Location-Based Services Here Come the Geo-Targeted Coupons: AT&T Launches Location-Based Ads Service AT&T has announced ShopAlerts, a new location-based service featuring ads and coupons from major retailers which are sent directly to subscribers' mobile phones. Initially, the service will be available in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco with sponsors including HP, Kmart, JetBlue, SC Johnson, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
DEMO 2011 DEMO 2011: It's All About Social DEMO, the conference where companies get six minutes on stage to present their product, kicked off this morning with VentureBeat's Matt Marshall talking social. "It's all about social," said Marshall, explaining that social media companies like Facebook have grown at an unprecedented pace. It took half a century for IBM to hit $1 billion, whereas… Mike Melanson View comments
Trends Does Your Social Media Strategy Include Africa and China? Facebook use is growing faster in Africa than on any other continent, and the Chinese are some of the most active social media users in the world. The first fact comes from Socialbakers, a Facebook analytics company, which found that Africa gained more than 50% of its Facebook users in the last six months. The company also looks at other… Enterprise Klint Finley View comments
mobile Gramfeed Brings Instagram the One Thing it's Missing: A Website Instagram, the iOS photo sharing app, launched last fall and quickly rose to the status of iPhone app darling, hitting the 1 million user landmark in a mere 10 weeks. Why? Instagram is a beautiful, well-designed app that just works. In creating the app, Instagram passed over one thing that most companies consider a standard requirement - a website… Mobile Mike Melanson View comments
News Hearst's Manilla Helps You Manage All Your Household Bills Online A new startup launches its beta today, promising to help organize and simplify your household bills online. There are any number of services that will help you manage your finances online, but Manilla, which is owned by the Hearst publishing company, says it will be more than just a bill-paying service. The startup will let people consolidate… Audrey Watters View comments