Latest News from Robert Demmer

Mobile Website Development with Netbiscuits

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:14:00 EDT

While mobile Internet is a prime growth market of the future, the medium is not as simple as it looks. In contrast to web developments for PCs, developers using the mobile channel are confronted by a virtually limitless number of hardware and software platforms. This fragmentation might encourage some to limit their projects to specific platforms and end devices. The browser technology used by many older cell phones often appears to be the only way of realizing client applications that have the same performance and design standards as the PC web. In addition, application stores, such as the one operated by iPhone, represent a promising distribution channel for marketing client apps.

LA Phil Launches Microsite Celebrating Incoming Music Director

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EDT

The Gustavo microsite prominently features a brand-new interactive online game and iPhone application, Bravo Gustavo, designed by Hello Design to simulate the experience of conducting an orchestra. The Bravo Gustavo online game invites users to interact with Gustavo and the LA Phil performing Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique (music courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon). The Bravo Gustavo iPhone application adapts the mobile device into a conducting baton, utilizing the accelerometer to directly affect the overall tempo and note duration of the music – just like a real conductor.

Distribute Mobile Websites via Apps Stores

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

"Making contents and services available to your customers on mobile phones up to now used to mean choosing between a mobile website and a client application," says Michael Neidhoefer, Managing Director of Netbiscuits. "Both channels have their specific advantages: a Netbiscuits-based website is displayed optimized on nearly all mobile devices. An app enables additional functions and can be very successfully distributed via App Stores, like on the iPhone. Netbiscuits integrates mobile Websites and Client Apps. "Shell App Concept" enables additional functions and opens new sales channels for mobile web services.

Netbiscuits Enables Mobile Couponing

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:45:49 EDT

Netbiscuits, a web software platform for the creation, publication, and monetization of mobile websites, today announces the launch of a mobile couponing solution. The new “Messaging and Couponing Tool”, which will go live in October, allows the creation of SMS-based mobile coupons that enable Netbiscuits customers to deliver couponing campaigns to their end customer base the most easy and (cost-) effective way. Coupon messages can seamlessly be combined with and linked to interactive mobile web content and services, marketing campaigns, and m-commerce sites.

WhitePages Mobile Offerings Surpass 2 Million Users

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:41:00 EDT

WhitePages now reaches more than 2 million mobile users through its iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, SMS and m.WhitePages.com mobile offerings. With popular features like caller identification and reverse phone lookup, click to call, GPS-aware directory services and directions, WhitePages mobile applications are achieving significant adoption.

App Store Listing & Mobile Site Shortcut

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EDT

Netbiscuits helps you distribute your mobile web services. Just get your website listed with GetJar, the world's largest independent app store, and create a free "Mobile Site Shortcut". Mobile site shortcuts are micro-apps that fit for any mobile phone and open your mobile website by one click.

Developing Mobile Websites with NetBeans and Netbiscuits

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:15:00 EDT

The development of a mobile portal is illustrated using a practical example. For this purpose, a popular Java web project will be created in NetBeans and is later connected to a Custom Application.

Netbiscuits Mobilizes Projects for a Better World

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:30:00 EDT

Five winners of the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) receive free access to the Netbiscuits platform and thus have the opportunity to transcribe their projects for all mobile end devices and reach more users.

Mobile Web Use To Triple in Western Europe by 2014

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:05:00 EDT

More than a third of consumers in Western Europe will use the mobile web by 2014, says Forrester. Its new study claims mobile Internet adoption will grow to 39 per cent in the region from 13 per cent in 2008. It adds that a third of Western European consumers will own Internet-enabled phones in 2014.

Are Websites Becoming Irrelevant?

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:15:00 EDT

Recently, I came across an article, 4 reasons websites are becoming irrelevant by Adam Broitman for iMediaConnection.com. Many things the article says are true, but when it comes to innovative new services like the AR app, the author offers no solution to the fragmentation problem we all face in mobile. Only companies that aim to have a extremely innovative, first mover kind of image, will go this way, because those apps won’t reach beyond the platform they were created for (e.g. iPhone). Of course, the iPhone has reached a critical mass in some markets (mainly US), but I’d share Google’s analysis, that even Google won’t be rich enough to support apps for all the different platforms out there.

How Much Money Are Mobile Ad Networks Really Making?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:52:00 EDT

Former Universal Pictures mobile boss Jeremy Laws has been crunching the numbers of the 6 biggest US mobile advertising networks. and made a guesstimate for Fantasyland and Realityland based on some recent monthly unique site visitor data, per network, from Nielsen. Read the whole thing here, it's quiet interesting!

Webinar of MEF Asia Regarding Ad-Funded Mobile Entertainment

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:42:09 EDT

Join this free webinar and learn more about Ad-Funded Mobile Entertainment. MEF Asia and Netbiscuits, with support from Telecom Asia and Wireless Asia, invite you to join the webinar to understand the progress Ad-Funded Mobile Entertainment (AFME) has made across Southeast Asia and to get updated with the latest trends and real-world situations.

45,000 Slightly Different Ways to Optimize Mobile Websites

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:30:00 EDT

5,000 to 6,000 unique mobile devices having 750 to 800 differentiating characteristics = 45,000 slightly different ways to optimize a mobile website. In regards to standards, it certainly looks as if we have some way to go. Handset manufacturer and service provider alliances and business strategies often conflict with one another, particularly under the existing economic conditions. Consumer market factors will contribute to the standardization problems with varying consumer budgets influencing the types of bundled technologies, thus the devices overall capabilities. Local and regional factors in law, language and culture will also add another dimension to the issue.

From Print to Pixels - Magazine Ad Spending Down Again

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:15:00 EDT

Magazine ad spending has dropped five years in a row. Can a new iPhone application platform help reverse this trend? "NearbyNow offers a digital shopping service via mobile phones or the web that lets users find and reserve products they’re looking for in local brick-and-mortar stores, as well as directing users to web sites to purchase products online. The company’s iPhone platform provides a template on which publications can build mobile apps that push products used in editorial spreads or from advertising campaigns straight to users on their mobile phones."

Developer Tools Update

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:15:00 EDT

NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 with JavaFX and JetBrains Web IDE Early Access are ready for download. In their own words here are some of the benefits these releases deliver. An update to the 6.7 release release that is integrated with Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for developers to host open-source projects. With Kenai and the NetBeans IDE, a team of developers is able to create projects, check out, edit, debug, build, discuss, and commit code, all through one easy-to-use interface.

Netbiscuits Joins 118tracker.com

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:33:00 EDT

Netbiscuits is announced as a partner for this year’s Information Innovation awards being organised by 118tracker.com. Clients of Netbiscuits can receive a 10% discount.

Netbiscuits Gives First Tweet

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:15:00 EDT

Short and sweet... Netbiscuits first tweet. Hello World! Follow Netbiscuits on twitter.com/Netbiscuits and checkout the newly redesigned home and platform pages.

ADAC Verkehrsinformation Mobil, a Mobile Traffic Information Service

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EDT

The summer holiday period means that long traffic jams build up throughout Germany. It is now possible to ascertain the current traffic situation whilst on the move by accessing all traffic and traffic jam reports across the Federal Republic via mobile phone under wap.adac.de. Netbiscuits, the leading software platform for mobile web sites has licensed the data from the ADAC and now both provides and operates this concise, new mobile web portal. The T-Online subsidiary InteractiveMedia is responsible for marketing.

Mobile TV Movie: TV Highlights on Your Cellphone Courtesy of Netbiscuits

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Germany’s toughest movie team is taking vigorous mobile action. Starting today, TV Movie, a TV guide with amongst the highest circulation and greatest coverage in Europe, is expanding its cross-media offering. Besides three print titles, two online websites and numerous EPGs, there is now a mobile portal available at mobil.tvmovie.de. Netbiscuits, the leading international software platform for the creation, publication, and monetization of mobile websites, has realized the easy-to-operate mobile portal for TV Movie.

Developing for the iPhone with Netbiscuits

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Netbiscuits provides one platform for all devices. The software service allows you to fully exploit the capabilities of high-end mobile devices like the iPhone, Nokia Series 60, BlackBerrys, Android phones and many others.

RSS Biscuit and Database Caching

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:45:00 EDT

This recently launched feature has been improved: If a RSS feed has not been retrieved and cached by Netbiscuits yet, the end user will get a page which refreshes automatically to see the RSS content as soon as it becomes available. Download the Netbiscuits Getting Started Guide "Integration of Dynamic Content Feeds"

Latest Netbiscuits Device Updates

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Netbiscuits added many devices to their database within the last month: Three Skypephone S2 (Amoi 8709), Nokia 5730 (XpressMusic), LG LG265 (Rumor 2), Toshiba W62T,Sharp SH902i, Kyocera A5528K Sanyo A5522S and- Samsung GT-S8000 (Jet), among others.

Netbiscuits and Ringleader Digital Optimize Ad Revenues for Mobile Websites

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:18:00 EDT

Netbiscuits, a leading web software platform for the creation, publication, and monetization of mobile websites, and Ringleader Digital, a leading technology provider for targeted, trackable advertising campaigns announced partnership.

The Faster Way to Better Living: Dream Properties at the Click of a Button on Your Mobile Phone

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:45:00 EDT

Axel Springer‘s real estate portal Immonet.de now enables property searches on a mobile phone, iPhone, Blackberry and on other smartphones. More than 950,000 houses, apartments and other properties can easily be found each month on mobil.immonet.de with the help of Netbiscuits, the leading software platform for the development, operation and marketing of mobile internet pages.

From Tehran to You Live on Ulitzer: The Wind of Change is Blowing

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:45:00 EDT

I have been waiting for a worthy topic to make my first Ulitzer post and the events taking place in Iran are sweeping the Internet and world by storm. Below is an email providing a first hand account of the events that took place in Tehran on June 15th, 2009. My sincere hopes and wishes are with the people of Iran in this tumultuous time.