Friday, April 5, 2013

Millennial Media Takes Home Two ‘Mobile Excellence’ Awards

Robert Woolfrey, Millennial Media’s Managing Director for Southeast Asia, reported this week that his thriving mobile advertising network has secured top honors for performance excellence at the Mobile Excellence Awards in Singapore. “I’m very proud to announce that Millennial Media recently won two medals at the Mobile Excellence Awards in Singapore: a Gold Medal for [...]



Millennial Media Takes Home Two ‘Mobile Excellence’ Awards

Robert Woolfrey, Millennial Media’s Managing Director for Southeast Asia, reported this week that his thriving mobile advertising network has secured top honors for performance excellence at the Mobile Excellence Awards in Singapore. “I’m very proud to announce that Millennial Media recently won two medals at the Mobile Excellence Awards in Singapore: a Gold Medal for [...]



Thursday, April 4, 2013

Twitter Updates Android, iOS Apps

Social media behemoth Twitter just released a new version of Twitter for Android. According to an announcement on the official Twitter blog, the new design reflects a native Android experience. Delivered with the update are wider and taller timelines that fill the screen, a flat navigation bar, tap and hold for quick actions, and more. [...]



Big Data - Has It Blinded Us With Science?

There is never a scarcity of data in paid search. While that presents incredible opportunities for ongoing optimization, it can also present some distinct challenges for those who want to put everything on data-driven autopilot.



Rank Monitoring Beyond Google Webmaster Tools

Why would you want to know if you rank 30th for some obscure keyword combination? Link building. It’s great to track how link building affects your ranking. Knowing how specific links impact your ranking makes your SEO effort much more effective.



Verizon May Drop Contracts if Demand Grows

If enough consumers make the demand, Verizon would be happy to provide that which is asked of them. This is the revelation straight from Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam’s mouth, who says a no-contract ecosystem may be in Verizon’s future. Calling it “pretty easy” to dump the contract model, McAdam clearly opened the door of possibility [...]



5 Challenges Every Digital Agency Owner & Head of SEO Face Post-Penguin

5 Challenges Every Digital Agency Owner & Head of SEO Face Post-Penguin


If you work in an agency or manage an SEO department, the rollout of Google’s Penguin update led to some extremely challenging logistical issues, not to mention some inevitable headaches in terms of website performance. This report explores a number … read more »


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Live From Facebook's 'Home on Android' Event

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Greetings from Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, Calif., where we’re about to find out the meaning of the social network’s “new home on Android.”


Those were the words used in the invitation Facebook sent out last week. Since then there’s been a barrage of speculation about a “Facebook phone” — and while a new and very basic HTC handset with Facebook apps does appear to be on the cards, the event is really about putting a fresh spin on Facebook’s whole mobile strategy.


So will we see a Facebook OS? A layer that handset makers and carriers can put on top of their Android systems? If so, what advantage will that bring? How compelling is it to have an always-on Facebook connection, front and center on your phone? Is Mark Zuckerberg about to do an end run around Google? Read more…


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A Brief History of 'Facebook Phone' Rumors

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As we count down the final hours until we find out what Facebook‘s “new home on Android” is, we thought it would be an interesting exercise to take a look back at the history of “Facebook Phone” rumors


For several years now the blogosphere has periodically reported the rumored existence of a handset from the social networking giant, but with the exception of a couple of unofficial handsets optimized for Facebook, such a product has yet to appear





Take a trip back with us through our timeline of Facebook Phone rumors below. Read more…


November 2008: It Was Only a Matter of Time: The Facebook Phone Cometh


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Cardless CAS in cable networks to grow 300% from 2012 to 2017

According to ABI Research, many operators see software security as catching up to hardware security in terms of ability to cost-effectively protect content, especially in emerging markets with low content value (measured by monthly average revenue per user, ARPU, for Pay TV services).




Cardless CAS in cable networks to grow 300% from 2012 to 2017