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Carnival of the Mobilists #185-189

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On 02/09/2009

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I have missed a couple of turns of this fabulous collection of the weekly highlights in mobile-related blogging but that should not put you off as there has been lots of good stuff going on whilst I dragged my kids through Hannover, Berlin, Heidelberg, Paris as well as joined the masses that tried to invade Mont St Michel… So here’s a quick wrap-up on the carnivals that I missed:

#185 was hosted by Eric Chan on his Mobile Slate blog. Eric covered posts highlighting a few challenges: on (trying to) hosting posts on a mobile device, of LBS and mobile search. He also unearthed a post that is a little more upbeat, namely why this is a great time to invest into mobile!

#186 ran on AllAboutiPhone.net and was, well, NOT all about iPhone. Matt Radford covered posts on mobile advertising (and what brands want), an outlook on what Sprint might do with Virgin, Palm’s approach to the app world and why Steve Jobs hates the app store (yes, I blinked at that, too).

#187 appeared on the Mobile Stance blog hosted by Jamie Wells where we learn about Orange’s take on Blyk’s advertising ideas, get some ideas on what a mobile WebOS might look like and a couple of posts on how traditional publishers might look at mobile for their rescue (plus the 5 best revenue generators for iPhone).

#188 was hosted at the Golden Swamp by the Grande Dame of the Carnival of the Mobilists, Judy Breck, herself. Judy highlighted posts that query Nokia’s mass market iPhone strategy (and why Dave Stewart will not be any kind of messiah) as well as one on the sustainability of the mobile industry (which is very good indeed!).

Finally, and that brings us up to current, the 189th carnival was hosted by the formidable Peggy Anne Salz on her MSearchGroove blog. She points us to a great collection of mobile facts, another take on Nokia (including its “new” Maemo OS), a look on which mobile OS will prevail and on Apple’s control policies for the app store.

There is of course much more in the above, so make sure to spare an hour or so to read them. It’s well worth it. So now you know it…

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Carnival of the Mobilists # 184

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On 27/07/2009

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This week’s Carnival of the Mobilists is hosted by Ifan Chou and the folks at Idlemode and pretty much centers around the mobile web: they have included my look at the conundrum (if it is indeed that!) between web and apps when it comes to discovering and using mobile media, they highlight posts on smart mobs helped evolve by location-aware phones, mobile web widgets, use (or not) of .mobi. They also picked up a very remarkable post on mobile phone microscopy (yes, really!) and one that dissects the success (or lack thereof) of the Palm Pre. So, go on, and read it here.

Carnival of the Mobilists #183

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On 20/07/2009

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Another week, another Carnival of the Mobilists. This week’s edition is hosted by Tam Hanna on their TamsIJungle blog. Read it here. They have included two of my posts this week, namely my look on mobile cloud computing as well as my response to Robert Scoble on mobile innovation.

Carnival of the Mobilists # 182

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On 13/07/2009

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This week’s Carnival of the Mobilists is a bit of a special one as it is the first one that is actually hosted on a mobile phone! The daring host is Antoine RJ Wright and the Carnival is here.

Carnival of the Mobilists # 181

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On 05/07/2009

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It’s not yet Monday but the ever-present Andrew Grill who is hosting this week’s edition of the Carnival of the Mobilists on his London Calling blog has it live already. Read it here.

My recent post on the evolution of the model of mobile game aggregators (or mobile content aggregators in general) is featuring as are posts on the mobile Internet and how it differs from that other Internet, (mobile) cloud computing, the future (or no future) of s60 as well as IBM’s Twitter use during the recent Wimbledon tennis tournament. Good stuff. Go, read it!

Carnival of the Mobilists #180

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On 02/07/2009

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This week’s Carnival of the Mobilists is hosted by Rudy de Waele on his unmissable M-Trends blog. Rudy gives us a round up of last week’s mobile blogging highlights in spite of injury… Hats off as always! Hope you get better soon!

His contributor lists reads like a who’s who of mobile blogs: Ajit Jaokar, Carl Martin, Carlo Longino, Dennis Bournique, C. Enrique Ortiz, James Coops, Jamie Wells, Judy Breck, Marek Pawloski, Mark K. Kramer, Phil Barrett, Ronan Mandel and Tomi T Ahonen all contributed (yes, I know I was missing; no time to blog I’m afraid…).

Go head over to M-Trends now to get some inspiration!

Carnival of the Mobilists # 178

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On 14/06/2009

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venice_carnival_2009Welcome to the Carnival of the Mobilists, which has finally arrived on this blog, and how timely, too!

Last week marked not only the launch of the long-awaited Palm Pre but also featured Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (without Steve Jobs threatening to quit this time), so the theme would appear to being set: it is all about smarter phones, is it not?

And, lo and behold, this is exactly what this week’s worthy posts focused on, and from a variety of angles. It apparently energized some of the best and brightest to set pen to paper (or thumb to keyboard; can somewhat come up with an updated simile, please?). So off we go:

We are first and foremost being treated (!) to another of Tomi Ahonen’s epic posts, this time a journey through the times of the smartphone, from Nokia’s first Communicator (oh, how I loved my “brick”) to the iPhone, N97. Specifically, he looks at how differently the concept developed in the US vs the rest of the world. He also tells us where he thinks the real future lies (hint: not in apps apparently…). It is an absolute must-read even if a) you’ll need a good cup of coffee and a bit of time to read it and b) Tomi’s Finnish heritage does shine through on more than one occasion… 😉

Ajit Jaokar’s Open Gardens Blog follows on this theme: he argues that the Web just moved and that this will impact the balance of power with the web winning (hint: this is coming closer to where Tomi thinks we’re going, too).

Peggy Anne Salz’s MSearchGroove blog lends its space to Ben Jacobsen, the former Director of Global Marketing for Opera, who has some numbers to put against predictions that apps won’t really matter by looking at the real value of the app industry (it’s apparently $3.2bn in 2009 growing to $7bn in 2013) and the opportunities for app stores (hint: it is not Apple that rules). He also – rightly – points out however that the fact that Opera’s Mini browser is the top downloaded Java application of all time provides a good outlook on where the real opportunity lies.

Judy Breck suggests that smartphones have become a defining tool to ensure social equality in education: she urges to give smartphones to Washington DC school kids to make sure access to information is the same irrespective of class and income.

If you want more proof on how the web enhances your mobile experience, here you go: Aaron Chua shows us some intriguing examples of mobile applications that combine mobile device functionality with the information available online. Geoff Ballinger throws in his comparison of the price plans competing in the UK with the new iPhone 3GS’s tethering option (just in case you were wondering if it made sense).

And then, here is a voice reminding us that there is not only the web to connect to but the real world, too: Andrew Grill gives us a heads-up on Unilever’s thoughts on mobile coupons. They realized that they might be able to reach youngsters who might not be so keen on cutting out paper coupons anymore…

Before I go, here are two very noteworthy posts on events you should try not to miss:

Caroline Lewko’s WIP Jam Sessions stage events on various mobile open source topics in Amsterdam, Berlin and Marseille.

And then of course Rudy de Waele opens Mobile 2.0 on 18/19 June 2009 in beautiful Barcelona.

And Rudy has a special goodie for Carnival readers: he is giving away 2 FREE TICKETS to both the developer day (otherwise sold out!) AND the conference. Here’s how to win the ticket: send your definition of what is Mobile 2.0 in a tweet tagged #cotm to @mobile20 before this coming Tuesday 14h (CET). Rudy will choose the best and announce the winners on the day.

Post of the week goes to Tomi Ahonen’s tour de force of the smartphone world (but he also receives a caution for being maybe a little too rose-tinted over Nokia – I am referring to their recent innovative forces rather than their early revolutions…).

Now go, click those links and dive into what will hopefully bring you (even more) insight and inspiration. Have a great week!

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