There are a lot of interesting applications in the Android Market and App Store. And many companies use these applications for intriguing mobile users. Scan Search is one of the famous applications in Korea. This application provides a AR(Augmented Reality) based local information and a barcode scanning function. The interesting point is that the application […]
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Barcode Scanning+Mobile Commerce
There are a lot of interesting applications in the Android Market and App Store. And many companies use these applications for intriguing mobile users. Scan Search is one of the famous applications in Korea. This application provides a AR(Augmented Reality) based local information and a barcode scanning function. The interesting point is that the application […]
Q store, a next mobile commerce service
Have you ever heard about Q store? It’s a new commerce service in Korea using sensing technology such as QR code and NFC technology. SK Telecom launched this service on 22th, February. This pilot store is set up in SK Telecom, HQ. The process to buy a product is very simple. If you are interested […]
NFC, a rising technology
Recently NFC became a hot issue after the press release from Apple that iPhone 5 will adopt NFC protocols. Google has already launched its second version of Nexus which includes NFC protocols. Several reports from research centers show some different points of view on the NFC industry. Whether the speed of growth is fast or […]
Who cares about customers?
TextualAds has successfully been funded $650K for SMS based advertisement. SMS is very commonly used for promotions and campaigns. But the company analyzed detailed information from ‘Like’ and other activities in Facebook. It’s very clear what the company gives to SMEs(Small and Medium sized Enterprises). Every B2B customers need accurate targets for efficient marketing. But […]
Mobile shopping keeps growing.
e Bay said that its mobile sales grew by 127 percent to $5 million in the U.S. and 165 percent globally to $13 million on Dec. 12 from the same day last year(according the report of TechCrunch 12/14). It is remarkable number. Most people and experts in commerce market think that mobile would be more […]
An e book market is getting larger. According to the advent of new devices, the competition between e book providers is so intense. And Google would launch its service, Google Edition against traditional e book providers such as Amazon, Apple. Until now, Google can’t be aggressive in this market. Normally traditional market leaders have their […]
the goals of Twitter and Zynga
I read the article about the growth of Twitter and Zynga. These two articles are separately written by the same writer, Emma Barnett of Telegraph. One interesting point is that they have not commonly defined the long-term goal of the company. Zynga’s founder, Mark Pincus, doesn’t have any thought to sell the company but only […]
After the active distribution of smartphones, cameras, music players (so-called MP3 players), and navigators, these devices are no longer the 1st device. Manufacturers have already installed all of these functions such as GPS, CODEC, and camera lens into smartphones. Most people who have smartphones don’t need to buy additional gadgets for other usage such as […]
Google’s mobile chief denied that the company is developing a SNS platform against Facebook. Google has an interest on SNS and is making some applications. But it’s not a platform, so-called ‘Google Me’. After Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, started a rumour, Google has been quiet without any official response. Whether Google make a […]