Peggy Anne Salz, Thu, May 24 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #271 @ mobiThinking
It's always good when Andy Favell over at mobiThinking is at the helm. In addition to curating the submissions for Mobilists, Andy scours the Internet for excellent mobile posts and brings them to our attention. The result is an eclectic mix of mobile goodness — so let's dive in! Tomi Ahonen walks us through the OTT landscape and details why operators fear messaging apps and services such as BBM, iMessage, Skype & Co. Tomi dives into the numbers to quantify the damage and suggest the Empire Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Fri, May 18 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #270 @ Volker On Mobile
It's great to greet Volker Hirsh — a veteran Mobilist who is currently the Global Head of Business Development, Games at Research In Motion through their acquisition of Scoreloop, where Volker was the Chief Strategy Officer. Volker comes to us with "verve" and provides his pick after reading through (as he put it on his blog) a "plethora of good stuff from the trenches of mobile." Among the posts that made the lineup: All About Symbian brings us two contributions exploring aspects of Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Fri, May 11 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #269 @ Advantix Solutions
This week Advantix Solutions Group steps up to host the COM for the first time. (And — based on the positive feedback I have from Beth Jurns over at Advantix — I have a hunch it won't be the last.) A note to everyone reading and enjoying this weekly collection of the best mobile blogging: We encourage everyone, everywhere on the planet to participate in the Carnival and join our COMmunity of 100+ influential bloggers and writers. If you don't have a post to share, then you can also take Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Thu, May 3 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #268 @ Optism
It's a banner year at the COM and I am over the moon! Not only do we have a new website and host (thanks to our friends and supporters at Mobileweb Company) and other great things in the pipeline; we have had the pleasure of greeting a number of newcomers to the COM, including the fabulous Lisa Ciangiulli (@LisaCiangiulli) from Optism. Lisa, a woman passionate about mobile, mobile commerce and permission mobile marketing (her Twitter tells us she is "on a permission-based mobile marketing mission"), Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Wed, April 25 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #267 @ WIP
It's been a while since WIP (Wireless Industry Partnership) — the connector in the mobile industry, supporting the overall ecosystem by encouraging discussions, co-creation and exchange — took the helm at the COM, so it's great to welcome them back. It's also a good opportunity to alert you to the resources WIP publishes to help developers navigate mobile. From practical tips to a comprehensive list of apps stores (124 and counting!), it's all here. More recently, WIP published the Mobile Developer's Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Thu, April 19 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #266 @ Tego Interactive
We are happy to welcome back Tego Interactive, a go-to company for all things mobile headed by a team that likes to think outside the box. The COM — which brings together mobile thinkers and innovators — is a perfect place for Alfred DeRose and Brian Avery to walk us through the best of mobile blogging (and add their insights along the way), so let's dive in! Posts that made the COM this week include: Steve Litchfield recommends a recent from post from Ewan Spence making a case for Microsoft Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Fri, April 6 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #265 @ MobileGroove
As the COM Coordinator & Connector it's great to host the COM over at MobileGroove, my own website providing analysis and commentary on all things mobile. Posts that made the COM lineup include: Tomi Ahonen brings us another excellent and (predictably) controversial blog focusing on what he calls the "catastrophic situation with Nokia’s smartphones unit and the Lumia line." Tomi’s blog is also the Pick of the Week. Mobyaffiliates has a double-dose of mobile advertising insights. Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Thu, April 5 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #264 @ mobiThinking
Andy Favell over at mobiThinking brings us a double-dose of the COM — helping us over the hump and filling the gap left by a very exciting and exhausting Mobile World Congress. Posts that made the COM this week include: Tomi Ahonen over at the must-must read Communities Dominate blog brings us a valuable collection of data and insights. Promising all the stats and facts we need for 2012, this post keeps its promise. Mobile Insider’s Steve Smith shows that encouraging customer engagement Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Thu, March 15 2012
Carnival of the Mobilists #263 @ Mobyaffiliates
James Coops over at Mobyaffiliates — the destination if you need practical advise about promoting your mobile apps through advertising — steps up to host this week's COM. It's the quiet before the storm as companies gear up to break news at Mobile World Congress, but James has collected some thought-provoking blog posts from veterans and newcomers alike. Peggy Anne Salz provides an analysis of her regular video show with UntetherTV. This week they continue their in-depth examination of the Read more [...]Peggy Anne Salz, Thu, March 1 2012
