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Microsoft, Sprint & Cell Tower Triangulation
2008-03-24 15:22:00
Microsoft has teamed with Sprint to roll out a new location-based Live Search function on many of their high-end phones.  Since the new service doesn’t take advantage of GPS, it opens up the use to almost any phone on Sprint’s network. When a user logs onto to Windows Mobile Live Search to do any type of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Microsoft, Sprint & Cell Tower Triangulation ", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/03/ 24/microsoft-sprint-cell-tower-triangulat ion/" });
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Mass Exodus To iPhones For Exchange Support?
2008-03-20 10:25:00
Answering the call of many a corporate fan, Apple finally announced that with the next firmware update or (iphone2.0) the iphone will finally support Microsoft Exchange . While small companies and new companies will push for corporate iphones for sure, large companies with deep roots to Microsoft will have to be persuaded pretty hard.  They have a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mass Exodus To iPhones For Exchange Support ?", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/03/ 20/mass-exodus-to-iphones-for-exchange-su pport/" });

Free Phone # and Voicemail To Homeless?
2008-03-20 09:57:00
Google quietly acquired a San-Francisco start-up last year called GrandCentral, and with it has started to hand out free phone numbers and voice mail accounts to the homeless around the Bay Area. It’s the beginning of an effort by Google to help the less fortunate obtain employment and get back on track. By not having ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Free Phone # and Voicemail To Homeless ?", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/03/ 20/google-giving-free-phone-and-voicemail -to-homeless/" });

Google Serious About New ?Health? Advertising
2008-03-02 19:46:00
Google is getting closer and closer to launching it’s new Google Health  system that aims at letting individuals and physicians alike have a better grasp on nearly every aspect of healthcare.  While it’s an innovative approach to improving the healthcare system, it’s also a goldmine for Google in terms of advertising. There’s been some speculation as to how ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google Serious About New “Health” Advertising ", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/03/ 02/google-serious-about-new-health-advert ising/" });
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Affiliate Links, Voicemail & A Brring! Number
2008-03-02 04:20:00
I’ve seen a few postings regarding blackhat methods to make money using Brring!, affiliate links, and free online classifieds sites like Craigslist.  I thought I’d put in my two cents.  For those of you who haven’t heard about Brring!, it’s a service that gives you a free VOIP phone number in any area code you choose, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Affiliate Links , Voicemail & A Brring! Number ", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/03/ 02/affiliate-links-voicemail-a-brring-num ber/" });
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Location-Based Marketing via Shopping Carts in Your Local Grocery Store? E
2008-02-01 06:22:00
MediaCart, and Microsoft have teamed up to provide a unique service aimed at grocery stores, and other department-based shopping environments.  It takes location-based-advertising to a whole new level.  Forget your cell phone, forget bluetooth, forget SMS.  MediaCart brings together a video screen on the end of a cart coupled with RFID readers to know your ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Location-Based Marketing via Shopping Carts in Your Local Grocery Store ? Enter MediaCart", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/02/ 01/location-based-marketing-via-shopping- carts-in-your-local-grocery-store-enter-m ediacart/" });
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Google Maps + Triangulation = More Local, Location-Based, Targeted Ad-Servi
2008-01-24 18:51:00
Google’s yet again expanding it’s reach, and providing even more space for the company to expand it’s local advertising business. Google has always offered innovative new services and technology for free, which consumers flock to, but what most don’t understand is that Google will profit greatly by eliminating the price tag. Services such ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google Maps + Triangulation = More Local , Location -Based, Targeted Ad-Serving Space", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/01/ 24/google-maps-triangulation-more-local-t argeted-ad-serving-space/" });
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Can?t the Wireless Networks Just OPEN it Already?
2008-01-23 06:25:00
When we all go out and buy new televisions, we enjoy the fact that we pay for the TV itself, and don’t have to worry about being binded to a certain programming network (cable, satellite, etc…) It should be the same when we buy our cell phones. If all wireless providers open up ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Can’t the Wireless Networks Just OPEN it Already?", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/01/ 23/cant-the-wireless-networks-just-open-i t-already/" });
More About: Google , Phone , Open

Utilizing Cellular Tower Triangulation for Mobile Coupons & Much More?
2008-01-22 03:41:00
The mobile version of Google maps is now offering the ability for people to find their position down to one to two meters accuracy, plotted on a map to better facilitate directions and finding nearby businesses. It’s great for people with phones that don’t feature GPS, even though it’s not as accurate. After ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Utilizing Cellular Tower Triangulation for Mobile Coupons & Much More…", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2008/01/ 21/utilizing-cellular-triangulation-for-m obile-coupons-more/" });
More About: Proximity Marketing

Finally, Ticketmaster & Mobiqa Team up for Vast Mobile-Ticketing Deployment
2007-12-02 21:13:00
Australia is the testing ground for a new service launched by Ticketmaster to enhance the security and efficiency of distributing tickets for events of all types.  A mobile-ticket option will be available that will allow event-goers to have their tickets sent directly to their cell phone or mobile device via SMS, MMS, or WAP.  The ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Finally , Ticketmaster & Mobiqa Team up for Vast Mobile -Ticketing Deployment ", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2007/12/ 02/mobile-ticketing/" });
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Proximity Marketing Combined with M-Ticketing Technologies
2007-12-02 10:34:00
Imagine if you will, a whole new generation of ticket purchasing and redemption for anything from baseball games to the opera.  By bringing together several new areas of technology, this can be an extremely streamlined and simple process.  Imagine heading down with the family to the ballpark to see a baseball game on a friday ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Proximity Marketing Combined with M-Ticketing Technologies ", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2007/12/ 02/proximity-marketing/" });
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Niche AdSense Affiliate Websites from MoVa Media Co.
2007-11-28 07:33:00
I was searching around eBay recently, and was blown away by the types of websites people are selling these days. Every listing seems to claim that their website designs are the “perfect recipe” for success with AdSense and other affiliate based marketing. I could tell instantly by just looking at the homepage of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Niche AdSense Affiliate Websites from MoVa Media Co.", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2007/11/ 28/niche-adsense-affiliate-websites-from- mova-media-co/" });
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Postal Strike Makes Mobile-Ticketing The Only Option For World Cup Qualifie
2007-11-06 02:23:00
Mobiqa, Inc. and PayPal Mobile have collaborated on a new service that has revolutionized the Mobile-Ticketing industry. Getting tickets for the World Cup Qualifiers Match during the postal strike that affected all of Brittain was a daunting task. Mobiqa and Paypal solved that problem with a complete end-to-end mobile payment, and mobile ticketing ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Postal Strike Makes Mobile-Ticketing The Only Option For World Cup Qualifiers Match", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2007/11/ 05/postal-strike-makes-mobile-ticketing-t he-only-option-for-world-cup-qualifiers-m atch/" });

Image Recognition & Mobile Photo Interaction - A Dream for Advertisers
2007-10-28 12:39:00
In a world where user’s have the ability to snap a photo of virtually anything, and have an instant link to all the relative online information available, don’t think advertiser’s are chomping at the bit. With this kind of extreme targeting, and a new way of quick searching using photos instead of typed keywords, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Image Recognition & Mobile Photo Interaction - A Dream for Advertisers ", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2007/10/ 28/image-recognition-mobile-photo-interac tion-a-dream-for-advertisers/" });

Point, Click a Photo, Search Social Networks for Profiles?.
2007-10-28 11:58:00
With all the potential privacy issues aside, it is interesting to think about possibly being able to see someone, snap a photo of them, and instantly see all their online profiles from MySpace, Facebook, etc. to learn a little more about them. With so many people providing photos of themselves and their friends on ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Point, Click a Photo , Search Social Networks for Profiles….", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2007/10/ 28/point-click-a-photo-search-social-netw orks-for-profiles/" });
More About: Social Networking , Social Networks

The Perfect Mobile Recognition Application..What Would People Use.
2007-10-27 03:46:00
I’ve read about so many different bits and pieces of new technologies, and I wanted to put together what I think would be the perfect mobile recognition application for real-world use. Yeah, you can point and click at a movie poster and get a trailer downloaded after a minute or so, or you could ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Perfect Mobile Recognition Application ..What Would People Use.", url: "http://blogs.movamedia.com/tech/2007/10/ 26/the-perfect-mobile-recognition-applica tionwhat-would-people-use/" });