Internet Usage on Smartphones Continues to Grow Rapidly

January 28, 2012

Google conducted a study of cell phone users in the US, the UK, France, Germany and Japan and found that globally, smartphones are on the rise. Not a big surprise to anyone in the mobile marketing industry. The UK had the highest concentration with 45%, up 15% from the first half of 2011. The US [...]

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US Mobile Ad Spending is Growing Faster Than Predicted

January 28, 2012

More great news for the mobile marketing industry, analysts are now saying they actually underestimated.  This almost never happens, most industry forecasts are full of hype. eMarketer writes about mobile ad spending in the US. The US mobile advertising market is growing far faster than expected, driven by the rapid ascension of Google’s mobile search advertising [...]

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Warning: The FBI Wants to Monitor Social Media

January 27, 2012

With everyone detailing their lives on social networks, they have become an easy tool for law enforcement to use when gather details on you, your groups of friends, what your up-to,etc.  The FBI used to take weeks if not months investigating individuals and building detailed charts of all their connections. This allow the FBI to [...]

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