Mobile Marketing Blog: News, Trends, Tips & Insights

 

Welcome to Website Magazine's Mobile Marketing Blog: News, Trends, Tips & Insights, your go-to resource for all things mobile marketing. Our blog is designed to provide you with the latest news, trends, and insights on mobile marketing, including mobile app marketing strategies, tips, and tactics that will help you reach and engage your target audience more effectively.

 

At Website Magazine's Mobile Marketing Blog, we cover everything from the latest mobile marketing news to in-depth analysis of emerging trends in the mobile app marketing space. Whether you are a seasoned mobile marketer or just starting out, you will find valuable information that will help you improve your mobile marketing campaigns and stay ahead of the competition.

 

Our team of experienced mobile marketing professionals shares their expertise and insights on a wide range of topics, including mobile marketing strategies, best practices, and tips for maximizing your ROI. We also cover the latest mobile marketing trends and provide insights into what's working and what's not in the world of mobile app marketing.

 

So if you're looking for actionable insights and tips on mobile marketing, you've come to the right place. Bookmark Website Magazine's Mobile Marketing Blog: News, Trends, Tips & Insights, and stay up to date with the latest news and trends in mobile marketing.

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Move Over Email - Mobile Wallets Co....
by Doug Hughes
Digital wallet technology has revolutionized how we transact, offering a seamless, secure, and convenient experience for users ...
Move Over Email - Mobile Wallets Could Be the Next Big Thing for Advertisers
What Is Happening on Game of Thrones (In-App that Is)
by Amberly Dressler
What Is Happening on Game of Thrones (In-App that Is)
The season finale of the seventh season of Game of Thrones is this Sunday and if you're like other fans, ...
Is Your Site Prepared for M-Commerce?
by Amberly Dressler
Is Your Site Prepared for M-Commerce?
With only a few weeks until peak consumer spending season, Website Magazine enlisted the help of Akamai's ...
Analytics for Push Notifications in Progressive Web Apps
by Pete Prestipino
Analytics for Push Notifications in Progressive Web Apps
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are the next big thing in mobile Web development for many reasons but enterprises ...
Text Messaging 2.0 Takeaways for Brands
by Tim Fujita-Yuhas
Text Messaging 2.0 Takeaways for Brands
Text messaging is a well-worn term in the tech industry-everyone from mobile operators, to marketers, to ...
Android App Usage Data for China (Finally)
by Amberly Dressler
Android App Usage Data for China (Finally)
While iOS is the top mobile operating system in use in the United States, Android dominates in China (roughly ...
Why Consumers Don't Disable Location & Push Notifications
by Amberly Dressler
Why Consumers Don't Disable Location & Push Notifications
When setting up an app for the first time, many of us are on auto pilot - clicking "yes" to whatever is ...
Customer Convenience Is the Bottom Line. Here's Why.
by Tracy Oppenheimer
Customer Convenience Is the Bottom Line. Here's Why.
Mobile-first brands understand that prioritizing customer convenience is the shortest path to increasing ...
Smartphone Users Average 30 Apps a Month, 9 Apps a Day
by Amberly Dressler
Smartphone Users Average 30 Apps a Month, 9 Apps a Day
It can be difficult for companies making the decision about whether to invest in application development when ...
We'll All Spend 552 Hours a Year In Apps by 2021
by Amberly Dressler
We'll All Spend 552 Hours a Year In Apps by 2021
From a consumer standpoint, tech neck - the aches and pains felt from frequently looking down to use a ...
Despite Digital, Call Time Increases
by Amberly Dressler
Despite Digital, Call Time Increases
When local searchers find what they are looking for online, they tend to visit a brick-and-mortar location ...
The Texting Disconnect: Why Businesses Should Keep Up with a Growing SMS Habit
by Kevin Hertz
The Texting Disconnect: Why Businesses Should Keep Up with a Growing SMS Habit
Texting has become as ubiquitous as the telephone itself with U.S. customers texting more than ever. ...
What Happens in a Mobile Second
by Amberly Dressler
What Happens in a Mobile Second
It's interesting to read about the pace at which mobile app usage is growing, but oftentimes those reports ...
Mobile banking can be actually good at getting cheaper funds
by Sponsor
Mobile banking can be actually good at getting cheaper funds
While most banks aspire to get cheaper funds, the way they promote their new products or services is usually ...
Consumers Opting-In to Mobile Ads
by Pete Prestipino
Consumers Opting-In to Mobile Ads
New Nielsen Media Labs study commissioned by Jun Group, a leading mobile video advertising platform, found ...
AMP It Up! Speeding Up the Mobile Web with the Cloudflare CDN
by Pete Prestipino
AMP It Up! Speeding Up the Mobile Web with the Cloudflare CDN
Internet performance and security company Cloudflare has released a solution that it suggests will make the ...
Mobile OS in the US: Android vs iOS
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile OS in the US: Android vs iOS
It's useful for digital designers and marketers to understand consumer's preferences when it comes to ...
Augmenting Real-World Experiences with Mobile
by Peter Devereaux
Augmenting Real-World Experiences with Mobile
MomentFeed, which provides a mobile customer experience management solution for multi-location brands, has ...
SMS Isn't Dead, It's Alive and Well
by Andy Shirey
SMS Isn't Dead, It's Alive and Well
As the number one preferred communication channel for consumers, text messaging has become top of mind as a ...
Could Facebook Replace Craigslist?
by Peter Devereaux
Could Facebook Replace Craigslist?
Facebook isn't giving up on its digital dream of being a replacement for Craigslist. The company recently ...
Why Augmented Reality is Set to Become an Enterprise Mainstay
by Krish Kupathil
Why Augmented Reality is Set to Become an Enterprise Mainstay
:: By Krish Kupathil, Mobiliya :: While the earliest roots of augmented reality (AR) may be traced to ...
App Store Optimization: The Best Chance to Be the Next Mobile Hit
by Fabien-Pierre Nicolas
App Store Optimization: The Best Chance to Be the Next Mobile Hit
As cost paid per user stands well over $3 per user, app marketers and publishers are seeking ways to attract ...
5 Mobile Search Marketing Tactics to Boost Engagement
by Larry Alton
5 Mobile Search Marketing Tactics to Boost Engagement
Despite naysayers claiming that mobile would never overtake landlines or, further down the raod, desktop ...
How Mobile Builds the Multi-Channel Customer Journey
by Dan Engel
How Mobile Builds the Multi-Channel Customer Journey
Mobile is madly mutating, becoming ever more central to the consumer lifestyle and the customer journey. ...
5 Ways to Improve Your App
by Kimber Johnson
5 Ways to Improve Your App
Not only is it tough for apps to get found (app store optimization can be as tricky as SEO), but it's also ...
7 Powerful Tips to Increase Mobile Loyalty
by Kimber Johnson
7 Powerful Tips to Increase Mobile Loyalty
The U.S. has officially become a mobile nation. Nearly two-thirds of American adults now own a smartphone of ...
Customer Support via Texts?
by Amberly Dressler
Customer Support via Texts?
Americans prefer to text over talk; and this trend shows no signs of slowing down, yet the vast majority of ...
5 Tips for Optimizing Your Site for Mobile
by Keval Padia
5 Tips for Optimizing Your Site for Mobile
As soon as the Web shifted its focus from desktop to mobile devices, designers, search engine algorithms, SEO ...
Mobile Conversion Rates Growing Steadily
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Conversion Rates Growing Steadily
Mobile devices represent the majority of consumers' online usage in 2015 according to Marin Software's annual ...
Don't Let Your Mobile App Disappoint
by Kimber Johnson
Don't Let Your Mobile App Disappoint
Not every business is able to build a mobile app and immediately be able to strike gold. In fact, many ...
5 Apps to Work Your Brain and Boost Your IQ
by Hobbs Karg
5 Apps to Work Your Brain and Boost Your IQ
While there are plenty of complaints about younger generations and their obsession with their mobile devices, ...
How Apps Are Shaping Customer Service Expectations
by Diwiyne Johnson
How Apps Are Shaping Customer Service Expectations
There is much that has changed about the modern day consumer. Most people nowadays have come to look at ...
Spotify Adds Videos & Podcasts on Android
by Pete Prestipino
Spotify Adds Videos & Podcasts on Android
Android-toting users of music platform Spotify now have access to videos and podcasts. The features, which ...
Mobile Wallet Users Love Coupons
by Allison Howen
Mobile Wallet Users Love Coupons
Mobile marketing solutions provider Vibes is shedding light on consumer perceptions and opinions about mobile ...
Marketing Focus 2016: The Intersection of Content and Mobile
by Marla Schimke
Marketing Focus 2016: The Intersection of Content and Mobile
At the start of 2015, the phrase "mobile content marketing" didn't even have a hashtag, which is saying a lot ...
How to Create a Great Looking Mobile App
by Diwiyne Johnson
How to Create a Great Looking Mobile App
When many businesses decide it's time to build a mobile app one of the first things they agree on is that ...
Why Mobile Site Search Matters [and How to Do it Well]
by Matt Riley
Why Mobile Site Search Matters [and How to Do it Well]
Mobile browsing is a game of speed and convenience, and building site search for the high expectations of ...
Mobile Pay & UGC Nothing to giggle About
by Amberly Dressler
Mobile Pay & UGC Nothing to giggle About
The 2015 Future of Retail study from Walker Sands indicates while only four percent of consumers have used ...
Crushed It: Candy Crush & The Fleeting Popularity of Mobile Games
by Pete Prestipino
Crushed It: Candy Crush & The Fleeting Popularity of Mobile Games
Candy Crush maker King Digital has been acquired by game publisher Activision Blizzard (ATVI) for a reported ...
The State of Mobile Content Marketing [Infographic]
by Peter Devereaux
The State of Mobile Content Marketing [Infographic]
It's official. This was the year that mobile (smartphone and tablet) surpassed desktop in digital media time ...
5 Ways to Go Beyond Google's Mobile Minimum
by Larry Alton
5 Ways to Go Beyond Google's Mobile Minimum
So you survived Google's deadly "Mobilegeddon" update. You've run a clean test of your site's ...
Mobile Survival Guide (2015)
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Survival Guide (2015)
People certainly love their mobile devices - some, it seems, are actually addicted. According to a recent ...
Mobile Survival Guide
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Survival Guide
People certainly love their mobile devices - some, it seems, are actually addicted. According to a recent ...
Check Your Tech: Considerations to Make When Launching Apps Worldwide
by David Jun
Check Your Tech: Considerations to Make When Launching Apps Worldwide
Navigating different business practices across various cultures can be a trying task for any company ...
3 Tactics for Prioritizing Content for Mobile Users
by Peter Devereaux
3 Tactics for Prioritizing Content for Mobile Users
How content is served based on the device a end-user is leveraging plays an important role in not only user ...
Tips to Format Content for Mobile
by Peter Devereaux
Tips to Format Content for Mobile
When it comes to mobile, it is no longer enough to simply offer an optimized website anymore. In fact, with ...
Reaching the Mobile Audience throughout the Customer Journey
by Lynne Bolen
Reaching the Mobile Audience throughout the Customer Journey
Today's consumers are hyper-nomadic, which is good news for retailers prepared to show up where they wander. ...
5 Reasons Why Your Website Will Never Be Successful
by Peter Devereaux
5 Reasons Why Your Website Will Never Be Successful
By Karn Jajoo, Radix There are currently more than 1 billion live websites. In the time you've taken to read ...
3 Mobile App Builders for Developers
by Peter Devereaux
3 Mobile App Builders for Developers
There should be little doubt in a Web professional's mind about the importance of a mobile strategy in ...
5 Brands Making Mobile Work
by Peter Devereaux
5 Brands Making Mobile Work
With mobile traffic trending upward for the foreseeable future, one thing is clear - brands in every vertical ...
Mobile's Impact on Business Purchases [Infographic]
by Amberly Dressler
Mobile's Impact on Business Purchases [Infographic]
As online shoppers become increasingly demanding of how they expect an ecommerce site to look and function, ...
Top 50 Mobile Resources for the Digital Enterprise
by Peter Devereaux
Top 50 Mobile Resources for the Digital Enterprise
When Website Magazine first began publishing its monthly Top 50 list nearly 10 years ago, "mobile" was but a ...
Making Mobile Games More Social
by Derek Schou
Making Mobile Games More Social
The introduction of smartphones into the world not only revolutionized how consumers could talk to one ...
Market to Millennials with Mobile Applications
by Peter Devereaux
Market to Millennials with Mobile Applications
:: Diwiyne Johnson, Vanity Point :: Recent research suggests that Millennials (or Generation Y) are the group ...
Mobile Marketing's Game-Changing Benefits To Any Brand
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Marketing's Game-Changing Benefits To Any Brand
By Jona Jone, BreezyHub.com It cannot be stressed enough: mobile marketing is and will continue to be a ...
Avoiding the Dilemmas of App Development
by Peter Devereaux
Avoiding the Dilemmas of App Development
By Russ Somers, sonarDesign Marketers tasked with creating apps often find themselves facing unpleasant ...
5 Tips to Convert Mobile App Installs into Revenue-Producing Users
by Peter Devereaux
5 Tips to Convert Mobile App Installs into Revenue-Producing Users
By Dennis Mink, VP Marketing at Liftoff Mobile marketers spend a lot of time and money trying to get people ...
So Many Devices, So Little Time
by Amberly Dressler
So Many Devices, So Little Time
In the United States, a business must test on 134 devices to cover 80 percent of devices in use. Even when ...
Apple & Google's App Store Analytics in Focus
by Chirag Leuva
Apple & Google's App Store Analytics in Focus
As the news surfaced recently on the initiative taken by both Apple and Google in improving app store ...
Consumers Freely Give Personal Info for Personalization, Perks
by Peter Devereaux
Consumers Freely Give Personal Info for Personalization, Perks
No longer viewed as creepy or a violation of privacy, almost half of consumers will share personal details ...
The Mobile Market's Top Browsers, Screen Sizes & More from Q1 2015
by Amberly Dressler
The Mobile Market's Top Browsers, Screen Sizes & More from Q1 2015
DeviceAtlas has released some interesting data on the latest trends in the mobile market for Q1 2015, ...
Bigcommerce Collaborates with PayPal
by Derek Schou
Bigcommerce Collaborates with PayPal
Bigcommerce, an collaboration with Braintree and PayPal. Through the team-up Bigcommerce will be able to ...
Taking the Stress Out of Mobile Payments
by Derek Schou
Taking the Stress Out of Mobile Payments
Mobile has become one of the most lucrative channels for ecommerce businesses and in order to keep the ...
Should Your Company Transition To Mobile Payments?
by Kristen Gramigna
Should Your Company Transition To Mobile Payments?
Accepting mobile payments can reduce your operating costs and improve customer experience, but introducing ...
13 Reasons to Empower Your Employees with Mobile Apps
by Peter Devereaux
13 Reasons to Empower Your Employees with Mobile Apps
Mobile applications designed to boost productivity for businesses have grown rapidly. With an estimated 2 ...
Twilio: Chat for Mobile and Web Apps
by Pete Prestipino
Twilio: Chat for Mobile and Web Apps
Cloud communication platform Twilio has introduced several new products and capabilities. Following the ...
Easing the Process of Mobile Payments
by Peter Devereaux
Easing the Process of Mobile Payments
As While one-touch solutions offer the simplest fix to the problems that plague mobile payments, there are a ...
Communication and Social Apps Dominate the Mobile Landscape
by Derek Schou
Communication and Social Apps Dominate the Mobile Landscape
As companies look to expand their App Annie, an app analytics company, has recently released its latest ...
Bringing Mobile Games from Concept to Fully Realized Product
by Peter Devereaux
Bringing Mobile Games from Concept to Fully Realized Product
Consumers' addiction and love for their smartphones has made mobile applications and games a hot commodity. ...
Find Out if Your Site is Mobile-Friendly
by Peter Devereaux
Find Out if Your Site is Mobile-Friendly
There has been a lot of conversation about Google's mobile-friendliness update that went into effect April ...
Are Your Apps Posing a Security Risk?
by Peter Devereaux
Are Your Apps Posing a Security Risk?
Website security is a common concern today among many consumers and companies alike. Few, however, pause to ...
Seamlessly Test Your In-App Experience
by Derek Schou
Seamlessly Test Your In-App Experience
It's no secret, consumers love their Ensighten, an omnichannel data and tag management provider, has ...
6 Mobile App Inspirations for Developers
by Allison Howen
6 Mobile App Inspirations for Developers
Consumers can't get enough of mobile apps, with Flurry Analytics revealing that overall app usage grew by 76 ...
5 Apps That Make Running a Business Easier
by Dylan Chadwick
5 Apps That Make Running a Business Easier
Starting or managing a business from the ground up was never an easy task. According to Intellectsoft, the ...
Mobile Apps Web Pros Should Know
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Apps Web Pros Should Know
By Derek Schou, Associate Editor There is no denying the prevalence of mobile devices in consumers' daily ...
Stop Blocking Your Apps' Success: 5 Ways to Unleash Their Brilliance
by Peter Devereaux
Stop Blocking Your Apps' Success: 5 Ways to Unleash Their Brilliance
Aygun Suleymanova, Telerik Mobile apps are launched every day, yet 80 percent of them are deleted almost ...
Mobile Adoption in 2014
by Allison Howen
Mobile Adoption in 2014
Predictably, 2014 was another big year for mobile. Because of this, Nielsen decided to take a look back at ...
A Very Apple Christmas
by Allison Howen
A Very Apple Christmas
New data from popular mobile analytics platform Flurry reveals that Apple devices were very popular Christmas ...
Men More Likely to Make Mobile Purchases
by Allison Howen
Men More Likely to Make Mobile Purchases
A new study suggests that men are more likely to make purchases on mobile devices than women. Surprised? The ...
Resurgence: The Surge Renaissance and the World of Mobile
by Peter Devereaux
Resurgence: The Surge Renaissance and the World of Mobile
:: Jason Edelman, Fueled :: Surge, the green caffeine elixir of our youth is making a comeback. Initially ...
A Comparison of Chinese and U.S. Mobile Habits
by Derek Schou
A Comparison of Chinese and U.S. Mobile Habits
The Internet has transformed the world into a true global community and professionals are constantly looking ...
Respond to Reviews from the Google My Business App
by Allison Howen
Respond to Reviews from the Google My Business App
Business owners are increasingly leveraging their mobile phones to help them complete daily tasks. Because of ...
Drive Engagement and Conversions with Push Notifications
by Derek Schou
Drive Engagement and Conversions with Push Notifications
As consumers continue to larger amounts of time on their mobile devices, both on the mobile Web and within ...
The Importance of Monitoring the Mobile User Experience
by Alon Even
The Importance of Monitoring the Mobile User Experience
You've just launched your app after many hours, nights and weekends spent with your development team. The ...
Google Lights a Fire" in the Mobile App Development Market"
by Derek Schou
Google Lights a Fire
The creation of apps is a laborious and detailed process. Not only must the graphics be pleasing to the eye ...
8 Tips to Earn Money through Free Apps
by Chirag Leuva
8 Tips to Earn Money through Free Apps
Mobile app development involves several critical tasks, but what happens after is equally important. Once the ...
Making the Case for Mobile SEO
by Pete Prestipino
Making the Case for Mobile SEO
When it comes to mobile, the social media and email channels are major referrers of website traffic, but ...
Mobile App Development Process: 5 Precautions to Follow For Successful Apps
by Diwiyne Johnson
Mobile App Development Process: 5 Precautions to Follow For Successful Apps
Now that mobile app developers have gained some more experience, they are no longer making apps for the heck ...
Top Brand Rocks Loyalty, Mobile
by Peter Devereaux
Top Brand Rocks Loyalty, Mobile
When you're one of the most recognizable brands in the world, consumers expect a certain type of experience - ...
4 Ways to Go More Mobile in 2014
by Larry Alton
4 Ways to Go More Mobile in 2014
It's official: Americans now use more mobile devices than desktop to browse the Internet. People are perusing ...
iOS 8's Extensions Explained: What Promise Do They Have in Store?
by Chirag Leuva
iOS 8's Extensions Explained: What Promise Do They Have in Store?
Unlike Android, iOS has always been lacking in sharing option among apps. Typically in iOS apps maintain an ...
Affiliate Marketing & Mobile - How to Make It Work for Everybody
by Jason Hulott
Affiliate Marketing & Mobile - How to Make It Work for Everybody
Mobile advertising and traffic seems to be all the rage, or as Mugatu (in the film Zoolander) would say "that ...
Follow the Mobile Leader
by Peter Devereaux
Follow the Mobile Leader
The mobile channel is redefining digital initiatives. In fact, 80 percent of marketers using mobile believe ...
3 Merchants Winning with Mobile
by Allison Howen
3 Merchants Winning with Mobile
In just four years, the mobile commerce industry grew at a dramatic rate - from a $2.2 billion industry in ...
5 Ways to Speed Up the Mobile Web
by Peter Devereaux
5 Ways to Speed Up the Mobile Web
There is no denying study of the top 500 e-retailers conducted by Boston-based mobile and Web optimization ...
Data to Build a Mobile Strategy On
by Peter Devereaux
Data to Build a Mobile Strategy On
Nearly 60 percent of adults in the U.S. own a smartphone but sometimes it seems like smartphones own them. ...
The Ultimate List of Mobile Best Practices for Retailers
by Peter Devereaux
The Ultimate List of Mobile Best Practices for Retailers
Forrester predicts that mobile sales will top $100 billion in 2014. The only way for merchants to reap the ...
Stop Spamming - 5 Ways to Elevate Your Mobile Messaging Strategy
by Bob Moul
Stop Spamming - 5 Ways to Elevate Your Mobile Messaging Strategy
For marketers, mobile push notifications are a valuable tool. As a direct channel to consumers, these mobile ...
Maximize Your Mobile Game Plan
by Peter Devereaux
Maximize Your Mobile Game Plan
By Juan Fernandez Does your business have a real mobile strategy, or are you responding with quick fixes? Are ...
The New Face of Mobile App Testing
by Peter Devereaux
The New Face of Mobile App Testing
By Dan McFall The world is becoming more mobile by the minute and that means greater demand for faster, more ...
Appy Pie Serves Up Restaurant API
by Allison Howen
Appy Pie Serves Up Restaurant API
DIY mobile app builder Appy Pie has served up a new API specifically for the restaurant industry. The ...
The Highest Revenue Generating Region for Mobile Games Is... [Infographic]
by Peter Devereaux
The Highest Revenue Generating Region for Mobile Games Is... [Infographic]
In 2013 the global mobile gaming market was worth $17.5 billion. However with the popularity and use of ...
5 Steps to Tell if Your Website is Mobile Ready
by Daniel Weisbeck
5 Steps to Tell if Your Website is Mobile Ready
:: By Daniel Weisbeck, Netbiscuits Every now and then companies tell me that their mobile Web traffic is ...
Embed Images on the Go With Getty App
by Derek Schou
Embed Images on the Go With Getty App
Pictures are one of the most common elements on the Internet. On Facebook alone, there is an average of 250 ...
Speculation Rises Over Rumored Google Fit
by Anna Gale
Speculation Rises Over Rumored Google Fit
As health concerns and consciousness begin to reach beyond the realm of trendy work banter and into genuinely ...
Why Mobile? Why Now?
by Peter Devereaux
Why Mobile? Why Now?
By Kelly Meeneghan Peters, 1&1 Internet Perhaps the real question is: Why haven't you done it sooner? ...
Retailers. How to Get Mobile Now
by Peter Devereaux
Retailers. How to Get Mobile Now
Creating an optimized or responsive website for mobile is no easy task. It requires a lot of time and even ...
Are You Ready for Mobile Personalization?
by Peter Devereaux
Are You Ready for Mobile Personalization?
By Mike O'Connor, Pointmarc Travel, retail, banking, media-mobile personalization is the new analytics "Holy ...
Mobile Optimization is No Longer a Choice, it's a Necessity
by Derek Schou
Mobile Optimization is No Longer a Choice, it's a Necessity
With nearly 60 percent of U.S. adults owning smartphones and 40 percent owning tablets, it is clear that ...
How Apps Have Become A Global Village
by Diana Zelikman
How Apps Have Become A Global Village
Man is a social creature. In his classic Politics, the great thinker Aristotle said, "Anyone who either ...
Bringing Data Sharing to the 21 Cenutry
by Derek Schou
Bringing Data Sharing to the 21 Cenutry
Let's face it, as humans we forget and break things all the time. Whether we break our phones or forget our ...
Test Push Notifications with New Artisan Update
by Allison Howen
Test Push Notifications with New Artisan Update
Artisan mobile is kicking off the summer with a major software update to the company's Mobile Experience ...
Sencha Moves Desktop Apps to Mobile & Tablets With Ease
by Pete Prestipino
Sencha Moves Desktop Apps to Mobile & Tablets With Ease
HTML5 development framework Sencha recently announced an upgrade to Ext JS, its platform for building desktop ...
The DIY Craze: Mobile App Edition
by Allison Howen
The DIY Craze: Mobile App Edition
Mobile users have an insatiable appetite for apps. In fact, a recent Flurry study found that 86 percent of ...
A Crash Course in Mobile Advertising
by Peter Devereaux
A Crash Course in Mobile Advertising
By Anton Ruin, CEO of Epom Mobile is one of the most promising advertising segments, but companies often find ...
Consumers Willing to Trade Data for Incentives
by Peter Devereaux
Consumers Willing to Trade Data for Incentives
In 2013, spending on mobile advertising totaled $7.1 billion*. With mobile being such a large industry it is ...
Mobile Web Traffic Jumps 50%
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Web Traffic Jumps 50%
Mobile's momentum has not slowed down yet, as new data shows that Web traffic from mobile and tablet devices ...
Mobile Users (Really) Love Apps
by Allison Howen
Mobile Users (Really) Love Apps
When it comes to mobile devices, consumers prefer interacting with mobile apps over the mobile Web according ...
How to Get an Ecommerce App to Pay Off
by Ken Burke
How to Get an Ecommerce App to Pay Off
So you've embraced the fact that the future of ecommerce is mobile, and have decided to build an app. Mobile ...
The State of Mobile in the U.S. [Infographic]
by Peter Devereaux
The State of Mobile in the U.S. [Infographic]
Digital professionals - at least the hyper-aware ones - are likely growing tired of hearing about the ...
Mobile App Watch - March '14
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile App Watch - March '14
Check out these design-related apps below (and find five more here) to improve your skills. via Website ...
"What'sApp with My Cell Phone?
by Michael Burke
I've never seen a remote control that actually clicks. But my dad, to this day, still calls a remote control ...
The Ad Council Releases First Mobile Game
by Amberly Dressler
The Ad Council Releases First Mobile Game
If you have children around 3-6 years old in your life, you have probably been impressed with their skills on ...
Calculate Lost Mobile Revenue
by Peter Devereaux
Calculate Lost Mobile Revenue
Want to know how much revenue a bad mobile site could cost your business? If so, look no further than the ...
Apps Will Win the Olympic-Viewing Silver
by Amberly Dressler
Apps Will Win the Olympic-Viewing Silver
With a major time difference, 34 percent of Americans will count on apps to get their Winter Olympics fill, ...
Mobile's Future is Augmented
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile's Future is Augmented
Annual revenues from mobile augmented reality (AR) services and applications are expected to exceed $1 ...
Mobile App Insider - February '14
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile App Insider - February '14
Website Magazine features several mobile applications (for both iOS and Android) in each issue. Below find ...
Men Buy, Women Shop on Mobile Devices
by Charles Nicholls
Men Buy, Women Shop on Mobile Devices
Ever since childhood, we've known that there are big differences between the sexes. They show up not only in ...
ClickBank Makes a Mobile Pytch
by Pete Prestipino
ClickBank Makes a Mobile Pytch
Digital content distribution network ClickBank this week announced the upcoming release of a new monetization ...
Usablenet Shows APIs Are the Future of the Multichannel Experience
by Amberly Dressler
Usablenet Shows APIs Are the Future of the Multichannel Experience
APIs are the future of multichannel experiences, according to Usablenet Chief Innovation Strategist Jason ...
Can you Pass the Enterprise Mobile Test? 3 Things to Know Before Going Mobile
by Peter Devereaux
Can you Pass the Enterprise Mobile Test? 3 Things to Know Before Going Mobile
By: Josh Galde, Mobile Evangelist at Keynote (www.keynote.com) Developing a coherent enterprise mobile ...
Mobile Apps To Keep YOUR 2014 Resolutions on Track
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Apps To Keep YOUR 2014 Resolutions on Track
Chances are, you have made some type of New Year's Resolution that will improve your personal and/or ...
Download Day is December 25
by Allison Howen
Download Day is December 25
A new survey shows that Christmas Day is huge when it comes to app downloads - with 30 percent of ...
MobileCause Eliminates Transaction Fees
by Allison Howen
MobileCause Eliminates Transaction Fees
Nonprofits can earn even more for the causes they support, because fundraising and mobile marketing platform ...
Winter '13 Mobile App Watch
by Peter Devereaux
Winter '13 Mobile App Watch
The Fastest Growing App of 2013 (So Far) Is.... Vine has been the fastest growing app of 2013, with 403 ...
Mobile's Fast Track to First Screen
by Joe Gillespie
Mobile's Fast Track to First Screen
The reigning "first screen," television, still has its place in the lives of consumers, but that place is ...
5+ Mobile-Personalization Services to Know
by Peter Devereaux
5+ Mobile-Personalization Services to Know
Smartphones have become one of the most valuable tools for shoppers. These handheld devices can be used to ...
Close the Loop: Using Mobile to Motivate
by Peter Devereaux
Close the Loop: Using Mobile to Motivate
The modern family is using technology to make everyday purchasing decisions. Get these self-professed ...
Mobile Site Showdown (INFOGRAPHIC)
by Allison Howen
Mobile Site Showdown (INFOGRAPHIC)
How does your mobile site's performance stack up next to some of the most popular sites on the Web? Thanks to ...
Weekend Optimization Tips for the Mobile Web
by Peter Devereaux
Weekend Optimization Tips for the Mobile Web
Mobile website performance is crucial during this holiday shopping season. Not only are 86 percent of ...
Sparq Mobile App Engagement
by Allison Howen
Sparq Mobile App Engagement
After spending a lot of time and resources developing a mobile app, many businesses struggle to get consumers ...
Crowdsourced Social App Discovery
by Pete Prestipino
Crowdsourced Social App Discovery
There are millions of apps within the App Store and it's becoming increasingly difficult to find those worthy ...
DudaMobile Delivers API to Developers
by Allison Howen
DudaMobile Delivers API to Developers
DIY mobile website builder DudaMobile has unveiled the DudaAPI, which provides a toolset for Duda Partners ...
Moving from Mobile Apps to Web Apps
by Peter Devereaux
Moving from Mobile Apps to Web Apps
By Kelly Meeneghan, Manager 1&1 Internet, Inc. (www.1and1.com) It did not take long for consumers to ...
Tips for Testing Within the Ever-Changing Mobile Market
by Peter Devereaux
Tips for Testing Within the Ever-Changing Mobile Market
The biggest challenge mobile presents is not a small screen, but a fragmented market that is peppered with ...
Mind-Blowing Mobile Ad Engagement Rates
by Amberly Dressler
Mind-Blowing Mobile Ad Engagement Rates
Mobile ad formats have as much to do with engagement rates as the content itself, but knowing which one to ...
Monetize the Mobile Experience
by Peter Devereaux
Monetize the Mobile Experience
The drive toward going mobile would likely be much more compelling if there were well-defined methods to ...
Mobile Retail Insights with Jake Weatherly
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Retail Insights with Jake Weatherly
E-commerce now dominates the retail discussion but many merchants are struggling. Struggling to keep their ...
Personalized Mobile App Strategies in Focus
by Peter Devereaux
Personalized Mobile App Strategies in Focus
To satisfy the most mobile of consumers, it is important for brands to have a complete mobile strategy set in ...
Upwardly Mobile - Feature
by Peter Devereaux
Upwardly Mobile - Feature
Being "mobile" is now an essential element in Web success, and in many ways, it is the only way to be a truly ...
Guide to Mobile SEO
by Peter Devereaux
Guide to Mobile SEO
There are numerous misconceptions about mobile search engine optimization. Website Magazine has discussed the ...
Android-First Apps: Myth or Future?
by Alicia Carter
Android-First Apps: Myth or Future?
According to a recent study by Gartner, iOS and Android app stores put together will account for a whopping ...
POV: Impact of iPhone Fingerprint Scanner on Websites
by Hassan Bawab
POV: Impact of iPhone Fingerprint Scanner on Websites
Apple has recently launched its newest version of the iPhone that includes a new, main feature - - its ...
The Role of Reputation in Mobile
by Pete Prestipino
The Role of Reputation in Mobile
Mobile has been disruptive to say the least. It's forcing every enterprise to rethink how they design ...
5 Essential Mobile Messaging Strategies
by Triin Linamagi
5 Essential Mobile Messaging Strategies
How do you communicate with your friends? For most, the answer would be messaging apps as face-to-face ...
Mobile SMB Strategies: US vs UK (INFOGRAPHIC)
by Allison Howen
Mobile SMB Strategies: US vs UK (INFOGRAPHIC)
SMBs in the US are ahead of their UK counterparts when it comes to the adoption of mobile devices for ...
2013's Top Mobile Movers & Shakers
by Peter Devereaux
2013's Top Mobile Movers & Shakers
There has been no more disruptive force to the world of business - both virtual and real - than that of ...
Mobile App Watch - October '13
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile App Watch - October '13
LET'S GET MOBILE It's a mobile world, and if you are not living it, you'll be left behind. Catch up on the ...
Proof That A Mobilized Strategy Pays Off
by Allison Howen
Proof That A Mobilized Strategy Pays Off
If you want proof that a good mobile strategy can really pay off, look no further than hotel reservation ...
Artisan Increases Mobile App's Usage Rate by 22%
by Peter Devereaux
Artisan Increases Mobile App's Usage Rate by 22%
Is your brand's mobile app usage stagnant? If so, it might be time to conduct some testing in order to ...
Mobile App Watch: Ecommerce on the Go
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile App Watch: Ecommerce on the Go
There are apps for almost everything, for staying up to date on analytics to monitoring bandwith consumption. ...
The Barriers to Mobile SEO
by Peter Devereaux
The Barriers to Mobile SEO
Thanks to soaring smartphone usage, mobile SEO is proving more important and more accessible than ever ...
App Downloads and Revenue Estimates with Distimo
by Pete Prestipino
App Downloads and Revenue Estimates with Distimo
Application intelligence platform Distimo has unveiled a new resource that provides download and revenue ...
Groupon Users Stay Classy with Reserve Offers on Mobile
by Pete Prestipino
Groupon Users Stay Classy with Reserve Offers on Mobile
Groupon expanded its suite of premium offerings in early July, announcing Groupon Reserve, a digital ...
The Extent to Which Bad Reviews Hurt Mobile Apps
by Alex Genadinik
The Extent to Which Bad Reviews Hurt Mobile Apps
If you have a mobile app, as part of your marketing plan, you must maintain a great app store listing. And, ...
4 Barriers to Monetizing Mobile Apps
by Alex Genadinik
4 Barriers to Monetizing Mobile Apps
Mobile apps are big business, which is why nearly everyone in the digital space wants a piece of the pie. ...
Mobile App Optimization for Android
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile App Optimization for Android
Mobile experience management platform Artisan has released new features including Android support, advanced ...
The State of Mobile Ad Design: Q&A with Zumobi's John SanGiovanni
by Peter Devereaux
The State of Mobile Ad Design: Q&A with Zumobi's John SanGiovanni
In an ever-changing space like digital media, it's best to go straight to the source to ask pointed questions ...
Brainshark Gets Mobile with Sales Enablement
by Pete Prestipino
Brainshark Gets Mobile with Sales Enablement
Learning management system Brainshark is taking a step in what seems to be the right direction, making its ...
Consumers Spend 6 Hours Per Day on Mobile
by Allison Howen
Consumers Spend 6 Hours Per Day on Mobile
A new study from mobile solutions provider Netbiscuits is shedding light on consumer's expectations of the ...
App Developers' Earnings Reason to Tap for Joy
by Amberly Dressler
App Developers' Earnings Reason to Tap for Joy
With iTunes app store turning five next month and billions of downloads strong, there remains tremendous ...
A Mom's Preferred Phone Isn't a Phone at All
by Amberly Dressler
A Mom's Preferred Phone Isn't a Phone at All
June may be the month of dads and grads, but moms are still in the spotlight with Jumptap's most recent ...
Consumers Still Prefer In-Store, and Other Mobile Stats
by Amberly Dressler
Consumers Still Prefer In-Store, and Other Mobile Stats
Shoppers may be flocking to the convenience of mobile in droves, but if given the choice, they would rather ...
Promotional Marketing Issues in Online and Mobile Media
by David O. Klein
Promotional Marketing Issues in Online and Mobile Media
The use of promotions and contests in connection with online and mobile marketing can be a dynamic and ...
App Helps Increase Product Exposure
by Amberly Dressler
App Helps Increase Product Exposure
Want gadgets or gizmos? The Gadget Flow has plenty, which is one of the many reasons the website received ...
7 Key Principles for Mobile Commerce Success
by Nathan Joynt
7 Key Principles for Mobile Commerce Success
There are currently 115 million smartphone users in the U.S. and an estimated 200 million users by 2017. ...
3 Ways to Kick-Start Conversions
by Amie Marse
3 Ways to Kick-Start Conversions
Conversions are one of the top priorities of companies engaging in online business. Without a strong rate of ...
Constant Contact Founder Builds New Biz, Mobile-Optimized Sites
by Amberly Dressler
Constant Contact Founder Builds New Biz, Mobile-Optimized Sites
As someone who has listened to and observed small businesses for more than 20 years - to the point of camping ...
The Best Mobile Design for Your Business
by Tom Cottrill
The Best Mobile Design for Your Business
:: By Tom Cottrill, Fathom Digital Marketing Have you tried to view your site on your smartphone? What does ...
Monetize Your Mobile Traffic
by Peter Devereaux
Monetize Your Mobile Traffic
Key Mobile Considerations for Publishers The volume of mobile traffic continues to increase dramatically, but ...
Mobile App Watch - June '13
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile App Watch - June '13
Google Keep - Android - Google has taken a page from Evernote's playbook (or notebook, in this case) and ...
10 iOS Apps for Internet Professionals
by Allison Howen
10 iOS Apps for Internet Professionals
Mobile has changed everything - from the way we advertise and format emails to the way we design our websites ...
Mobile Platform Could Cause Bridezilla Shortage
by Amberly Dressler
Mobile Platform Could Cause Bridezilla Shortage
Planning a wedding is stressful, to say the least. Fortunately, today's busy brides can now tackle their ...
Mobile Advertising Networks
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Advertising Networks
Mobile advertising is big business. In fact, U.S. mobile local advertising revenues are expected to grow from ...
Mobile Searches Lead to Conversions Within the Hour
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Searches Lead to Conversions Within the Hour
Just how big of a game changer is mobile? Really, really big (as if you didn't know) according to a new study ...
5 Consumer Expectations for Mobile
by Peter Devereaux
5 Consumer Expectations for Mobile
Mobile devices are taking over. By 2016, there will be 1 billion smartphone users, with 257 million ...
AT&T WebPhone Gets Its Moment
by Amberly Dressler
AT&T WebPhone Gets Its Moment
Integrating communications services with Web browsers to allow consumers to easily shift between devices and ...
Constant Contact Makes Events More Mobile
by Allison Howen
Constant Contact Makes Events More Mobile
New upgrades to Constant Contact's EventSpot platform are making it easier for businesses to manage their ...
Is Wishpond Group Offer App a Groupon Killer?
by Pete Prestipino
Is Wishpond Group Offer App a Groupon Killer?
Social media marketing platform The app essentially provides group-buying functionality without the ...
Mobile Unawareness
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Unawareness
THE MISUSE OF MOBILE CAN HURT YOU Smartphones serve as a connective tissue, binding a person with the world ...
Master List of Mobile Testing Resources
by Peter Devereaux
Master List of Mobile Testing Resources
Despite the rampant popularity of the mobile Web and the growing number of mobile websites, there aren't ...
Get Pushy with Mobile Notifications
by Allison Howen
Get Pushy with Mobile Notifications
ExactTarget is stepping its game up when it comes to mobile marketing. This is because the digital marketing ...
Test Mobile Sites on Multiple Devices in Real Time
by Allison Howen
Test Mobile Sites on Multiple Devices in Real Time
A new tool from testing and measurement solutions provider Keynote enables developers to remotely test and ...
iPad Traffic Falls After Holidays
by Peter Devereaux
iPad Traffic Falls After Holidays
There has been a bit of a shake-up in the tablet world, thanks to the Kindle Fire's popularity over the ...
Mobile Motivation, Inspiration, & Calculation - FEATURE
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Motivation, Inspiration, & Calculation - FEATURE
By the time I arrive in my office each morning, I've accessed no fewer than ten applications and twenty ...
Mobile App Watch - January '13
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile App Watch - January '13
Kaon 3D Product Showcase Android - https://wsm.co/QdgUKa Seeking a more cost effective way to showcase ...
Jumptap Expands Targeted Mobile Ad Toolbox
by Amberly Dressler
Jumptap Expands Targeted Mobile Ad Toolbox
Audience data is a critical element in targeting advertisements across the mobile landscape. Jumptap, Inc., a ...
The Mobile Impact; Stats, States, & Data
by Allison Howen
The Mobile Impact; Stats, States, & Data
Mobile traffic is valuable traffic. In fact, a recent Monetate study reveals that nearly one out of every ...
Monetizing Video on Mobile Devices Could Start With a Single URL
by Peter Devereaux
Monetizing Video on Mobile Devices Could Start With a Single URL
Today, more people are watching video on mobile devices than ever before, using tablets and smartphones of ...
Turn Email Campaigns into Mobile Apps
by Pete Prestipino
Turn Email Campaigns into Mobile Apps
Email on a mobile device? That seems to be the direction the digital industry is headed thanks to consumers ...
Zap Up a Mobile Site with DIY Service
by Allison Howen
Zap Up a Mobile Site with DIY Service
Mobile has remained top of mind throughout 2012, yet many website owners still haven't created a ...
OpenTable Serves Up Free Mobile Sites
by Allison Howen
OpenTable Serves Up Free Mobile Sites
A recent comScore study revealed that mobile phones and tablets now account for 1 in 8 U.S. Internet page ...
Everyone Can Do Mobile... Just Not the Same Way
by Peter Devereaux
Everyone Can Do Mobile... Just Not the Same Way
Nearly everyone in the Web industry has come to the realization that mobile is a big deal, and it is only ...
Mobile App Watch - November 2012
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile App Watch - November 2012
Each month Website Magazine editors profile several of the top mobile application recently made available. To ...
The Sad, Sad State of Mobile Optimization
by Pete Prestipino
The Sad, Sad State of Mobile Optimization
According to a second-quarter update of vSplash's ongoing SMB DigitalScape study, fully 98 percent of SMB ...
Mobile-Optimized Sign-Up Forms Come to Constant Contact
by Allison Howen
Mobile-Optimized Sign-Up Forms Come to Constant Contact
Creating mobile-optimized sign-up forms just got a whole lot easier. A new integration from Torsion Mobile ...
Email Design Look Book a Sign of the Times
by Peter Devereaux
Email Design Look Book a Sign of the Times
Responsys, Inc., a leading provider of email and cross-channel marketing solutions, has released its fourth ...
YouTube Now Offering Mobile Ads
by Michael Garrity
YouTube Now Offering Mobile Ads
A lot of people access YouTube and watch videos on their smartphones and tablet devices, and that number ...
Mobile Acquisition Capabilities with Constant Contact & Pontiflex
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Acquisition Capabilities with Constant Contact & Pontiflex
Pontiflex, the platform behind mobile signup advertising platform AdLeads, has announced an integration with ...
Keynote Awards Gold Medal Mobile Retail Sites
by Michael Garrity
Keynote Awards Gold Medal Mobile Retail Sites
Just as the 2012 Summer Olympics were getting underway in London, Keynote Systems announced its own event, ...
Mobile App Watch - September 2012
by Allison Howen
Mobile App Watch - September 2012
Most of today's mobile phone users are using the devices for much more than just making phone calls and ...
Insights into the World of Mobile
by Peter Devereaux
Insights into the World of Mobile
Although 2012 has been dubbed the year of mobile, this new channel still holds many mysteries for Web ...
The Most Popular Smartphone Is...
by Peter Devereaux
The Most Popular Smartphone Is...
Here is the proof that 2012 is the year of mobile... A recent study by Nielsen reveals that two thirds of new ...
SMBs Not Ready for Mobile
by Allison Howen
SMBs Not Ready for Mobile
A new study reveals that most small business websites are not mobile friendly, which is big problem ...
Five Tips for Magnificent Merchant Mobile Apps
by Allison Howen
Five Tips for Magnificent Merchant Mobile Apps
Mobile commerce is forecasted to reach $31 billion in the U.S. by 2016, which means that merchants have ...
Top 50 Mobile Movers & Shakers
by Peter Devereaux
Top 50 Mobile Movers & Shakers
The single most significant challenge - and, of course, the greatest opportunity - for digital media ...
Create a Mobile Site with Yodle
by Allison Howen
Create a Mobile Site with Yodle
Many studies suggest that mobile is the channel of the future, which is why it is important for businesses to ...
Mobile App Watch
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile App Watch
Facebook Pages Manager iOS - https://wsm.co/K5wUtn When Mark Zuckerburg promised that Facebook was going to ...
Tracking Multiple SubIDs for Mobile Marketing
by Pete Prestipino
Tracking Multiple SubIDs for Mobile Marketing
Performance marketing company Neverblue just announced a new feature that provides mobile publishers and ...
Monitor Your Websites 24 x 7 with New Mobile App
by Michael Garrity
Monitor Your Websites 24 x 7 with New Mobile App
Website and Web application-monitoring service provider Site24x7 is releasing a new app for Android devices ...
Achieve Mobile Success with Yottaa
by Allison Howen
Achieve Mobile Success with Yottaa
The mobile Internet user population is scheduled to overtake the general Internet population by 2014, which ...
Take Control of Mobile Marketing
by Michael Garrity
Take Control of Mobile Marketing
Cloud-based mobile marketing platform Sitomic wants to help its partner agencies get more out of their mobile ...
8 Mobile Apps for Performance Marketers
by Michael Garrity
8 Mobile Apps for Performance Marketers
There's an old cliché that says time is money, and on the Web, that is perhaps most true for the ...
Clickatell Launches New Mobile Marketing Platform
by Linc Wonham
Clickatell Launches New Mobile Marketing Platform
Mobile messaging provider Clickatell has launched a social mobile solution that aims to give small and ...
NanoRep Customer Support Widget Goes Mobile
by Linc Wonham
NanoRep Customer Support Widget Goes Mobile
Customer service software provider nanoRep has released an optimized mobile version of its instant-answer ...
Future-proof Mobile Apps with HTML5, DN2K
by Michael Garrity
Future-proof Mobile Apps with HTML5, DN2K
DN2K, a company that specializes in developing machine-to-machine (M2M) remote monitoring and management ...
Solving the Mysteries of Mobile Marketing
by Linc Wonham
Solving the Mysteries of Mobile Marketing
The explosion of smartphones and tablet devices is challenging Web marketers who are tasked with effectively ...
TheFind's Catalogue Hits a Milestone
by Allison Howen
TheFind's Catalogue Hits a Milestone
Catalogue, arguably the most popular catalog-shopping app, has hit a milestone - by surpassing 150,000 ...
Create Your Own Android App
by Michael Garrity
Create Your Own Android App
Making money in the mobile boom just got easier for entrepreneurs and business owners thanks to Andromo App ...
PhizzleBiz Provides Small Businesses Mobile Marketing Campaigns
by Michael Garrity
PhizzleBiz Provides Small Businesses Mobile Marketing Campaigns
One area of Web marketing that may seem out of reach for some small business owners is mobile advertising. ...
Mobile Web Usage is Doubling Every Year
by Linc Wonham
Mobile Web Usage is Doubling Every Year
Global Internet usage through mobile devices - not including tablets - essentially doubled from 4.3 percent ...
Mobile Business Card Builder from Sitomic
by Allison Howen
Mobile Business Card Builder from Sitomic
Mobile site publishing platform Sitomic.com has launched a free Mobile Business Card Builder, which allows ...
Tech Evangelists and Targeting the Right Mobile Audience
by Pete Prestipino
Tech Evangelists and Targeting the Right Mobile Audience
A recent study from International Data Corporation reveals what many mobile marketers have simply assumed all ...
Constant Contact Makes a Mobile Move
by Allison Howen
Constant Contact Makes a Mobile Move
Email marketing provider Constant Contact is dipping into the mobile arena with its newest acquisition of ...
PayPal Launching Mobile Daily Deals in 2012
by Pete Prestipino
PayPal Launching Mobile Daily Deals in 2012
Another powerful technology vendor is poised to enter the white-hot daily deals market. Paypal Deals will ...
Consumer Behavior Driven By Mobile Apps
by Pete Prestipino
Consumer Behavior Driven By Mobile Apps
The debate regarding mobile apps versus Web consumption is getting hotter and hotter - and clearer and ...
Mobile Apps for Affiliates at Cake Marketing
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Apps for Affiliates at Cake Marketing
Mobile applications are clearly the wave of the future (and the "now" of course too) and the trend is ...
Trumpia Expands Mobile Text Affiliate Program
by Pete Prestipino
Trumpia Expands Mobile Text Affiliate Program
Mobile is changing the business landscape in many ways and there remains a lot of opportunity for those ...
Tablets Wanted by Small Businesses
by Allison Howen
Tablets Wanted by Small Businesses
Does your business plan include purchasing a tablet in 2012? If so, it's not the only one. According to a ...
Best of 2011 - Mobile Web Devices
by Michael Garrity
Best of 2011 - Mobile Web Devices
The year 2011 was a pivotal one the Web, particularly as it relates the way people go about connecting to ...
App Watch - Mobile Minute (Feb 2012)
by Pete Prestipino
App Watch - Mobile Minute (Feb 2012)
Catch Notes: Android - iOS Don't lose your ideas; instead catch them with Catch Notes, a free app available ...
Mobile Shopping Patterns of the Holiday Season
by Allison Howen
Mobile Shopping Patterns of the Holiday Season
Hopefully your site is already optimized for mobile, because it has proven to be a popular avenue for ...
Mobile Monday: Android Vs. iOS
by Allison Howen
Mobile Monday: Android Vs. iOS
Cyber Monday is just around the corner, yet some are referring to it as "Mobile Monday," since many online ...
Content Rating System for Mobile Apps
by Pete Prestipino
Content Rating System for Mobile Apps
The CTIA Wireless Trade Association announced a partnership with the Entertainment Software Rating Board ...
Optimize Web, Mobile and Cloud Apps with Compuware
by Linc Wonham
Optimize Web, Mobile and Cloud Apps with Compuware
As organizations become increasingly dependent on business-critical applications, IT complexity has ...
2011 M-Commerce Audit from Acquity
by Michael Garrity
2011 M-Commerce Audit from Acquity
Digital marketing and multichannel ecommerce company Acquity Group has unveiled its summary of the 2011 ...
Jumptap Predicts Promising Future for Tablets
by Peter Devereaux
Jumptap Predicts Promising Future for Tablets
Targeted mobile advertising specialist Jumptap made public its MobileSTAT Report for August yesterday, which ...
Excessive HTTP Requests: Saturated Fat for the Mobile Web
by Peter Devereaux
Excessive HTTP Requests: Saturated Fat for the Mobile Web
Like Butter, Baby! Butter makes it better. Anyone who has enjoyed a nice French meal knows what we mean. ...
Mobile Phone Security Risks
by Allison Howen
Mobile Phone Security Risks
A study from Juniper Research, a provider of research and analytics, shows that the heightened security risk ...
Box Going Mobile
by Michael Garrity
Box Going Mobile
Box announced this morning that they have a brand new, tablet-optimized Android app, as well as a Playbook ...
Most Mobile Sites and Apps Lagging in Performance
by Linc Wonham
Most Mobile Sites and Apps Lagging in Performance
The findings of a new survey show that consumers' expectations for mobile and application performance are not ...
Many Retailers Are Dipping -- and Not Diving -- into Mobile
by Linc Wonham
Many Retailers Are Dipping -- and Not Diving -- into Mobile
According to a new study on mobile commerce, most if not all major online retailers are testing the waters ...
Is My CMS Mobile Friendly?
by Pete Prestipino
Is My CMS Mobile Friendly?
Consumers are accessing not just applications but Web browsers on their smart phones at record levels and ...
Top 50 Movers and Shakers in Mobile Services
by Peter Devereaux
Top 50 Movers and Shakers in Mobile Services
The mobile Web and mobile applications are here to stay. For many, mobile may present the biggest and best ...
Google Mobile and Places Integration
by Pete Prestipino
Google Mobile and Places Integration
Google has been focusing heavily on mobile and local search recently and released two features today which ...
It's Time to Redefine Mobile"
by Michael Phillips
It's Time to Redefine Mobile
These days you can't read a story about business, ecommerce or the economy without coming across something ...
New Mobile Merchant App Keeps Retailers Connected
by Linc Wonham
New Mobile Merchant App Keeps Retailers Connected
MerchantCircle has released a new iPhone application that it's calling the first mobile app designed ...
PayPal Adds Heat to the Mobile Payments Fire
by Linc Wonham
PayPal Adds Heat to the Mobile Payments Fire
PayPal parent company eBay is on a bit of a tear in the acquisitions department, and the latest move adds ...
Mobile Operators Look to Challenge Apple
by Michael Phillips
Mobile Operators Look to Challenge Apple
Android's unprecedented rise up the list of leading smartphone operating systems has been well documented, ...
eCC Mobile for Magento from Webgility
by Pete Prestipino
eCC Mobile for Magento from Webgility
Can you manage your online storefront from your mobile device? Webgility (a provider of ecommerce and ...
Finally, LinkedIn Gets an Android App
by Pete Prestipino
Finally, LinkedIn Gets an Android App
A few weeks ago LinkedIn sent around an email announcing some astonishing new user number (which I forget of ...
New Index Shows Strong Growth in Mobile Payments
by Linc Wonham
New Index Shows Strong Growth in Mobile Payments
Mobile payments provider Zong has released the first installment of a new monthly report called the Zong ...
Miva Merchant Goes Mobile
by Pete Prestipino
Miva Merchant Goes Mobile
According to a recent Pew Research study, approximately 42 percent of people in the United States are smart ...
PayPal Processing +$6 Million Per Day - In Mobile Transactions
by Michael Phillips
PayPal Processing +$6 Million Per Day - In Mobile Transactions
According to PayPal Mobile Director of Product Management, Fabio Sisinni, "We are doing more than $6 million ...
Android Developers Get Key User Statistics
by Michael Phillips
Android Developers Get Key User Statistics
Google's Android Market has released a new feature for developers called Application Statistics. As the name ...
Conduit's Web App Network Goes Mobile
by Linc Wonham
Conduit's Web App Network Goes Mobile
With the recent release of a new mobile platform, Conduit has extended its network of app publishers from the ...
The 2010 Mobile Year in Review
by Michael Phillips
The 2010 Mobile Year in Review
The mobile Web is becoming ubiquitous, according to comScore's 2010 Mobile Year in Review. Taking into ...
Process Payments on Your Mobile
by Peter Devereaux
Process Payments on Your Mobile
Are you interested in processing payments through your mobile device? Who isn't! I can think of about a dozen ...
Retailers are Missing the Connection with Mobile Shoppers
by Linc Wonham
Retailers are Missing the Connection with Mobile Shoppers
Mobile shopping applications that provide consumers access to price comparisons, product availability, ...
Easy Mobile Marketing for Every Business
by Michael Phillips
Easy Mobile Marketing for Every Business
According to new data from comScore, people accessing email via mobile devices increased an impressive 36 ...
PayPal Revs Up its Mobile Payments Service
by Linc Wonham
PayPal Revs Up its Mobile Payments Service
Mobile technology company Usablenet has announced a new integration with PayPal's mobile payments product, ...
Starbucks Gives Mobile Payments Industry a Jolt
by Linc Wonham
Starbucks Gives Mobile Payments Industry a Jolt
Starbucks, one of the most iconic corporations in the U.S., has rolled out a mobile payments program that ...
State of the Application Nation
by Michael Phillips
State of the Application Nation
Distimo, an app store analytics company, has released their latest Distimo Report, covering the full year of ...
iAds for Everyone with iAd Producer
by Michael Phillips
iAds for Everyone with iAd Producer
Apple, with unusually little fanfare, has released iAd Producer, a self-service development tool for Apple's ...
ICanLocalize Offers Translation Dashboard for Mobile Apps
by Linc Wonham
ICanLocalize Offers Translation Dashboard for Mobile Apps
ICanLocalize, a global provider of localization solutions, has announced a translation management dashboard ...
RIM's Acquisition of TAT a Thing of Beauty
by Linc Wonham
RIM's Acquisition of TAT a Thing of Beauty
Research in Motion has announced on its blog the company's acquisition of user interface specialist The ...
IDC: Half of Web Users Will be Mobile in 2011
by Linc Wonham
IDC: Half of Web Users Will be Mobile in 2011
Research firm IDC has released its technology predictions for 2011 and, not surprisingly, mobile computing ...
Mobile Apps for Merchants on the Move
by Linc Wonham
Mobile Apps for Merchants on the Move
While the holidays present an opportunity for many business owners to spend fewer hours on the job and more ...
AppMakr's AppDrop Arrives - OTA for the Enterprise
by Pete Prestipino
AppMakr's AppDrop Arrives - OTA for the Enterprise
Online iOS app building platform AppMakr announced an OTA (over the air) install process that allows ...
Ringing Up the Revenue in Mobile
by Pete Prestipino
Ringing Up the Revenue in Mobile
U.S. mobile ad spending will grow nearly 50 percent to more than $1 billion next year, according to ...
The Rise of HipCricket
by Pete Prestipino
The Rise of HipCricket
Seattle-based mobile marketing advertising network HipCricket has had quite the year, growing tenfold in 2010 ...
It's a Start - Mobile Web Has Grown 2,000 Percent
by Linc Wonham
It's a Start - Mobile Web Has Grown 2,000 Percent
We all know that the mobile Web is experiencing an explosive growth spurt right now, but few actually ...
Self-Service, Pervasive BI
by Pete Prestipino
Self-Service, Pervasive BI
Search and business intelligence provider Endeca and mobile app provider MeLLmo have formed a partnership to ...
2D Barcodes Affecting Mobile Marketing
by Pete Prestipino
2D Barcodes Affecting Mobile Marketing
In the world of marketing there are trends that come and go, and there are tactics that have stayed the test ...
Changing Face of Mobility
by Pete Prestipino
Changing Face of Mobility
Worldwide mobile voice and data revenue will exceed one trillion dollars a year by 2014, according to ...
Merchants Go Mobile with SLI
by Pete Prestipino
Merchants Go Mobile with SLI
SLI Systems, a search services provider for ecommerce and digital content sites, today announced the ...
Mobile Marketing: Location, Location, Location
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Marketing: Location, Location, Location
A 2010 study by comScore suggests that almost 46 million mobile phone users have smartphones - almost 20 ...
Visa, MasterCard Jockeying for Mobile Payments Position
by Linc Wonham
Visa, MasterCard Jockeying for Mobile Payments Position
Two of the largest global credit card companies made separate moves toward wireless payment solutions, ...
DoubleClick Advertisers Get Mobile Ad Options
by Michael Phillips
DoubleClick Advertisers Get Mobile Ad Options
Google's DoubleClick has announced that advertisers now have the option to automatically integrate mobile ...
New Program Drives Shoppers to Mobile-Friendly Retailers
by Linc Wonham
New Program Drives Shoppers to Mobile-Friendly Retailers
Comparison shopping site Become.com has created a new program to help consumers determine which online ...
Online Video Engagement is Higher on Mobile Devices
by Linc Wonham
Online Video Engagement is Higher on Mobile Devices
We all know by now that Internet users are consuming more online video than ever, and that the rate of ...
PayPal Launches New Mobile Payment Platform
by Linc Wonham
PayPal Launches New Mobile Payment Platform
PayPal has launched a mobile payment service for ecommerce merchants, and retail giants Buy.com and Nike are ...
Brainshark Mobile Creates All-access Business Presentations
by Linc Wonham
Brainshark Mobile Creates All-access Business Presentations
Already viewed every 3.5 seconds worldwide, Brainshark business presentations have just become significantly ...
Mobile Ad Report: iPad Surging, Android Gaining
by Linc Wonham
Mobile Ad Report: iPad Surging, Android Gaining
Mobile advertising network Millennial Media has released the May analysis for mobile devices on its network, ...
Mobile Payments for Physical Goods
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Payments for Physical Goods
According to a recent report from ABI Research, mobile payments in the U.S. could reach $2.4 billion in 2010, ...
A Solution to Flash on iPhone and iPad
by Michael Phillips
A Solution to Flash on iPhone and iPad
Ripcode, a transactional transcoding service provider has released a server-side product as a workaround to ...
GoDaddy iPhone App Gets Major Upgrade
by Michael Phillips
GoDaddy iPhone App Gets Major Upgrade
In its first release, the GoDaddy iPhone app amounted to little more than a way to search for available ...
5 Signs 2010 will be The Year of Mobile
by Michael Phillips
5 Signs 2010 will be The Year of Mobile
If I had a nickel for every time I've heard "this is the year for mobile," I would have many, many nickels. ...
Now That's Mobile Ad Targeting [Advertising]
by Pete Prestipino
Now That's Mobile Ad Targeting [Advertising]
Social discovery network and mobile application BrightKite has formally announced the availability of a ...
Mobile Coupon Redemption
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Coupon Redemption
Juniper Research is forecasting that consumer usage of mobile coupons will generate close to $6 billion ...
Amazitter iPhone App: Affiliate Earnings on the Go
by Michael Phillips
Amazitter iPhone App: Affiliate Earnings on the Go
Amazon Associates is a top affilate program. Twitter is a bona fide marketing tool. Put them together and you ...
Online Billing on the Fly, Mobile and for Free
by Michael Phillips
Online Billing on the Fly, Mobile and for Free
There are any number of online invoicing solutions out there. Billing Boss is another, and it's remarkably ...
Mobile vs Non-Mobile Ad CTR
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile vs Non-Mobile Ad CTR
Online advertising network Chitika released a rather telling study of mobile vs. non-mobile Internet usage ...
Ready for a Mobile (Advertising) Storm?
by Pete Prestipino
Ready for a Mobile (Advertising) Storm?
A report from Juniper Research has found that growing consumer adoption of mobile Internet services and ...
Payment Processing on the iPhone
by Pete Prestipino
Payment Processing on the iPhone
Payment processor Encore Payment Systems has introduced an iPhone application for merchants (mobile or ...
WHOIS iPhone App from Network Solutions
by Pete Prestipino
WHOIS iPhone App from Network Solutions
Domain registration service Network Solutions just released a free WHOIS iPhone app which lets users of the ...
DirectTrack Mobile Stats for Affiliates
by Pete Prestipino
DirectTrack Mobile Stats for Affiliates
Users of the DirectTrack affiliate management software platform will now be able to provide their affiliates ...
AdWhirl Makes Mobile World Revolve
by Pete Prestipino
AdWhirl Makes Mobile World Revolve
Just a month after launch, AdWhirl announced today that they are serving over 200 million monthly ...
Free iPhone Apps Hardly Ever Used
by Michael Phillips
Free iPhone Apps Hardly Ever Used
Pinch Media (iPhone business specialists) conducted an analysis and found that after downloading, iPhone apps ...
Get Your Personal iPhone App
by Michael Phillips
Get Your Personal iPhone App
InfoMedia is offering a way to create your own iPhone app, without any programming knowledge whatsoever. As ...
Vlingo Voice App Comes to iPhone
by Michael Phillips
Vlingo Voice App Comes to iPhone
Google recently launched voice-enabled search, but they're hardly the only players in the game and certainly ...
Are Consumers Ready for Mobile Advertising?
by Michael Phillips
Are Consumers Ready for Mobile Advertising?
Consumer confidence is down, the economy is up and down and there are reports all over the Web anticipating a ...
Avoid iPhone App Traps
by Peter Devereaux
Avoid iPhone App Traps
by Niels Hansen The iPhone's initial release was predictably successful. And with the recent release of the ...
Early Look: Top 10 Android Apps
by Michael Phillips
Early Look: Top 10 Android Apps
T-Mobile released the G1 mobile phone to the public this week, the first true competitor to the iPhone. And ...
Turn Your RSS Feed Into an iPhone App in Minutes
by Michael Phillips
Turn Your RSS Feed Into an iPhone App in Minutes
AppLoop has a tool that will take your RSS feed (or any RSS feed) and turn it into a native iPhone app, which ...
Comparison Shopping from Your Mobile
by Michael Phillips
Comparison Shopping from Your Mobile
Did you ever get the feeling while shopping that you might not be getting the best deal? Pongr is an ...
Streaming Live Video on the Web with Your Mobile
by Michael Phillips
Streaming Live Video on the Web with Your Mobile
It's nice to see mobile developers come up with applications that tap into the heart of the mobile ...
Android Will Kill the iPhone
by Pete Prestipino
Android Will Kill the iPhone
T-Mobile and Google announced the Android-loaded, HTC-manufactured G1 phone this morning to an enthusiastic ...
Android Will Kill the iPhone and Cripple AT&T - Eventually
by Michael Phillips
Android Will Kill the iPhone and Cripple AT&T - Eventually
T-Mobile and Google announced the Android-loaded, HTC-manufactured G1 phone this morning to an enthusiastic ...
Interactive Music with the iPhone
by Michael Phillips
Interactive Music with the iPhone
Irish band Snow Patrol is looking to be the first to invite fans to an interactive experience through an ...
Practical, Refreshing Mobile Services
by Pete Prestipino
Practical, Refreshing Mobile Services
SMS search company NearU Search has launched a demo for "Qpons", a web-based application designed to enable ...
Evite Turn-by-Turn Voice Directions on Your Mobile
by Michael Phillips
Evite Turn-by-Turn Voice Directions on Your Mobile
There's a new feature available from Evite, voice-activated directions. Start by getting the invitation sent ...
Free Ad-Supported Mobile Games
by Michael Phillips
Free Ad-Supported Mobile Games
I get really tired of Brick Breaker. But I don't necessarily want to pay for another mobile game, so I just ...
Another iPhone Update and a Must-have Gadget
by Michael Phillips
Another iPhone Update and a Must-have Gadget
This is starting to sound redundant, but Apple has released a new version of the iPhone operating system, ...
2D Barcode Creator and App for the iPhone
by Michael Phillips
2D Barcode Creator and App for the iPhone
ScanLife now has a 2D barcode app at the iTunes store available for download. If you're not familiar, 2D ...
Mobile Commerce and Loyalty
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Commerce and Loyalty
Determining your own enterprises m-commerce (Mobile Ecommerce) readiness is a challenging task. From ...
Google Maps: The Best and Worst of Mobile Web
by Michael Phillips
Google Maps: The Best and Worst of Mobile Web
In our May issue of Website Magazine, we explore the Mobile Web - it's usefulness, hopes and hypes. One ...
Mobile Web: Hope or Hype
by Michael Phillips
Mobile Web: Hope or Hype
A February article by Joel Garreau in The Washington Post cites this statistic: “From essentially zero, we’ve ...
Swirl Connect - Mobile or PC, Connect with Friends in Real-Time
by Michael Phillips
Swirl Connect - Mobile or PC, Connect with Friends in Real-Time
Swirl has announced the release of Swirl Connect, a mobile application that keeps you close - very close - ...
Mobile Platform: Ready For Web 3.0
by Peter Devereaux
Mobile Platform: Ready For Web 3.0
By Paul Bruemmer, Red Door Interactive Compared to overall ad spend, mobile is but a drop in the bucket. For ...
Create A Mobile Website: MobiSiteGalore.com
by Pete Prestipino
Create A Mobile Website: MobiSiteGalore.com
Build a Mobile Website with WAP site creator: MobiSiteGalore.com There's been so much talk about mobile ...
The Mobile Web & Beyond
by Cindy Krum
The Mobile Web & Beyond
Is your website device independent - accessible from any Web-enabled device? In a nutshell, device ...
Mobile Coupons: Text2Store
by Pete Prestipino
Mobile Coupons: Text2Store
As the last (at least as of this moment) large untapped advertising medium, mobile technology has the ability ...
Ad Serving in a Mobile World
by Pete Prestipino
Ad Serving in a Mobile World
by Amy Kocot, Geary Interactive The mobile ad market is growing quickly. According to iMedia Connection, 39 ...