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Friday Five: Life Gone Mobile

Why It Matters by Tim Hayden.

With recent new product announcements from major smartphone manufacturers and rumors abound for surprise market entrants (Amazon, really?), no one can deny that desktop computing will one day go the way of the dinosaur. (Thinking about that, isn’t it funny that ostriches, alligators and lizards survived all this time in a smaller, more “mobile” physical form?)

While topics like the size of a device are what catch most of the headlines, all too often marketers overlook- and need to respect- how mobilit…

Mobile Business is Everywhere. Today.

When considering that more than half of Americans are now carrying a computer in his/her pocket, many technologists and marketers have blindly rushed to address mobility as it leads us to who-knows-where. So much of desktop behavior such as email and the web have followed us here, while incumbent text messaging and a newfound lust for apps is chewing away at the time spent on the device. Through all of this prescriptive technology, it is critical to respect and understand that liberation from the desktop carries with it disruptions from the offline world and traditional media. T…

How Americans Use Their Smartphones: What’s Happening?

As the world goes “wireless,” more Americans are turning to their mobile phones as the primary device used to communicate, shop and discover the world around them. I don’t know too many folks who would disagree that we have become dependent on mobile technology to make it through our day, traverse across town, searching for the love of life and lifestyle fulfillment. At the same time, I don’t know that I’ve ever sat in a room full of mobile “experts” who agree on the direction of growth trends and behavioral usage of smartphones and tablets.

Enter the good folks…

Howdy, Edelman!

Howdy, Edelman!

Through the greater part of the past twelve years, I have been blessed with many a brand’s confidence to provide guidance in navigating the evolving realities of digital media and social experiences.  The past eighteen months at 44Doors has given me the opportunity to focus specifically on mobile solutions for brands and agencies, integrating everything from traditional to digital, offline to online, advertising to customer service. Today, I am honored to announce that I will be joining Edelman as Senior Vice President of Mobile Strategy.

The Edel…

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