Russell Buckley on: Mobile Vs Computer
Ah, that never-ending question: will the mobile replace the PC? I think Russell here has a nice way of thinking about this: when would you use the phone even if...
Category: The Narrative
mojo on: It’s Hard Out Here Being a Blog Pimp
More on the Mobikyo story. Link: It’s Hard Out Here Being a Blog Pimp | 3/26/2006 | mobile jones. My blogging has definitely been side tracked this week b...
danah boyd on: Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad?
James Reilly pointed out a great essay by danah boyd on MySpace, comparing it to and making prediction based on the tragic trajectory of Friendster. There are m...
Russell Beattie lists: Three years of rants about the Mobile Web
In case there is anyone who reads this site who doesn’t read this guy.* Link: Russell Beattie Notebook – Three years of rants about the Mobile Web. ...
InterCasting Corp on: LBS Rabble
Shawn posts some interesting stuff on his Rabble service as it relates to location information. I think what he is learning is crucially relevant to what people...
Scott Rafer’s Thank You Note from The Gambia
Scott posted a sweet note from a WINKsite user in Gambia (link below). His co-conspirator, David Harper, had shared it with me earlier and I had asked if they c...
Open Gardens on: How mobile phones are transforming societies
Ajit points to a good BBC article on the changes in communications in Nigeria in the past 25 years. The same theme keeps popping up – the mobile phone is ...
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Darla recently wrote about a content aggregator (Wireless Watch, hereafter referred to as ‘that aggregator’) who was not only violating her copyrigh...
David Harper on: How to Free Yourself From Google’s Mobile Transcoding Services in 5 Days or More.
David finally managed to get special dispensation to avoid Google’s all-embracing transcoding mechanism. I am amazed that Google even had such an automate...
The Pondering Primate points out: Verisign Acquires mQube
Mobile marketing. Hoo hoo! Mobile marketing. Hoo hoo! Rock on, 2006! Link: The Pondering Primate: Verisign Acquires mQube. This deal is sending ripples throughh...