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Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S. Stores

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Apple’s iBeacon technology is looking to accomplish both, and after a successful run with the MLB’s ‘At the Ballpark’ mobile app at Citifield , Apple has now installed the location technology into its own retail stores. Last Friday, the technology debuted in 254 Apple stores in the U.S.

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6 Ways to Get Paid as a Freelance Consultant

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According to a recent survey, it is believed that freelancing will outnumber traditional employment by the year 2027. This requires a wireless credit card terminal and software for credit card processing or a merchant account. There are many convenient mobile options for this form of payment. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

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8 Marketing Trends to Implement in Your 2012 Marketing Plan

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Trend #7 – Make a Mobile Version of Your Website! SMART mobile phones and tablets are taking over and have changed the way we do everything in our lives. We share our lives, immediately as they happen, via mobile. People are accessing your website from mobile devices more than you know! Source: Mobile Marketer).

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How Appification Is Transforming The Internet

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In 2013, just 7 percent of companies had implemented a mobile app strategy, and 51 percent of companies had no plans to develop one, a FeedHenry survey found. By the end of 2017, 67 percent of small businesses will have built their own mobile apps. Concurrent with the rise of mobile internet usage has been the rise of apps.

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Social Media Sites Rank Lowest For Customer Satisfaction

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Are you surprised that social media websites ranked so low among the industries surveyed? Wireless Telephone Service 77. Twitter Users Log In Via Mobile, #RLTM Scoreboard Smartphones Surpass TV in Time Spent with Media. Health & Personal Care Stores 79. Personal Computers 79. Supermarkets 79. Internet Retail 78.

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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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. The wireless routers can detect unique Media Access Control (MAC) codes from smart phones and then collect non-invasive data about customers in real-time. mobile coupon.

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Hoping We Act More Cellularly Responsible

Ari Herzog

The April 26, 2004 issue of New York magazine contains an article about our emotional attachment to mobile devices. It was manufactured by Nokia, powered by Verizon Wireless, and, in 2000, was my new best friend. Mobile technology will continue to trend in 2011. My friend Lisa would have called it George.

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