Continuing a recent string of acquisitions that tie together mobile capabilities, eBay announced it will acquire mobile payments provider Zong for $240 million in cash. Naturally, Zong will join the PayPal unit and strengthen its position in mobile payments. This…
Not long after Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley told me the service has signed up 300,000 businesses (and 10 million users), business development lead Eric Friedman blogged today that it has reached 500,000. To be clear, Foursquare is not yet monetizing…
Research recently reported in Scientific American shows that work by Gregory Berns of Emory University supports the conclusion that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of brain activity while listening to music produce data that can predict subsequent sales. In particular,…
Lately I've been exploring our video archives to pull out hidden gems and relive some of the important takeaways from our past conferences. Appropos to our Deals 3D show coming up in just over two weeks, I spent some time…
In case you missed them, here are a few headlines and links to posts we've written over the past week from the wide world of mobile. -- XAD Ramps Up Direct Sales, Leadership -- Happy Birthday, iPhone -- Yelp Joins…
