How Important is Brightness
By Jeff Nolan
I read this and thought about the industry I have called home for 21 years: Mr. Katz was echoing Feynman’s thought when he pointed out: “And yet, brightness has become its own virtue. We’re…
By Jeff Nolan
Facebook Will Have to Create Standards Around Mobile App Consumer Outreach
Keeping up with mobile demand is something Facebook should know all about. With an iPhone app update over the weekend, many device users were thrilled, but the rest of the mobile device world was…
…And to my Son, I Bequeath My Facebook Account.
I’ve written about the legal problems associated with online social media accounts after a subscriber’s death. This is a way cool start-up idea that, at first blush, seems to solve then like an “advance…
Iceland Lacks the Bandwidth to be a New Media Haven
By Tom Foremski
Iceland’s parliament has unanimously agreed to pass the strongest media freedom laws called the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative. Nieman Journalism Lab reports: But although the legislative package sounds very encouraging from a freedom of…
TripIt Prints Travel Plans on Web-Connected Lexmark App
Most travel sites are becoming more digital with their processes; Orbitz has digital boarding passes, the Intercontinental Hotels Group is working on mobile apps as hotel room keys. But TripIt is returning to the…
Cardmobili Brings European Loyalty Lessons to U.S.
Cardmobili launches its loyalty card service in the U.S. today, diving in head first to an increasingly competitive market. The company, which has an iPhone app, is based in Europe and is already off…
Hold Your Horses, Slate. Desktops Can’t Fly!
I don’t do a whole lot of writing on the weekends, and I certainly don’t do it at 3:00 AM on a Sunday morning. This morning is different. I’m not sure if it’s due…
Android Grows While iOS Shrinks [Infographic]
Millennial Media’s MobileMix report is out this month. The highlights: – Android’s market share continues to grow in the smartphone market, with Android requests growing 15% month-over-month. – iPad requests grew over 160% month-over-month.…
Kinect Changes the Game
At E3, Microsoft made the first real-use demonstrations of Kinect (formerly known as Natal). Most of the discussion around the device so far has compared it to an evolved motion controller, a next step…
OneRiot on Monetizing Instant Gratification
Real time search engine OneRiot is launching an update, including the expansion of its search API with Facebook data, and new monetization options for developers. The news comes shortly after OneRiot brought the beta…