The last time I met AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui, I asked him when Google was going to buy them. In fact I think I might have asked him this on camera. My memory is rubbish! Anyway, having raised almost $50m from some Silicon Valley greats, there was really no question that the next step for [...]

Is your company in the Smaato Mobile Advertising Award nominees list? I see quite a few I recognise. Here’s the full list: 4Square Labs, Aaron Cohen Software, Abphone, AccuWeather, Aero Weather, aha mobile, aka-aki, aloqa, AroundMe, Art & Smart, audio Boo, Avantar Showtimes, Avatar Free, Backgrounds, Barnes & Noble, Belysio, Brightkite, Bump, Buzzd, Cascada Mobile, [...]

I got this email flyer through today: It’s from The Roebuck pub/restaurant on Chiswick High Road. I went there for lunch a few weeks ago and, whilst in the toilets (“restrooms”) read their flyer encouraging me to sign-up to find out about their special offers. Unfortunately (for me, as a mobile geek) the instructions required [...]

If you work in mobile marketing/advertising, chances are, your eyes are on Adfonic here in Europe. Over to the seriously useful Farney Media for more information: Adfonic launched a self-service mobile ad marketplace this week. The platform allows advertisers to build, execute, monitor and control campaigns. Publishers have access to tools and real-time reporting and [...]

Last week I posted a query from reader, Richard, who had a question about a bluetooth headset that would work with his Blackberry *and* his PC. The replies from readers were super — and Richard was delighted. But I’d like to highlight this one from Mo at MobileFun. Ewan, Essentially, you want to be looking [...]

Neil Robertson over at PR agency, IF Communications, is just back from holiday (“vacation”) and has some really good news to report from no-frills airline, EasyJet. They’ve launched a free text reminder service for their customers. Here’s how it works. A few days before Neil was due to leave, he received an email from EasyJet [...]