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Speaking with Mark Strecker and Gabi Schindler about Amobee mobile advertising is both exciting and worrisome. On one hand, new forms of media fill our digital and mobile devices as demand rises in developed and emerging markets. The quality of content varies, but consumers indeed have substantial news, sports and entertainment programs available. In fact, people […] The post Amobee Mobile Advertising Adapts to Roller Coaster Industry first appeared on MobileBeyond.

  Welcome to Mobile World Congress Virtual Reality coverage on MobileBeyond. Rather than flying to Barcelona, Spain from California, I’ve set up interviews with mobile execs at MWC. So we’re nine hours apart but the distance closes to 15-30 minutes delayed coverage. Unlike a newspaper, magazine, digital media can change “static” reality into “dynamic” reality. […] The post Mobile World Congress Virtual Reality Coverage first appeared on MobileBeyond.

  Tablet computer screen sizes offer more consumer choices When Steve Jobs said the best size for a tablet computer screen (i.e. iPad) was 9.7″, all the bright manufacturers, especially Samsung, turned their noses up. Secretly, Amazon did the same with the Kindle Fire. Gotcha, Apple, we’ll make smaller screens for consumers who want them. Heard through the […] The post Tablet Computer Screen Sizes Befuddle Consumers first appeared on MobileBeyond.

As an over-stressed business person–perhaps a 16 hour a day entrepreneur–mobile website design and hosting are probably low on your totem pole. But your business depends greatly on adopting mobile best practices, including launching a mobile site. Everyone’s talking about the mobile Web. Everywhere you go, people pop out smartphones and tablets. Mobile users view […] The post Mobile Website Design & Hosting Boost Local Commerce first appeared on MobileBeyond.

125,000 Vegas CES attendees invading desert town for a sizzling electronics show.  Each person, emitting 100 watts, like light globes, crushing Vegas’s AC  system, 1.3 BILLION watts raising the heat. TVs, computers, smartphones, and other gadgets draining juice.  AC maxing out at Las Vegas Convention Center. CES heat won’t melt cell towers and mobile gear. Root […] The post Vegas CES Heating Up City – Retrevo’s Andrew Eisner Podcast first appeared on MobileBeyond.

How would you like a free Facebook phone? Did you know Truphone built an app for one in 2007? How about a mobile phone signed by Mark Zuckerberg? Would you pay $1 a year for a Facebook phone? Perhaps free Groupon coupons would get your credit card out of your wallet? Free Facebook Phone Idea […] The post Free Facebook Phone from the Media? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Paper books or e-Books? Which are better? Several months ago, I visited Santa Cruz, a small coastal community south of the San Francisco Bay Area. As I sauntered past a Catholic Church having a rummage sale, I stopped to take a look at the hard cover paper books. I found a copy of Dale Carnegie‘s […] The post Paper Books vs. e-Books In Our Universe first appeared on MobileBeyond.

The year is 2036 and media content has exploded in a 5G wireless world.  I insert a memory chip into your right index finger that connects along the median nerve to my brain’s neocortex. I peruse the ancient writings of a blogger, writing about media content in 2010. I become fascinated with the story as […] The post Media Content Explodes says 5G Wireless Blogger first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Feeling right with my smartphone. O.K., honey, I bought you. Even paid $300 because I wanted you to have more memory. You glow, move quickly and smoothly, side-by-side with me 24/7. Yeah…I got rid of the other one in my life. You’re mine baby. No, this isn’t a quote from an erotic novel for reading […] The post Feeling Right with My Smartphone After the Sale first appeared on MobileBeyond.

  What’s the future of mobile media publishing? As digital newspapers and magazines switch to the Web–especially using mobile apps–publishers must change mobile media copywriting strategies. This includes New York Times digital and mobile publications. I was an early adopter of the New York Times iPad version. But I found its iOS app inferior to the Wall […] The post Future Mobile Media Newspaper Publishing first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Have lots of social media mobile devices? You’re ready to take a vacation. (Don’t miss the dramatized podcast.) Picture this. You’re relaxing under a beach umbrella with a gorgeous view of the ocean, your kids happily playing in the water, your spouse enjoying beach volleyball. And you? Well, you’re happy as a clam reading your iPad, […] The post Take a Vacation with Social Media Mobile Devices first appeared on MobileBeyond.

What would Walter Cronkite say about mobile world news if he were still alive? In his parting television interview on CBS, Walter Cronkite bemoaned the 30 minute newscast and how only another ten minutes would provide greater context to television news and information. (Actually, his 30 minute evening program, watched by millions, was only 23 […] The post Mobile World News After Walter Cronkite first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Well, who said  mobile app store growth would become a fight between iOS and Android?  As it turns out Samsung, a sleepy Asian giant, now Apple’s threatened lawsuit against GetJar, calling itself a mobile “app store,” demonstrates Apple’s delusional grandeur to dominate mobile, media, entertainment and other industries it fancies. That Apple’s lawyers in the suit would suggest […] The post Mobile App Store Growth and Developers Expanding Rapidly first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Now that you’ve protected your personal computer with antivirus software, it’s time to zap those mobile electronic bugs before they invade your smartphone. Here’s a list of the top ten 2012  mobile antivirus software products. Tony Anscombe, who has the auspicious title of “Ambassador of Free Products” at AVG,  says Android phones, in particular, need […] The post Mobile AntiVirus Software from AVG Keeps You Safe first appeared on MobileBeyond.

 The perfect mobile device. Ah, where is it? How do I find  it? Walked around the mall today, stopped by the Sprint store to check out the crowd, expertly playing with smartphones. Sauntered over to the Verizon booth, two guys, talking, laughing, no customers in sight. The T-Mobile store was quiet like a funeral home. No Most mobolites–that’s […] The post Perfect Mobile Device at a Mall with the Mobolites first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Tom Conrad Discusses Pandora Internet Radio In May, 2009, Tom Conrad, CTO of Pandora Internet Radio appeared on MobileBeyond in a “behind the scenes” audio interview. Recently, Pandora went public on the New York Stock Exchange and now has an valuation of $4 billion dollars. Over the years–first with personal computers, later mobile phones, Pandora […] The post Updated Pandora Internet Radio Talk with Tom Conrad first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Nicolie Pangis, a Senior Vice President at 24/7 Real Media, wrote a provocative article in Click Z called “What Multitasking Consumers Mean for Marketers.” She argues, unlike popular belief, that new media don’t necessarily destroy the old. People simply adapt to media multitasking. A good example is a teenager listening to music on an iPod, while […] The post Media Multitasking Changing People’s Ability to Cope? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

We take a lot of things for granted? Like mobile website designs. If you awakened one morning, turned on your smartphone and none of your apps worked, what would you do? Would you stare at a blank dark screen and only make phone calls? Or would you hit the browser button taking you to a […] The post Mobile Website Designs at Trilibis with Ted Verani first appeared on MobileBeyond.

The Sprint Samsung Nexus S Story Like many of you, I upgraded to a Samsung Nexus S a few days ago. Then I spent time today with the Sprint Community and Google Samsung Nexus S forum folks online. Lots of chat about weak RF signals. So I Googled around the Web and found mostly praise for […] The post Samsung Nexus S Signal Issues Irk Customers first appeared on MobileBeyond.

What do you do when you’re part of a social network company with 100 million members in 200 countries who love to get tagged? Steve Sarner, VP of Marketing at Tagged.com, is working on that challenge right now. Oh, by the way, he’d loved the firm to generate $100 million in revenue. Not bad for […] The post Get Tagged with Steve Sarner at Tagged.Com first appeared on MobileBeyond.