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Office for mobile is key to Microsoft’s future. Anyone home?

May 17, 2013

While cofounder Bill Gates stepped away from the CEO’s job in 2000, handing over the day-to-day running to lieutenant Steve Ballmer, he cannot be blind to the obvious: his legacy is about to be undone. Unless Microsoft gets its product and customer focus right, it will wither on the vine.


Louis Gump, former CNN Mobile boss, sets his sights on local media

March 1, 2013

The next act for Louis K. Gump was tough: where to go after helping build The Weather Channel and CNN into two of three most trafficked mobile destinations nationwide? He did not stray too far from the fold, but he is looking to stretch.

Preparing for a mobile-led shift in consumer behavior

January 2, 2013

Discussions around mobile in 2013 should no longer focus only on technology or marketing, but include a harsh reality about to hit marketers.

Facebook, Twitter turning media companies: drawing blood from stone?

September 4, 2012

Extreme leniency from Wall Street, venture capitalists and angel investors in the past two decades has enabled flights of fancy and the launch of ventures that would never have lasted a year in the pre-Internet era.

Mobile Marketing Summit New York Sept. 13: Kraft Foods, Groupon, Barnes & Noble, HSN, Bloomberg and NBC News Digital

July 6, 2012

Registration is open for the Mobile Marketing Summit: Holiday Focus 2012 conference Thursday, Sept. 13 with speakers from Kraft Foods, Groupon, Barnes & Noble, HSN, Bloomberg and NBC News Digital. Must-attend New York event for brands, marketers, retailers, agencies and publishers.

Mobile Marketing Summit New York Sept. 13: Kraft Foods, Groupon, Barnes & Noble, HSN, Bloomberg and NBC News Digital

June 28, 2012

Registration is open for the Mobile Marketing Summit: Holiday Focus 2012 conference Thursday, Sept. 13 with speakers from Kraft Foods, Groupon, Barnes & Noble, HSN, Bloomberg and NBC News Digital. Must-attend New York event for brands, marketers, retailers, agencies and publishers.

Gung-ho Michael Becker dishes on MMA’s North America progress

June 4, 2012

Next week is the Mobile Marketing Association’s annual New York forum involving brands, agencies, publishers and vendors with mobile hopes, ideas and offerings. MMA North America chief Michael Becker offers a peek into the organization’s hopper.

Submissions invited for new Classic Guide to Mobile Commerce

May 24, 2012

Mobile Commerce Daily is inviting editorial submissions for the next edition of its Classic Guide to Mobile Commerce, a comprehensive resource of how-to and best-practice tips on mobile commerce.

Submissions invited for new Classic Guide to Mobile Commerce

May 17, 2012

Mobile Commerce Daily is inviting editorial submissions for the next edition of its Classic Guide to Mobile Commerce, a comprehensive resource of how-to and best-practice tips on mobile commerce.

New dot-brand domains will not affect mobile search, claims exec

May 7, 2012

Domain issuer ICANN’s controversial decision to allow applications for suffixes based on brands and categories has already stirred the pot and caused major concern across organizations and marketers.