Like all of us, I wish the title of this post referred to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
However, it does refer to something positive for those of us invested in making data mobile: 20% of operators’ revenues are now from mobile data.>
Data-on-your-mobile is fast growing and will be increasingly in demand as data providers like […]
Although we all like to think we know best, over time I’ve learned to watch what the smart kids do!
Yesterday on CNBC’s Mad Money, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said “Over time we will make more money on mobile advertising.” Read the Wired article “Mobile Will Be Big” for more. Schmidt believes (and I […]
…says Matt Waddell, a product manager for Google Mobile quoted in today’s New York Times article “Cellphone Carriers Relax Their Grip on Content.
The piece describes the macro forces stimulating carriers to be more open in their approach to applications. “The market for smartphones, which are really handheld computers [!], has quickly … gone mainstream, […]
In yet another eye-popping forecast, SNL Kagan is predicting mobile data revenues will increase by 16% (compound annual growth rate) to reach $100 billion by 2017. This is even more noteworthy when you compare it to the firm’s prediction that total wireless service revenues will be relatively small 5% CAGR during that same period.
So […]
We’ve all thought some variation of the “woulda- coulda- shoulda”:
“What if I had been a pal of Bill Gates back in the old days — I coulda been a part of the start of Microsoft!”
“I thought about buying Google during the IPO, but it seemed a little expensive….”
“If I had known what would happen with […]
Wow — what a week (and it’s not over yet!). Looking at my busy schedule didn’t prepare me for how many high quality, intelligent people I would meet this week.
From dining with the brainiacs behind SuddenDeals.com at Masa Wednesday, to hearing the inspiring John Baker of Ready Thinking this morning, I was constantly stimulated, […]
Today’s New York Times Business section features “On a Small Screen, Just the Salient Stuff”, an article that neatly summarizes Kwingo’s mobile design philosophy. Author John Markoff says that, when it comes to mobile devices, “It seems counterintuitive, but small really is beautiful.” He quotes several design experts:
Edward Tufte, design deity: “The content is the […]
As you have seen on the new home page, we’re re-orienting Kwingo in response to many customer requests for operating manuals, catalogs, and the ability to self-service.I’ve spent this past last week researching, designing, conferring and re-directing. It’s been harder than I would have thought to let go — friends know I’m usually impatient […]
Just a note to celebrate Kwingo’s certification as a Women Owned Business late last week!
The last step in the (long) process) was an interview in our offices. I was asked “Why did you apply to be certified as a woman-owned business?”, a question I didn’t anticipate.
My candid answer was not thought-out (a close cousin of […]
dotMobi and AKQA (a digital agency) have announced the results of a survey showing mobile users “desire practical, utility-based mobile applications like mobile-optimized banking and travel planning more than basic entertainment services.”
• 86% of those surveyed are interested in finding sites that are easily accessible using their mobile device
• Almost 50% said their first try […]