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How T-Mobile Changed The Wireless Industry For The Better

The Realtime Report

How T-Mobile Changed The Wireless Industry For The Better By Jessica Oaks. Anyone who has switched contracts from AT&T or Verizon to T-Mobile knows that the wireless service provider does things its own way. The basic premise is simple: Why not let customers purchase wireless service outside of a contract?

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Acquires Pryte, Instagram 6.0, Vine Comes To Xbox One

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Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Vine: Facebook launches expanded video ad capabilities for brands. Social Media News Ticker Facebook Instagram Pinterest social media news ticker Twitter Vine Xbox One'

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What’s Your Mobile Marketing Strategy?

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Amidst all the hype with social media, there’s a growing trend that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle: Mobile marketing. Before starting my own company in 2006, I worked for 16 years in the wireless industry for AT&T Wireless and Cingular, so I’ve watched mobile develop over the years with more than a casual passers-by interest.

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Changes in News Delivery Give New Power to Press Releases

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Ten years ago the Internet was in its infancy and most people got their news from newspapers and TV and the public, journalists and PR people alike were all accustomed to a 24-hour news cycle. This has wrought some major changes in how journalist go about news gathering and reporting. Just 5% had broadband at home.

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Social Media Sites Rank Lowest For Customer Satisfaction

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Wireless Telephone Service 77. Internet News & Information 73. Twitter Users Log In Via Mobile, #RLTM Scoreboard Smartphones Surpass TV in Time Spent with Media. Televisions & Video Players, Household Appliances (combined) 78. Cellular Telephones 77. Internet Travel 77. Internet Portals & Search Engines 76.

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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So, they left Salesforce and launched a new startup called, Nomi. According to the Business Insider article: "Nomi's team gives retailers a snippet of code that lets wireless routers listen for nearby smart phone signals. mobile coupon. mobile display ads. mobile information. What does the company do?

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What Keeps The Chief Marketing Officer Awake At Night? - Part 3

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Brands are diving deeper and deeper in the realms of digital marketing, and we are seeing the media dollars continue to shift (especially as mobile ramps up on advertising). From the TechCrunch news item, Digital Ads Will Be 22% Of All U.S. driven by the rapid adoption of smartphones and tablets. business solutions. cloud computing.

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