More on OMMA Social: Loopt on a Roll
Among the highlights of today's mobile session at OMMA Social were comments from location-based social networks Loopt and Brightkite. Both continue to evolve their product features and, by extension, the…
Mobile, Social, Local Gaming: A Conversation With MyTown
Topping the list of hot topics in digital media these days (besides iTablet rumors) is social gaming (i.e. Zynga), mobile social apps (i.e. foursquare), and mobile gaming. Mobile startup Booyah…
More on Apple/Quattro (The R Rated Version)
I've had more time to digest some of the possibilities for Apple's $275 million acquisition of mobile ad network Quattro. As discussed, it follows closely behind Google’s AdMob acquisition and both…
ILM:09: Local a ‘Constant Evolution’ at Google
Chris LaSala, director, SMB reseller partnerships, Google, updated the audience at ILM:09 on how Google's approach to local monetization is evolving. LaSala walked through a number of new or recent…
MMV: U.S. Adult Smartphone Penetration 29% (Yes, Really)
Following up on the previous post about BIA/Kelsey's Mobile Market View study, the big jump in smartphone penetration deserves a closer look. Specifically the data show smartphone penetration to be…
BIA/Kelsey Data and Analysis: A Weekly Recap
Here is a recap of posts from last week, in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. NPR Gets $3 Million for Local Initiative NPR will…
DMS ’09: Krantz Reiterates Media Bundling as a Survival Imperative
David Krantz, AT&T Interactive president and CEO, closed off Day 2 of DMS with a look at how he's developing the technology backbone to monetize the company's range of media…
DMS ’09: Case Studies Highlight Vertical Opportunities
In his keynote message this morning, one message Dave Swanson, chairman and CEO of R.H. Donnelley, relayed was that RHD is going to be investigating geo-specific vertical opportunities, essentially meaning…
An Industry in Transformation: Dispatch From EADP
Day 1 of the European Association of Directory and Database Publishers Congress being held in Prague, Czech Republic, was squarely focused on the pending and necessary notion of transformation. The…
YPMobile Relaunch: Video And PPC
AT&T Interactive has launched a new version of its popular YPMobile iPhone app. The new version will allow users to watch video, and will support pay per call advertising. The…