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7 Ways Marketers Can Use Mobile to Tap Into People’s ‘Digital Home on the Range’
In just under a decade, mobile devices have morphed from a handy tool that allows people to make phone calls on the go into a users’ primary communication channel and ubiquitous online connection to friends, family, business and entertainment. The rapidly changing role mobile devices play in our lives is evident from a mobile device […]
NYC Startup ZettaMobile Has Big Plans for Small Businesses
ZettaMobile is a location-based, mobile advertising company building easy-to-use solutions for Small Business. The idea is to empower business owners by leveraging technology, without overwhelming them with complicated tools. Nothing like making it easy. The self-service platform provides an end-to-end solution for SMBs, letting them compete with national companies and other local businesses for reaching […]
NYC Startup SideProjects: A New Way to Twerk It
It starts as SideProjects, a revolutionary new way to detect human movements across different platforms and devices. Based solely on the motion sensor devices in the phones themselves. It’s motion detection for everyone – and check out the twerk meter to see how it works. For starters. Founders Ken Kruger (‘12SEAS) and Houtan Fanisalek (‘12SEAS) […]
Modern Technologies and the Ebola Fight
How some modern technologies — from airport screening to cellphones — may help in the fight to contain the Ebola virus.
This Ad Exec Explains Why We Need to Get Our Faces Out of Our Phones Just as Much as Our Children Do
As a parent, it’s our joy to love our kids. But it’s our job to prepare them for the world they will soon inherit. Today, that means raising a tech-savvy, socially-balanced individual equipped with a black belt in multitasking. Simple, right? Our kids have lived a “connected” life virtually since birth (baby’s first Facebook status, anyone?), but a growing tide of us are yanking the tech blanket away and untethering kids from their devices.
Omnichannel Commerce: Inside In-Store Tech
No longer is the physical channel a distinct entity from digital – smartphones and in-store technology such as interactive signage, beacons, wearable tech and other sensor-based technologies are bringing Web content to the retail experience. According to Deloitte, digital tech influences 36% of in-store retail sales, expected to hit 50% by the end of this […]
Surprisingly High Number of U.S. Adults are Sexting
By now, we all know what a terrible idea it is to text (or sext), sexy pictures of ourselves to other people. A hacker could break into you or your spouse’s phone. Or, a spurned lover could one day turn your bedroom photos into publicly posted revenge porn. Here’s the thing, though: Even though we […]
92% of NYC Residents Start Their Day by Firing up a Smartphone
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Brush your teeth? Take a shower? Almost All Smartphone Owners Do the Same Thing When They Wake Up According to mobile testing firm SOASTA, it’s none of these. A new 10-city survey of the mobile phone habits of smartphone owners has […]
Is it Legal for an Employer to Spy on Employees?
Cell phone tracking is a rapidly growing industry that is becoming popular among business owners as well as startups. It allows them to keep track of their workers and ensures maximum productivity. Some entrepreneurs, however, are not sure about the legality of spyware and are concerned that it might expose their company to a lawsuit. […]
How Brands Can Go Mobile
Mobile devices have changed the way consumers interact with companies. Consumers are now accessing websites on the go, liking an organization’s Facebook page and clicking on ads that interest them in certain applications. With consumers adopting mobile technology at a rapid pace, companies are eager to capitalize on this mobile explosion. In fact, based […]