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Have you ever been to a party or other social event where you’re talking excitedly with someone who has no interest in mobile technology? You’re bubbling over like warm champagne shooting out of a bottle on New Year’s Eve, while you start feeling “hey, this nerd couldn’t care less about technology. “I’m a mobile geek; […] The post Are Mobile Geeks and Technophobes Apathetic About Technology? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

New media marketing is making newspaper marketers scratch their head. But why is it so difficult to understand how Internet surfers use the Web for news and information? While searching through my Google News page this morning, I clicked on “mobile Internet devices” and an interesting article on Cloud Computing getting clobbered by regulators popped up. Here’s […] The post New Media Marketing Challenges Dallas News first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Do you think people suffer from technology dependence? Has Silicon Valley planted viruses in electronic devices making us dependent on what it produces? Like a perpetual illness, are we so dependent on technology that living without continuous digital change our brains would wither? Technology is miraculous and wonderful when it performs well. If your computer, smartphone, […] The post Technology Dependence – An Illness in Disguise? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Mobile Cloud Computing is taking the world by storm as desktop computers fade into oblivion. Steve Ballmer of Microsoft, speaking at the Gartner Symposium last October 2010, “hinted,” as EWeek wrote, those Windows smartphones were just like desktops and laptops. In other words, these powerful new mobile devices are only miniatures of bigger gadgets, like […] The post Mobile Cloud Computing Likes Dumb Smartphones first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Things are heating up in Washington. No, it’s not reconciling a one trillion plus budget before the government shuts down. It’s consumer mobile privacy and Pandora Media, the Internet radio company that’s going public with an IPO. According to the LA Times, a federal grand jury would like to talk with Pandora about personal data sharing, […] The post Mobile Privacy Hits Pandora Again as Smartphone Sales Soar first appeared on MobileBeyond.

One of my favorite online video series is the stunning Web videos from TED.com. In case you’re unfamiliar with this extraordinary worldwide organization, TED invites visionary people to speak for 18 minutes in front of a live audience. The videos are shared across the Web through mobile apps, its online site and elsewhere. With over […] The post Web Videos by TED.com Driving Digital Revolution first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Jay Hinman talks about Video Streaming Services When I interviewed Tricia Higgins at  MobiTV about its live video streaming services last year, the company had 10 million customers. That’s grown to over 15 million with no end in sight. Through its carrier partners–AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile–other broadband services like AT&T U-Verse and content producers,  MobiTV […] The post Video Streaming Services from MobiTV first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Everyone’s talking about tablets. Will the iPad 2 gobble up 80% market share? Apple freaks tweet, post and talk like Steve Jobs: “The iPad is ‘magical, incredible.'” Android-based tablets, like the Samsung Tab, are growing as fast as rabbits in heat. But I think mobile phones are much cooler than tablet computers. Believe me I’m […] The post Mobile Phones Cooler than Tablet Computers first appeared on MobileBeyond.

When you listen to the podcast interview intro and end about mobile speech,  don’t think I’ve changed genders. It’s iSpeech’s voice technology (speech recognition and text-to-speech)  introducing my interview with Yaron Oren, the company’s CMO. DriveSafe.ly is available for iPhone, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry smartphones. Download the app online. The Apple version is also available […] The post Mobile Speech Making Texting Safer first appeared on MobileBeyond.

The Times of India today published a summary of  an eye-opening study by Nokia about India mobile apps. In November, 2010, Nokia segmented the country geographically and asked 501 mobile consumers about India mobile apps preferences on their smartphones. Results show significant differences in various regions of the country. Here’s a summary of the India Mobile Apps study: 16% of the west India population likes financial […] The post India Mobile Apps Key to Profitability first appeared on MobileBeyond.

T-Mobile is hurting financially. Consumers increasingly face wireless carrier domination. Is there enough wireless competition in the U.S.? Would having greater competition reduce mobile charges and increase services? Some thoughts… Betanews has an interesting article about T-Mobile USA, its wireless competitors and Deutsche Telekom, TM’s parent corporation in Germany. Did you know that T-Mobile has […] The post Wireless Carrier Domination – Fair to Consumers? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Have your checked your Facebook privacy page recently? Seen The Social Network movie? If so, you may become concerned about app, game and website marketers’ knowledge of your personal information. Facebook explains its privacy policies under “Controlling What You Share” Today I checked out my own privacy settings because I became concerned about the huge […] The post Facebook Privacy Compromised by Web Marketers first appeared on MobileBeyond.

In her third appearance on MobileBeyond , Joy, one of the most engaging experts in consumer mobile behavior and mobile advertising effectiveness research, talks about the growth of mobile Before getting into the stats, Joy updates listeners on her personal mobile inventory–iPad, MacBook Air, BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, etc. She claims she’s lowered the weight of  her […] The post Mobile Advertising Effectiveness Research with Joy Liuzzo first appeared on MobileBeyond.

CityVille a Scam? No, you’re not reading one of those affiliate marketing trick blog posts to get you to buy something. I’ve been playing Cityville and FarmVille for a few weeks. And, despite CityVille’s 25% higher ratings than FarmVille, I think that CityVille takes advantage of game players. If you love the game, you’ll hate […] The post CityVille Scam or Harmless Game for 74 Million? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Comcast just announced its new iPad and Android tablet service that brings live, on demand and recorded streaming video to tablet computers. The company, known for its “triple play” services (cable, VoIP and broadband Internet) will now connect to WiFi-enabled devices like the Apple iPad, Samsung Tab and other Android tablets. Meanwhile, Directv and other […] The post Comcast Brings Streaming Video to Tablet Computers first appeared on MobileBeyond.

The timing couldn’t be better. My subscriptions to the print and online versions of the Wall Street Journal were up in January and I had already started viewing the WSJ on my new iPad. Today I tested the newer iPad Wall Street Journal App. A month earlier, I called the Journal about the upcoming renewals. […] The post iPad Wall Street Journal App Revives Paper first appeared on MobileBeyond.

 The New York Times reported today that a WiFi Internet service shortage is growing at technical conference presentations. Shared WiFi signal strength dissipates quickly when presenters, reporters and guests compete simultaneously for the same wireless router signal strength. Wireless spectrum, routers and the Internet signals become overwhelmed by too many laptops, smartphones and other devices sucking wireless bandwidth. Steve […] The post WiFi Wireless Internet Service Shortage Growing first appeared on MobileBeyond.

  Farmville Glitches Upset My Animals  As I was playing Farmville this morning, I experienced Farmville glitches and crashes. The infamous Cow appeared on my Facebook screen with a message: “Oh no! It looks like all the bits got lost on the way to your computer. Please refresh your page.” While Zynga worked on its […] The post Farmville Glitches Hit My Pasture first appeared on MobileBeyond.

  What if everyone in the world woke up one morning and all land-line telephones had disappeared? What would happen to global communications if we only had cell phones to make calls? You’ve probably read in the press that land-lines are doomed. Wireless is hot. And 50% of those in the U.S. will have smartphones […] The post Will Cell Phones Replace Landline Telephones? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Can’t put down your iPad or Samsung Smartphone? Tech gadget obsession may have turned users into  zombie addicts. People who carry multiple cool tech gadgets over at Evernote in Silicon Valley are featured in today’s Wall Street Journal. At first I thought it was only smartphone addiction. But the obsession has spread to tablets, laptops, netbooks, […] The post Tech Gadget Obsession Reaches Addiction Levels first appeared on MobileBeyond.