Deciding between web apps and native apps for an m-commerce strategy

Mobile Website vs Mobile App

Though mobile commerce still hasn’t reached levels that are anywhere near what e-commerce has achieved so far, this year has shown that there is tremendous potential in m-commerce but that the surface of it has barely been scratched. Large online businesses from Amazon to eBay are funneling billions of dollars every year into their mobile commerce efforts, including mobile websites and apps. Research conducted by Performics, a marketing firm, showed that 49 percent of individuals who use the mobile web heavily have already made at least one purchase using their…

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New app to help renters with QR Code scanning

It can be difficult to find apartments in a big city. It can be even more difficult to find an affordable one. As mobile technology progresses and becomes increasingly embedded into people’s lives, new methods for apartment hunting are cropping up. Habitat Hunters, a real estate service provider for Austin, Texas, has long aided apartment seekers in their efforts. Now, they are adopting QR codes to better serve a new generation of clients that can’t seem to put their phones down. Habitat Hunters was the first real estate and apartment…

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