It’s much easier to log in to new services using your social login. Unsurprisingly the numbers who are doing it are growing according to a survey by Gigya among 18-55 year olds in the US that suggest that the numbers … Continued

Well done MOBEAM! At last we see an intelligent way to get coupons from a mobile device read by laser scanners! http://www.mobeam.com/omnibeam/ And sensibly they have launched this as a public app. It still seems to work just with the … Continued

Ironic to call them beacons. Or iBeacons. The name suggests that they should be clear to see, helping users to move forward with confidence. And users tend to like beacons that make it easy to pick up content and offers … Continued

In Warc’s report on the “Global Retail Trend Predictions for 2014 and Beyond” report by Daymon Worldwide http://www.warc.com/News/Default.aspx, they highlight one that I think speaks volumes: The growing threat to the hypermarkets and superstores from smaller stores driven by urbanisation and … Continued

If you want to get a view of how the world of digital is changing in 2014, it is worth looking at this report from CM Research. Whilst I may not agree with all it says – and it does … Continued

Intersport’s cost-saving calculator does half the job and reduces my trust. He is a great example of getting it wrong. A well-timed email reminded me that taking my own skis to the Alps is not necessarily the most cost-effective option … Continued

Interesting to see the report of the ikee worm for the iPhone in Australia. Whilst one could see this as a socially-minded warning, encouraging people to change their passwords, the potential is that others will follow with more malicious intent. … Continued

Great article in The Economist Apparently a study by Leonard Waverman of the London Business School shows that an “extra 10 mobile phones per 100 people in a typical developing country added 0.6 percentage points of growth in GDP”. Great examples … Continued

Not for lack of data – have we struggled to measure the effect of digital ever since the first “hits”  were publicised.  When it wasn’t repeat visits or time-on-site, it became “trigger” actions. The problem has always been to define which numbers … Continued

Imagine how safe we would feel on the internet if there were no viruses, phishing or spam. I for one would have downloaded many, many different applications, from games to software upgrades. But we do have all the threats, and as a … Continued