Leading all smartphone operating systems, Android accounted for nearly half of all mobile ad impressions shown last month, according to a new report from Millennial Media. "Measured on that basis, 14 of the top 20 devices run Android, though the iPhone still tops the list and the BlackBerry Curve is the second most common phone model," notes All Things Digital's Mobilized blog. However, in terms of app revenue by platform, the numbers are largely reversed, with iOS apps generating 47% of revenue -- compared to 36% of revenue generated by Android apps. Meanwhile, BlackBerry apps accounted for 7% of …

Fortune takes about 4,000 words to say that Twitter is not well. "Besides the CEO shuffles, there are secret board meetings, executive power struggles, a plethora of coaches and consultants, and disgruntled founders," it writes. "These theatrics, which go well beyond the usual angst at a new venture, have contributed to a growing perception that innovation has stalled and management is in turmoil." Twitter exes say they spent much of last year investing in infrastructure to make the service more reliable, while they also have taken steps to address management shortcomings. "Yet even as management tackles its executive and …

So, is Arianna Huffington a slave owner or a crowdsourcing pioneer? GigoOm feels compelled to pose the question now that one of Huffington's many blogger minions has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing her of "unjust enrichment" for profiting from the labor of others. Unfortunately for Huffington, the blogger behind the lawsuit, Jonathan Tasini, is a union leader, and settled a not-dissimilar case with The New York Times for $18 million back in 2001. What's more, "Tasini ... isn't the only one to pull out the strike talk," GigaOm notes. "The Newspaper Guild endorsed the idea of a strike against …

San Francisco city officials this week convened an advisory council that includes local companies such as Twitter and Zynga to assess the city's tax structure, reports MarketWatch.com. "The announcement comes shortly after the city's Board of Supervisors voted to approve a payroll-tax exemption aimed at keeping microblogging service Twitter headquartered in town," MarketWatch notes. Twitter, Zynga and Yelp have all reportedly suggested that a move outside of San Francisco might make better financial sense, as they add new employees and gear up for possible IPOs. The ad-hoc advisory council will "recommend new policies related to high-growth technology companies," and …

Consumers are becoming more aware of 3D televisions over the past six months, according to the NPD Group, though with that awareness comes concerns about the technology. According to the market research company, consumer awareness 3D LCD televisions rose from 36% in September 2010 to 28% in February 2011. Awareness of 3D plasma TVs rose to 32% from 21% in those six months. Yet in that same survey, consumers revealed their two major pain points for buying a 3D television were the price and the need to wear glasses. In fact, those two sticking points have become more …

While the recession took a big bite out of home-décor spending, it looks like consumers are spending more to live it up at home. A new study from NPD Group, a market research company based in Port Washington, N.Y, says that 12% of Americans entertained at home more this year than they in years past, while 37% say they're entertaining at least as often as prior years. And while the entire dinnerware segment continues to show declines, the casual segment, which represents more than half of all sales—grew by 4% in a 12-month period.

Razofish today unveiled its second annual report spotlighting five technology changing the business landscape this year. The Razorfish 5 for 2010 are: Near Field Communication – NFC, wireless technology that facilitates mobile payments, has been available for years, but will hit its tipping point in 2011 with Android and potentially Apple building the technology into their devices. “It will usher in a whole new era of utilization for personal devices including payment, couponing and location-based information from merchants." Interface Changes –Consumers are purchasing devices with touch or motion interfaces, such as tablets and gaming consoles, in record …

Vespa is launching a program on MintLife, the Mint.com blog on personal finance. The effort aims to make consumers think of scooter ownership as a money saving proposition. As part of the program MintLife will add scooter ownership to its portfolio of cash-conservation tips.  Visitors who go to the site will get messaging about how how scooters are a key to foreign-oil independence.  The effort ties to Vespa's five-year-old ongoing "Vespanomics" campaign that touts scooters as financially salubrious. The program, whose Web presence is at Vespanomics.com, discusses how motor scooters can change the urban transportation landscape, and shows which …

After a down year in 2009, U.S. online ad spending rebounded strongly in 2010, growing 15%  to $26 billion, according to full-year data released Wednesday by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Online ad revenue in the fourth quarter hit a record $7.4 billion, up from $6.4 billion in the prior quarter. The IAB for the first time also issued an annual figure for mobile ad spending, estimated at $550 million to $650 million in 2010. See the full report here.

Based on a broad survey of U.S. consumers, Verizon, Sony, Motorola, and Nintendo won out as the highest rated tech brands, today, reports PCMag.com. More interesting, however, were the companies that didn't show in the 2011 Harris Poll EquiTrend study. "Perhaps surprisingly, Motorola ran away with the mobile phone brand of the year rankings, with Apple lagging far behind," PCMag notes. "Apple failed to top the rankings of personal computer suppliers, either." Not surprisingly, consumers picked Verizon over AT&T as the strongest mobile carrier brand. For the study, the firm polled over 25,000 U.S. consumers to assemble the results, …