And we roll on from Part 1 with the second installment of my 2009 predictions… 6. WiMAX networks become a success, at least in the US. WiMAX largely been a moot point in the US thus far, but it should enter the mainstream in 2009. It’ll find success as more WiMAX-capable devices emerge, in all [...]
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2009 Predictions, Part 1
Following my, uh, stellar performance in 2008, here are my predictions for 2009. This was pretty tough, actually, as it was hard to see much past the doom and gloom of the economy to much brightness and light. There’s some, though. As usual, leave your comments and predictions, or a link to them, in the [...]
56% of iPhone Surfing Done on Wifi
AdMob’s new metrics came out last night and there’s a very interesting section on how people are using wifi to access the mobile web. This is a trend we’ve been seeing for a while, but I really didn’t expect it to take off in quite such big numbers. We’ve looked at usage in both the [...]
2009 Predictions 1, 2 and 3
For those of you following MobHappy on Twitter, you’ll already have read my first three predictions, but here goes with the long form version and a little more explanation. And if you’re not from around these parts, Carlo and my Predictions have become something of a tradition and we’re actually not bad (if you’re American, [...]
2008 Predictions Reviewed
I hate going over my predictions, as generally, the MO is that you ignore the things you got wrong, and hope that everybody else forgets, while elsewhere trumpeting the things you got right as a sign of your genius. But, following Russell’s lead, here goes with my review of my predictions for 2008. Keep in [...]
Mobile Peer Awards 2009 – Barcelona
If you’re going to Mobile World Congress this year (and you should be!), one of my favourite events is the Mobile Peer Awards. I’ve been a judge for the last two years (since they started) and am flattered to have been asked again for 2009. The idea is that each chapter of Mobile Monday, nominates [...]
Predictions for 2009
While we’re on the subject of Predictions from MobHappy, we’ll be having a little change in procedure for 2009, to reflect some of the changes that are happening in mobile. No, we’re not doing them at the end of the year or anything like that. But we will be publishing them on Twitter, in headline [...]
2008 Predictions (Part 2)
Yesterday, I reviewed my first 5 predictions for the year of 2008 and gave myself 4 out of 5, so far. And I think perhaps I even deserve a 1/2 point for the one I got wrong. Today, we’ll look at the other 5. 6. Explosion of Third Party IM Platforms Well, these were certainly [...]
A Smart Idea from Smaato
At the Mobile Monday German National Summit last Monday, I spotted this nice idea for a badge, worn by Harald from Smaato. The photo isn’t the best, but it says: We are HIRING not firing I thought it was clever, as a free hiring medium, but also a conversation starter and as a statement that [...]
2008 Predictions
As we move into that Predictions time of the year, it’s worth just reviewing how I did on my thoughts of what 2008 would hold. It’s worth just saying that these things have a habit of sounding a little bleeding obvious now they’ve happened. But it’s not that easy – go on try it yourself [...]
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