Mobile Commerce | Mobilizedtv

Mobile TV: Predictions for 2010

Jan 05 by Debra Kaufman | 2 Comments

Every year for the past ten, pundits have enthusiastically predicted the coming year would be “the year of mobile.” Every year, alas, they’ve been proven wrong. Towards the end of 2009 and beginning of this new year, the pundits are prognosticating again. MobilizedTV lists here what some of the experts have been saying about mobile TV, mobile marketing, mobile advertising and mobile content in general for 2010. You be the judge.

More News from CTIA 2009

Oct 12 by Debra Kaufman | No Comments

In a follow-up from last week’s news from CTIA 2009, the following is more news from the show. First, Julius Genachowski, chairman of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) gave a keynote talk and, as part of its effort to gather information for the development of a National Broadband Plan, held a field hearing in San Diego to provide a West Coast perspective on spectrum availability, mobile applications and the role they play in the development of America’s broadband infrastructure.

Funny or Die Goes Mobile with Babelgum: Q&A with FOD CEO Dick Glover

Jul 31 by Debra Kaufman | 1 Comment

Babelgum and Funny or Die announced yesterday an exclusive, wireless licensing agreement to bring Funny or Die videos to mobile platforms. Over the next two years, Babelgum will bring new and library Funny or Die content to mobile users, including a stand-alone Funny or Die-branded iPhone application and Funny or Die content in all current and future Babelgum applications. MobilizedTV brings you this exclusive interview with Funny or Die CEO Dick Glover.

Getfugu: Redefining Mobile Search

Jun 02 by Debra Kaufman | 3 Comments

Getfugu is a carrier agnostic, platform agnostic mobile search platform, which integrates image recognition, voice recognition, and location recognition into a single customizable application. The Getfugu platform will be available for 97% of the mobile phones available (over 3.3 billion handsets) worldwide. Getfugu also offers the a mobile hot-spotting commerce platform. MobilizedTV recently had the opportunity to speak with Bernard Stolar, CEO of Getfugu and Rich Jenkins, co-founder and head of business development.

Mobile GPS Opens Doors to Content, Commerce

May 12 by Debra Kaufman | 4 Comments

At a Digital Hollywood session last week, panelists considered the impact of GPS and location-based services (LBS) on mobile content and commerce. By 2014, there will be a 46 percent growth in GPS-enabled mobile phone shipments worldwide. “We’re seeing evidence there’s big growth here and that mobile commerce and location based services are overlapping. It looks like there’ll be traction.”

Mozes Kicks Up Brand Awareness at SXSW

Mar 19 by Debra Kaufman | No Comments

Mobile marketing can mean anything from mobile ads to direct marketing. Mozes vp of marketing Greg Estes describes what it means to Mozes, and how Mozes is using mobs (mobile lists) and pic-to-screen among other technologies to market musical talent at SXSW.