Posts from August 28, 2008

IanFogg | August 28, 2008, 11:22 PM
3g Mobile Phone Battery Life
This is a slide from a report I wrote over three and a half years ago on Mobile Music Phones. In other words, the more successful a phone is with its design, the more people want to use their phones various features, and so the more strain is placed on...( more )

Thomas Husson | August 28, 2008, 05:34 PM
Mobile Social Networking
o2 & MySpace or Orange & Bebo were among the most striking deals between European mobile operators and online social networking sites in 2007. Many have followed since then and a bunch of mobile-only players are also claiming to have great audiences. Handset manufacturers have also embraced the trend and...( more )

Emily Riley | August 28, 2008, 01:17 PM
Going Corporate
For the past two days, several Jupiter analysts attended a meeting of the minds at Forrester headquarters in Cambridge. We assembled for a few reasons. First, to get up to speed on Josh's book, Groundswell, and the surge of interest it has generated. Second, to have a visionary discussion on...( more )

Julie Ask | August 28, 2008, 01:12 PM
Using Location to Give Context to Content
I saw my first really good example today of using location to add context to content. It was simple, but good ... and to me I define good as useful/providing some utility. I received an email from Orbitz alerting me to the fact that the Republican Nat'l Convention is in...( more )

David Card | August 28, 2008, 10:52 AM
Going Green, Embracing the Groundswell, etc, First Take
Emily calls it going corporate. Jeremiah calls it a mash-up. Irregahdless, as I think they say in Southie, what it means is putting together the two best teams in social media-marketing-computing research. And you know, even to this old cynic, it's already feeling like a team. (That whole Cambridge-Manhattan thing...( more )

Ed Kountz | August 28, 2008, 08:51 AM
Judge's Ruling Limits Scope of Discover Lawsuit
Judge Barbara Jones, the Federal judge overseeing Discover’s antitrust lawsuit against MasterCard and Visa, reduced the scope of Discover’s suit in a ruling that generated responses from both MasterCard and Visa over the last few days. Judge Jones, responding to a summary judgement motion filed by MasterCard, ruled no evidence...( more )