I’m very much looking forward to attending my first EyeforTravel Mobile conference next month in San Francisco. Mobile is playing and increasingly central role in the travel sector and while we’ve seen amazing impact so far, I think the best is yet to come. I can’t wait to see what people are doing and hear how they’re looking to further integrate mobile into...
As we ended 2011 many people were asking me what I thought was next in the world of mobile and whether I had any predictions. My response was that companies should focus on getting the basics right first (develop a coherent mobile strategy, create mobile optimized versions of their websites) before even worrying about “what’s next”. I’m a big advocate for creating native or...
Last year I completed a number of intense research projects on mobile travel trends. This includes two reports for Amadeus -Navigating the Airport of Tomorrow and The Always Connected Traveler: How Mobile will Transform the Future of Air Travel. I also was the lead analyst for the PhoCusWright Special Report Mobile Hits the Mainstream. These projects involved in-depth interviews with technology...
Amazingly investors keep throwing money at companies that are engaging in potentially illegal enterprises (re: local lodging regulations). Couchsurfing is in the same vein as Airbnb and Wimdu although they claim to be more benign (“building communities” rather than focusing on transactions). The best part of the article: “Evidently, the San Francisco-based company...
Now, I’m not saying that Meg Whitman reads my blog or calls me for advice, but I’m glad to see they followed my suggestion last month to make WebOS an open source project. Open sourcing WebOS and HP’s statements of continued financial support to the project, really gives WebOS one last chance to fulfill its promise. Although it’s hard to really know what...
Most agree that an important trend in e-commerce is personalization. This is even more essential in the mobile environment where location, context and personalization form the cornerstone for mobile search and marketing. Disturbing news of late around how mobile devices collect our information has created shockwaves across the Web. This includes the most recent reports on Carrier IQ and...
With all due respect to the classic children’s TV show and game Carmen Sandiego, I have borrowed the show’s tag line having just completed a grueling travel schedule that took me to London, Washington DC, Miami, Rome and Amsterdam all within a five week period. These trips involved client technology engagements and speeches to various audiences. My Miami stop was to participate...
