Hamptons Real Estate Market Goes Realtime With AR App from Brown Harris Stevens

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Tonia Ries | 1 Comment

New York’s Hamptons real estate market is one of the most lucrative in the country–and extremely competitive. One high-end brokerage, Brown Harris Stevens, is taking the game to a new level by introducing one of the first Augmented Reality (AR) applications for the real estate market.

The application, which works on iPhones and Android phones, uses the phone’s GPS, compass and camera to identify the user’s location and then uses the Layar AR browser to overlays information about the property you’re looking at, or about nearby properties that are on the market. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Campaigns

Tags: AR, Augmented Reality, Brown Harris Stevens, Layar, mobile, real estate

63% of 18-34 Year-Olds Willing to Use Mobile Phones For Purchasing

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Marissa McNaughton | 1 Comment

Do you ‘feel more naked without a phone than without a wallet?’ According to a recent survey by MasterCard, 65% of 18-34 year-olds do, vs. only 34% of those 35 and older. However, as NFC payments – already fairly mainstream in Japan – continue to gain popularity, cell phones and wallets may soon be synonymous. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: demographics, MasterCard, mobile, mobile phones, near field communications, NFC payments, U.S.

78% of Affluent Gen Y Consumers Watch Online Video

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Marissa McNaughton | No Comments

A recent study by the Luxury Institute in New York measured the media consumption of wealthy individuals ages 35 and younger. Overall, consumption via mobile – smartphones and tablets – is up, and consumption via traditional media – television, radio, and print newspaper – is low in comparison with older generations. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: BlackBerry, blogging, ipad, iPhone, Luxury Institute, luxury marketing, Milton Pedraza, mobile, newspaper, online marketing, online video, print magazines, radio, smartphones, social media, social networks, television, traditional media

Mobile Use of Social Media Rises 80% in UK

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Marissa McNaughton | No Comments

A comScore report reveals that social media usage via mobile has experienced rapid growth in the UK within the past year. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: Comscore, mobile, mobile phones, social media, statistics, UK

Indonesia is Facebook’s 2nd Largest Market with 35 Million Users

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Marissa McNaughton | No Comments

Jakarta, Indonesia - 2nd Largest Facebook Market in World

The U.S. is easily in the lead with 152.2 million Facebook users, but Indonesia now comes in 2nd with 35.2 million users, and “more than half of the country’s online population participates on social networking sites” as reported by eMarketer. See the list of top ten countries by number of Facebook members. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: eMarketer, Facebook, Foursquare, Indonesia, Koprol, mobile, U.S., Yahoo

Mobile Presentation Views Grow 640% in 2011

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Marissa McNaughton | No Comments

New data released yesterday from SlideRocket shows that the growth of mobile presentations has “skyrocketed” in 2011 with a 640% increase. One of every ten presentations is now viewed via mobile device, with Apple products leading the pack as the device of choice. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: #realtime, Android, Apple, customer behaviors, ipad, iPhone, mobile, mobile phones, mobile presentations, presentations, research summaries, SlideRocket, smartphones, tablets

US Consumers Watching Mobile Video Increases 40% Year Over Year

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Marissa McNaughton | No Comments

A recent Nielsen report indicates that the number of US consumers watching mobile video increased 40% year over year in Q3 and Q4 2010, bringing total US mobile video viewers to nearly 25 million by the end of 2010. eMarketer compiled data from the Nielsen report and a survey from QuickPlay Media to reveal more interesting mobile video stats. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: mobile, mobile statistics, mobile video, U.S.

Twitter Reaches 155 Million Tweets Per Day

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Marissa McNaughton | No Comments

Last week, Twitter marked the end of the first quarter by tweeting out updated Q1 stats for 2011. See the latest percentage increases for for tweets per day, account signups, and mobile app users. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: Android, BlackBerry, ipad, iPhone, mobile, mobile applications, statistics, Twitter

Nearly One-Third of City Residents Turn To Social Media for Civic Info

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Marissa McNaughton | No Comments

A new report by the Monitor Institute and the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows how technology is helping civic institutions keep local citizens informed. The findings came from surveys conducted over an 8 month period in San Jose, CA; Philadelphia, PA; and Macon, GA. Overall, a significant number of citizens are using social and mobile [...] Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: blogs, California, city government, Facebook, Georgia, internet, LinkedIn, local news media, Macon, mobile, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, San Jose, smartphones, social media, social networks, Twitter

E-Commerce Site Traffic from Mobile Devices Up 300% From Last Year

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Tonia Ries | 1 Comment

Traffic to e-commerce web sites from mobile devices grew by more than 300% year over year, according to an analysis of more than 18 million visits to numerous high-traffic e-commerce websites conducted by SEO technology company Conductor — a huge surge in usage to which marketers and retailers need to pay close attention. Read →

Posted in: Blog, Social Media Statistics

Tags: Android, Conductor, eCommerce, holiday sales, iOS, ipad, iPhone, mobile, retail

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63% of 18-34 Year-Olds Willing to Use Mobile Phones For Purchasing

Indonesia is Facebook’s 2nd Largest Market with 35 Million Users

Mobile Presentation Views Grow 640% in 2011

US Consumers Watching Mobile Video Increases 40% Year Over Year

Twitter Reaches 155 Million Tweets Per Day

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