ Russak (Red@aclion.com) I recently attended NYTechMeetup and had the pleasure of meeting Mike Davis, co-founder of a rather interesting and noteworthy mobile social network, MeetNowLive. Hands down, one of the coolest and most attractive mobile based social network I’ve seen so far. Leave it to Mike to make something this…
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