Articles from GigaOM

1. Foursquare’s Future Slowly Takes Shape

   Explore Article GigaOM (Aug 16 2010) Mobile Spam

   The rise of check-in-based applications like Foursquare (and others like it) can essentially bring a cost-per-action business model to the real world, perhaps either supplanting or complementing traditional forms of advertising. What are the possible ways check-in apps can replace traditional local advertising? (Read Full Article)
   

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2. Can You See Me Now? The Future of Video Chat

   Explore Article GigaOM (Jun 7 2010) MMS

   The 4G iPhone will be one of the first handsets to bring mobile video chat to the masses. A new report from our GigaOM Pro research team estimates that by 2015 video chat will grow to 30 billion calls helped by handsets like the latest iPhone. (Read Full Article)
   

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3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of AT&T’s New Pricing Plan

   Explore Article GigaOM (Jun 2 2010)

   AT&T changed its mobile data plans today-- ending the all-you-can-eat mobile broadband pricing for smartphones. AT&T's pricing isn't a great option for consumers over the long term, and can be punitive. It's also inconsistent with managing user demand for broadband and preventing network congestion. (Read Full Article)
   

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4. GeoLocal: The Rise of Consumer Location-based Services

   Explore Article GigaOM (May 28 2010) Mobile Social Networking

   Geo-targeting and location-based services are all the rage these days, with a core group of startups already fighting for market share. But Facebook, Google and Twitter are hot on their heels. Here's a look at who offers what, and how they aim to make money. (Read Full Article)
   

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5. Mary Meeker: Mobile Internet Will Soon Overtake Fixed Internet

   Explore Article GigaOM (Apr 13 2010)

   + + Google’s Plink Buy Is Yet Another Acqu-hire + Do Location Apps Need to Show Users the Money? See All Articles » TweetPhoto: Did a “Hole-filler” Just Get Funded? * Research + Do You Have What It Takes to Do Business in China? + As Twitter Develops, Developers Quiver in Fear + Can Facebook or Twitter Spin Off the Next Hadoop? + Why the FTC Should Approve the Google-AdMob Deal See All Articles » * Events + + + + + katiefehren: David (Read Full Article)
   

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6. In the App Economy Does the Mobile Browser Matter?

   Explore Article GigaOM (Mar 26 2010) Mobile Applications

   Mobile broadband consumption shows no signs of slowing, but the way people access the mobile web could be changing. As more smartphone titles appear, use of mobile browsers could actually decrease as applications offer more useful bite-sized chunks of the web. (Read Full Article)
   

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7. 1 in 2 Americans Will Have a Smartphone by Christmas 2011

   Explore Article GigaOM (Mar 26 2010)

   If you're not ready to bid farewell to the feature phone just yet, you might want to start preparing your goodbyes. Nielsen today said that by the end of 2011, smartphones will overtake feature phones up from a mere 10% in early 2008. (Read Full Article)
   

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8. U.S. Carriers Are Running Out of Growth Options

   Explore Article GigaOM (Mar 2 2010)

   It's hard to grow in a saturated market, but despite the 89 percent cell phone penetration the U.S. has, AT&T managed to pull out some impressive revenue growth, thanks to consolidation. But for U.S. carriers future growth will require new business models and applications. (Read Full Article)
   

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9. How AT&T Plans to Keep SxSW From Swamping its Network

   Explore Article GigaOM (Mar 1 2010)

   Last year the hordes of South by Southwest-attending geeks toting iPhones blew out the AT&T network around the convention center in Austin. This year AT&T is pulling out all the stops to make sure the digerati have the coverage they want during the event. Here's how. (Read Full Article)
   

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10. Smartphones Are the New Stethoscope

    Explore Article GigaOM (Feb 26 2010)

    Smartphones could be the most important diagnostic tool of the next century, according to Eric Topol, a cardiologist speaking at the TedMed conference last year. Maybe if the smartphone becomes useful for medical monitoring, perhaps those costly data plans will be reimbursed by insurance providers. (Read Full Article)
    

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11. Mobile Offload: It’s So Hot Right Now

    Explore Article GigaOM (Feb 17 2010) Smartphones

    Carriers are increasingly looking to Wi-Fi to ease the strain on their cellular networks, and an army of companies is emerging with offloading solutions to help them. And they could help themselves immensely by making Wi-Fi easier for their subscribers to use. (Read Full Article)
    

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12. The App Developer’s Guide to Choosing a Mobile Platform

    Explore Article GigaOM (Feb 15 2010) Mobile Applications , Smartphones

    Not all mobile apps are created equal, and choosing the right platform on which to launch yours can be the key to its success or failure. “The App Developer’s Guide to Choosing a Mobile Platform,” a new report from Colin Gibbs over at GigaOM Pro (sub [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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13. Aspera’s iPhone App Sends Fat Files With Ease

    Explore Article GigaOM (Feb 11 2010) Smartphones

    Aspera today launched a version of its rapid file transport software for the iPhone, which will allow iPhone users to squeeze their picture and video files through the crappiest connection that AT&T may have to offer. The software makes 3G file transfers three times faster. (Read Full Article)
    

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14. How the iPad Helps Mobile Ad Firms — and Hurts Traditonal Online Advertisers

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 28 2010) Smartphones

    The iPad's knockout touchscreen is prime advertising real estate, and mobile-ad companies are already working to expand their solutions to support the device. And the iPad's lack of Flash support will give the mobile players a substantial advantage over traditional online advertisers. (Read Full Article)
    

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15. What the iPad Tells Us About Mobile Broadband Pricing

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 28 2010) Smartphones

    No matter what you think of the newly launched Apple iPad, it confirms a shift in the way mobile broadband services are priced, albeit a subtle one, and won't hurt AT&T as much as I thought it might. (Read Full Article)
    

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16. Facebook Pokes Users Through App Stores

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 26 2010) Mobile Applications , Mobile Social Networking , Smartphones

    Facebook's mobile app ranks among the top 10 downloaded in every major OS-specific app store in the U.S., according to new data from Distimo. It's just the latest evidence that the social networking site has quickly become a massive player in mobile. (Read Full Article)
    

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17. Apple: 70% of Fortune 100 Companies Trying iPhone

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 25 2010)

    It appears that early skepticism about the iPhone’s appeal beyond consumers may be falling by the wayside. Apple COO Tim Cook said corporate usage of the iPhone has doubled since this summer’s 3GS release, noting “This is a key focus of ours.” Some 70 percent of Fortune 100 companies are actively piloting or deploying iPhones, and 50 percent of the FTSE 100, according to Cook, who added, “Those are some pretty staggering numbers when you think that the time frame we’ve been in the business is only two and half years.” (Read Full Article)
    

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18. Android This Week: App Controls FIOS Remotely; HP Smartbook Hits FCC

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 23 2010)

    Android-based phone owners that are also Verizon FIOS customers now have access to a free app that enables remote control of the service. In the meantime, Nexus One owners may have a fix for the 3G connectivity problems that's been plaguing so many of them. (Read Full Article)
    

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19. Who Exactly Owns Your Data in the Cloud?

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 14 2010)

    Between Gmail, Google Docs, Zoho, Facebook, Basecamp, Flickr, Twitter and countless other applications, much of our data now sits in the cloud. But few people ever stop to think about where that data is stored or how it might be accessed or used. So who exactly [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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20. Verizon: Where a Megabyte Costs Almost as Much as a Stamp

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 12 2010) Americas

    Verizon Wireless will reportedly require a data plan with the purchase of some new feature phones. The move could be a sign of how the carrier plans to charge for usage on its upcoming LTE network. (Read Full Article)
    

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21. Android: The Wild West of the Smartphone Space?

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 11 2010) Smartphones

    Google is experiencing some notable customer service issues as it works to increase its presence in mobile. While such hiccups may have been predictable, they'll need to be addressed as Android begins to get legs with mainstream users. (Read Full Article)
    

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22. Will 2010 Finally be the Year of Location?

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 11 2010)

    For most of the first decade of the new century, we all waited for the emergence of location-based services. The LBS dream, it seemed, was always being deferred. Fast-forward to today -- in 2010 we'll see that mythical future become an actuality. (Read Full Article)
    

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23. As Google Takes On the iPhone, True Openness — and Developers — Are Key

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 7 2010)

    In the wake of Google's Nexus One phone launch, some questions are emerging about whether Google is going to be truly open with the Android OS. Yesterday, on a videocast, Chris DiBona, Google’s influential open source program manager, provided some insight into the company’s planned approach. (Read Full Article)
    

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24. The Home Is at the Heart of 4G M2M

    Explore Article GigaOM (Jan 6 2010)

    AT&T and Verizon Wireless are using the CES stage to tout M2M services such as wireless health care and connected entertainment systems. And the home will be a key focal point for such businesses as 4G networks come online. (Read Full Article)
    

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