High-Tech Business Cards Digitize Contact Info With a Tap
Despite the high-tech tools we use to conduct business, in-person networking still feels instinctive, albeit old school. You won't find startup founders swapping contact info by bumping smartphones. Instead, they solidify their exchanges with business cards — a lo-fi tradition that hasn't changed much since its origins in European aristocracy. TouchBase Technologies, an MIT startup that made a splash at last year's DreamIt Venturesaccelerator, has proposed a new option that f
7 Tools for Creating an Optimized Mobile Website
Come on, be honest with yourself. Is your website really giving your visitors an optimized, intuitive experience? Or are you still serving mobile visitors a site that was designed for desktop? If you feel like you're behind the eight ball, there's hope. Here are seven great solutions to help you quickly and cost-effectively develop a mobile version of your site. MobDis MobDis is a service that lets you build websites with a mobile-first approach. Rather than starting from a t
3 Creative Ways Retailers Are Using Tablets for eCommerce
Tablet computers have become one of the most fascinating and eye-catching technologies of the new digital world, bringing an even more futuristic feel to the virtual experience. The actual popularity of tablets may surprise some people – a recent Pew poll found that 34% of adults in the U.S. own a tablet, nearly twice as many as last year’s 18%. 49% of these adults are between the ages of 35-44, and households with a minor child at home were nearly twice as likely to own a t
Road Warriors: Meet slydial!
A recent conversation with a local Mortgage Banking Executive led me to experience the most awesome tool for mobile professionals. You know, you are on the road between connections and just checked your voicemail to discover 5 messages that you would like to return but each call will take you fifteen minutes with the usual chit chat before and after the intended purpose– problem is you have 30 minutes before your connecting flight departs. Enter slydial! With this slick mob
5 Awesome Mobile Productivity Apps
Mobile phones have a lot of great features, but they can become quite distracting if they are not controlled. Having information accessible everywhere is helpful, but it still needs to have a certain amount of order to process and utilize the information. In order to be more productive, it may be necessary to use certain apps to accomplish goals, arrange for daily tasks, and keep track of information and important contacts. Here are a few of the best mobile productivity apps
How Facebook’s Mobile Business Page Redesign Improves Local Search
Facebook has significantly improved its mobile page design to make it easier for new and current customers to connect and interact with local businesses. According to Facebook’s notification: “A Page is a business’s identity on Facebook, so we’re making it easier for your current and potential customers to interact with your Page in a way that’s both efficient and useful.” Before the redesign, users had a tough time finding useful information from a company’s Facebook page on
What’s the difference between native and HTML5 apps?
What’s the difference between native and HTML5 apps? A native app is downloaded by the user onto their device. Pros: 1. Supports a rich user experience. 2. Supports deeper integration. 3. Supports low-level device feature access such as multi-threading, background tasks, etc. 4. Interactive and much faster response. Cons: 1. An app must be developed for each type of platform (Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and Blackberry) the app will be available on, which can greatly increa
QR Codes: Quick Response or Quite Redundant?
Dad and Junior were walking through a store, when the little rascal noticed a large, colorful poster with his favorite cartoon characters. In awe, Junior refused to move from the spot. Seeing a QR code in the bottom corner of the poster, Dad breathes a sigh of relief. Dad: “Look, Junior, this thing here is called a QR code, stands for Quick Response. I can scan it with my smartphone and it will link us to some really cool stuff.” Junior excitedly: “Awesome, do it dad!” Dad re
How the Cloud, HTML5, and Mobile Usage are Transforming App Development
Within the next five years, the number of mobile users is expected to rise significantly while the number of computer users will drop away. Smart mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are taking over the market. Combined with the ease of HTML5 and the popularity of Cloud computing, these factors are having a serious impact on application development. The Ease of HTML5 The development of HTML5 has really opened the door to increased mobility. Applications are no longer s
Location Based Advertising: Is this the Future of Mobile Marketing?
Location Based Advertising- Is this the Future of Mobile Marketing? With over 700 million GPS enabled smartphones in the hands and pockets of global users, location based mobile advertising has emerged as the hottest trend in the marketing world. Further, convergence of mobile technology has enabled businesses to capture and access key consumer demographic data and analytics, facilitating developing of more personalized and localized user experience. Location based advertisi
