Daily Archives: June 21, 2012

24 wireless operators agree on data roaming alert mechanisms, do nothing about actual roaming rates

24 wireless operators agree on data roaming alert mechanisms, do nothing about actual roaming rates

GSMA, also known as the entity that produces Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo each year, seems to be onto something. And by “something,” we mean “getting 24 carriers around the globe to agree on a single point.” That’s no easy feat, mind you, and the latest release from Shanghai asserts that 24 operator … Continued

VH1 Creates Foursquare Locations for ‘Mob Wives’ Star Big Ang

VH1 Creates Foursquare Locations for ‘Mob Wives’ Star Big Ang

Mob Wives breakout star Angela “Big Ang” Raiola has been plastered all over the web in hilarious YouTube videos and GIFs, but now you’ll find her face on location-based service Foursquare. To help promote season three of the reality TV show about women whose fathers or husbands are put in jail for Mafia-related crimes, VH1 … Continued

6 Ways to Gamify Your Facebook Marketing

6 Ways to Gamify Your Facebook Marketing

Gabe Zichermann is the chair of Gamification Summit (June 19-21) and author of the books Game-Based Marketing, Gamification by Design and The Gamification Revolution out next year. He is also the founder of Dopamine, a strategic consultancy specializing in engagement science. Despite recent issues with its stock, Facebook remains the juggernaut of social media. With … Continued

Microsoft confirms no upgrade path to Windows Phone 8, unveils 7.8 for legacy devices

Microsoft confirms no upgrade path to Windows Phone 8, unveils 7.8 for legacy devices

The debate can now be laid to rest: devices currently running on Windows Phone 7.5 will not be on the receiving end of the long-awaited Apollo update (aka Windows Phone 8). But that doesn’t mean those smartphones are at the end of the line. It’s long been speculated that the reason Microsoft would want to … Continued

Holder Contempt Vote: How Congress Reacted on Twitter

Holder Contempt Vote: How Congress Reacted on Twitter

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted 23-17 along party lines Wednesday afternoon to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The charge says Holder withheld documents related to a botched plan to track gun trafficking. The plan, dubbed Operation Fast and Furious, involved allowing weapons to be sold to known drug … Continued