Tag Archives: Interviews
Mobile apps: native vs. web apps – what are the pros and cons?
September 8, 2010, by mobiThinking
Rapid advances in HTML5, the new more mobile friendly version of the Web language, and the hard work by the standards body World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to create standard interfaces across mobile devices mean that Web apps can – or will be able to – do many of the things that native apps can do... Read More
Q&A with Stephen Conmy, Editor of Digital Times, Ireland’s Digital Media Authority.
August 23, 2010, by mobiThinking
Tell us a bit about yourself & Digital Times magazine I’m a writer and editor and have been working in print magazines for a while now. Digital Times is a magazine for people who want to know a little more about digital media & marketing trends. What are the Appys & why did you decide to set them up?... Read More
The open market approach: Q&A with GetJar, the No1 independent app store
August 1, 2010, by mobiThinking
This is the first in our series of five app-related articles, interviews and guides. See also: • It’s all about the design. Top tips from user experience gurus • What is a mobile Web app? Expert opinion from the W3C • Native v Web apps – what are the pros and cons?... Read More
Five-minute interview: Pam Horan, president, Online Publishers Association
May 19, 2010, by mobiThinking
As all of its members have expanded into mobile in a big way, with mobile sites and mobile applications (including paid-for ones), the Online Publishers Association (OPA) now represents some of the largest mobile destinations on the planet. As OPA president since 2006, Pam Horan, needs to keep abreast of what's happening in mobile. Also as she's on the road a lot she's come to rely on mobile for her own news and eating-out needs... Read More
Meet the boss of Japan’s number one mobile media company: interview with Akihisa Fujita, president and CEO, D2 Communications
April 29, 2010, by mobiThinking
D2 Communications (D2C) was the world's first mobile advertising company, established in 2000 by NTT DoCoMo and Dentsu, the largest Japanese mobile operator and creative agency respectively. D2C ran its first mobile banner ads in July 2000 on the NTT DoCoMo's revolutionary iMode platform and launched its mobile solutions business a year later... Read More
