mobileTech Tuesday, by Steve Guengerich Dug out from Southby 2011 yet? After a week, I’m finally feeling a little recovered and in a position to look ahead. And, for me, what lies ahead falls into the spirit of the infamous Monty Python catchphrase: “…and now, for something completely different!” Because as awesome as it was [...]
A Sampling of SXSMobile and Beyond
March 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
mobileTech Tuesday, by Steve Guengerich My apologies for the tardiness of our post this week. But, to paraphrase a line from one of the more memorable #SXSW tweets I saw this past week, “am covered in sweat after 3 hours of scheduling and have only gotten through Sunday!” Yes, no doubt that the depth and [...]
Are Mobile Platforms Austin’s Differentiator?
March 1, 2011 by 4 Comments
mobileTech Tuesday, by Steve Guengerich As we’ve discussed in this column before, Austin has a very robust mobile scene. But, then so do the Bay Area, New York City, the Boston 128 corridor, and for that matter Houston and Dallas. And, of course, if you start counting non-US domestic hotbeds, you’ve got thriving mobile scenes [...]
Style and Substance at Launch 2011
February 24, 2011 by 5 Comments
Special Thursday edition of mobileTech Tuesday, by Steve Guengerich I’m in San Francisco this week with a couple colleagues from Appconomy at the Launch conference for the official announcement of our first app, Group{in}. Other Austin companies here include Deed or Greed – deals & coupons site where users earn cash-back from purchases they and [...]
How Mobile Has Changed Live Music
February 8, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Sam Nachbar, guest mobileTech Tuesday (Cross-posted from The Appconomy) In Part 1 of this Markets overview for the live music industry, we covered issues related to live music recording, promotion, and sales and the role of mobile technology. In this post, we pick up on other issues that touch culture, process, and business practice changes that [...]
Interview with Bril Flint, angel investor and tech strategist
February 1, 2011 by 2 Comments
mobileTech Tuesday special – A Podcast with Bril Flint, angel investor and technology strategist Note: Today, I am pleased to announce the “soft launch” of a new channel of original and curated content of best practices, profiles, features, and commentary, covering the rapid transition to the mobile, app-based economy, aka, the appconomy. This interview is [...]
Mapping the App Economy
January 25, 2011 by 5 Comments
mobileTech Tuesday, by Steve Guengerich In December, after spending a little time identifying the other people and companies in the greater Austin area that were working in the mobile space, I borrowed a page from the work by the ATX Equation and posted a map of the Austin Mobile Scene. Others added more companies, people, [...]
Betting the Future of Commerce = Apps
January 11, 2011 by 4 Comments
mobileTech Tuesday, by Steve Guengerich Barely a week into the New Year, the American Dialect Society brushed away any doubt that 2010 was a watershed year for mobile technology by voting “app” the Word of the Year, as reported by NPR and other media outlets. More interesting than the fact that it beat out “nom [...]
Mobile Megatrends
December 27, 2010 by 1 Comment
mobileTech Tuesday, by Steve Guengerich Last week, I presented an initial map of Austin’s mobile scene and wrote about how mobile tech has fast become the hottest area in the industry. The Christmas holidays have given additional think-time for others to further highlight this trend, much better frankly than I could do. One of the [...]
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