March Madness is coming to an end, with the final four teams declared over the weekend. Only a weekend remains to determine the tournament winner. It is no surprise that mobile users everywhere have been turning to their devices as a quick and convenient way to stay updated with the scores. Countless applications are available to fulfill every user’s needs, and two that seem to be in great competition are Google’s Near Me Now and Yelp’s mobile application.
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Archive for Mobile
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Mobile Madness: Google’s Near Me Now Versus Yelp
Gloribel Kees
29Mar
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Bing Announces New Map Applications, Including Foursquare Integration
Quinn Sheek
This morning at SES New York, Bing announced several new Map applications, including a partnership with Foursquare to provide real-time map overlays. This advancement in local search comes at a time when we are seeing several applications with Twitter integration, but Bing’s venture with Foursquare is something that provides a whole new level of local insight.
25Mar
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Voice-Search Advancements Make Driving Safer
Janice Crisostomo
The following scene is all too familiar: You’re on your way home from work, traffic is stop and go, and you’re stressed and anxious to end the day. Suddenly, a car edges into your lane. You have to slam on the brakes or erratically switch lanes to avoid a crash.
That scenario happens to me all the time! After the fear passes, my emotions turn to anger over seeing the driver, who nearly ruined my SUV, on a cell phone. There the driver sits, looking downward while texting and driving one handed, completely oblivious of the danger that was just avoided.
But then the tide changes. My phone rings, and I answer it to complain about the driver who just cut me off. After all, I know how to drive while talking on the phone, right?
Read the full article…23Mar
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Online, Social and Mobile Help Satisfy March Madness
John Albers
It’s that time of the year again, as March Madness is in full swing. That means tournament brackets and non-stop consumption of college basketball through TV, computers and mobile phones. Regardless of where fans are, they want to stay informed of the latest scores and their favorite teams. As a Marquette alumnus, I will be watching closely this Thursday, as the Golden Eagles take on Washington.
Read the full article…16Mar
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Mobile Madness: Droid vs. iPhone
Nicholas Grohne
It’s that time of year again when sports enthusiasts everywhere go crazy. The 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament will begin next week. Many consider March Madness the highlight of the year in the sporting world, and much of this has to do with excitement and unpredictability surrounding each matchup. It is anyone’s game once each team takes the court, and, as the Droid has recently proven, the same can be said about the world of mobile devices.
Not too long ago, the iPhone was considered to be in a class of its own when it came to pioneering mobile devices. The problem is other companies caught on — and fast.
Read the full article…08Mar
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Mobile-lize Your Search Marketing
Joey Woodbury
Smart mobile devices are evolving at a rapid rate, especially with introduction of the Droid devices into the market as an iPhone competitor and Google announcing the Nexus One as the official Google phone. It is becoming very apparent that mobile advertising is growing in strides and advertisers should take advantage of it. It just may be the best kept PPC secret.
08Mar
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Mobile Access of Facebook and Twitter Soars
Carrie Tobiason
Need more evidence that social networking is a true phenomenon? Look no further than a recent comScore study on social-media use via mobile browsers. The study found that social sites Facebook and Twitter have experienced triple-digit growth from users accessing the sites via their mobile phones since January 2009. Read the full article…
05Mar
