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Have We Reached Peak Tech?

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

27 Sep 2019

Alexa

disruption

dot com

In last week’s Take Five I highlighted a Vox story which reported that over the last year the number of companies using terms like ‘tech’ or technology’ in their documents is down 12%. This is...

The Internet’s Adolescence: The Real World Catches Up Eventually

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

19 May 2017

AOL

Apple

Facebook

I started my career as an internet analyst back in the period of the dot-com bubble. They were heady days in which anything seemed possible. The world was changing in unprecedented ways and the possibilities...

MIDiA Research Predictions 2017: The Year Of The Platform

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

13 Dec 2016

Access Industries

Alphabet

Amazon

Following an 84% success rate for our 2016 Predictions report, we today launch our 2017 predictions report: ‘ MIDiA Research Predictions 2017: The Year Of The Platform’. The report is immediately available...

The Uber Button: The Greatest App Growth Opportunities Are Outside Apps

Blog post by Karol Severin

4 Dec 2015

app economy

app ecosystem

apps

Uber announced an option for developers to easily integrate a button for requesting rides. Examples include getting an Uber to a show or to a restaurant. Uber released an API in the past, partnering with...

Uber's Smart Routes and Recent Jeep Hack Hires: Two Milestones On A Journey To Becoming A Tech Giant Superpower

Blog post by Karol Severin

15 Sep 2015

delivery network

driverless cars

Innovation

Uber confirmed they are testing a new addition to their Uber Pool proposition. Smart Routes allow consumers to save even more money if they are willing to be picked up on one of Uber’s ‘hot routes’....

Mobile Concierge Services Take Consumer Data Analysis To The Next Level

Blog post by Karol Severin

10 Apr 2015

consumer data analysis

consumer data analytics

consumer insight

Technology solutions as tools for consumer behavior data gathering, analysis, and automated online and mobile marketing have gone through a tremendous amount of development. Yet paradoxically, the next...