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April 29, 2011 | Jodi Heilman: Women With Wallets

What do the increasing spending power of women and the death of soap operas have in common? Online social gaming.

January 26, 2011 | Paul Bourdeaux: Will Mobile Payments Mean The End Of Credit Cards?

CNNMoney has an interesting article this week predicting that the mobile wallet will soon replace our old-fashioned credit cards.  And if you look at the data, they make a pretty good case…

August 16, 2010 | Paul Bourdeaux: Mobile Devices To Outnumber PCs By Q4 2010?

Why is the marketing community making such a big deal out of the mobile web? Maybe because some models are predicting that mobile devices, such as smart phones, iPods, and iPads, will outnumber PCs as soon as Q4 2010!

July 28, 2010 | Paul Bourdeaux: 2010 Holiday Season Will See Largest Mobile Marketing Push To Date

Experts at ABI Research are predicting that the mobile marketing budgets over the 2010 holiday season will be the largest ever - significantly bigger than 2009.  This means that brands are finally beginning to realize the importance and power of mobile.

April 14, 2010 | Ron Lee: Economists study urban economic indicators

Move over GDP, CPI, sales tax and retail sales. Some economists now are turning to urban economic indicators for spending, moving and working to get a new gauge on the economy. Reading the urban “tea leaves” means tracking new indicators, such as counting the number of subway passengers near hot shopping districts, watching theater ticket sales, and even reviewing costs for average apartment rentals on Craigslist.

January 14, 2010 | Paul Bourdeaux: Red Cross Uses SMS To Raise $1M For Haiti In Single Day

The American Red Cross issued an SMS call to action yesterday to raise money to help victims of the recent earthquake in Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Consumers can text the keyword HAITI to the short code 90999 to initiate a short confirmation dialog that will allow them to donate $10 to the Red Cross.  The $10 will be applied directly to the cell phone bill.  The campaign, powered by MGive, set a record making January 13th the largest giving day ever in the history of mobile donations.

December 11, 2009 | Greg Ness: East and West

This thoughtful, fascinating, and energetic presentation by Hans Rosling reveals the date he predicts the economy of the East catches up with the economy of the West.