Reports are out that Apple is near or has agreed to the acquisition streaming music company LaLa. This is a very interesting development in the game of positioning for the next wave of growth for digital music.
LaLa is a four-year-old start-up based in Palo Alto, California. Lala, unlike Apple’s iTunes, lets users play the [...]
I was waiting to hop the train to New York this morning and overheard an interesing conversation. A young man, lets say around twelve, was asking this adult he was with what this funny looking medal thing was. The adult went onto say it is where the pay phone used to be. Of course the [...]
Apple Inc said on Monday that downloads from its iTunes applications store had passed 2 billion. The number of apps has also ballooned to more than 85,000 apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
It was just April that I posted about 1 billion apps dowloaded.
There are some great apps available that is for sure, [...]
The iPhone GPS functionality is opening up a whole new set of opportunities for applications that track location, speed, time and more. The opportunities are powerful to enhance the life of runners, cyclists, hikers, boaters, walkers and so many more outdoor enthusiasts.
Last Summer I posted about Nike+ and Apple. This is a great collaboration where [...]
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June 21, 2009 – New England Innovation Events For The Week
June 18, 2009 – Expert Bloggers Debate New iPhone or Software Upgrade
June 17, 2009 – Internet & Marketing $28B Industry to New England
June 16, 2009 [...]
Interesting article in the New York Times today regarding mobile applications. The article cites some new research from a Chicago firm called Gravity Tank about current usage of apps and buying criteria for smart phones.
I can say that I did not buy the iPhone for the apps…there were none in July 2007. I am sure [...]
Check out the counter on Apple.com that is keeping running total of the number of applications downloaded from the Apple App Store. Wow.
Pandora Internet Radio, a “cool site” I posted about yesterday is on the Top 20 App list. I am telling you Pandora is great on the PC…but very cool for the iPhone.
Not surprising [...]
I have tried all sorts of Internet radios over the last several years. Never had one grab me or monopolize my interest.
At the suggestion of a “tweet” on Twitter that said: “With Pandora why does anyone download music to their iPhone…” I got to thinking that maybe this is for me.
Internet radio is surely not [...]
Top Posts for March 2009 on Jeff Bennett.Org:
1. “Connect: Marketing In Social Web Era” Is Published
2. JeffBennett.Org In Boston Globe On iPhone and Kindle Combination
3. Nantucket Conference Agenda Set
4. Apple iPhone More Than Game Now
5. Curt Shilling Social Media Man Retires
6. JeffBennett.Org Adds “Marketing To Social Web, Second Edition” to Recommended Reading
7. Evolution of [...]
