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January 23, 2012

Hashtag Hail Mary: Social Media Blitzes The Super Bowl

Advertising is always big business at the Super Bowl. Now companies like GM are working with Facebook, Twitter, iPhones, and Androids to make it even bigger.

December 28, 2011

NFL Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy talks social media [exclusive]

Apps aren’t just for startups these days, even NFL players are getting into the act. 

December 28, 2011

8 Essential Business Rules For Those Who Don't Believe In Rules

I don’t read a lot of business books. (Actually, I never read them.) But I do read the lists of the best-selling business books. 

December 28, 2011

NFLPA Begins Launching Player-Focused Apps

This is the last week of the NFL season, and for many people, their eyes will not be on the games that could determine potential playoff matches; no, many eyes will be on LeSean McCoy, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles. 

December 28, 2011

Create Your Own App with Conduit Mobile

It used to be so much simpler when all you needed was a website. Nowadays, there are so many other ways to make yourself visible - a definite blessing and a curse.

December 21, 2011

The 24 Most Valuable Startups In Europe

There is a lot of innovation happening outside of Silicon Valley.

December 12, 2011

In Israel's tech prowess, a downside of scale

Israelis are accustomed to bomb shelters and hostile neighbors. Its entrepreneurial class, Wunderkind of the technology start-up world, is facing a different kind of threat: one of scale.

December 06, 2011

Conduit's easy app-building platform gets a social refresh and Windows Phone support

If you want to create a content-based mobile app at low cost, there are a number of options but most are either very expensive or incredibly limited. Conduit sits somewhere between these two extremes and thanks to new features released today, its offering has become even more compelling.

December 06, 2011

Conduit Helps Build Mobile Apps For the Programming Challenged

This post is part of our ReadWriteMobile channel, which is dedicated to helping its community understand the strategic business and technical implications of developing mobile applications. This channel is sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent. As you're exploring these resources, check out this helpful resource from our sponsors: Cultivating a Developer Ecosystem: Understanding Their Needs

December 05, 2011

How to Build Your Own App for Free

It's actually not hard. There are a number of companies that offer the ability to create your own app for a minimal fee, which is great for small businesses looking to stay relevant in this increasingly mobile world. Or if you just have a lot of time on your hands.

November 30, 2011

Brands, Do You Have an App For That?

With mobile content consumption skyrocketing, mobile shopping taking off and mobile devices being upgraded quickly, brands need to be in the mobile space. According to data from IBM Smarter Commerce, mobile platforms drove nearly 15% of Black Friday traffic, more than double 2010 numbers.

November 29, 2011

How push notifications could help mobile strategy

The rapid adoption of tablets, smartphones and e-readers have increased the need for mobile content; along with that content comes more opportunities for mobile advertising. From apps to streaming content, audio and mobile display ads, brands may find even more opportunities to engage with shoppers.

November 28, 2011

Fail Fast: How Startups Can Learn From Their Mistakes

Nobody likes to fail, do they? But failure is a key facet of the entrepreneurial process. Richard Branson has succeeded with music, telecommunications, travel and even carbonated cola drinks – he’s probably one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in the world. 

November 26, 2011

Israel - Where People Matter

In contrast to my previous blog about great Israeli businesses, this week, I can report over a dozen news articles highlighting the human side of the Jewish State.

November 23, 2011

Saul Klein’s List Of Europe’s Next Billion-Dollar Tech Companies

Where will the next billion-dollar startups come from? The tech world and most VCs tend to be parochial, looking at Silicon Valley, maybe New York, and a few other hot markets like China and Brazil. But what about the Old Country?

November 18, 2011

Burgers And Acquisitions: Lunch In NYC Leads To A Deal In Israel

So three Israeli entrepreneurs walk into a burger joint in New York. The punch line? This is actually no joke. It’s a story of how strangers struck up a conversation that would later lead to one of the biggest acquisitions involving two Israeli companies.

November 16, 2011

Business Owners Look to Mobile in Midst of Unpromising Economy

According to government figures, entrepreneurs have started up the fewest new U.S. businesses in more than a decade. The U.S. Small Business Administration suggests that 50% of small businesses fail within the first five years, so it’s no surprise that the spirit of entrepreneurship has waned during this economic downfall.

November 14, 2011

Conduit Mobile enters the music app creation platform wars

Mobile Roadie is currently the most prominent company helping artists and labels release music apps, although up-and-coming competitors include Mobile Backstage, FanTrail and the HTML5-focused Songpier. Now there’s another one for the list: Conduit.

November 12, 2011

NOAH 2011 brings a pan-European networking space to London

What I like about NOAH is that it feels a bit like a big cocktail party. Yes, there are the panels and presentations, hidden elegantly behind the black curtains that separate the exhibition area from the conference hall, where the big guys onstage share success stories with the audience.

November 09, 2011

Survivor stories: 2 entrepreneurs on how pivoting saved their startups

The Next Web has been out and about at Internet Week Europe (IWE) this week, checking out what big tech firms mean for the UK startup scene, and also catching up with the likes of Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. You can monitor all our Internet Week Europe coverage here.