Debate will continue about what “screen” mobile is – Nokia have crafted a clever 2 minute video, embedded below that argues: 1st screen = cinema 2nd screen = TV 3rd screen = internet 4th screen = mobile Whichever screen it is, the mobile will continue to dominate our daily lives. A good thing in my [...]
This week’s rich instalment of all things mobile is available over at the Skydeck Blog with contributions from John Puterbaugh from Nellymoser lays down a concise yet thorough review of the 700 mhz auction that defines openness, reviews Google’s impact, explains what is at stake, and addresses what it will all mean for the future of [...]
By Andrew Grill
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Posted January 28, 2008
in carnival
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Tagged barcelona, broadband, carnival of the mobilists, conference, convergence, davos, Discovery, eric schmidt, google, industry, internet, lbs, Local, location, mobile, mobilists, monday, msearch, mylocation, navigation, search, wireless, world
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Much has been written on the “Davos Effect”, where the musings at this annual event from senior executives of large companies such as Google and Sony actually become true, or at least offer a window into the current thinking or focus of a particular company or industry segment. By now, many of you will have read the [...]
By Andrew Grill
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Posted January 27, 2008
in opinion
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Tagged 2008, 3G, advertising, advertisment, broadband, conference, consumer, convergence, creative, davos, Eric, gmm, google, gps, handsets, industry, internet, lbs, location, mapping, marketing, microsoft, mobile, mylocation, navigation, positioning, predictions, privacy, Schmidt, search, social networking, web, wireless
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I caught the release from Reuters Google CEO bullish on mobile Web advertising which quotes from Eric Schmidt’s speech at Davos. Of interest, and quoting directly from the Reuter’s release… The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a “huge revolution”, Google Inc Chief Executive Eric [...]
By Andrew Grill
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Posted January 26, 2008
in mobile
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Tagged advertising, conference, davos, Eric, gmm, google, gps, internet, Local, location, mobile, mylocation, positioning, Schmidt, search
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I have been seeing a lot of m. web addresses spring up for mobile sites lately such as m.dopplr.com but fewer .mobi addresses, and I am interested in understanding what the trends are for mobile website naming conventions and which one will win in the end. In thinking about this from a usability point of [...]
