Crystal balling from TechCrunch on what we can expect from 2011.
So here we are in a new decade, and the technologies that are now available to us continue to engage (and enthrall) in fascinating ways. The rise and collision of several trends—social, mobile, touch computing, geo, cloud—keep spitting out new products and technologies which keep propelling us forward
An interesting startup called Offermatic launched today:
Offermatic is launching today to provide consumers with a more automatic way to earn deals and discounts. The rewards come in the form of instant rebates, discounts and points targeted to users based on their credit and debit card transactions.
New users will need to link a debit or credit card to get started, but once they do they’ll start earning points and become eligible for rebates and deals that the service sends via e-mail. Essentially, users need to provide the startup with direct access to their spending history — a big barrier to entry for some — so that Offermatic to serve up rewards.
What I find interesting about this model is the use of motivation (in the form of deals & saving) to verify customer behaviour. Although there are already cries of privacy infringement, the same criticisms were once levied at points cards. In fairness, the value of your privacy is the exchange you make to receive the deal.
What do you think? Will people go for it? Would you go for it?
A nice roundup of mobile web stats from Dave Rupert, developer of Lettering.js.
I usually don’t usually sit around and ponder “The Mobile Web”, but about two weeks ago I accidentally inundated myself with multiple talks about it from two separate podcasts. Because of that, the Mobile Web has a growing market share in my brain space.
The mobile web is a big freaking deal. Here are some current Mobile Web trends as of June 2010.
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