Digital Lifescapes

Perhaps Apple will introduce a new and better value iPhone this week that will help them regain lost market share in the U.S., as more people continue to choose a lower-cost Google Android-based device. Meanwhile, comScore has released data from their latest market study, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for July 2014. Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 42.4 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the number one smartphone platform with 51.5 percent platform market share. Once again, Facebook ranked as the top individual smartphone software application. And, Google has claimed four of top five most popular smartphone apps in America. Smartphone OEM Market Share 173 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (71.8 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in July -- that's up by 3 percent since April. Apple ranked as the top OEM with 42.4 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 1 percentage...

As the South by Southwest Festival of 2009 comes to an end, let's acknowledge the open unConference events -- as people from all over the world connected together and joined their Indie Music or Independent Film "community of interest" while in Austin, Texas. I've launched the GeoBrava Media project, in celebration of all the independent talent that stays true to their art-form -- passionately creating new digital media content -- regardless that their work is considered unCommercial by the legacy big-media companies. Free and Open Distribution Models The rise of the unLabel music production and open distribution model is a revolt in response to the traditional record label's business practices. Ditto, with the rise of the unStudio video production and open distribution phenomenon. A multitude of social media networking sites are creating the new open marketplace online, where the vast market supply is freely exposed to the awaiting eclectic market demand. The ...