2013: The Year of the Social, Local, Mobile Movement?
The following post is a guest commentary from Michael Szewczyk, the President of Kapture. We may have just finished celebrating…
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Macy’s Making Major Moves in Mobile with Shopkick Partnership
Retail giant Macy’s is giving mobile some major attention. This week, shopkick – the location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers…
Can Anyone Else Hear Apple’s Cry for ‘Yelp’?
Social networking integration with Apple’s forthcoming iOS 6 couldn’t possibly be more apparent. On Monday, Bloomberg confirmed that it has…
Adsmobi Readies New Location Based Mobile Coupon Service
This week, the folks at hyper-local mobile ad network YOOSE revealed a new partnership with adsmobi, the well-known mobile media…
Controversial Carrier IQ software Erased from Sprint, HTC Phones
Customers concerned about Carrier IQ remaining on their Sprint/HTC devices can now rest their minds. In case you’re unfamiliar, the…
Urban Airship Acquires SimpleGeo for $3.5M
In a rather interesting turn of events, it was revealed today that Urban Airship — a pioneer in mobile push…
Location Labs Announces Acquisition of Mobile Development Platform Wirkle & Group Messaging Provider Volly
It was announced today that mobile location-based infrastructure provider Location Labs has acquired two companies — mobile development platform Wirkle…
Mobile Ads at the Heart of Verizon’s New Privacy Policy
Verizon Wireless is revamping its privacy policy to such an extent that the carrier can now track its subscribers’ Web…
MMA Issues Whitepaper on Mobile Location Based Services Marketing
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has published a new whitepaper on location based services marketing. The whitepaper underscores the MMA’s…
Geo-Shopping App ShopKick Surpasses 700M Product Views, 7M Product Scans & 2.3M Users
ShopKick, the mobile shopping app with a unique twist on location-based engagement, has come out with impressive numbers detailing how…