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The 10 Key Mobile Trends for 2011

Mindjumpers

Mobile marketing is becoming increasingly important. The cross-channel customer is also a multi-device consumer and smart phones play an increasing role in communication, networking, social media usage and entertainment. And, according to the TNS Digital Life report, mobile users spend 3.1 Mobile is part of the mix!

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Facebook Eavesdropping Patent and Congress Questions

Laurel Papworth

Particular embodiments of the special purpose client application hosted on a mobile device of a user may be configured to continuously or periodically capture ambient audio waveform data using a microphone or sensor subsystem in the mobile device. Useful yes. Bloody ringtones in a movie theatre.

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

Most location-based services have a few basic social networking features like finding and adding friends, and communicating with friends via private messages. You can use most location-based services on your laptop, but they are more powerful and more useful on a mobile phone, like an iPhone, Android or BlackBerry.

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This Is Being Recorded. By You

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Most people just stare at the map of their GPS system and wait for the voice commands to bark out their next turn. I never tagged myself as an analytics jockey, but switching over to the trip data screen of my GPS turned the long drive into both a game and fascinating collection of data. mobile photography. big brother.

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How to Use Hashtags, Expand Your Reach and Develop Brand Awareness

Socialmedia.biz

The feature still acts as it did when it was first launched, although Twitter has bolstered up the systems around it to make hashtags easier to engage with. The feature was so popular that it was eventually adopted by other social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn — making it a key feature in the social marketing world.

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Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News

Ari Herzog

As long as you have a mobile device with GPS identification and the ability to visit a website, you can play. The social networking icons are not flashed on the screen. Recent comments I really like the idea of the game/GPS, custom apps, etc., Is this a game changer in how brands market themselves with technology?

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

Bill Hartzer

The mark consists of a blue geometric design consisting of two loops, and the word META in black.”). Trademark number 97097363. Goods and Services Description.