5 March 2013 – I stayed in Barcelona for a few days after the event to unwind and just enjoy the city.  And quite frankly after 75,000+ attendees (and potential clients), over 1,500 exhibitors, 30+ educational sessions and presentations, 220 business cards and BUMP contacts to sort through … I am whipped.  I will have a more detailed analysis in a few weeks but to start while some of this is still fresh:

1.  If there was one major take-away this year it was that “Mobile First” is, like, soooo last year. We have moved to “Mobile Only” in such an amazing short period of time. Mobile is more than just the latest step forward in tech innovation; mobile is fundamentally reshaping operating models, business models and marketplaces. It’s not sufficient to think “mobile first” anymore. The postdigital future begins with “mobile only.”

2. From a hardware perspective, key launches centered on devices like the Samsung Note 8.0 tablet computer, Huawei’s Ascend P2 smartphone, which at speeds of 150Mhz the Chinese technology giant claims is the fastest in the … Read more