Facebook has been available on mobile devices, but there were always some functions that did not work correctly on those mobile devices. On Tuesday Facebook released the Facebook Platform on Mobile that will allow apps and mobile browsers to fully use Facebook apps. This will be lucrative for Facebook as they prepare for [...]
Facebook Mobile Arrives
October 11th, 2011 3 Comments
Tags: Advertising · apple · Digital · Facebook · microsoft · mobile · mobile devices · smartphones · social media · Twitter
Another Blow to DVD Sales from American Airlines
May 4th, 2011 Comments Off
Maybe the airline traveler does not constitute a large portion of DVD sales, but even if true, DVD sales will take a hit with American Airlines’ newest announcement. Beginning this summer American Airlines will have all of its airlines wi-fi enabled and allow movie rentals to passengers on their own mobile devices. This is great [...]
Tags: american airlines · apple · iPad · mobile devices · Wifi
WAC Is About To Splash Mobile Waters
February 10th, 2011 1 Comment
The Wholesale Applications Community just announced ten more partners and the imminent launch of its commercial venture. WAC is a network of telecommunications firms and other interested parties trying to develop a process for mobile application developers. This process will allow developers to build products able to work on all mobile platforms. At next week’s [...]
Tags: mobile devices · Mobile World Conference · read write web · WAC
Social Network Advertising Rising
February 2nd, 2011 1 Comment
Despite economic hardships, there is more data advertising budgets are increasing their shares for social networking worldwide. Unsurprisingly, Facebook drives most of this growth. This year, 10.8% of online advertising will go towards social networking sites, and that number is expected to top 12% in 2012. Marketing outside the US will drive most of this [...]
Tags: Facebook · mobile devices · Online Advertising · Social Networking
Facebook Coming To An Operating System Near Your Phone
September 27th, 2010 Comments Off
Facebook keeps insisting that it is not building a phone, however, it does seem they are helping develop two phones that will integrate more sophisticated interfaces with the FB platform then currently exist. The future Facebook phones are likely to be carried on the AT&T network and will run on the Android OS. “Facebook-friendlier smartphones [...]
Tags: Android · at&t · Facebook · mobile devices · Mobile Phone · USA Today
Try Mobile Design First
September 27th, 2010 Comments Off
If you get a chance you should read Luke Wroblewski’s excellently written and argued article in the September issue of Practical Web Design. Wroblewski argues that the massive growth of mobile (outstripping even PC sales recently) adds to its advantages in forcing focused web design and incorporating new and unique technologies (like geo-mapping) and makes [...]
Tags: design · Luke Wroblewski · mobile devices · Mobile Phone · web applications
Illume Software – Mobile Technology for the Future
September 23rd, 2009 1 Comment
Ingenex just launched a new brand identity and web site for Boston based software company Illume Software. This company is helping keep the roads safer through GPS enabled software to keep drivers focused on driving. New technology like this is fascinating and I expect big things from Illume Software as they launch their product and [...]
Tags: brand identity · gps · Illume Software · mobile devices · Web Design

