Entries from August 2008

August 17, 2008

Vogue lowers ads presence (and bets on viral)

September issues of fashion and style magazines are getting thinner. Compared to a year ago fashion magazines are losing from 3% to 18% of ad pages this fall. The Vogue viral case.
Till 2008 sixteen of the top style and beauty magazines issues were fed up with massive amount of glossy, well-paid, ads. Vogue was last [...]

August 13, 2008

Anytime, anywhere (watching you): the iPhone privacy issue

We have always looked at the bright side of the coin, when mobile comes to play it instantly became synonymous of endless possibilities through constant connection, anytime anywhere.
With these brand new characteristics, mobile media allows users to do a lot of activities ‘on the air’ as communicate with their friends, receive news on the go [...]

August 9, 2008

ShotCode: shoot, click, connect

Finally a real application taht uses your cameraphone (smartly). The OP3 has developed a brand new application that allows, with their own words, ‘to make the world clickable’.
ShotCode is a graphical-encoded internet address that refers exclusively to one website, basically allowing direct access to web content on your mobile. Originally developed at Cambridge University [...]

August 1, 2008

Mobile topping Japanese digital music sales

We had always known that Japanese mobile scenario is permanently a step forward. From the implemention of 3G networks , NttDoCoMo mobile services and dazzling phones, Japan is the fastest growing mobile market worldwide. Now it’s showing how far mobile distribution can go.
We’re speaking of mobile music.
Digital distribution is experiencing a huge growth due to [...]