Today we released our Western Europe Mobile Search and Display forecast. This follows the February release of the U.S. mobile forecast, but takes a look at the collective mobile activity in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. Specifically, it…
Broadcasting and publishing outfit Meredith Corp. this week made a strategic investment in The Hyperfactory. The privately owned Hyperfactory provides mobile creative for a range of blue-chip clients like Coca-Cola, Disney and Kraft. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed but…
I'm not sure if this is brand new but it appears that YellowBot is the latest local search site to integrate an location auto-detect feature. We recently reported that Google Maps has done the same. This is now possible with…
I was recently able to catch up with Michelle Moore, director of search engine strategies at Metric Voodoo. We're sitting on a panel together at SES San Jose next month and had some time to discuss the areas where mobile…
I recently had the chance to talk to Jeff Smulyan, president and CEO of Emmis Communications. Smulyan was one of our keynoters at May's Winning Media Strategies conference. We picked up the conversation where the conference left off: the sizable…
Here is a recap of posts from last week, in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. Mobile Video's Growth: A Conversation With PacketVideo Fresh off PacketVideo's $45 million strategic investment from Japanese mobile giant NTT…
Fresh off PacketVideo's $45 million strategic investment from Japanese mobile giant NTT DOCOMO, I had the chance to talk with Chief Business Officer Joel Espelien. The investment brings the company closer to the existing partner, which should help it position…
Mobile start-up Aloqa announced that it has raised $1.5 million from angel investors and Wellington Partners. The company sits at the growing three-way intersection of mobile, local and social. Specifically, it alerts users to interesting events, locations or people in…
One of the criticisms of the Palm Pre has been the lackluster volume of apps that are available for its WebOS platform. There were about a dozen released with the Pre, based on the individual deals Palm formed for pre-loaded…
Following the theme of the previous post, Google has taken yet another step toward bringing together search and location relevance. Its new "Favorite Places" program asks 100 "experts" to identify their favorite places on the globe. By expert, it means…
Google's home page has begun to identify users' locations on the iPhone. This basically takes the form of a link that asks users to have Google know their location in order to get locally relevant results. As a result, local…
This week at its Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft announced the upcoming launch of the Windows Mobile Marketplace. Starting July 27, developers will gain access to the program and be allowed to develop mobile apps that will run on Windows Mobile…
In further support that mobile advertising needs to evolve to its form factor, an IAB-funded study reports that the vast majority of consumers prefer ads that include promotions or incentives. Specifically, 84 percent of younger consumers welcome mobile ads that…
TechCrunch profiles TownMe, a local search site started by ex-Googlers that has a decidedly quirky set of search categories for local info. These include searching for the best neighborhoods or hang outs for cougars, yuppies and "sugar daddies" (seriously). It…
Hostopia, Deluxe Corp.'s Web site hosting unit, has acquired MerchEngines, a small business-focused search engine marketing provider. This follows a market trend toward one-stop-shop capabilities and bundled marketing products. For hosting companies it's a logical extension from Web sites to…
Here is a recap of posts from last week, in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. Google Maps: Now With Auto-Location TechCrunch reports that location awareness has come to Google Maps when accessed from Chrome…
Over at Search Engine Watch, my column this month continues the discussion started earlier this week about Google Chrome. The takeaway: It will complete the circle for creating better Web-based products -- search and otherwise. The news media and blogosphere…
TechCrunch reports that location awareness has come to Google Maps when accessed from Chrome and Firefox browsers. This basically means that Google Maps on your desktop will locate you (based on Wi-Fi positioning) the same way it does on mobile…
One of the biggest themes of May's Winning Media Strategies conference was how television and radio broadcasters can reach mobile users. This is especially opportune for television, given the growing segment of smartphone users with bigger and better screens. At…
Universal McCann and AOL released a joint study yesterday saying that one out of every seven minutes of media consumption per day happens on mobile devices in the U.S. This is yet another supporting point to mobile media's increasing saturation…
