http://gigaom.com/2004/08/10/wireless-is-the-new-platform/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2004/08/10/wireless-is-the-new-platform/#comment-97756 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:34:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/08/10/wireless-is-the-new-platform/#comment-97756 [...] Susan Mernit pulls a recent Esther Dyson quote saying “The most interesting platform isn’t the internet, it’s the cellphone.” (Welcome to the party!!) In the link above, Danah Boyd points out that new messaging systems are beating email amongst younger users, and also shares a story about meeting an old friend thanks to Dodgeball. Though location-awareness can have it’s downsides — Guardian UK reporter Ben Goldacre stalks his girlfriend with World Tracker [via], which lets anyone in the world track a GSM phone for free. [...]

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