This week the Carnival of the Mobilists (COM) brings the best of mobile blogging to Volker Hirsch over at Volker on Mobile. Regular Mobilists – including Russell Buckley from MobHappy, Mark Jaffe from Mobile Mandala, Andy Favell from mobiThinking and WIP Jam — submitted a thought-provoking selection of posts. How can/should brands monetize our passion? What happens when cloud computing shifts app development to the Web? Will Amazon have to offer us an in-store experience? And how do the mobile ad networks really stack up? Read on and find out!

This week, COM #206 at mobiThinking showcases thought leadership from a great line-up of Mobilists, including Antoine RJ Wright, Tomi Ahonen, Ajit Jaokar, Judy Breck at Golden Swamp, Mark Jaffe at  Mobile Mandala, and Caroline Lewko and Thibaut Rouffineau over at WIPJam. Are smartphones really innovative? Who will win the battle for smartphone market supremacy in 2010 and beyond? Does Google’s Nexus One change all the rules (and the ecosystem)? Are app stores “soooo 1980s”? How could tablet PCs be harnessed for education? What are the 2010 predictions highest on developers’ radars? Read on and find out!

BTW: registration is now open for WIPJam at Mobile World Congress (MWC). Caroline tells me that she has 200 MWC passes to give away to eligible developers that attend WIPJam. (That’s a value of €500 – so a good deal indeed!)

The Jam takes place Thursday, February 18, and you can find out more here.

A warm welcome to Ernst Doku over at Omio, a major mobile phone comparison site, who makes his debut today hosting the first COM of the new decade. Despite the holiday slowdown, Mobilists (including Ajit Jaokar, Chetan Sharma and Antoine RJ Wright) have submitted an excellent selection of posts on topics ranging from mobile cloud computing to the results of a comprehensive survey of mobile executives and influencers detailing 2010 mobile trends. You can check out the best in mobile blogging this week here.

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This week it’s an encore Carnival with Phil Barnett hosting for the second time over at Burning the Bacon, a blog dedicated to “mobile and interactive marketing insight, perspectives and propaganda.” It’s a solid line-up of analysis and commentary provided by a mix of newcomer and veteran Mobilists. A special welcome to NewDigitalCafé, a blog  founded by Randy Giusto, who was previously IDC’s GVP/GM of Consumer, Digital and Social Media, Mobility, and Computing Research. In addition to his in-depth look at the potential impact of Android tablets, we explore the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, the Droid, the many exciting use cases for SMS alerts and ask ourselves whether the time isn’t NOW for NFC.daybreakers 2010

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Mobilestance.com Hughes eli book has the honor of hosting a truly milestone Carnival of the Mobilists (COM) this week. The roundup of the very best in mobile blogging counts 200 (!) posts since it was founded in 2005 by expert mobile-watchers including Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino over at MobHappy (This is long before Russell took the helm at VP Global Alliances at AdMob and Carlo launched his career as an independent consultant/analyst and regular contributor to MobHappy.) This week features a trio of posts looking at the impact of the Google acquisition and a few surprises. So, check it out and join the conversation!

This week the Carnival stops at the new-look (and new logo!) Mobileslate, where host Eric Chan takes the helm. The eclectic collection of posts includes a closer look at app stores (facts, figures and payment mechanisms) and a welcome deep-dive into key mobile market figures from our favorite pundits Chetan Sharma and Tomi Ahonen.

This week the Carnival comes from MSearchGroove, where Peggy Anne Salz, the new “Keeper of the Tents,” takes over from our dear friend and colleague Judy Breck. This week collection of posts provides us welcome access to keys lists and industry resources as well as the inside track on what makes one social network such a phenomenal success.The Book of Eli

The Tamoggemon Content team treats us to an assortment of posts with a special emphasis on mobile marketing, mobile infrastructure and a welcome progress report on the WikiMobilePedia. Granted, this post comes with a slight delay due to the Symbian Exchange & Exposition 2009, but we can all benefit from the on-the-ground commentary served up by this week’s host.