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Archive for November, 2011
Malls Take a Step Back from Cell Phone Tracking
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011Closing Bell: Cyber Monday binge | DoJ may approve Google’s Admeld purchase | Mobile 3D?
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011Black Friday/ Cyber Monday:
Cyber Monday may set record as US goes on buying binge.
75% of Apple stores sold out of iPhone 4S on Black Friday, iPad sales up 68%.
Legal/Regulatory:
Google looks forward to an early Christmas present from Washington: An okay for Admeld.
Global Business:
Yandex buys mobile software maker SPB Software.
Mobile Computing:
When it comes to mobile devices, [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/ajCRgA72PEs" height="1" width="1"/>
Top News: Google product search | Android update | Zinio raises $20M
Saturday, November 26th, 2011Ecommerce:
Google updates product search.
Mobile Computing:
16 mobile apps for surviving holiday ‘fun’.
Windows smartphones a joy to use.
Android buyers find smartphone update chaos.
Finance:
Investors are un-friending social media.
Zinio raises $20M for digital newsstand.
Legal/Regulatory:
AT&T merger with T-Mobile faces setbacks.
Wary of SOPA, Reddit users aim to build a new, censorship-free internet.
Productivity:
Microsoft planning beta of next-generation Office 15 suite in January.
Pearls [...]