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@ pcMobile: Clearing The Hurdles On Golden Road To Mobile Ads

May 18, 2011 12:21 PM

With the unquestioned growth in mobile platforms and the penchant for free services on mobile devices and services, one would think mobile advertising would be enormous. But according to panelists at pc Mobile 2011, mobile advertisers and companies looking to build mobile ad technology are having just as much trouble…

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Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Mobile, Events, ContentNext Events, paidContent Mobile, iab, iab mobile, tapad, zumobi

The Making Of An iPhone App

Nov 17, 2008 1:00 PM

Back when the iPhone 3G was new and the App Store had just launched, it didn’t take much to get the enthusiastic user base to download your app. But four months, 5,500 apps and 200 million downloads later, it’s a bit more complicated. John SanGiovanni, the co-founder and VP of…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Media & Publishing, Social Media, Companies, Apple, iPhone, zumobi

Industry Moves
Zumobi Appoints Ken Willner As CEO; Eric Hertz Leaves To Explore New Opportunities

Jul 21, 2008 9:00 AM

CEO Eric Hertz will be leaving Zumobi, the Seattle company developing a mobile phone user interface supported by advertising, we have learned. His last day will be Aug. 1. Taking over the reigns is Ken Willner, who joined the company in February as VP of market development. Previously, Willner worked…

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Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, Search, Technologies / Formats, eric hertz, ken willner, zumobi

Zumobi Launches Its Widget User Interface For BlackBerry Devices

Jul 16, 2008 11:00 PM

Zumobi, which has created an ad-supported user interface using widgets, said its BlackBerry application is now officially available. In addition, the Seattle company said it has new widgets from NPR, AP Olympics report, Major League Baseball, Facebook, Twitter (pictured) and from the blog “BlackBerry Cool”. Users can register and download…

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Posted In: Advertising, Legal, Regulatory, Social Media, zumobi

Microsoft Spin-Off Zumobi Launches Beta Of Content App With Zoom-Based UI

Dec 14, 2007 1:23 PM

Zumobi, the Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) spinoff formerly known as ZenZui, launched the beta version of its widget-based content browser today. The app, which is available to US users of Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices, has an interface based on zooming: the UI features 16 “tiles”, which are essentially widgets…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Windows Phone, zumobi

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