Tag Archive | "lisa whelan"
January 8, 2009 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile
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In response to my last post, “Magikplp” asked what I thought might happen with Google in 2009. I suspect that Google will have a good year in 2009 but not a *great* year. Google will continue to be a force to reckon with and will remain the leader in most things web, but this will […]
January 7, 2009 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Social Media
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Here are a handful of my predictions for mobile and social media in 2009, moving into 2010… For the record, I’ve left off everything I know will happen in 2009 and limited this list to things I *think* will happen: Smartphones and feature phones will continue to converge in iPhone-esque fashion. Mobile Internet will drive […]
January 6, 2009 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Social Media
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For those of you that disconnected during Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, etc… Welcome back. Here’s a summary of the most interesting social media and mobile news I read in the last few weeks:
December 11, 2008 by
Lisa Oshima |
Consulting,
Contest,
Mobile
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I’m helping get the word out about a contest that the MOTODEV team at Motorola (one of my clients) is running. If you’re a widget developer, give mobile a whirl and join the MOTODEV Widget Developer Challenge for the opportunity to win up to $200,000 in great prizes and gain unprecedented global exposure. SUBMIT your […]
November 21, 2008 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Social Media
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Apple: iPhone 2.2 Firmware was released. MobileCrunch’s review is here. Excerpted summary of the article: “Safari’s address bar/search … tweaked a bit, apps now request a rating upon deletion, over-the-air podcast downloads …, various video and audio quality tweaks, and assorted bug fixes throughout… Google Maps has been upgraded to include Street View and directions […]
November 14, 2008 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Social Media
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Apple Apple is now the #2 smartphone manufacturer. Nokia remains #1, RIM is now#3, and Motorola is #4. More here. The iPhone surpassed the Motorola Razr as the top selling consumer phone. Facebook TechCrunch reports that Facebook violated its own privacy policy to give Microsoft access to user emails: “Microsoft’s Invite2Messenger appears to violate that […]
November 7, 2008 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Social Media
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AOL: AOL announced its earnings this week. The most interesting part of the report: “Revenues decreased 17% ($207 million) to $1.0 billion, due to a 26% decline ($165 million) in Subscription revenues and a 6% decrease ($33 million) in Advertising revenues. The decline in Subscription revenues reflects mainly a decrease in domestic AOL brand subscribers, […]
October 31, 2008 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Social Media
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I’m starting do to a quick weekly round-up of the Social Media and Mobile news that I find most interesting. Enjoy AOL: AOL Journals and AOL Hometown are shutting down (joining Xdrive and BlueString) Apple: Apple announces retroactive improvements to “MobileMe”. The following improvements were silently launched in Sept. : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3182 iPhone users in the […]
September 23, 2008 by
Lisa Oshima |
Social Media
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According to the August/September 2008 Insight Report from MarketTools, 68% of Americans who spend time online regularly visit blogs, online communities or social networks. That’s staggering, especially when you consider that the number of online Americans that engage in product research online to help them make purchase decisions is just 33%. Check out the demographic […]
August 1, 2008 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Review
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The line: I spent 4 years living in England, the rumored birthplace of queuing. I know the rules of standing in a line, and I respect a good queue. It avoids people trampling on each other, and that’s a good thing. But, when a line is 1/4 mile and 3+ hours long, count me out. […]
