So, let’s continue with those predictions I started yesterday. Prediction 3 – Bluetooth Unleashed I’ve been pointing out for¬†the last three years¬†that Bluetooth filesharing is rampant on phones, particularly among kids. Late last year, we got some “official” evidence to that effect, with a claimed 29% of young kids sharing content through the back door. [...]
Archive | January, 2007
Call for Papers for Mobile Web in the Developing Word Conference
I’ve been asked to promote this call for papers for the MobEA V – Mobile Web in the Developing World in Banff, Canada on May 8th 2007, co-located with WWW2007 conference. So get your thinking caps on and papers submitted.
Aim and Scope
We are in the midst of a mobile revolution. Mobile Web Initiative spearheaded by W3C is making a strong stand on how to realize the vision of pervasive mobile computing. Services provided have to be adapted to the users’ wants and needs. To do this, we need to go beyond technology, and understand the human-centric aspects of mobile computing. The objective of this workshop is to provide a single forum for researchers and technologists to discuss the state-of-the-art, present their contributions, and set future directions in emerging innovative applications for mobile users in the developing world. W3C has started a number of initiatives along the direction of Mobile Web Best Practices, Device Description Working Group, Device Independence Working Group and others.
Topics of interest for technical papers include, but are not limited to the following:
- Real-world projects relying on Mobile Web access in Developing Countries
- Key applications to leverage the development/use of mobile web in Developing Countries
- Analysis of the potential demand for data service / mobile web access in Developing Countries
- Regional differences in Asia/Africa/Central Europe/Middle East/South America/…
- Analysis of Mobile Web usage in Developing Countries
- Usage of Mobile Web technologies in emergency responses in rural areas
- Analysis on the way the Mobile Web could improve people lives in Developing Countries (education, healthcare,…)
- Challenges to make the Mobile Web really useful (not just usable)
- Analysis of the main value added of the Mobile Web vs. a mobile phone (voice only) vs. a computer in an Internet cafe? :
o Are cheap PC a competing platform to web-enabled phones ?
o Can a web-enabled phone play the same role in Developing Countries as the PC at home in Western Countries
- Role of voice and multimodal technologies/applications
- Technical challenges to have web-enabled phone being the alone/primary way to access the Web
o Content authoring from a mobile phone?
o Use of the mobile web as a tool of political activism
The topics of interest are particularly important for the Spring 2007 timeframe to align MWI with the users, the carriers’/operators deployment strategies and of course the application/service providers’.
10 Ways to Create Buzz in Mobile Content
One of the best ways to get noticed, especially without mega-marketing budgets, is great PR. However, it’s often seen as a bit of a “dark art” and consistently baffles even the most experienced of us. I’ve been impressed over the years by Vijay Chattha, Founder and Chief Talker of VSC Public Relations. Firstly, I’ve been [...]
2007 Predictions 1 and 2
Now we’re all back to work, it’s about time for MobHappy’s 2007 Predictions. While they’re a bit of fun, Carlo and I have a pretty formidable record in this game, so if you’re interested in the mobile space, they’re worth a read. And if you’re not interested, why on earth are you reading this? Carlo [...]
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Carnival 57 At Wap Review
Dennis at Wap Review has done a great job with the 57th installment of the Carnival of the Mobilists, so head over and check it out. —–>Follow us on Twitter too: @russellbuckley and @caaarlo
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Diary Dates
Welcome back after the holidays! I just wanted to highlight a few diary dates for you in the next couple of months. If you’re at any of these events, drop me or Carlo an email and let’s try and meet up. Next week I’m speaking at the Informa Mobile Advertising and Marketing Conference in Paris [...]
That Was The Year That Was
While Russell and I are still honing our predictions for 2007, I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at 2006, following the best and worst in mobile reviews I did last year. The most heartening thing to happen all year was 3′s launch of the X-Series. Nice services, fantastic [...]
Get Those Carnival Entries In
Russell and I are getting back into the swing of things following an extended holiday break, but I just wanted to remind everybody that the Carnival of the Mobilists is kicking off again this week at Wap Review, and Dennis over there is looking for contributions. So be sure to send the best post from [...]
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