Tag Archives: Mobile
I’ll Give You $1 Billion For a Good Mobile Experience
When I first saw the numbers I was astounded. That Facebook would pay $1 billion for Instagram, a company with 13 employees that has only been around for 2 or so years and has $0 revenue seems, well, crazy. Then some … Continue reading
Is a Microsoft App in the Works Racist?
A Microsoft App in the works called “Pedestrian Route Production,” that would provide the user walking directions around a city that avoid “unsafe neighborhood[s],” has been deemed racist by an number of organizations, notably the NAACP of Dallas. Dallas NAACP … Continue reading
Africa Calling
When I landed this past week in the O-R-Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, I had been flying a cumulative 20 hours since leaving Seattle. After clearing customs into South Africa, I made a beeline to the restroom to freshen up. … Continue reading
An MCDM Alum Reflects from an Emerging Market
In 2007 I moved to Seattle, WA and found a tech savvy community in the Pacific Northwest. I found myself in the office of the Director of the MCDM Hanson Hosein and we began talking about the program, my background … Continue reading
Four Peaks Salon: Transmedia Storytelling and Net Neutrality
Transmedia Storytelling and Net Neutrality were the topics of the night last Tuesday at the MDCM’s first ever Four Peaks public salon. The salon started with a live broadcast of MediaSpaceTV featuring an interview between MCDM director Hanson Hosein and … Continue reading
Blurring the lines between virtual and reality
I’ve often wondered what kind of technology my 5-year-old daughter will be using when she grows up. The following is proof that I have a feeble imagination. But the folks at MIT Media Lab make up for what I lack. … Continue reading
Niche apps: A future for newspapers?
The Seattle Times has a couple of niche sports apps on the market right now and both are doing very well. Is this a future here for newspapers? There’s certainly money to be made. Continue reading
Mobile Marketers: Put Down Your Smartphones
The students, not all of whom carry smartphones, wondered aloud if mobile marketing is really so hard it leaves today’s digital marketers fumbling around trying to get it right. The answer is no.. Continue reading
