by Wayne Kurtzman | Jan 14, 2012 | Analytics, Marketing, mcommerce, Social Media
So Google trends can’t predict the outcome of the NH Primary with the same accuracy as it can American Idol or Dancing With The Stars, and for this I am glad. Facebook cannot predict the outcome of such a contest, and for this I am also glad. They do, however,...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Jan 9, 2012 | Analytics
Update: 2043PM ET Election Night: Google Trends has updated showing Ron Paul just ahead of Romney (which means Romney should win; read the article below for the reason); Santorum and Huntsman. Time to see what really happens! Update: 1043AM ET Election Day: Google...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Jan 6, 2012 | gamification, Marketing, mcommerce, Social Media, Web 2.0
As mobile phones and social media make this the era of SoMoLo (Social/Mobile/Local) technology, gamification, the use of game dynamics, is quietly becoming a bigger force for many businesses. By 2015, according to Gartner, Inc., more than half of organizations that...