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Lessons Learned From the Traveling iPhone

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On the San Francisco – Eugene leg, however (also on United), I lost my iPhone. I “lost&# my iPhone. My iPhone was in my pocket, and about 40 minutes before landing, I headed to the restroom. My iPhone was in my pocket, and about 40 minutes before landing, I headed to the restroom. Nothing untoward happened.

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A More Elegant Question About The Future Of Retail

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2017 is starting out with some ugly news on the retail front. On the one hand, there were many disturbing pieces of news on the retail front, about department store giants Sears and Macy's. Let's get up to retail speed with some of the news via Business Insider : A giant wave of store closures is about to hit the US.

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Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S. Stores

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How can a retailer effectively reach consumers in-store and educate them about deals that might be of particular interest? Consumers will receive notice if a computer they ordered is ready for pickup, and may get messages about upgrading and/or trading in old phones when they walk by the iPhone section. And what about privacy?

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Social Networking Stats: 42% of Those With Foursquare App Are Active Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

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million users in July 2012 (on Android/iPhone), up from from 5-6 million per month from March through June. Nielsen’s “Social Media Report 2012″ report revealed that 42% of the 25 million people who have downloaded the Foursquare app are using it at least once per month. Foursquare had 10.4

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Is Marketing About To Get Really Creepy Or Really Good?

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It is the ability for a brand to deliver contextual and highly targeted marketing at the local retail level. On March 23rd, 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple acquired a company called WiFiSLAM for an estimated $20 million (not bad for a two year old company with just a handful of employees that includes some ex-Googlers).

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Why I Did Not Freak Out Over My Stolen iPhone | Bare Feet Blog

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With my iPhone 3GS inside, wallet and credit cards, and a few coupons and lip balm. Luckily, Shane had his phone on him, so we could call the police and report the incident. To me, it was an opportunity to let technology work for me, and of course, get a new iPhone 4! iPhone and iTunes: The Secret Sauce What can I say?

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Welcome To The One Screen World

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Yes, we are seeing a massive uptick in consumers who are using companion devices (meaning, they are watching TV but have their smartphones nearby), and while the industry does refer to it as a companion device, the truth is that you''re not watching the television with one eyeball and your iPhone with the other. online retail.

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