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The Oxymoron of Mobile Privacy
December 3, 2013, by ronan
Introduction There could hardly be a more perfect privacy invasion machine than today's smartphone. It's with you at all times, it knows precisely where you are, it can see and hear you and it knows exactly what you are doing much of the time. If data is the pollution of the digital age then your smartphone is an overweight 1970's V8 gas guzzler with asbestos brake pads, a leaky freon-charged AC system, burning leaded fuel as it barrels down the highway: you are silently spewing out reams of potentially harmful data all day, every day... Read More
The 100 million club 2013: the top 14 mobile markets by number of mobile subscriptions and 3G/4G subscribers
November 26, 2013, by mobiThinking
Welcome back to the 100 million club. It’s one year since mobiThinking last published the table of world’s largest mobile markets. Then there were 10… now there are 14 countries with over 100 million mobile subscriptions. The new members of the 100 million club are Vietnam, Bangladesh, The Philippines and Mexico; several countries such as Iran and Egypt are knocking at the door. See the original post, below, for a comparison... Read More
Informa: 188.6 million 4G subscriptions worldwide at end of 2013, rising to 1.3 billion at end of 2018: USA leads way
November 21, 2013, by mobiThinking
UPDATE: New data from Informa forecasts that LTE subscriptions, commonly marketed as fourth generation or 4G, will reach 188.6 million at the end of 2013. This will grow annually at 44 percent to reach 1.3 billion by the end of 2018. The US will lead the march towards 4G with 89.8 million LTE subscriptions at the end of 2013, rising to 242.1 million at the end of 2018, with an annual growth rate of 22 percent... Read More
The Mobile Entertainment Awards (ME Awards) 2013: the winners with videos
November 15, 2013, by mobiThinking
ME Awards Organized by: Mobile Entertainment/Intent Media Founded: 2006 Deadline for entries: May. Entry fee: Free. Number of entries: N/A. Finalists announced: October. Winners announced: November at the ME Awards dinner, London, UK. Prizes: ME Award... Read More
The Meffy Awards (Meffys) 2013: the winners with videos
November 14, 2013, by mobiThinking
Awards: Meffy Awards Organized by: Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) Founded: 2004 Deadline for entries: July (often extended). Entry fee: US$399 per submission; US$199.00 for MEF members; Start-up/NGO US$75. Number of entries: N/A. Finalists announced: October. Winners announced: November at the Meffys Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, 2013, in San Francisco (previously always held in London)... Read More
The Meffy Awards (Meffys) 2013: the winners with videos
November 14, 2013, by mobiThinking
Update (September 2014): The 2014 finalists (and winners when available) of the Meffy Awards are here: Meffy Awards 2014. Awards: Meffy Awards Organized by: Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) Founded: 2004 Deadline for entries: July (often extended). Entry fee: US$399 per submission; US$199.00 for MEF members; Start-up/NGO US$75... Read More
Mobile and Web: restating our assumptions
November 13, 2013, by Martin Clancy
Much like Max Cohen, the tortured mathematician looking for order in chaos in the classic movie Pi, we all find ourselves constantly reevaluating our assumptions and thinking on the issues at the intersection of mobile and web. Which is how it ought to be. In such a fast moving environment, sticking one's head in the sand isn’t really an option. By the time you raise your head and take a look around, chances are you will be looking at a completely different landscape... Read More
The Mobi Awards 2011 winners, with videos and case studies
November 11, 2013, by mobiThinking
Mobi Awards • Founded: 2009 • Organized by: DIGIDAY • Deadline for entries: July 29, 2011. • Early-bird deadline: June 30, 2011. • Entry fee: US $195 if you submit by June 30, thereafter US $295. • Finalists announced: August 24, 2011… They are all below, with video case studies... Read More
Effective Mobile Marketing Awards (EMMAs) 2013, the award-winning mobile campaigns with case studies and videos
November 7, 2013, by mobiThinking
The Effective Mobile Marketing Awards (EMMAs) • Founded: 2010. • Organized by: Mobile Marketing Magazine. • Deadline for entries: September, each year. • Entry fee: free (though originally there was a fee)... Read More
Winners of the Effective Mobile Marketing Awards (EMMAs) 2012, with videos and case studies
November 7, 2013, by mobiThinking
Update (November 2013): The 2013 winners of the EMMAs are here. Congratulations to the EMMAs winners. If you can send us a link to your case study/video and a paragraph outlining the nature of the entry, we will add it. Commended and finalists, please send a link. Send details to: editor (at) mobiThinking.com. The Effective Mobile Marketing Awards (EMMAs) • Founded: 2010... Read More
