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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of Safely (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: I think I agree with you. You are saying that Groupon is the most significant. Groupon – and the others in that category, such as LivingSocial – is the more significant innovation in location-based coupon services in the recent generation. Tasso Roumeliotis: Yes, exactly. SM: What do you see as the impact of
Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of Safely (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: Who else plays in that space? Whom do you compete with? And are the applications only phone locating applications, or are there other applications you’re seeing emerge in that space? Tasso Roumeliotis: There are other ones. To answer your first question, the biggest competitor, by far, is a company called TCS. They’re the
Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of Safely (Part 2)
SM: Which app on the smart phone that you think is the milestone event that makes location-based services viable. TR: I would say that if you actually look at the revenue-generating, location-based services, a lot of the revenue that’s being generated, those applications are still near the top or at the top, even before smart
Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of Safely (Part 1)
No matter how old they get, parents never stop worrying about their children. They always want to know where their children are, what they’re doing and who they’re with. Safely seeks to alleviate some those concerns through modern technology. For example, with Safely Drive, parents can disable texting and talking while driving, with Safely Locate,
Will RIM End Up In Dell’s Arms?
Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) was counting on the BlackBerry Playbook to pull them out of their downward spiral. But there was only a lukewarm reception to the Playbook, and RIM’s future continued to look glum. Gartner estimates that Apple’s iOS will continue to dominate the worldwide media tablet market through 2015. iOS will account for 69%
Design That Moves Business: The Motorola RAZR Effect (Part 3)
By guest authors Charles W. Bush and Kathy Hwang of 3Strand Innovation, a brand, design and business consultancy What happened after the RAZR? The RAZR has sold over 50 million units to date and was named #12 of the “50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years” by PC World magazine. It pushed Motorola’s stock
Design That Moves Business: The Motorola RAZR Effect (Part 2)
By guest authors Charles W. Bush and Kathy Hwang of 3Strand Innovation, a brand, design and business consultancy While any company should be proud of a market success like the RAZR mobile phone, Motorola’s story is even more remarkable because it came out of an older corporation that was able to adapt for innovation. The original vision
Vision India 2020: Doctor For Sure
One of the most contentious topics in the 2008 US presidential elections has been healthcare policy, with Barack Obama pushing aggressively for universal healthcare. As I delved into the topic from the perspective of India and tried to outline a business plan for a sustainable, for-profit venture–not a non-profit, nor a government agency–Doctor For Sure
