Category Archives: Mobile Communication

Is Blackberry standing at death’s door?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by markkolier

Like so many RIM – Research in Motion – BB users, last week’s worldwide Blackberry outage was a big inconvenience for me. I was traveling and even more reliant on the efficacy of BB’s email platform. A by-product was that … Continue reading →

Posted in Best business practices, Communication, Innovation, Mobile Communication, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Apple’s not new iPhone – Tim Cook drops a dud

Posted on October 5, 2011 by markkolier

Steve Jobs has ceded his CEO status to Timothy D. Cook. Apple aficionados (I do not count myself among them) were more than eagerly awaiting what they thought would be another watershed event – the unveiling of the iPhone 5. … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Innovation, Mobile Communication, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

QR codes will die soon – Here come ‘Near Field Communications’ (NFC)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by markkolier

I have made no secret of my disaffection with QR (Quick Response) Codes. You know them as the funny looking little square that you’ve noticed popping up in advertisements in print, billboards, the web and even on television. Although the … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Customer Experiences, Innovation, Mobile Communication, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Steve Jobs has also changed video games forever

Posted on September 5, 2011 by markkolier

I try to follow the developments in the videogame industry since my son is finishing up his course work to become a video game developer and designer. Much of the talk of the past week (aside from hurricanes) was about … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Innovation, Marketing stuff, Mobile Communication, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Utilities during power outages need to better use technology to communicate

Posted on August 31, 2011 by markkolier

Our office was without full power in our office for nearly 48 hours following the aftermath caused by Hurricane Irene. We had lots of company. Local municipalities have gotten smarter about communicating with residents during major local events like snowstorms … Continue reading →

Posted in Best business practices, Communication, Mobile Communication | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Foursquare has moved off beta – did anyone notice?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by markkolier

Being a regular user of Foursquare I have been wondering for quite some time when the ‘Beta’ emblem would disappear. Last week that happened along with a host of other reported changes (Lists, events, photos – all of which I … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Communication, Social Media, Technology | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

A $1 billion IPO – is Zynga built to last?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by markkolier

The news last week was that Zynga has planned an IPO filing for $1 billion (it hopes to raise $1.5 to $2 billion with an overall company valuation as much as $20 billion). The move http://bit.ly/qq9yzv took nobody by surprise. … Continue reading →

Posted in Innovation, Marketing stuff, Mobile Communication, Social Media, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Why Foursquare will win and Groupon will lose

Posted on June 24, 2011 by markkolier

I read Wednesday morning that 75% of all Foursquare activity is performed by 5% of its members. So it’s safe to say that Foursquare has a long way to go to attain the type of regular usage it desires. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Innovation, Marketing stuff, Mobile Communication, Social Media, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Mobile phones are no longer the third screen

Posted on May 2, 2011 by markkolier

Having just returned from China and a trip to South Carolina I’ve had to use a mobile phone (it’s a Blackberry Storm) as my primary communication device for nearly two weeks. Although I won’t get into the problems that Research … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Customer Experiences, Mobile Communication | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment