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CategoryVirtual sociology goes mobile in the real world
There are numerous companies trying to understand how the growth of social networking through web and mobile channels can be monetised. T..
Examining mobile search trends
Two research students working with Google, Maryam Kamvar of Columbia University and Shumeet Baluja of Carnegie Mellon University, have wri..
Softbank commits for customer first policy
I couldn’t help feeling Vodafone’s troubles in Japan were due in no small part to the pressures of aligning the business with its global s..
Something for the weekend
Infolust
I thoroughly recommend you read this excellent and well-researched TrendWatching.com article on ‘Infolust’. It explores consu..
What comes after thin?
Thin sells. It has worked for Motorola, helping the company to increase handset shipments at a 40 percent annual rate last year, against ..
4 trends from CTIA
CTIA, the US mobile telecoms tradeshow, has produced a deluge of announcements this week. I’m going to pick out four which represent stro..
Frustration over centralised control
I chaired an evening seminar for the NOC and 160characters.org yesterday. The London event was entitled: “Who will save the mobile indust..
Jitterbug brings individualism to seniors
Following-on from my earlier article entitled ‘Segmentation is a step, individualism is the goal,’ I was delighted to discover a new servi..