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5 Flaws in Your Mobile Marketing StrategyScott Forshay is a luxury and premium brand marketing consultant and mobile strategist who’s been featured in PSFK, Luxury Daily, Fashion’s Collective, Business of Fashion and The Wall Street Journal. He is the creator and editor of mobi.luxe, and can be followed on Twitter @mobiluxe.... RIM Co-CEOs Are Out, Heins Is InFollowing weeks of speculation, it appears Research in Motion (RIM) is finally ready to oust Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis. The two are, according to a press release from RIM, stepping aside on Monday and will be replaced by company insider and former COO Thorsten Heins. Heins, who als... RIM’s New CEO: No ‘Drastic Change’ NeededIs Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins in denial? The newly minted chief executive and company president told a teleconference audience that he never felt constrained in his previous roles at RIM to do the things he needed to do at the beleaguered Canadian tech company. “I don’t think t... YouTube Users Watch 4 Billion Videos a Day, But Don’t Stick Around LongYouTube streams 4 billion online videos each month, more than one for every other person on Earth and a 25% jump over eight months ago. YouTube, a unit of Google, attributed the growth to iterations of the website on smartphones and TVs that have encouraged more use, according to Reuters. The num... Users Download 350,000 Textbooks From iBooks in 3 Days [REPORT]Apple’s textbook initiative is already paying off. Users have downloaded more than 350,000 textbooks in three days, according to Global Equities Research. Furthermore, some 90,000 users downloaded the company’s ebook authoring software, iBooks Author. Apple launched the “Textb... Today’s Top Stories: New RIM CEO, 19% of Americans Own Tablets, Netflix ChangesWelcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Thorsten Heins Takes the Reins at RIM RIM Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis ha... Acer S3: A Fine Example of the Ultrabook SpeciesAcer Aspire S3 Ultrabook Click here to view this gallery.Here’s how you know when a gadget is good — when it ruins you for other gadgets in its class. That’s pretty much what’s happened to me with the Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook. It is a sweet machine... 9 Digital Ways to Become a Social Good Hero in 2012Scott Henderson is managing director of CauseShift and writes about social impact for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, RallytheCause.com and occasionally for the ableBanking blog. January is already half-over, so how’s that New Year’s resolution to do more good coming along? If you haven’... One Hello World: The Soundtrack to Your VoicemailsIf you think your voicemail inbox is intimidating when it’s full, try filtering through hundreds of voicemails on a regular basis. One Hello World is a collection of voicemails from strangers, revealing personal aspirations, deep secrets and confessions — all set to original score. Consi... iPhotography Calendar: 12 Months Captured in 12 Stunning Snapshots [PICS]JANUARY: City Winter by Elinor Zach Perfect timing sees just yellow cabs on the icy roads. This splash of color is incredibly effective against the monotone city background. The instant snapshot look comes from CameraBag's "Instant" filter.Click here to view this g... |