The world of search is about to be flipped completely on its head. As part of that sea change, today’s reactive Web-based searches are about to give way to proactive, geo-fenced answers that will pop up before you even frame the question.
In many cases, you won’t be searching for content – content will be searching for you. [...]
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Forget Searching For Content – ...
The world of search is about to be flipped completely on its head. As part of that sea change, today’s reactive Web-based searches are about to give way to proactive, geo-fenced answers that will pop up before you even frame the question.
In many cases, you won’t be searching for content – content will be searching for you. [...]
The 8 Apps Robert Scoble Would Rather...
We all have our favorite apps. You know, the ones you instinctively tap open first thing in the morning, long before your first sip of coffee. The ones you return to throughout the day, whether to guide you around town, put you in touch with people or mindlessly entertain you.
Why Are Mass-Transit Mobile Sites Suc...
We are now nearly a half-decade into the smartphone revolution. Millions of handsets and billions of app downloads later, the list of things mobile technology is changing is too long to fit here, and much of it is obvious. Why, then, is the state of city-to-city mass-transit mobility so horrifically bad?
As a full-time freelancer with family [...]
Microsoft Buys Into Mimvi To Help Sho...
Microsoft invested in Mimvi on Tuesday, designed to improve its app discovery capabilities for Windows Phone 8. For if developers build the most wonderful apps for Windows Phone 8, but no one sees them, what happens? Everyone loses.
Microsoft made an unspecified investment into Mimvi on Tuesday, almost certainly in an attempt to improve app [...]
Two Ways Samsung’s Court Loss To Appl...
In the wake of Samsung’s $1.05 billion punch in the nose from Apple in their high-stakes patent trial, the general reaction seems to be that Samsung’s loss is also a major setback for Google and Android. That’s not necessarily the whole story. In some ways, Apple could actually be doing Google an unintended favor.
For the most part, Google’s [...]
Google Play Is Central to Google̵...
Google has been stepping up its game around content discovery and distribution for some time. The Android Market is gone, replaced with Google Play. The latest round of announcements from Google’s I/O developer conference make it clear that the search giant’s content store is central to its plan for mobile domination.
Almost ever [...]
Microsoft’s Smart Decision for ...
From a theoretical perspective, there is really not all that much of a difference between Windows Phone and Android. Both operating systems were created by well-established technology giants. Both are licensed to multiple original equipment manufacturers to provide a variety of devices. Both have regulations abou [...]
Oracle Gets Pounded in Week 1 of Goog...
As Phase 1 of Oracle’s case against Google’s use of Java in its Android software draws to a close, Oracle has taken a pounding from Google’s lawyers.
With closing arguments due early next week, the jury is about to rule on testimony from a parade of star witnesses, including Android chief Andy Rubin, Google Chairman Eric [...]
For Google, to Play is to Fight the C...
The most profound thing I’ve heard lately was from a a guy standing behind the counter of an empty Radioshack on St. Patrick’s Day in Boston. Smartphones are like the cereal aisle in the grocery store, he said. There are a thousand options but really, there are only a couple varieties. Applied to Google relationship with Android [...]