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* 10 elements, including mobile Internet, GPS, and mobile payment security, are considered relative to their impact on mobile commerce* As these elements speed up, enhanced by strong brand buy-in (Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, Apple), the tipping point to consumer adoption will likely take place in 2009...

* Following their domestic acquisition of Doubleclick, Google once again tops Microsoft with their entry into China* Unlike other US companies, such as Yahoo and Amazon.com who have had problems expanding internationally, Google has been very successful* Free-trade deals like this will help cast Google's...

The advent of virtual marketplaces like Xbox LIVE and the Wii Channel will change how games and expansion packs are distributed, cutting costs and making indie game development & distribution possible.  But the revolution will start with casual games.

* Gap between Google and Yahoo continues to grow: search is lost, and Panama is not a savior* Yahoo must look to other areas for differentiation * Yahoo has been aggressively plotting social media, wireless, and other Web 2.0; now, they must communicate this strategy in order to avoid a further equity...

Looking for evidence that cable TV, the industry, needs a forward-thinking digital media gameplan?  Look no further than this commentary around a decision rooted in a "heads buried" approach to change.Traditional ad agencies are not leaders, they're fearful laggards that have yet to smell...

1. Timely article.2. Highlights the U.S. while Japan, S. Korea, HK, Singapore, other parts of Asia Pacific, and W. Europe are already a few years ahead in implementation and consumer attitude.

1. As the emerging major ruler and "landlord" of the Internet, a guess is Google's market cap will come down a lot due to future execution imperfection vs. Wall Street persistently skyhigh expectations but will overtake Microsoft's in the long term.  (This assumes...

Good games can easily go bad if the user is given too much say & input.  This isn't like creating a new, or modifying existing maps.  There's much more at stake when the user is responsible for maintaining quality gameplay.

At some point, Google has to stop overpaying for companies.  It started with YouTube, and it's continued with Doubleclick.  Now, they will also have to rely on cookies more than ever - so here come the privacy police again.  And Microsoft is very much in trouble online as a Portal.

1. Businesses in the U.S. have an opportunity to save costs and help enhance employee productivity regarding mobile usage.2. Wireless/mobile usage is integral, not a luxury, to employees' communications.3. The U.S. enterprise market is still the largest by far in revenue compared to Asia Pacific...