Today we talk about how technology is changing. How the opportunity for processing power and connections for the average person is amazing. How we really are on the edge of a major change on how we communicate, interact, and find information. Cloud computing, mobile technology, RFID, NFC, and facial recognition are some of the things [...]

  WE cover a few topics today. First is claiming your authorship of content, a post on mobile marketing, and NFC news. We’ve talked about using the rel=”author” tag before and I wanted to share the recommended way Google suggests you get it done. View Author information in search results. Next up is a post [...]

  How do we remember things? I saw a great interview over at NPR about our memory, it talks about semantic memory.  I’ve said often that the number one thing you can do to make yourself a better marketer is to understand people, what makes them work, and how they think. I didn’t get a [...]

  Two technologies will play a role in the future of marketing. NFC and the internet of things. We talk about those 2 things first then we cover a an eye tracking survey and why you should start your business now. First up Paypal has announced they are going to go in on NFC tech. [...]

First I have share this amazing picture of the devastation in Joplin. Thoughts go out to all in the area and all who are dealing with the aftermath. The consumers you depend on to buy your products and services are in an extremely fragile economic state, with almost half saying they probably couldn’t come up [...]

Finnish app developers Rovio is to introduce a new title to its Angry Birds franchise, launching Angry Birds Magic, a new game that will launch on Nokia smartphones which run the latest Symbian Anna update, requiring users to interact with NFC tags to unlock levels. Look at this. EBay Inc. is acquiring Where to strengthen [...]

It should be criminal the way our lawmakers name our bills. A Senate proposal that has become known as the Internet “kill switch” bill was reintroduced this week, with a tweak its backers say eliminates the possibility of an Egypt-style disconnection happening in the United States. more here. The Near Field Communication (NFC) market has [...]

And lots of investors don’t care. I’d heard Demand’s public offering, led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, was oversubscribed, and yesterday the company confirmed it: Demand said it had increased the size and price of the deal, selling 8.9 million shares at $17, instead of its initial plan to sell 7.5 million at $14 [...]

Small local business patrons in Portland, Oregon (the greatest city in the United States and home to almost half of ReadWriteWeb’s staff) will soon be able to tap their phones against the snazzy Google Places window stickers shown above. More detail here… What is Google Instant? It’s a new search enhancement that displays results as [...]