Google is officially labeling itself a “mobile first” company, predicting that most of its users will access its products via smartphones and tablets in 2013. This shift away from being a desktop search engine was revealed by Google executives at the 2012 Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco, and picked up by Business Insider. The [...]
African Mobile Gaming Entrepreneurs Giving Japan, Silicon Valley a Run for the Money
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
Lagos, Nigeria — Move over Japan. Move over Silicon Valley. Africans are making a bid to turn the continent into the new home of mobile gaming. With more than 700 million mobile broadband subscribers across the continent, it’s little wonder a growing number of young entrepreneurs are jumping on the digital bandwagon and creating innovate, [...]
Facebook Stock Surges on Strength of Mobile Ads
October 24, 2012 | Posted by
Facebook Inc. (FB), the biggest social networking site, posted a record surge after reporting sales that topped analysts’ estimates, allaying concerns over its ability to make money from mobile ads. Facebook advanced 23 percent to $23.94 at 9:36 a.m. in New York. Through yesterday, the stock had fallen 49 percent since an initial public offering in May. [...]
Africa’s Love of Social Networking Leads to Homegrown Mobile Products
August 11, 2012 | Posted by
Africa’s thirst for social networking seems insatiable and homegrown products to meet this thirst, like MXit and 2go, have really got traction. It’s a mixture of flirting, free messaging and meeting real people that draws people in. With the current numbers, advertisers will begin to use mobile as a media and support their development. Russell [...]
Mobile Marketers Getting Better Results on Apple than Android
July 21, 2012 | Posted by
Despite the rapid rise of mobile devices based on Google’s Android operating system, marketers are still getting better results from their advertising on Apple‘s iPhone and iPad. Ads that run on Apple’s iPhone command significantly higher prices than Android, and way higher prices than any other mobile platform, according to a new report from mobile [...]
Angola’s Mobile Services Ahead Of Europe and Many Parts of The USA
May 1, 2012 | Posted by
It is 10 years since the end of Angola’s civil war. The country has made enormous strides in rebuilding its economy, which is expected to grow by around 8% this year. Much of that is due to the country’s enormous oil reserves – it’s now the second biggest producer in Africa. The rapid growth in [...]
