mobile media general
Hats off to a long-timer: Mobilestreams
I have been following Mobilestreams and Simon over the years. At one point I was even a supplier of a service to them. We leave that behind since it was not the runaway success we had hoped for. But I give it to Simon since he has always been willing to push the envelope and [...]
Internetdagarna (Internet Days konference) 2010 in Stockholm
I just had to write a short blurb on my impressions from the morning sessions at Internetdagarna in Stockholm today. First our new Minster for IT Anna-Karin Hatt surprised everyone positively. She made a great first impression. Her speech (in Swedish) is available here. Then a virtual worlds fanatic from Stockholm School of Economics who [...]
Why mobile gambling is the next big thing
Most of us have seen all the reports and articles on 2010 being the year of the mobile internet. The quote below adds to that. “Regarding the pace of change, we believe more users will likely connect to the Internet via mobile devices than desktop PCs within five years.” –The Mobile Internet Report, Morgan Stanley, [...]
2010 predictions part 4: Off portal will rule!
Off portal changes the game back to a game of cut-throat online marketing. It is a very different game to B2B sales to one customer group, the mobile carrier. It is also slightly quicker and costlier. Sales cycles of 12 months and “free” traffic on a revenue share deal is becoming a thing of the [...]
Mobile phone networks fight back on apps | Business | The Guardian
The BBC iPlayer website viewed on an iPhone. Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex Features London is to become the centre of a fightback by the world’s biggest mobile phone networks, which together serve more than four billion customers, against the growing power of Apple and Google. The capital will be the location for the headquarters of a [...]
HP’s acquisition of Palm – a fair view from Denmark?
HP’s acquisition of Palm – Did they buy a Donkey that they want to market as a Race horse? Much has been said and written about HP’s purchase of Palm. On the other hand we believe that this is one purchase that actually raises more questions than answers. Strand Consult has been following this market [...]
Data overtakes voice in the networks
No CTIA for me this year, but here’s a video about a major milestone. Alright, it is more or less an Ericsson promotion video, but still the start with the facts on data overtaking voice in the networks is pretty significant. Remember December 2009 as the time when more data traffic than voice flowed through [...]
Location Is The Missing Link Between Social Networks And The Real World
via techcrunch.com This is and old post from November last year, but still to the point. The key take away is as great as it is simple. Location is the bridge from social networking to real social activity. With location added in a smart way social networks, games and other apps will reach their full [...]
2010 predictions part 1: Dating and gaming takes the BS out of LBS
Better late than never. It seems that companies these days manage better and better to commercialize LBS by packaging it into services that are of good use. One particular area, or functionality rather, is location awareness. It happens in the background and is an integrated piece of the service. Foursquare use it in their game [...]
Why mobile cloud computing is not hype
Mobile cloud computing. Another hype term? Well, lately I have realised I use more services in the Cloud even from my phone. Mail is obvious, but lately also access to all my workfiles in the Cloud. I had a rela life/hard experience of this last Firday when my hard drive on my MacBookPro crashed while [...]
