Mike Boland was one of the first print tech journalists of the internet age as a staff reporter in Forbes magazine’s Silicon Valley Bureau starting in 2000. He also wrote for iconic tech publications of that period, including Red HerringBusiness 2.0, and Mobile Magazine.

Mike has since been a 20-year tech industry analyst at top-tier research firms, and is now Founder & Chief Analyst of ARtillery Intelligence, Editor-in-Chief of AR Insider, and Senior Analyst at Localogy. He frequently speaks at tech industry events ranging from Augmented World Expo, XRDC, Search Marketing Expo (SMX), and ad:tech.

Mike has authored more than 150 in-depth reports and market forecasts on the tech & media landscape including social, mobile, and spatial computing. His writings have appeared in TechCrunchBusiness Insider, VentureBeat, and the Huffington Post; while his analyst commentary has appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

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