Richard McManus (link below) has continued an earlier discussion on his blog as well. Some good links in the discussion.
Really, despite my original comment (that there should be a mobile-focused contributor), we shouldn’t separate mobile from the rest of the Web. I would very much prefer that mobile was part of the whole conversation, and not really separate.
Indeed, I was stirring the nest a bit, and know that the Web 2.0 Workgroup has occasionally written about mobile stuff. I just wanted to bring it up more, since I think the fusion of Web and mobile is where the greatest growth will be in the next few years.
Thanks, Richard.
Link: Read/WriteWeb: Intersection of Mobile and Web 2.0.
What other mobile blogs do people recommend? As I wrote recently on ZDNet, I think mobile is the next ‘revolution’ cab off the ranks in the Web industry. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be talking more now about how 2.0 technologies and mobile are intersecting – for example location and presence services that utilize things like RSS and social networking. What’s being built now in mobile that we in Web 2.0-land should be talking about more? Who’s blogging about it? Who’s building it?
Since we don’t see a mobile focused blogger being invited to the Web 2.0 inner sanctum, I say we do the reverse, and get this party started. 😉
So, MY question is: who among those writing about things webilicious should we include in the Mobile 2.0 Workgroup? Suggestions anyone?
I just happen to be setting up the http://www.mobile20workgroup.org domain as we speak. You can probably guess to whom the first member invitations will go.
mobilejones,
Please tell me you didn’t actually say “mobile 2.0”.
Given that it is a carrier’s mobile 0.0 world and we’re just suffering through it, the notion of 2.0 is rather comical and a bit delusional, no?
Happy Holidays,
Doug
Actually there will be not one, but two new mobile blogs being introduced to the Web 2.0 Workgroup over the next few days. Stay tuned! 🙂
p.s. still, great idea to start a mobile workgroup.
Thanks, Richard. Do you have suggestions for whom we should invite from the web world? I’m glad that you’ve decided to include mobile bloggers and equally glad that Charlie suggested it.
It will be interesting to see whether the usual suspects appear or some creativity is evident from the participants selected. I hope for the later.
Your encouragement and support is appreciated, of course.
TechCrunch on: A New Blog is Born – MobileCrunch
I had been on the look out for this. A new mobile blog has been announced (thanks Tommi). Mike Arrington of Techcrunch has extended his brand (maybe with my goading?) to the new Mobilecrunch. Does that make Mike Captain Crunch?