To do that, those of us who help bring you tools like Jugnoo’s Social Dashboard and our social media analytics tools are reliant on the interfaces (or APIs) that social networks like Twitter and Facebook provide to other software developers. Often these limits are intended to prevent abuse by a single user or developer, which is a legitimate concern for any large-scale Web application. Even with the changes I’ve just outlined, Twitter will still have arguably the most comprehensive API among the major social networks. Twitter’s Your Friend. Mostly. MORE >>

NewBay’s Steve French maps out the new landscape and impact on all the players — particularly mobile operators and device makers. It’s a seismic shift that will rock the industry landscape and result in new opportunities (and issues) for mobile operators and device makers. And it’s not just about mobile phones. Premium content is also moving to the fore as storefronts like Amazon.com, Netflix, iTunes and hulu expand to feed our growing appetite for mobile entertainment. In part through application programming interfaces (APIs). MORE >>

At M-Pulse we continue our month-long look at mobile developer issues and opportunities, and focus on the practical marketing ’stuff’ developers should master if they are serious about marketing and making money from their apps. We connect with Caroline Lewko, CEO and founder of WIP (Wireless Industry Partnership) and walk through the Mobile Developer’s Guide To The Parallel Universe , a new resource from WIP that lays out the business basics developers need to follow. ” Content companies open APIs. Mobile Apps Mobile Marketing Vodcasts MORE >>

The saying is a photo is worth a thousand words and if that is the case books are being published in popular mobile sharing applications such as Instagram, Path, picplz, Burstn, Treehouse and more. Stories and experiences are being shared by uploading photos and new mobile social networking communities are being formed. While the popularity of mobile photo sharing apps seems to be growing, I believe we will see more brands use photo sharing applications as another tool to engage with customers or gain new customers or as another marketing channel. MORE >>

In line with our focus on barcode innovators we wrap up the week with an exclusive interview Mike Wehrs, CEO of Scanbuy , a market leader whose solution consists of a multi-barcode reader application and a code management platform. Over the last year Scanbuy has positioned itself at the forefront of new applications and activities to link the common 1D barcodes (UPC) to digital information and destinations. Mike can’t disclose them all but he did update me on his partnerships with mobile operators in the U.S. Mobile marketing is a big part of the picture. MORE >>