One thing that has been dear to me is how to bring together, on our mobile, our whole Web experience that we are used to through the large-screen PC-based browser with multiple action buttons and right-clicking.
I’ve been enamored with mobile services that do such aggregation, such as WINKsite. But, I don’t see many. And RSS readers in the end, do not count. While I think Yahoo and Google could do something, they are stuck to their own services. Therefore, I think such solutions will likely come from independent aggregators.
Rich McManus, from Read/Write Web, has been doing a great string of articles covering microcontent aggregators and personalized start pages (some more recent articles here here and here). I think this is a new level in the spiral of 3Cs (consume-connect-create), that Andrew mentioned, leading into (don’t gag) Web 3.0.
Of course, I want to know how these services work on mobiles. I have been trying to push these thoughts around here at Nokia because, as Freegorifero says, ‘The structure holding the morsels becomes the experience.’
In the end, for me, it’s not about bringing it all together in some passive consumption sort of way, but how can I then act upon that stream of info that I have aggregated onto my teeny mobile device.
I have reams and reams of thoughts and suggestions here.
Sigh.
Ooh, I either missed or forgot the cognection between Rich and Broadband Mechanics. That explains the fascination with microcontent aggregation. And my favorite microcontent aggregation dude is, none other than, the inestimable Marc Canter.
