In The News - 2008 Archives

It is too clichéd to say, yet too true to ignore: phones aren’t just phones anymore. When did everything change?

There’s still some hope for a final holiday sales surge, as the average consumer has completed only 64.7% of his or her gift shopping, according to a survey for the National Retailer Federation con

Teens may not want to talk with or be seen with their parents in public, but they do appear to like them.

Was it brilliance or blunder to launch the much-anticipated BlackBerry Bold on Election Day?

Where is an iPhone app developed by a Boston-based startup called uLocate that has received a considerable amount of funding (at least $15.5 million) over the last several years.

Pangea Media LLC reports that it has purchased LaughNetwork Corp., a network of websites focused on humor, quizzes and casual entertainment.

Technology is changing the way political campaigns are conducted, from Barack Obama mass-texting his running mate choice to the admitted Luddite John McCain cranking out YouTube videos.

Online quiz leader Pangea Media has purchased humor, quiz and casual entertainment shop LaughNetwork. Financial details were not disclosed.

For marketers trying to reach teenagers, just sending a simple message out to the masses, or even to a targeted group, is no longer enough.

The launch of Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone last week may not have created the media frenzy of the first generation’s launch last year, but it has spurred a cottage industry of mobile application developm

Pangea Media is implementing the fun and educational benefits of online quizzes and surveys and converting it to mobile, so that marketers have a new way of engaging with and advertising to custome