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Back in mid 2005 I worked on a project for customer wherein I was generating "Froogle Feed" data for the customer's e-commerce sites. For some reason, the project never went live. Suddenly, a request shows up from the customer mentioning "Froogle Project" and asking for a couple of features.I have no memory of how I accomplished this project in the first place. I don't know if the customer does either....

Every firm wants to make money on their investments, and mobile applications are no exception. With 38% of retailers already adopting a mobile strategy, managers and business owners now have to measure the performance of their mobile initiatives. Retailers need to complete an expansive gap analysis, covering all customer touch points. The goal of this exercise is to show how their mobile initiative...

Mobile Marketing has seen growth of over 600% in the past year. The Kelsey groups forecasts 2000% growth by 2013. This is due to several factors, one being the growth of connected devices (mobile devices connected to the internet). These devices can be Smartphone’s, such is the Blackberry Bold, Droid Incredible or iPhone, Pads such as the iPad, or even e-readers such as Amazon Kindle and Nook. The...

As using a Smartphone has become second nature to consumers, it should come as no surprise that retailing companies are developing marketing strategies to engage their customers at this new and valuable touch point. The idea of couponing has been has been around for over fifty years, with print being the long running standard. The goal is simple, present value to a customer or potential customer...

For most retailers, the fourth quarter is relied upon to generate a substantial portion of the company’s yearly revenue. The mobile commerce market is currently $2.5B with a projected 4x annual growth rate for 2013. Businesses have made mobility a top priority for growth and view m-commerce as a new retail channel. As businesses scramble to get a piece of the mobile commerce pie, there is clearly...

Why is it valuable to have a Mobile Enterprise Strategy? Well, as with any business strategy you cannot get to where you need to be without knowing how you will get there. This statement rings especially true with a mobile enterprise strategy. The mobile web (web 3.0) is projected to grow at an annualized 500% over the next three years. How can your business benefit from this spectacular growth? By...

Does your business have a mobile strategy? This is a question posed to many executives these days. Given the dynamic and changing landscape in enterprise mobility, many companies are scrambling to define a mobile strategy that enhances their business, and fills the needs of their customers. There are several common mistakes being made in industry on a regular basis,First, businesses are thinking short-term...

With many business scrambling to get a piece of the mobile pie (web 3.0), multiple mobile projects are thrown at managers. How can a manager properly prioritize these projects, forecast the ROI, and build a strategic mobility road-map? Given my experiences in industry I can truly say there is no one-size-fits-all approach, but by adopting the following framework mobile projects can be prioritized...

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Besides doing the stuff on a smart-phone that keeps us human such as Facebook, Twitter, and Urban Spoon; enterprise mobility application developers are making applications that enhance business management. Picture this a regional sales manager is traveling to multiple sales offices to perform performance appraisals on the six offices she is in charge of. Just before arriving in her cramped rental...

To say the current landscape of mobility is rapidly evolving is an understatement. However, forward thinking mobile application developers can use this changing ecosystem to achieve a competitive advantage. First, the platforms: Apple ,Microsoft, Google, and RIM all when when they diverge. This divergence differentiates the companies product offering, increasing customer stickiness, and further monetizing...

With the huge desire for enterprises to mobilize the back-office, many firms are making a mad dash to implement mobile integration. While speed and urgency are key to business success, many companies fail to take into account the “consumerization of the enterprise”. SAP is not known to have a great UI for the desktop, so porting that user experience to the mobile device is the first and major reason...

Microsoft» Most mobile applicaton developers feel what Windows Phone 7 will be an exelent platfor for rich native aplications» “There is swiping and panning, elements that flip in and out and zoom in and out dynamically, and motion control that is more fluid than any Smartphone user interface I have ever used before.” This is consistent with everything we’ve seen so far with Windows Phone 7 – Zdnet»...

There has been much chatter of the "proposal" presented yesterday. The big picture is search giant Google and wireless provider Verizon want to keep the desktop Internet neutrality, but consider the rapidly growing mobile web another story. The two giants want to monetize the mobile web, and are leaders both jockeying for position. Revenue potential is staggering, but here are some benefits that this...

Smartsoft Mobile will now be offering an aggregation of platform information and rumors in a special four part blog series. For the Second Installment Google is highlighted… Enjoy!Google• Adoption growth in Q1 2010 is 20% greater for Android devices than iPhone• User demographic is has a 73% male adoption rate• Google-HTC-T-Mobile Nexus One “project” terminated• Motorola Droid X has no front facing...

Smartsoft Mobile will now be offering an aggregation of platform information and rumors in a special four part blog series. For the first installment Apple is highlighted... Enjoy!AppleiPad used for business 73% of timeWhite iPhone 4G launch delayed due to a light leakApple released iOS4.2 Beta for Developers on July 27, 2010Sales of iPhone 4G were 2m in one monthSales of iPod were 3.3m in Q1Apple...

Apple has begun filing patent applications for 1st party (i.e. Apple produced) iOS apps that include screen drawings of well known 3rd party (i.e. independently produced by developers for the App Store) apps.Is Apple trying to steal the hard work and shatter the good will of App Store developers? Is Apple merely showing how App Store apps could hook into future Apple apps/hubs? Is it something in...

Apple announced it will no longer use Google or Skyhook for location database services. Instead it will provide an in house solution to this tool consumer view as a must have on all smart phones, and advanced applications. Of course Apple wants its own IP involved deeply in their products, but will this impact the end user experien...

Nintendo is teaming up with the Android OS (Droid X) to further spread its legendary Mario Brothers brand to mobile users. This is very interesting...Will this now lead to further hardware and developer strategic alliances? What about Win Mo and Xbox? The options are limitless, and gaming applications might never be the same. In my opinion this is a big step forward and great for the consum...

Win Mo 7 has a hub strategy to reduce clicks and improve organization of apps. Now AT&T is rumored to be receiving an initial 8,000,000 units up front.. Though...

This Post by Giles Bowkett goes into why the iPad is NOT where creativity goes to die. It's something I have been meaning to write up myself, but haven't gotten around to doing so just yet. I do hope to write more on the subject, but until then I will just add this: if the iPad was only about consumption, I would not have bought one. For months, dating back to when the iPad was just an ever growing...

Apple has announced an iPad ship date of Apr 3 for the wi-fi only edition, with the 3G model slated for late April. Pre-orders start next week.I'm hoping for good magazine content, and I would be willing to pay. The web often sucks for magazine content as obtrusive advertising, annoying pagination (often in support of more obtrusive advertising), and random encounters with pay walls get in the way....

Earlier today, I saw a question on Twitter asking "is there some setuptools extensions for uploading a sdist to a server over scp?" I responded with a "yes - we use buildutils' publish command for that."Buildutils is a collection of useful extensions to Distutils. It hasn't been touched in a while, but it mostly works. It adds some commands like "stats", "pyflakes" (useful, but does not work with...