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please tweet and/or post this image! In a meeting today we were joking around about mobile URL's that are cool and URL fails. We recently registered m.ob.ly from libya to host all of our client's sites. We think that m.ob.ly...

The wireless industry has grown rapidly, essentially built on consumer demand, existing infrastructure and "guidelines". The FCC is now taking a closer look at the industry and the CTIA is in the hot seat. MocoNews Reports As the Obama administration...

Why isn't the Obama administration using mobile to shape the healthcare debate? Obama’s challenge with mobile is the same as for many marketers. Generating interest in the initial campaign can generate huge follow on opportunities, but maintaining a dialogue with...

You know when a new media discipline is entering the mainstream when 'Dave the Shoe Guy' is evangelizing it! Dave Sheehan is a ladies shoe salesman in Chicago, IL. He says: “My strategy was simply that I knew if I...

Michelle Batten from iMediaWorks invited me to chat on her digital and social media podcast this week. We discussed the following topics: - Star Trek - intersection between social media and mobile and the opportunities for brands - content consumption...

In Sunday’s New York Times, there is a great article on President Obama’s “political narrative.” While the NYT and others applaud Obama for his dynamism and unique abilities as storyteller, they question his ability to tell so many at one...

Last year, The New York Times Magazine wrote about Stefano Pilati, Yves Saint Laurent’s genius designer. Over the years, Pilati has reveled in bleeding-edge fashion, introducing innovative designs and collections. The article notes his willingness to take risks and introduce...

I have been waiting for the credit card companies to start making strong moves into mobile, specifically mobile payments. There have always been carrier barriers to allowing for credit card payment, but in the recent article in moconews it looks...

The U.S. Marines are known for their ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Hence the mantra: "Adapt, improvise, overcome." This ability is critical for survival when you're at war. But surely it is applicable in other places...say advertising....

I was shocked but not knocked off my chair when results of a recent survey concluded that "cellphones are more addicting that many other vices." If you’ve ever texted or answered a phone call while driving (and it’s illegal to...

What do you know about Marty Cooper. I did not know much other than he invented to the cell phone, which is pretty important to those of us in the industry. A recent article in The Economist dedicated an entire...

Mobilize. Don't miniaturize. It's a famous quote and I think it's one of the best quotes I came aross when it comes to mobile application design principles. This quote has been most populized by Barbara Ballard from Little Springs Design...

"I've written this week's TIME cover story about how Twitter is changing the way we live--and showing us the future of innovation. Buy a copy!" I think it's significant that TIME chose iPhone as the Twitter platform. If you don't...