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Editor & Publisher: ‘Smart’ Idea: AP App Pushes Hot News

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"[Jane Seagrave, AP’s senior vice president/global product development] says the AP mobile apps have proven popular, with more than 1.2 million downloads. About 75% of those apps are for the iPhone, but Seagrave points out that’s because the iPhone app was the first one AP launched. Down-loads for the Blackberry version are “creeping up” since it was made available three months ago, she adds."

New York Times: As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping Up

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"The use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by jurors gathering and sending out information about cases is wreaking havoc on trials around the country, upending deliberations and infuriating judges. ... Judges have long amended their habitual warning about seeking outside information during trials to include Internet searches. But with the Internet now as close as a juror’s pocket, the risk has grown more immediate — and instinctual."

New York Times: A Trove of Clues From Smartphones for Marketers

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"Advertisers already tailor ads for small groups of consumers on the Web based on personal information. But cellphones have a much higher potential for personalized advertising, especially when they use applications like Yelp or Urbanspoon with GPS to identify a person’s location, right down to the street corner where they are standing."