MoBlog
by Mark Walsh
There's little question the iPhone is ascendant. Nokia was overtaken by Apple as the world's leading smartphone maker by volume in the second quarter, with 20.3 million iPhones shipped in … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
A new mobile search engine called Ness, relying on social signals, location-based services, machine learning and natural language processing to rank and serve queries … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
Mobile startup Stampt, which aims to replace the traditional store loyalty card with an app, formally announced its new service today. The Stampt app, … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Andrew Speyer
The studies themselves are excellent, unsurprisingly, given the sources. But they challenge us to avoid oversimplifying and to think flexibly and holistically about how … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
I don't think I can be accused of being in the tank for iAds. I continue to be puzzled by the basic model of … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Maryanne Conlin
The beauty of the QR codes is that they can help marketers transition smoothly into a robust mobile strategy. As over 60% of moms … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Ad impressions from mobile and tablet devices reached 12.1% of total paid-search impressions in June among Performics' clients, according to James Beveridge, the company's … Read the whole story
by Tanya Gazdik
Secret consumers will also be able to show support for "Mean Stinks" by purchasing a T-shirt at the eStore via the Facebook page. Secret … Read the whole story
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by Mark Walsh
A new Gartner report is skeptical about whether NFC-based payment systems will take off anytime soon. It also expects the growth of mobile payments … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
Mobile marketing technology firm Augme Technologies has acquired 2D barcode developer Jagtag for $5.25 million. Besides gaining Jagtag's proprietary QR codes, Augme said the … Read the whole story