Category Archives: Resources – Mobility

Journalists Are a Chatty Bunch, as CNN Finds Out on Twitter

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the New York Times By BRIAN STELTER Published: December 7, 2008 CNN says it wants newspaper feedback as it creates a news wire service to compete with The Associated Press and other services. At a meeting last week, one … Continue reading →

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City firm helping drivers meet ban

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Metro Tech Now by Paul Brent November 06, 2008 03:46 try { Prop8=”False” } catch(err) { } ANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled(“AnswerTips_landing_square.gif”,”"); No handheld cellphones … No dialing, no texting, no handheld GPS, no checking e-mails on the Blackberry. That, in a nutshell, … Continue reading →

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19% of mobile consumers in U.S. now using smartphones, according to study

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mobile Crunch by Greg Kumparak on November 3, 2008 As the entry fee for smartphones drops lower and lower, the wallet friendly price point found with most feature phones (or, as some might say, “dumbphones”) is beginning to lose … Continue reading →

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Technology helping shore up traditional nuclear family bonds

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published: October 20, 2008 – 01:14PM CT It turns out that the typical American family is also the most networked, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. … Continue reading →

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Parents want to be “cool,” are using SMS with their kids

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published: October 09, 2008 – 05:05PM CT Hate on the kiddies and their SMS speak all you want, but text messaging is taking off among the masses. AT&T has released data from two … Continue reading →

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Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via PR 2.0 Twitter is nothing short of a phenomenon. At the very least, it connects people to each other through a rich and active exchange of ideas, thoughts, observations, and vision in one, highly conducive ecosystem (known as the … Continue reading →

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FCC report: White space devices work as “proof of concept”

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Nate Anderson | Published: October 15, 2008 – 06:08PM CT The FCC’s Office of Engineering Technology has released its long-awaited technical report (PDF) on “white space” prototype devices, and the conclusion comes right up front: “At this juncture, we believe that … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Privacy. Hello, 1984

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable October 16, 2008 – 4:47 am PDT – by Stan Schroeder The Communications Data Bill, suggested by UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, proposes that all UK residents’ mobile and Web communication should be stored by the ISPs and MSPs in … Continue reading →

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