- Could the Microsoft Surface tablet be the new iPad? Maybe not. However, it could quite possibly redefine mobile computing.
- Spotify are gunning for Pandora with the release of their own mobile radio service.
- Facebook acquired facial recognition company face.com in an attempt to streamline photo tagging.
- Facebook also fully entered into the real-time bidding space with the launch of Facebook Exchange.
- Fairfax were first to announce a fundamental shift to a digital future:
- Freemium seems to be the future: Pay walls will be going up across SMH & The Age by 2013
- Financial markets didn’t exactly share the same digital vision, with stock falling almost 10% in the past few days.
- News Limited swiftly followed suit, with plans to double their stake in Foxtel as well as acquiring Business Spectator.
- If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world.
- Are we even surprised? Facebook mobile ads are clicked 13x more than desktop (and make Facebook more money).
- And here’s a couple of things you should know about Cannes 2012:
- OMD was the most awarded media agency in 2012, taking home 17 Lions including the Grand Prix for Google Voice Search.
- Check out these 6 inspirational trends on what’s making the list this year.
- Nike (or should we say Wieden+Kennedy) still know how to work the TV spot.
- Flipping the mobile data plan on its head, this portable 4G hotspot rewards users for sharing mobile internet connections.
- Ford’s Keyfree single-login technology not only works in cars, but across all of your social network sites.