News about a pair of separate mobile payments initiatives Monday suggest they're not just about transactions; marketing and advertising are part of the equation. One is American Express' unveiling its … Read the whole story
Advertisers will spend 17.8% of online ad budgets for local this year, up from 14.9%, or $13.5 billion, according to Borrell Associates. The Benchmarking … Read the whole story
According to the Performics 2011 Mobile Search Insights Study, conducted by ROI Research, focusing on people who use the mobile Web at least weekly, … Read the whole story
The Federal Trade Commission seems to have stepped up its privacy enforcement efforts lately, but hasn't yet taken action regarding mobile privacy. But that … Read the whole story
This week, photo-sharing start-up Color made huge news by securing a boatload of venture capital, banking on the idea that people in close proximity … Read the whole story
In my life, search is fast becoming a better experience on a handset than it is on the web. In some ways the imperatives … Read the whole story
According to the BIGresearch Simultaneous Media Usage Survey, mobile users who actively search for information, such as news, sports and TV/videos, are more likely … Read the whole story
Americans who dream about having a Porsche in their garage don't have to envision leaving it there until the weekend. That's the message of … Read the whole story
IBM has launched a campaign for what it calls "Smarter Commerce," described as a "new category" addressing "the spectrum of enterprise commerce activities -- … Read the whole story