There was lot of anger, hand-wringing, and finger-pointing in Iowa Monday night.. The epic fail of the Iowa Democratic Party’s mobile app was the big water cooler topic yesterday. To gain insight about how these debacles can happen – and how to prevent them – I went to our resident app guru, jacapps CEO Bob Kernen. Even if you already have an app (that works), this is a good read.
Read MoreMobile Christmas & Appy Chanukah Wishes
It’s that time of year when exciting new mobile devices will find their way under many trees. jacapps COO Bob Kernen has some great tips to ensure your brand’s mobile app is front and center on new smartphones and tablets. Here’s his list of practical and strategic hints.
Read MoreApple CarPlay and Android Auto In The Wild
Last week, jacapps CEO Bob Kernen visited five Metro Detroit car dealerships to test drive the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems. Bob writes about his experience and offers five suggestions for radio in the industry’s ongoing effort to remain relevant and present in today’s changing dashboards.
Read MoreHere We GO Again: Radio’s Opportunity with Games
Some stereotype “gamers” as pasty-skinned teenage boys playing Halo in their parents’ basements, but the typical gamer today is a middle aged woman who likes so-called “casual games.” In Techsurvey12, we asked about game play, and the data is powerful. Games are another potential revenue source for well-branded stations, and jacapps COO Bob Kernen explains why.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Dear App Store
A mobile app – Pokémon GO – is taking the world by storm. As Apple’s App Store celebrates its 8th birthday, jācapps’ Bob Kernen reflects on the meteoric rise of mobile apps and what they mean to radio. As they say, “There’s an app for that.”
Read MoreRadio on the TV
As smart TVs become commonplace in more households & businesses, radio has the opportunity to develop apps for these connected devices.
Read MoreHow To Become Their ApP1
jācapps’ COO, Bob Kernen, and I share a lot in common – a love for radio and a fascination with the mobile space. Actually, his passions are reversed, but you get the idea. We love to work on projects together, helping radio clients succeed and thrive in the mobile space. In today’s post, Bob talks […]
Read MoreFinal Score: 86 – 14
Keeping track of the mobile space is a full-time job in and of itself. Between new smartphones and tablets, smartwatches, and the incrediblespeed at which consumers are moving from desktops and laptops to mobile devices, it’s a major challenge. It’s hard to believe that Apple’s App Store has been up and running for seven years […]
Read More“Magic In My Ears”
Some of you know Bob Kernen, jācapps’ CEO as a techie guy. But while Bob is proficient in all things digital, he has a deep love and appreciation for music and the people who make it. His GrokMusic startup was all about music discovery, so he knows the in’s and out’s of the industry and […]
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