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A Brief History of the Evolution of Social Technology

Social Media Marketing

To truly appreciate social media and the ubiquitous nature of the Internet, the consumer must first remember the wireless networks' distant and humble beginnings. Piggybacking on Herz' radio wave, Marchese Guglielmo Marconi translated the wave into a wireless signal that would make short-distance radio transmissions possible.

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What’s Your Mobile Marketing Strategy?

Small Business Mavericks

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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Facebook Filed for a Trademark on the Word Meta. You Should See the Description.

Bill Hartzer

I’ve read quite a number of trademark applications over the years, as part of my expert witness work , but also as part of DNProtect , but when I looked at the Meta trademark application from Facebook, my jaw dropped. The screen capture above is only the beginning, it only shows a small part of the Meta trademark. Just think.

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Siteminis Launches Mobile Commerce Solution

Bill Hartzer

Before Siteminis developed this distinctive mobile-optimized solution to ecommerce, companies had to use a complex integration strategy to deploy multiple mobile sites, each designed and seen differently over different wireless carrier networks and phone Internet browser platforms. . – Working across all wireless carriers.

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Role of Mobile Marketing to Grow Your Business

Social Media Marketing

You may also read How to Increase Your Online Presence Reasons to Say “Yes” to Mobile Marketing: Easy Location-Based Services: Location based promotion are exceptionally led through wireless systems. You simply need to keep up seek positioning of application in a store to make it noticeable.

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AT&T Files FCC Complaint Over Google Voice

Freelance Social Media

Furthermore Google went on to state the differences between Google Voice and traditional carriers like AT&T: Unlike traditional carriers, Google Voice is a free, Web-based software application, and so not subject to common carrier laws. Importantly, users are still able to make outbound calls on any other phone device.

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The Motorola XOOM: A Revolutionary Tool

Waxing UnLyrical

I was recently given the opportunity to use a Motorola XOOM for almost 3 months by my good friend Mark Farnen , whose client is Verizon Wireless (Verizon is the carrier providing 3G/4G service for the XOOM). He does social media management for KimberMedia and teaches for @bgckids. XOOMing in. He also blogs.

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