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This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantby: Bob Kernen Mobile is a great way for your audience to listen to your station, but your app can be about much more than just access to your stream. Here are 5 non-streaming features of your app that you should use to drive engagement…
Radio apps have grown substantially since our friend, James Cridland, developed the world’s first streaming mobile app for a radio station back in 2005. Back in the time where there were no app stores, no wifi for mobile, and data was extremely expensive. That time is long gone, and after 10 years, the mobile space…
by: Bob Kernen We frequently get calls from our clients asking why nobody is downloading their apps anymore. Our response is always the same, “How are you promoting it?” Promotion. Obvious, right? But usually, the response is, “Oh, were we supposed to do that?” Typically a station promotes their app when it’s new, which makes…
The Swedish furniture chain, IKEA, will soon be coming out with new pieces that will be incorporating Qi technology. With this, we will be able to place our mobile devices onto “charging pads” on the furniture, and in turn will charge our phones wirelessly. According to Mashable, “Qi is a popular wireless power standard from…
by: Bob Kernen The H&R Block man’s rallying cry is “Get your billions back, America!” Well, to borrow the tone, if not the content of his ubiquitous-this-time-of-year yawp, c’mon “Get your listening occasions back, radio.” At one time, everyone had transistor radios, boom boxes, Walkmans, even stereos. Now most people under the age of 20…