Tag Archives: Mobile
Divide and Conquer: Customer Loyalty Mobile Apps Abound
Special to Flip by Katherine Loh I was sitting at a local coffee shop when I witnessed a rather common, but painful situation. The cashier handed a gentleman his credit card after he swiped his $8 total for two. As … Continue reading
What the Cr(app): Lulu – it’s – well… a lulu
Special to Flip the Media by Iku Kawachi Of all of the applications of ever-ubiquitous social media that make us wonder what the world has come to, perhaps none is more likely to disgust us than this one: Lulu, an … Continue reading
Should consumers drop $500 on a tablet this holiday season?
So. My mom got a tablet. According to my parents, who went to Costco not once, but twice on Black Friday to snag a tablet, both the Samsung Galaxy devices that were on sale went out of stock. But it … Continue reading
The Connected Experience in a Multi-Device World
Brian Marr’s talk on the connected experience, or how to reach people on all the devices they use, may have been my favorite session at Seattle Interactive Conference 2012. Marr is the instructor of a marketing and branding course at MCDM - … Continue reading
Comic Con and the Digitization of Tradition
We study the crossroads of media, culture and technology here at Flip the Media, and there is probably no place that all three of those things come together like they do in the comic industry. But how does an industry, … Continue reading
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
