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Will Mobile Search Dethrone Google?
Why would Google’s market leadership be vulnerable to mobile search incursion? Innovation in search can occur at the user experience level, the core indexing and ranking algorithms, and the business model and ecosystem that supports search. Each of these faces potential mobile disruption.
Why Mobile Could Make or Break Your Back-to-School Campaign
The school year is right around the corner, which means that back-to-school shopping is already in full swing. Aside from the holidays, back-to-school is the second-largest selling season, so if retailers are not participating, they’re missing out. To be successful this school year, you need to know what trends are affecting how consumers are finding […]
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Sense360 Launches Developer Platform to Unlock Mobile Sensor Data
Since leaving Telenav last fall, hyperlocal veteran Eli Portnoy has been working hard on a new startup called Sense360, which is looking to analyze data from users’ smartphone sensors to give additional context about where they are and what they’re doing. We caught up with Portnoy recently to talk about the platform, which officially opened to developers this morning…
6 Mobile Pre-Ordering Tools for Restaurants
Using mobile technology, vendors are now helping diners recapture the time they spend waiting for the food they’ve paid for to be brought to their tables, while also improving operational efficiencies for partner restaurants. Here are six examples of apps that use mobile pre-ordering functionality…
Street Fight Daily: Yahoo’s Mobile Relevance, Target’s E-Commerce Future
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Angie’s List Sues Amazon Local (Indianapolis Star) The federal lawsuit alleges that Amazon Local executives and other employees got access to Angie’s List proprietary information by signing up as members of Angie’s and downloading provider profiles, member reviews and other information. The […]
Street Fight Daily: Facebook’s New Mobile Ad Formats, Instacart Reclassifies Workers
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… The Conscientious Consumer: A Disruption Opportunity in Local On-Demand (Street Fight)… Meet Spot, the Latest Startup Born from an Uber Co-founder’s Incubator (Fortune)… Twitter Just Made a Stronger Case for Retailers to Buy Ads (AdWeek)
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