The term “mobile first” has become something of a mantra for publishers who were often too slow to capitalize on the growth of mobile apps and web sites. But those publishers… Read more »
Google is beta-testing a local news card that would deliver highly targeted stories and other content to Google Now users through their Android phones, tablets and Google Glass. The card could… Read more »
Verizon Wireless and other carriers are selling their customers’ data to marketing partners. That’s not a big surprise, of course, but the lack of outrage should be encouraging for players in… Read more »
Yahoo is reportedly negotiating with Apple to get its mobile content and services more prominent placement on iOS devices. Such a deal would certainly draw traffic, but it would be a… Read more »
Content owners continue to see increased traffic from mobile devices, but ad revenues are lagging far behind. So publishers must experiment with innovative advertising techniques and premium services to create viable… Read more »
Amazon is targeting iPhone and iPod owners with a new HTML5-based music store built specifically for the Safari browser. The store offers some cool features that are sure to attract iOS… Read more »
Smartphones and tablets are driving consumption of news, according to a study released today by the Pew Research Center. The challenge for news publishers is to find innovative ways to engage… Read more »
Today’s big story (it’s a slow news day in the middle of summer, after all) is this Bloomberg report that Amazon is developing an Android-based handset to compete in the smartphone… Read more »
Microsoft today will take the wraps off of Xbox SmartGlass, a cross-platform content delivery system designed to deliver games and other entertainment across phones, PCs, tablets and TVs. I’ll be monitoring… Read more »
New data from comScore indicates apps are driving traffic on the mobile Web far more than browsers. Despite claims that the mobile Web is dead, though, HTML5 is finally beginning to… Read more »