Thanks to Russell’s great partnership with the good folks at getAbstract, we’re able to offer MH readers one free download each month. This month, we’ve got Why Most Things Fail by Paul Ormerod, the followup to his successful book Butterfly Economics. Ormerod, formerly with The Economist, looks to biology to explain economics and business, and [...]
Archive | May, 2008
Reader Bleg: Any Idea Why Nokia’s Podcasting App Is So Slow?
I’ve been using the Nokia Podcasting app on my N82, and I’m pretty happy with it. Like most people, I suspect, I’m terminally behind on keeping up with my podcasts, but it’s great being able to get the N82 to check for new updates and download them automatically, then listen to them in the car [...]
Aerodeon Research Points to New Directions
Chris Bourke is Managing Director of veteran mobile advertising agency, Aerodeon and long time a long time MobHappy reader. Some new research commissioned by his agency points to some interesting conclusions, which Chris shares below. If you have an idea or opinion you’d like to share, drop us a line. In the meantime, enjoy what [...]
So That’s Why I’ve Been Drinking So Much…
Dean Bubley’s Disruptive Wireless: Don’t ditch your landline if you’re teetotal: 16% of US homes are mobile-only (but this being the US, cable connections are usually considered separately and not considered ‘fixed’ lines). This number has been increasing consistently. [snip] Oh, and I love the statistic that wireless-only users are more than twice as likely [...]
The Dark Fleet of Google
Nicolas at Pasta & Vinegar has an interesting piece quoting from a story that ran in Italy about the effect of the Google Streetview project in Rome. Streetview is where a fleet of Google cars cruise selected areas of the planet filming continuously. The film is then uploaded to Google Maps allowing users to get [...]
‘Mobile Web 2.0 Worth Over $22 Billion by 2013′
Report: Mobile Web 2.0 Worth Over $22 Billion by 2013: According to a recent report from Juniper Research, the global market for Mobile Web 2.0 could be worth as much as $22.4 billion by 2013, up from its current figure of $5.5 billion. The research firm says that among social networking, user generated content, mobile [...]
Today’s Lesson In Social Media: Sometimes, It’s Better To Keep Your Trap Shut
Updated: There’s a mess of inline updates to this story, provided by one Manny Ramon in the comments. Mr. Ramon says he was “SEOColumbus” on Twitter (though that account now looks to have been deleted), and that he provided “SEO expertise and tips” to a friend that worked on DSW.com, but otherwise has no connection [...]
Mobile Marketing Association Board
Today, the Mobile Marketing Association announced the results of the EMEA Board of Directors election, held back in March and for which I asked for your support here at MobHappy. I’m delighted to announce that not only did I get elected in the face of some very tough competition, but that I’m going to be [...]
Mobile Internet for Dummies
It’s a sign of things really taking off when a mainstream publisher starts taking an interest. So it’s great to see Mobile Internet For Dummies being launched. Even better is that I know a few of the five authors (Dan Appelquist of Vodafone, Michael O’Farrell of the dotMobi Advisory Group and James Pearce of dotMobi) [...]
It’s 2008. Why is Sync Still Such A Sore Spot?
I recently replaced my SO’s trusty old Sony Ericsson K750 with a sparkling new Samsung SGH-U600. Decent little phone, for the most part, and she seems happy enough with it. Of course part of the “sales experience” entails me moving all her contacts over. I’ve not really had a problem syncing contacts since I switched [...]
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