How to innovate in a disruptive mobile market from an incumbent Ecommerce position: lessons for both startups and established enterprises. Orbitz first launched a mobile site in the Spring of 2007 and continued the next few years focusing on providing timely and helpful information for travelers. Fast-forward to 2010, it brought the ability to book travel (flights, [...]

Join MoMo Chicago & Nokia for a night of app demos, tech talk, open bar & appetizers Our friends from Nokia are hosting this networking mixer and app demo at the classy  Bin 36 !  We will have the opportunity to meet with  Dave Bost -Developer Evangelist , from Microsof t who will be doing a presentation on Mango App Development and a [...]

Monday, July 18, 2011, 6:00 PM – Register Here Vibes Media 300 West Adams Street, 7th Floor Chicago, IL Speaker: Joe Nedumgottil has spent most of his career in business and technology consulting.  As a manager at Pariveda, Joe works with our clients to manage towards better, more cost-effective IT results.  Joe has experience across a [...]

Apple Worldwide Developer Conference Roundup Daniel Slowinski of the Nerdery ( http://www.nerdery.com) will be providing the details on iOS 5 and the new launches from WWDC ‘11. Monday, June 20, 2011 – 6:00 PM NAVTEQ – 425 West Randolph Street Chicago, IL About Daniel Slowinski I graduated from the University of Illinois in 2009 with a BS [...]

We will bring together several experts in leveraging the cloud in mobile app development for a panel discussion on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:00 PM. We’ve just announced the panel for this discussion please Register Here . Moderator Mark Wilson – Philanthroper & Gizmodo Mark Wilson is best known for his work at Gizmodo, where he was [...]

Date: Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 – 6:00pm Location: Morning Star – 22 West Washington St, Chicago, IL Register:  http://www.meetup.com/momo-chicago/events/16179791/   Selling mobile applications is far more difficult than selling SaaS applications.  In December of 2010, the iPhone App Store averaged 627 new apps every day.  The Android Market averaged 243.  Long gone are the days of throwing an app up into [...]

On January 24, 2011, Niti Vaish of Slalom Consulting delivered a very insightful discussion of how to go about creating an integrated multi-channel strategy. Niti discussed the maturity evolution that takes a brand from the place where they say to a consultant “I want an iPhone app” to the level where they have products and [...]

midVentures Technology Partners is putting on a series of events called DESIGN + DEVELOP for the Chicago tech community. Their next event is focusing on mobile: “Introduction to iPhone & Android Apps” and is targeted to designers, developers and business people. The event is being held at the SYNC Technology Center in Greektown on Thursday, January 20 from [...]

Please join us for the next gathering of mobile industry professionals & enthusiasts on  Monday, January 17, 2011, at 6:00 pm. This event is free and generously hosted by Morningstar. Please RSVP today at: http://momojan2011.eventbrite.com/ PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Niti Vaish from Slalom Consulting will discuss creating an integrated, holistic, actionable multi-channel strategy using a ‘top-down-bottom-up’ approach with a goal to meet business [...]

We’re bringing together all of Chicago’s mobile industry groups for a big blowout holiday mixer ! There will be demos and giveaways, plus networking with cool mobile industry people from all areas of business & development. We look forward to seeing you there! Tickets are free but space is extremely limited! Please RSVP at: http://chimobileholidaymixer.eventbrite.com   Getting there… Parking: There is limited street parking plus a few private [...]

Please join us for the next gathering of mobile industry professionals & enthusiasts on  Monday, November 15, 2010, at 6:00 pm. Reserve the date in your calendar now! PRESENTATION OVERVIEW The Mobile Web provides the opportunity to build once and run everywhere. This presentation will provide 30 practical tips on how to build contextual, performant, secure, pretty and portable [...]

Please join us for the next gathering of mobile industry professionals & enthusiasts on Monday, October 18, 2010, at 6:00 pm. Reserve a ticket today as seats are limited. FREE! http://momooct2010.eventbrite.com PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Jeff Schwartz will present "Cross Platform Mobile Development: The Easy Way to Develop Native iPhone and Android Apps." Jeff will focus on the challenges facing enterprises as they [...]

Join the Mobile Monday Americas networking party during the CTIA! It’s at the W Hotel in San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 7, from 6 – 9 pm. The event is FREE but an RSVP is required. (These events have sold out quickly in the past!) http://mobilemondayctia2010.eventbrite.com The Mobile Monday Americas organization would like to thank Nokia for sponsoring the [...]

Please join us for the next gathering of mobile industry professionals & enthusiasts on Monday, September 20, 2010, at 6:00 pm.  Reserve the date in your calendar now! Please RSVP today and reserve your spot: http://momooct2010.eventbrite.com Special Note: And please note that we’ll be in Evanston this month to join in the fun with the Design For Mobile international conference! [...]

It’s that time of year again! Summer is coming to close. And just as Summer gives way to Autumn, it’s time to bring in a new leadership council for Mobile Monday Chicago. When Ray Villares, Kristie Fox and I took the leadership reins last summer, we set rules that council membership would last one year at a [...]

Our friends at the Mobile Visionary Roundtable  (associated with the ITA) are hosting a networking mixer & startup demo evening at the Westwood Tap & Tavern in Schaumburg next Thursday at 6 pm. MoMo Chicago has been wanting to do something in the western suburbs for awhile, so we would like to encourage our members (and [...]

Our friends at the Illinois Technology Association are organizing the Mobile Visionary Mixer 2 for Thursday, July 22 at 6 pm. The mixer will be focusing on introducing the community to the Mobile App Expo scheduled for Summer 2011, as well as offering an opportunity to meet and greet with local startups. For more information and to RSVP, please visit the [...]

Please join us for the next gathering of mobile industry professionals & enthusiasts on Monday, July 19, 2010, at 6:00 pm. Reserve the date in your calendar now! PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Marketers: should your brand build an iPad App? Entrepreneurs: which types of brands should you target to share your awesome iPad app idea to? Designers: what’s different about [...]