August 18, 2009

Smartphone Market Share Influences Download versus Mobile Web Debate

Tweet In a recent article from Media Post a software application developer from Istanbul, Turkey attending a conference in San Jose, California, voiced his opinion that the US does not understand the importance of the Mobile Web. This article reminded me of the panel discussion I moderated at the PhoCusWright @ITB conference in Berlin earlier this year where the subject […]
April 18, 2008

Microsoft acquires Farecast

Tweet Yesterday’s disclosure that Microsoft had acquired Farecast was a surprise to many in the travel industry. Is this a new online travel initiative from the original creators of Expedia? Will Farecast be integrated into Microsoft’s Live Search? First a bit of background. I was first introduced to Oren Etzioni through my client Fetch Technologies. This was back in 2002 […]