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Mary Meeker: Mobile Is Exploding

By David Dorf on November 23, 2009 11:56 AM

In her annual presentation at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Morgan-Stanley analyst Mary Meeker focused on the growth potential of the mobile internet. Her presentation is embedded below, and I suggest you skip ahead to slide 28. If...

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Gift Card for Coach

By David Dorf on November 18, 2009 8:20 AM

This week marks the end of the soccer season for my three kids, so now we've transitioned into "end-of-season parties" mode. (Yes, its finally getting cold in Texas.) As with every season, my wife goes out and gets thank-you cards...

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Best Buy Wants to be Your Mobile Solution Provider

By David Dorf on November 13, 2009 1:25 PM

Yesterday Best Buy launched their m:IQ service, a free offering that backs-up your mobile phone to a private web account, much like Apple's MobileMe and Microsoft's MyPhone. Both Apple and Microsoft charge for their service, but the Best Buy service...

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Interview with Mike Dominy

By David Dorf on November 12, 2009 5:08 PM

Mike Dominy looks after the retail aspects of Oracle's horizontal assets, such as Siebel, EBS, and Peoplesoft. I recently asked Mike his opinion on a few topics: 1. What are some disruptive technologies for retail? Web 2.0 and mobility are...

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First ARTS User Conference

By David Dorf on September 1, 2009 7:20 AM

The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS), a subsidiary of the NRF, is holding its first user conference in a few weeks. I have been an active member for about four years, and the quarterly meetings have always been about...

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Augmented Reality

By David Dorf on June 26, 2009 5:50 PM

One of the hyped technologies of late is augmented reality, and it maybe the next killer-app for smartphones. You've seen augmented reality (AR) before, but probably don't realize it. The yellow first down line shown on TV during American football...

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