Comments on: Mobile 2.0, Will it Ever Rival Web 2.0? http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Matt Walker http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-931233 Matt Walker Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:28:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-931233 <p>I work for a digital agency called Zeta and i have witnessed a steady growth in mobile web usage, especially since the launch of the Google phone and Iphone.</p> <p>We have recently published an article titled "How the web is going mobile" which you may be interested in.</p> <p>View here: http://www.zeta.net/blog/2009/03/how-the-web-is-going-mobile/</p> I work for a digital agency called Zeta and i have witnessed a steady growth in mobile web usage, especially since the launch of the Google phone and Iphone.

We have recently published an article titled “How the web is going mobile” which you may be interested in.

View here: http://www.zeta.net/blog/2009/03/how-the-web-is-going-mobile/

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]]> By: Mike Rowehl: This is Mobility » Blog Archive » Some Great Posts from Mobile 2.0 http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71665 Mike Rowehl: This is Mobility » Blog Archive » Some Great Posts from Mobile 2.0 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:51:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71665 <p>[...] Katie Fehrenbacher comparing Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 conferences, and commenting on the Launchpad pre... [...]</p> [...] Katie Fehrenbacher comparing Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 conferences, and commenting on the Launchpad pre… [...]

]]> By: Richard http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71664 Richard Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:07:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71664 <p>For a refreshingly open view of Mobile 2.0, see see http://www.openmoko.com/files/OpenMoko_Amsterdam.pdf (presentation in PDF) - a surprisingly entertaining and quite clueful presentation about why and how they've built a new phone that's designed to have a completely open source stack and framework, using hardware from FIC in Taiwan. Their goal is to really make mobile apps and services take off by unleashing open source community, which would incidentally greatly reduce the cost of developing apps for mobile phones, as it just uses Linux plus an open framework.</p> <p>Unclear if this will take off, but it sounds a lot more attractive to hackers (the good kind) than current Linux phones which are mainly available in Asia, or are Windows Mobile phones with hackers porting Linux despite the enormous effort that this takes.</p> <p>Website has a bit more info at http://www.openmoko.com/press/ but the presentation is the best part.</p> For a refreshingly open view of Mobile 2.0, see see http://www.openmoko.com/files/OpenMoko_Amsterdam.pdf (presentation in PDF) – a surprisingly entertaining and quite clueful presentation about why and how they’ve built a new phone that’s designed to have a completely open source stack and framework, using hardware from FIC in Taiwan. Their goal is to really make mobile apps and services take off by unleashing open source community, which would incidentally greatly reduce the cost of developing apps for mobile phones, as it just uses Linux plus an open framework.

Unclear if this will take off, but it sounds a lot more attractive to hackers (the good kind) than current Linux phones which are mainly available in Asia, or are Windows Mobile phones with hackers porting Linux despite the enormous effort that this takes.

Website has a bit more info at http://www.openmoko.com/press/ but the presentation is the best part.

]]> By: Salt Merchant http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71663 Salt Merchant Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:39:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71663 <p>Katie, enjoy your posts. Mobile 2.0/1.0 is a work in progress with the likelihood of very few successful startups. The failure rate of these startups will continue to be high, for as long as Carriers determine the winners/losers.</p> Katie, enjoy your posts. Mobile 2.0/1.0 is a work in progress with the likelihood of very few successful startups. The failure rate of these startups will continue to be high, for as long as Carriers determine the winners/losers.

]]> By: Oliver http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71662 Oliver Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:30:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71662 <p>The real question is will mobile 1.0 happen. We still have not seen a yahoo, google, aol, ebay, amazon etc.. emerge on mobile. Not a single brand that is a "mobile brand". Jamdat is arguably the only success so far (and only fair success @ 500m mkt cap), but they where unsustainable as public company so EA picked them up. </p> <p>Mobile is a long way off and we must wait for the carriers to drop their walled gardens before 1.0 will show up.</p> The real question is will mobile 1.0 happen. We still have not seen a yahoo, google, aol, ebay, amazon etc.. emerge on mobile. Not a single brand that is a “mobile brand”. Jamdat is arguably the only success so far (and only fair success @ 500m mkt cap), but they where unsustainable as public company so EA picked them up.

Mobile is a long way off and we must wait for the carriers to drop their walled gardens before 1.0 will show up.

]]> By: Southland http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71661 Southland Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:16:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71661 <p>Enjoyed the event. Top speed on the mobile (when I could get it) was also 1X. Many thanks to the organizers and sponsors of the event.</p> <p>Southland.mobi: http://www.southland.mobi/</p> <p>Southland.LA: http://www.southland.la/ (200+ cities) http://www.riverside.la/ http://www.orange.la/ http://www.burbank.la/ http://www.pasadena.la/ http://www.malibu.la/ http://www.anaheim.la/ http://etc etc etc …</p> Enjoyed the event. Top speed on the mobile (when I could get it) was also 1X. Many thanks to the organizers and sponsors of the event.

Southland.mobi: http://www.southland.mobi/

Southland.LA: http://www.southland.la/ (200+ cities) http://www.riverside.la/ http://www.orange.la/ http://www.burbank.la/ http://www.pasadena.la/ http://www.malibu.la/ http://www.anaheim.la/ http://etc etc etc …

]]> By: trulover http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71660 trulover Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:42:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71660 <p>Mobile cannot be in 2.0 mode, when was 1.0. The time the carriers blocked every useful service. I must say I have used one of the best services in years which could be called Mobile 2.0. (( truphone)) -- I have been using VoIP on my Nokia E60 for the last 75 days. I must say I am the happiest customer ever. I have made 65 hours of mobile VoIP calls using the (( truphone )) client to basically every country on the globe (mobile and landline). My average per minute charge with all the free stuff they are giving away (FREE are global landline calls) was 4.7 pence. WOW!!!! I used to be at 25 pence with my mobile network operator (due to the international and roaming stuff)! What a great saving…(I calculated it will come to $6000 per year). This stuff realy works once you manage to install it. VoIP on mobile when in WiFi range is just the best thing happening ever!!!</p> Mobile cannot be in 2.0 mode, when was 1.0. The time the carriers blocked every useful service. I must say I have used one of the best services in years which could be called Mobile 2.0. (( truphone)) — I have been using VoIP on my Nokia E60 for the last 75 days. I must say I am the happiest customer ever. I have made 65 hours of mobile VoIP calls using the (( truphone )) client to basically every country on the globe (mobile and landline). My average per minute charge with all the free stuff they are giving away (FREE are global landline calls) was 4.7 pence. WOW!!!! I used to be at 25 pence with my mobile network operator (due to the international and roaming stuff)! What a great saving…(I calculated it will come to $6000 per year). This stuff realy works once you manage to install it. VoIP on mobile when in WiFi range is just the best thing happening ever!!!

]]> By: Pramit Singh http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71659 Pramit Singh Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:29:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71659 <p>SLAM from Microsoft Research also sounds promising.</p> SLAM from Microsoft Research also sounds promising.

]]> By: Song Huang http://gigaom.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71658 Song Huang Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:54:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/mobile-20/#comment-71658 <p>Katie, I loved your comment .. "the cave that is the basement of the San Francisco Grand Hyatt…" As you know, we were all set up for demos with lots of phones, then we learned that the conference was going to be 75 feet underground! Most wireless signals (except for Cingular at 1X speed) were rendered useless and demos became a bit challenging.</p> <p>I have instructed our PR folks to always double and triple check that wireless conference venues that we consider are in facilities that actually have wireless coverage. It's not optional!</p> <p>It was still a sold out conference! That tells you how hot the space is. It was a long but rewarding day for us.</p> Katie, I loved your comment .. “the cave that is the basement of the San Francisco Grand Hyatt…” As you know, we were all set up for demos with lots of phones, then we learned that the conference was going to be 75 feet underground! Most wireless signals (except for Cingular at 1X speed) were rendered useless and demos became a bit challenging.

I have instructed our PR folks to always double and triple check that wireless conference venues that we consider are in facilities that actually have wireless coverage. It’s not optional!

It was still a sold out conference! That tells you how hot the space is. It was a long but rewarding day for us.

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