News & Comment
Mobile search: its all about info, utility and staying in touch
December 4, 2008, by mobiThinking
Mobile search is dominated by local information/utility and social networking/communications. Top 10 search terms provided by Yahoo and AOL – unfortunately Google couldn’t provide the same information – suggest that people use mobile search for more practical purposes than PC search. Celebrity and TV reality shows clearly aren’t as important to people on the move, as catching up with friends (MySpace, MocoSpace, Facebook), checking the weather or classifieds (Craigslist), what’s on at the cinema or getting directions (MapQuest)... Read More
Trinity College Dublin – TA-DA, Research and Secret Projects
December 4, 2008, by daniel.hunt
Yesterday (Wednesday, 3rd December) I had the honour of being invited along to Trinity College, Dublin, to give a slightly modified version of the presentation I gave at the recent Drupal Ireland Meetup on TA-DA (our mobile browser test suite) - which I've attached to the end of this post... Read More
One web 2.0 – social edition
December 4, 2008, by jonarne
I bet I am not the only one wondering what Nokia was going to announce yesterday... In addition to the N97, Nokia Messaging was the big news. Put short, Nokia Messaging is enabling a bunch of IM-like services on the phone. In my mind this is an important change in the traditional mind pattern device manufacturers, and MNOs, have had until the iPhone... Read More
Five-minute interview: Rob Lawson, Limbo
December 4, 2008, by mobiThinking
Founded in 2005, Limbo has three million users in the US, making it one of the largest and fastest-growing mobile communities. It recently expanded its operation into 200 countries. Limbo members use the mobile web to broadcast to friends what they’re doing and where they are, socialize and play games against each other. Before Limbo, Rob Lawson co-founded mobile advertising firm Enpocket, now part of Nokia. 1. What is your favorite / least favorite mobile website?... Read More
Five-minute interview: Richard Titus, BBC
December 1, 2008, by mobiThinking
Update: Richard Titus is now CEO of Associated Northcliffe Digital The mobiThinking five-minute [not-very-strictly-enforced] interview: Richard Titus, Future Media Controller, Audio & Music and Mobile Media, BBC... Read More
