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Mobile 2009 – More of the same
Submitted by James Whitley on Thu, Aug 14, 2008 13:27
Strategy Analytics, a international consulting firm, has already released a reporton what to expect in the 2009 mobile market space.
Last I checked it’s still August, but I guess it’s never too early to get a jump on the competition!
Their conclusions for mobile in 2009? Essentially more of the same.
Mobile Social Networking... Hot or Hype?
Submitted by James Whitley on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 12:01
A recent report finds that less than 24% of mobile internet users visit social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. By contrast, the Internet application that most users found most interesting was… email. The original PDF report can be found here.
Users Deserve Control
Submitted by James Whitley on Mon, Jul 21, 2008 18:13
WirelessWeek is reporting today that a judge is allowing the lawsuit against T-Mobile by disgruntled subscribers to proceed. The subscribers are fighting charges against unsolicited text messages because they have no viable way of avoiding the charges.
http://www.wirelessweek.com/T-Mobile-Subscribers-Sue-Text-Messages.aspx
The Problem with Mobile Banner Ads
Submitted by James Whitley on Sat, Jul 19, 2008 10:32
I have been thinking about mobile advertising quite a bit of late. In my last blog I shared news of the mobile Internet reaching critical mass.
Within that report was a graphic showing the Motorola RAZR as the most popular device for mobile Internet browsing. This news got me to thinking about how the mobile internet is funded, then to thinking about mobile advertising in general, and before long I was thinking about the basic problems with mobile banner ads. Anyhow, follow with me on this one:
Critical Mass
Submitted by James Whitley on Sat, Jul 19, 2008 10:09
Nielson Mobile released a report last week entitled “"Critical Mass: The Worldwide State of the Mobile Web".
http://www.nielsenmobile.com/documents/CriticalMass.pdf
Among their key findings:
Microsoft acquires MobiComp
Submitted by James Whitley on Fri, Jun 27, 2008 10:06
Microsoft announced today that it is acquiring Mobicomp, a company with some interesting backup and restore technology as well as an active “ticker” feature. The timing is curious given Nokia’s recent Symbian announcement. Maybe Microsoft is feeling a little pressure?
Beer and Pizza
Submitted by James Whitley on Thu, Jun 05, 2008 09:30
Last week we hosted our inaugural open-house and it was a smashing success. We started at 6pm, but had a crowd by 5:30. The beer and pizza was all gone 8 (note to self – get more beer and pizza). When I left at 10 the diehard folks were still furiously drawing on a whiteboard. I saw pseudo code and took that as my sign to exit the building! 
Growth and Innovation
Submitted by James Whitley on Fri, Apr 18, 2008 09:31
The addition of Edwin Voskamp to the GoLife team was a very exciting moment in the history for our company. His joining could not come at a better time, specifically in terms of the strategic alignment of resources. Mounir commented to me last week that he was thrilled about his “new position.” I told him that I had been thrilled about his “new position” for the past two years! Let me explain.
Vodafone Staff Upset by Dead Badger on Way to Work
Submitted by James Whitley on Sat, Mar 08, 2008 13:36
Some days I just have to shake my head and laugh. Seems a dead badger is giving Vodafone employees the creeps, no doubt driving down productivity as a result. You know it’s a slow day for the editor when roadkill becomes the subject of a news article. Hopefully Vodafone st
iPhone accelerates Mobile Web adoption, Mobile Ads still trailing
Submitted by James Whitley on Wed, Mar 05, 2008 12:48
I ran across this blog entry from Jonathan and his observations of mobile web browsing. Using some educated estimates, Jonathan calculates that the average iPhone user sees something like 900 web pages per month and that those pages represent a huge marketing opportunity.
