mobile Internet

June 29, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening across the industry:

The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) is tickled pink about President Obama's plan to broaden the wireless broadband spectrum in the US. So is Verizon Wireless, rather understandably.

EyeWonder has a nifty new creative optimization tool for advertisers and an updated cloud-based ad platform.

Apple sells a rather remarkable 1.7 million iPhone 4 models in the first three days after launch.

IBM is using predictive analytics and social media to gain market insight on television programs.

Email and social media marketer StrongMail has launched its campaign management application Social Studio in the UK.

June 28, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening across the industry:

Rocket Fuel Inc. has added some analytics and computer science muscle to its staff.

Video ad provider Extreme Reach says it has secured $9 million in financing.

Accertify says it has signed an agreement with The Carphone Warehouse for fraud prevention.

Local.com has taken on Eileen Licitra as vice president, product management.

Yodle picks up a Stevie Award in the category of Fastest Growing Company -- Under 2,500 Employees in The 2010 American Business Awards.

Purple@Epsilon picks up five NEDMA awards.

June 23, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening in the online marketing, search engine, ecommerce and mobile advertising industries for June 23, 2010:

90octane will present on social media integration and lead generation optimization at the upcoming Online Marketing Summit in Denver

Opera Software says it has signed an agreement with Russian mobile operator MegaFon for unlimited mobile Internet connectivity.

Apple brags it has sold 3 million iPads in 80 days. Not too shabby.

Symantec releases its June 2010 report on spam. Football-related spam is way, way up, surprise surprise.

Red Hat announces a new customer portal for Red Hat subscribers.

June 22, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening in the online marketing, search engine, ecommerce and mobile advertising industries for June 22, 2010:

Vik Chaudhary, a VP for Keynote, will be delivering a keynote of his own on end-user experience at the 2010 O'Reilly Velocity Web Performance and Operations Conference.

Internet ad network Adknowledge says it has acquired CPA affiliate network Hydra Group.

Omniture announces its SiteCatalyst analytics solution has been selected by Ticketmaster.

Open source software provider Red Hat has launched the Red Hat Partner Center, “an online community and resource center for Red Hat Business Partners”.

Cisco takes a look at what may be holding broadband development back in Africa.

June 21, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening in the online marketing, search engine, ecommerce and mobile advertising industries for June 21, 2010:

ICANN has launched a searchable wiki to help the public keep track of its various resolutions.

IDG sees an upcoming acceleration in market growth for mobile broadband.

June 18, 2010 -- News briefs from across the industry:

The Washington Post takes a look at a new and irritating variety of phishing scam.

Mobile marketing provider iLoop Mobile says its marketing platform has been selected by Mobile Fusion.

U.S. Lags Behind Europe with Nearly Half as Many Mobile Users Listening to Music

LONDON, U.K., May 20, 2010 - comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released data from the comScore MobiLens service which showed that 23.8 percent of mobile users across five leading European mobile markets (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) listened to music on their mobile handsets during the three month period ending March 2010. The 54 million total mobile music users in the EU5 countries represent a 10 percent increase in the past year.

Mobile Marketing Association – Luth Research Survey Released in Conjunction with New, Industry-Standard Definition of M-Commerce

New York, London, UK, Singapore & Sao Paulo: May 19, 2010 - The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and its official research partner, Luth Research, today released May 2010 U.S. Mobile Consumer Briefing, MMA’s monthly survey of U.S. adult consumers about their mobile marketing behaviors and opinions. Available exclusively to MMA members, the new survey shows that approximately one in five U.S.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (20 May, 2010) - Today at its annual I/O Developer Conference in San Francisco, Google announced Android 2.2. Codenamed Froyo (short for Frozen Yogurt), it is the latest update to the first open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices.

Android 2.2 offers valuable new features for consumers, including portable hotspot functionality, support for Adobe Flash within the Android Browser, and improvements to Android Market.