He revealed that 25 percent of tweets were via wireless devices in 2010. And the traveling business crowd is always in search of connectivity — so give it to them in a way that makes sense (aligned with their connectivity requirements). Hipcricket also won consecutive annual pioneer awards from CTIA — The Wireless Association. Forty percent of all tweets are created on mobile devices. Surely, that’s a data point that shows the convergence of social media and mobile. Moreover, he told the audience that 50 percent of active Twitter users are also active on mobile. MORE >>

In total he counts 1 million iPad app downloads that include enhanced travel and tech sections. Hipcricket also won consecutive annual pioneer awards from CTIA — The Wireless Association. The best insights I’ve seen or heard about consumer behavior on tablets were shared during a seminar in New York conducted by the Direct Marketing Association in collaboration with the online news destination Mobile Marketer. The messenger was Craig Etheridge, vice president of mobile advertising sales for USA Today at Gannett Digital. What is Etheridge seeing? His mobile marketing do’s? Simple. MORE >>

Not only leaders in their professional lives, nearly all these women use their social profiles to express their passions outside the workplace, which range from NASCAR, art, travel, billiards, wine and music to community service, politics and, of course, family. Splitting time between Ottawa, Canada and Naples, Florida, Lisa is owner of Parlez Wireless as well as a sought-after social media strategist and speaker. Originally from Iowa, Kelly’s loves include her family, traveling and reality TV. A year ago, the #Nifty50 honored 50 remarkable men and women on Twitter. MORE >>

Foursquare made waves two weeks ago with the launch of their newest application, which more broadly emphasized recommendations, discovery and tips from friends than the original use of the app - a simple checkin, alongside the race for badges and mayorship as you traveled from place to place. Some sites called it the death of the checkin altogether, not wanting to miss an opportunity to be sensational. But the application's refresh did more than take the focus of all my minor comings and goings. Images from my Path and those from a friend. MORE >>

Mobile devices have become nearly as commonplace as toothpaste for travelers in North America and Europe. Like the true road warriors we are, we take our wireless gear with us wherever we go — and our use of them is unprecedented. According to new data from Boingo Wireless, a leading provider of software and services worldwide, smartphones and tablets passed laptops as the most widely carried Wi-Fi device in airports, reaching 58.9 How I See It: We travel a lot and we use mobile devices more than ever. percent of all devices in June. Gingerbread or higher. MORE >>