“There’s an app for that” was once a key selling point of Apple’s iPhone range and had organisations scrambling to create them. But studies show that consumers limit their usage to a few core applications and many never get opened. So, what’s the true value of developing mobile apps? New Media Knowledge quizzed one expert for the lowdown. By Chris Lee.
A new report from Juniper Research has found that nearly $55 billion in international remittances will be enabled via mobile devices in 2016, up from less than $12 billion this year. By Windsor Holden.
Blurtit.com operates from rural Norfolk and operates their Q&A Community free of charge for all users, making money only on advertising throughout the site. This method of business has worked well for Blurtit because rather than paying for someone’s help, it acts as a source of information sharing and therefore provides a strong community.
Doing business via social networks is a hot topic at the moment, and the hottest place for small businesses right now is BT Tradespace. New Media Knowledge’s Chris Lee spoke to BT Tradespace’s general manager, Didier Liautaud, to see how far it has come as it approaches its third birthday.
With social media rapidly taking centre stage in marketing directors’ plans for 2010, Mark Redgrave, CEO of OpenAmplify, explains the role he believes the ‘Semantic Web’ will play in social media going forward. more
In a few short years blogging has journeyed from the reserve of the geek to a cottage industry, turning into a full-time career for many. How can individuals or businesses start making money from blogging? New Media Knowledge went in search of answers. more
Guy Walker put his two decades of industry experience into forming FindsYou.com, a new website which alerts sellers with suitable buyers through an alert system and enables them to initiate contact. more
Mark Smith turned his passion for train travel into a full-time occupation by forming the rail information website Seat 61. The site has picked up a number of travel industry awards since its inception in 2001. NMK caught up with Smith, also known as “The Man in Seat 61”, to see how he did it, gain his advice for would-be Internet entrepreneurs and find out why he believes content is king.
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