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The Generational Digital Divide: Which side are you on?

The Digital Divide is commonly known as the widening gap between technology “haves” and “have nots” – with “have nots” resulting from a lack of access to technology or lack of money to get “digital.” It’s an important problem that needs to be addressed and there is a lot of attention and [...]

Digital Identity: Who Am I?

What does your identity mean in a digital world? Is it, or can it be, [...]

Smartphones - The Bandwidth Hogs of the Mobile World

AT&T scored a great coup getting the iPhone exclusivity contract, which GigaOm states will enable them to earn almost $2 billion dollars in monthly data charges over the next two years. Though that sounds impressive, it also comes with a hidden cost – staggering data usage from surfing the real internet, watching videos, and [...]

Mobile Messaging Continues Explosive Growth

Though a mature market in many respects, mobile messaging continues to grow despite the current economic climate according to a new report by ABI Research. Over the next six years, the total market for SMS is projected to grow nearly 8%, from $132 billion to $208 billion. Even with the global recession in full swing [...]

Mobile Identity Management

Just like email addresses, mobile phone numbers have become an essential part of a person’s identity. They stay with people over a period of many years, shifting across carriers and phones. As part of their identity, people like to communicate via their mobile phone number on their terms. For email, there are rules and filters [...]

Mobile Devices in a Multi-Platform World

The VisionMobile blog recently brought together 5 mobile industry bloggers to talk about their visions of the mobile experience in a multi-platform world. As consumers are forced to use multiple devices daily to communicate, learn and be entertained, new problems and opportunities are created around how these devices could work together.

Marek Pawlowski, Editorial Director of [...]

Convergence is the name of the game

Each player in the mobile space has a different perspective. Carriers want to make money off of the services they offer, advertisers want to reach consumers directly and cost-effectively, third-party developers want to see mass adoption of applications or new services, and device makers want mass adoption of the handsets they deliver.

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