About Charles: Widely respected as the “Voice of Alternative Search,&# Charles Knight started his career in search as editor of the ReadWriteWeb spinoff blog AltSearchEngines (ASE). Today we kick off a new series of mobile search app reviews and road tests with Goby, a mobile search app that helps people find fun things to do nearby. While Google may have sewn up the market when it comes to general or horizontal Internet search, the race to dominate the mobile and alternative search space is far from run. In fact, it’s just starting. Goby: At-a-glance. downloads since. MORE >>

To find out more about this and other related topics check out the NewBay Blog at www.newbay.com/blog. There’s a sea change underway shaping the way we all communicate. No longer limited to a specific device, people enjoy the freedom to seamlessly network with friends and co-workers, watch videos, share photos, or generally wander the Net 24×7 – wherever and whenever they choose.  NewBay’s Steve French maps out the new landscape and impact on all the players — particularly mobile operators and device makers. Old players, new rules. Content for sale & storage. MORE >>

The same rule applies to ALL of your different marketing assets, including your videos, white papers, underwritten research, podcasts, presentations, and blog posts. With or without Google Glass, it has never been easier to capture and post [in real-time if you so choose] photos and videos on every single social network, from your own blog to Instagram. If you’re not that comfortable with hashtags, I recommend reading posts on Hubspot , Mashable’s take , and yes, my next MobileGroove blog post which just happens to be about hashtags! 'You should write a book. As C.C. MORE >>

It’s a story of self-made success that has made Derek the focus of dozens of articles and blogs about the business of mobile , including the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, Mashable, TechCrunch and other  publications and destinations. As Derek put it on the company blog: “ With the rise in text message spam, the effectiveness of marketing through this channel will drop significantly if gone un-checked. In another (edgier) blog Derek effectively takes on the industry and calls for a revision of the guidelines governing text messaging best practices in the U.S. MORE >>

Colleagues amplify it via Twitter and technology blogs. What are the pitfalls to watch when developing a mobile strategy? Why isn’t an app enough? What can you do to avoid the ‘iSyndrome’ that has blinded the industry to opportunities beyond the iPhone? Martin Wilson outlines the seven things you have to get right. We concluded that many companies deserve high marks for trying to ‘think mobile’, but their execution is mediocre at best. The reason: they have become confused by the hype and the technology buzz surrounding this medium. What is iSyndrome? MORE >>