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  • by Steve Outing

    Craigsphone iPhone app Classifieds Pro place-ad featureon iPhone

    The growth in “smartphones,” led by Apple’s two (soon to be three) generations of its iPhone, is nothing short of phenomenal. Apple has sold more than 21 million iPhones since the debut of version 1 (plus another 16 million iTouch devices, which can run most of the same applications […]

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  • by Steve Outing

    Last week I got to sit down at lunch in Boulder and chat with David Herrold, online and mobile media expert for the Houston Chronicle (whose recent project has been spearheading the Chronicle’s transition to using Kaango for some of its classifieds). He mentioned a mobile idea that I too have pondered, and we’re both […]

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  • by Steve Outing

    Newspapers need to be thinking foremost about creating services that are truly useful. Find a service that people will use on a regular basis and that benefits them in a substantial way, and you’ll win their hearts and loyalty. (That’s pretty much what Google does on a regular basis. Newspaper companies: not so much in […]

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