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Apple Maps & Local Search — Here’s What Marketers Need to Know
Last week, Apple released its long awaited iOS6, with several new features, the most significant of which is the new Apple Maps. Apple Maps is a native app on iOS6 that replaces the familiar and reliable Google Maps, which has been a cornerstone of Apple’s iPhone and iPad products since its release. Apple Maps marks ...
Apple Socializes Music Consumption with Ping
Today, Apple announced a new iTunes add-on, called Ping, which aims to make the process of listening to and purchasing music through iTunes a more social experience. Apple CEO Steve Jobs described Ping as “a social network all about music.” It’s like “Facebook and Twitter meets iTunes,” he said. This notion of a music-centric social ...
Digital News Roundup: June 10, 2010
It’s Thursday and we’re bringing you the digital week in review. Catch up on the biggest headlines in our recap below, and follow us on Twitter for insights all week long. Jobs: Apple Has Inked More than $60MM in iAd Commitments for 2010 At Apple’s Worldwide Developers conference earlier this week, Steve Jobs announced that ...
Digital News Roundup: May 21, 2010
This week brought big news from Google that might just change how consumers think about television — as well as new stats on Foursquare’s growing user base, the launch of a different kind of location-based network that turns check-ins into a game and a new iTunes feature that incorporates reviews via Rotten Tomatoes. Get the ...
Apple, Adobe & the Future of Flash
From the day of the iPhone’s release, consumers and pundits have been commenting about its prominent lack of Flash. Recently, in a very rare move, Steve Jobs openly and directly announced Apple’s thoughts on the matter in a letter published on Apple’s site. The letter, and the public’s reaction to it, has spread explosively through ...