Interesting article on the value of turning "complainers" into advocates in social media. Most complain to network, not company. - http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news...
Very cool: Store to web connections from Google. Scannable Retail Stickers to Extend Google's Local Presence - Lots of potential here! - http://www.clickz.com/3635845
Very valuable data: Meeker: Economy Is Recovering, Mobile Is Exploding, & iPhone Is Awesome. -- Good stuff starts on page 28. - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
Some interesting mobile web numbers from Opera Mini browser (non-smartphone web browser), global and Latin America numbers too. - http://www.opera.com/press...
Apple's Schiller Defends iPhone App Approval Process - BusinessWeek - Good points & conclusion, i.e. we all need this gatekeeping for now. - http://www.businessweek.com/technol...
iPhone still on top: Touchscreen Mobile Phone Adoption Grows at Blistering Pace in U.S. During Past Year - comScore, Inc - http://www.comscore.com/Press_E...
"This is a step further from last month's announcement of Google Analytics tracking pageviews of mobile Web sites."
- Charlie Nichols Browning
from Bookmarklet
Great perspective, "media as experience, not just a file" : For The Future Of The Media Industry, Look In The App Store - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
"Hybrid media packaging with both files and an application layer in the cloud is core to a lucrative future. A complete experience will unfold that will be interactive and convert to new revenue streams. Not just a purchase of a track but of an app that pulls consumers into an experience and further promotes user engagement and virality. Media becomes a platform with a funnel of traffic and conversions to alternative revenue streams."
- Charlie Nichols Browning
from Bookmarklet
Adver-Gaming/iPhone-Vertising: VW Races to iPhone with GTI Ad-App -- Getting the brand experience to customers via iPhone - http://www.marketingvox.com/vw-race...
Interesting data: Study Reveals More Details About The iPhone Mom: shopping apps, kids apps, entertainment apps, scheduling, etc. - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
Shoppers To Spend $400 Million On eBay This Year via Its iPhone App - & at least 1 $350k purchase! Now that's an iPhone commerce success! - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...