Author: marcabraham

• The main reasons behind Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility

  On Monday, Google announced that it had acquired Motorola Mobility, the handset development arm of the telecommunications company for a price of $12.5 billion (£7.5 billion). Google was quick to assure the public that Motorola will be run as a separate division to Android. One of the main drivers of the success of Android is…

  marcabraham

  August 18, 2011

  Digital Strategy, Google, Mobile

  Google, Microsoft, mobile, strategy

• Book review: Agile Excellence for Product Managers

  Agile product management is a very interesting and dynamic area. In a post a few months ago I explored how agile product management differs from ‘traditional’ product management using a great book by Roman Pichler as a reference. I’ve just finished “Agile Excellence for Product Managers” by Greg Cohen which outlines the key principles of Agile product…

  marcabraham

  August 6, 2011

  Agile, Book Reviews, Product Management

  Agile, book, product management

• LinkedIn Apply: going for a job has just gotten easier

  A few months ago I learned about LinkedIn launching some really useful new tools, as part of its mission to become a business-critical tool. Yesterday, LinkedIn continued down this path by launching a button that lets users apply for jobs. The Apply with LinkedIn button makes it easy for people to apply for jobs. These are…

  marcabraham

  July 26, 2011

  Social Media, Technology

  LinkedIn, Netflix, socialmedia, strategy

• Square is making mobile payments even easier

  Square is one of those new inventions that I look at and think: “that’s a cool looking new feature!”. More importantly, Square looks like it will take mobile payments to the next level. A few months ago I learned about wallet-less payments with the likes of Google and Orange enabling users to pay using their mobiles…

  marcabraham

  July 21, 2011

  Mobile, Startups, Technology, User Experience

  Google, MMN, mobile

• You don’t have to go out to enjoy a social DJ

  A few weeks ago I learned about Turntable.fm a great new service which combines social media principles with music. The idea behind this new site is simple: ‘social listening’, with users having shared experiences around music. Turntable.fm has only been around for a month or so but has already picked up over 140,000 users which is…

  marcabraham

  July 17, 2011

  Music, Social Media, Startups

  Mixcloud, Music, Rdio, Shazam, socialmedia