I have been saying it for a while… traditional book publishing will go through a transformation… The Internet as a medium, as a distribution channel, as a repository of great content is changing the landscape. Now authors can publish their work, electronically or…
Reminder that the Festival's deadline for Applications and Games is today March 5th at midnight Central Standard Time. The Festival is looking for mobile content submissions that explore the mobile lifestyle. Submit your project now. To learn more about the Mobile Content Festival…
The short answer is no. RIM should have settled much earlier… RIM management were irresponsible to their customers, putting them at risk, by putting the BlackBerry product-line at risk. RIM's decision to delay the settlement comes to a price that goes beyond the…
This weeks' Carnival of the Mobilists is hosted by Emily Turrettini at textually.org. Enjoy the Carnival! ceo
After having to cleanup hundreds of blog SPAM entries this morning, I have decided to disable comments. I may re-enable them later, maybe just for the latest entry – I will investigate. Trackbacks are still enabled, for now. ceo
In his blog, Tom Landspurg writes about the The Benefits of Fragmentation, and how Innovation and Fragmentation are related to each other… I agree with Tom. At the same time, I disagree with fragmentation just for the hell of it. For example, long…
While doing some market analysis, and handset penetration numbers, I was surprised to see, using CTIA subscriber numbers, that the handset penetration number here in the U.S. to be so high at 67%. Even if the numbers are a bit inflated, it is…
I have posted a new mobility poll to understand the distribution of people who already have created, people currently creating vs. people who are planning on creating mobility applications… You can find the poll at my Mobility Resources page. Also, the current mobility…
BlueCasting is pushing unsolicited information to Bluetooth devices. BlueCasting is initiated by a Bluetooth client, and the information is pushed to a Bluetooth server. BlueCasting clients monitor for nearby Bluetooth devices, who intentionally or not advertise themselves, and once found, attempts to push…
16.% "innovators" & "early adopters" 34% "early majority" or "pragmatists" 34% "late majority" or "conservatives" 16% "laggards" MVNOs typically target specific demographic profiles. For example, Amp'd and Helio both target young people, Mobile ESPN targets sports fan, and Disney Mobile targets kids and…