December 2011
17 posts
“YouGov says that, for brand marketers, it’s clear that, when engaging with...”
– Smartphone Ads a Turn-off, says YouGov
In The Messy NFC Battle, Consumers Are The Biggest... →
“That sound you hear is the rumpus caused by a new industry stumbling into being.”
Can Facebook compete with Google in mobile... →
“The connection between and mobile, social and advertising will be one of the main areas of mobility in 2012”
Evidence Supports Facebook’s Plan To Monetize... →
Yesterday twitter, today Facebook. Soon feeds will just be occupied with Sponsored “news”.
Will Twitter be a major contender in mobile... →
Now for facebook to do the same.
Google Wallet coming to the UK in Q1 2012, rest of... →
Not sure if this is exciting or not, but it is interesting.
People don’t want to interact with brands, but... →
“Marketers need to understand that approaching social media with a broadcast mentality is utterly futile. What’s needed, ironically, is nothing different from what great brand building and advertising have always been based on: a profound understanding of people and what motivates us.”
Google Currents is hot off the press - Official... →
More like Pulse than Flipboard. Looking forward to trying it in the UK.
Tablets in 2012: what to expect →
Tablets are still a small part of the mobile pie, but the growth will continue at a pace through 2012. As the supply of sub £300 hardware becomes available the take up will inevitably increase. Android will obviously grow, Apple’s overall market share will decline (but in unit numbers will remain the largest), what will be interesting is to see how Windows will fair.
Lindsay
Best of 2011: Glossary of 20 Industry Buzz Words... →
New words for some plod in the marketing department to learn to appear web 5.0, because their boss will be impressed hearing terms they don’t understand the meaning of.
Chinese court rejects Apple's claim to the iPad... →
This could get very interesting. Nobody would miss the actual ipad as there will be factories already copying the thing, depends how much really care about iOS.
One in four transactions completed via mobile says... →
They are really pushing the mobile usage with great affect, it wont be long before other retail outlets follow suit.
Google Expected to Deliver Amazon Prime Competitor... →
So Google will not actually sell products, they will provide a service that will get items ordered from partners delivered within a day. Interesting.
icatcher - a round down
This tablet looks like a beauty, but with the likely release of the ipad3 next year will be people be swayed? No reason why not.
A good piece here on the Galaxy Nexus, phones4U and the volume bug. Put it all together and you have a lame UK launch of the best phone of the year. http://www.knowyourmobile.com/features/1142732/opinion_the_galaxy_nexus_volume_bug_is_googles_wakeup_call.html
But at...
November 2011
13 posts
A info graphic on Google's money making in 2010.
From: BusinessMBA.org