MoBlog
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Apple's reported acquisition of social search and contextual recommendation service Spotsetter surely will add to the company's attempts to prop up its mapping. But its founder appears to think the … Read the whole story
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by Tyler Loechner
Mobile ad platform JiWire on Monday announced it has rebranded as NinthDecimal. Additionally, the company has announced the launch of a tool meant to … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Constellation Brands is seeing measurable ROI from partnering with party shopping apps that are both specialized around wine shopping and as general as shopkick. … Read the whole story
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by Laurie Sullivan
Shopzilla plans to announce Monday the integration of its three marketing business units that will operate under the Connexity brand. The move combines Aisle … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Klick Push is launching a platform that lets brands integrate music into banner ads or use tunes as a way to drive loyalty. The … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
The number of consumers using their mobile devices to pay is still on the rise. While most smartphone owners have yet to make a … Read the whole story
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by Laurie Sullivan
Analytics and marketing company Curalate has secured $8.6 million in Series B funding, bringing total investments to $12.5 million. NEA led the round, with … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Gee, what a shock to one's traditional upfront sensibility. After the digital-heavy "newfronts" and other pre-season "upfront" meetings, where are we now in talking … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
Path has lost a round in a mobile-spam lawsuit accusing it of sending consumers SMS messages inviting them to join the service. The complaint … Read the whole story