Facebook’s initial public offering has sparked a number of debates about the effectiveness of social advertising and whether the company is failing to take advantage of mobile. But investors should be… Read more »
Former Google CEO, now executive chairman Eric Schmidt said some interesting things about social media and consumer technology platforms onstage at the D9 conference. Matthew Ingram does a little translating. What… Read more »
NFC will arrive in handsets in a big way in the coming months, but other components of a viable “mobile wallet” scenario aren’t in place yet. Here are some possibilities for… Read more »
Google (s GOOG) earlier this week said it was buying AdMob, a mobile advertising network, for $750 million in stock — clearly an attempt to get a running start in the… Read more »
Multiple stars are suddenly aligning for Google’s open-source Android operating system, and the key to how it will succeed long-term (giving Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s BlackBerry and Nokia’s phones serious competition) is… Read more »
The long-smoldering battle between Apple and Google is heating up in a big way, as evidenced by Eric Schmidt’s sudden (if overdue) departure from Apple’s board. The move was surely hastened… Read more »