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A Taste of Apple’s New Patents

By Elizabeth Hussey | March 25, 2015

This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantIMAGE: US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Recently, Apple has acquired a slew of new patents that could eventually make its way onto the iPhone. According to Mashable, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has approved the “Track My Friends” feature. This new feature would let…

5 Non-Streaming Features You Can Use in Your App to Drive Listening

By Elizabeth Hussey | March 20, 2015

by: 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 with your audience. 1. Social interaction – You can use…

10 Years of Radio Apps

By Elizabeth Hussey | March 17, 2015

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…

5 Ways to Promote Your App on-Air

By Elizabeth Hussey | March 10, 2015

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…

IKEA Brings Qi into the Home

By Elizabeth Hussey | March 5, 2015

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…