Category Archives: Social Media
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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Open Letter to Madison Avenue
This past week the New York Times had an article about the convergence of contextual advertising and Smart phones. The potential for highly targeted advertising including the use of GPS is a trend I have been discussing in this blog … Continue reading
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The Future of Mobile – Without Phone Numbers
The most striking exchange at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was the give and take of jabs between Sol Trujillo , CEO of Telestra and Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype. Sol represents the mobile business of the present … Continue reading
America 2.0
In a historic sense, we have officially begun the era of America 2.0. Many political pundits and Presidential historians will make a living for the next generation with analysis of what the Presidency of Barack Hussein Obama will mean for … Continue reading
Israel fights Hamas with Twitter and YouTube
21st century wars are being fought with 21st media. It has been widely reported in the traditional print and broadcast media that Israel is using microbloging on Twitter and longer video releases on YouTube to promote its view of the … Continue reading
