Carnival of the Mobilists

This time the Carnival of the Mobilists – the line-up of the best blogs and bloggers on all things mobile – comes to us via Holly Kolman. Holly a first-time host, who – true to her blog title – is a real mobile enthusiast brings us COM #221. Kudos for an excellent job and I hope Holly will host another COM soon (!)

The line-up of blogs includes:

• A look at the recent announcement that Japan’s four leading mobile phone makers are teaming up with NTT DoCoMo to develop the operating system for DoCoMo’s next-generation mobile phones (via Ajit Jaokar @ Open Gardens)
• The real reason why Apple iPhone sales didn’t dip (via Tomi Ahonen @ Communities Dominate Brands)
• Refreshing realism on the iPhone and app opportunities (via Carl Martin @ Mobsessed)
• A welcome reminder to designers – and everyone in mobile – that not everyone will have or wants to have a smartphone (via new COM member Belen Barro Pena
• The potential headaches associated with supporting smartphones & the opportunity for operators to wring more value from helping their customs use them in the first place (two post via new COM contributors Amdocs)
• An in-depth look at opportunities in gaming and gambling (via James Coops @MobiAffiliates)
• More need-to-know mobile stats (via Andy Favell @mobiThinking – an excellent curator of key mobile advertising facts & figures)
• Mobile meets compassion in a new coalition to support non-profits with mobility solutions and know-how they create with social entrepreneurs (via MSearchGroove)

Tsahi Levent-Levi over at Radvision steps up to host COM #220 – a vibrant mix of posts and insights that fits with the excitement that comes with the celebration of Israel’s Independence Day. Pay special attention to the post-even coverage and videos around this centerpiece event looking at the impact of technologies on our life and work in 2025. Another destination not to be missed: The Wadi – a new site/blog dedicated to the Israeli hi-tech industry. For links and details check out Tsahi’s blog post here.

Other posts included in the COM:

• A look at what iAd really means for the mobile space (via Carl Martin @ Mobsessed)
• How (and why) targeting can potentially increase conversions (via James Coops @ MobyAfilliates)
• An analysis that outlines the extent to which Android really is open source and the gaps that may alarm you (via Andreas Constantinou @ VisionMobile)
• Why mobile is the Here, the Now and the Future (via Antoine RJ Wright)
• A welcome roundup of stats showing why Asia will dominate in mobile (via Any Favell @mobiThinking)
• The security shortcomings associated with using Wi-Fi hotspot connection (via Martin Sauter @WirelessMoves)
• How Indian operator Idea Cellular is building a business on Pretones, content people can listen to while they call someone on their mobile phones (via very welcome COM newcomer Nikhil Pahwa)
• Musings on a possible Twitter business model that will likely become reality soon (via Ajit Jaokar @ Open Gardens)
• Tsahi’s own ideas on what videochat on the iPhone may be like

Although many of us tweeted our best wishes, a round of thanks to Antoine RJ Wright for hosting the COM #219 on his birthday. A gift to us all on his birthday is a summary of posts that set the bar.

These include:

• Management, tracking and targeting tips for your mobile campaign (via james Coops @MobyAffiliates)
• A rant about the Nexus (and all smartphones) with humor that reminds us what really makes a good user experience good (via “Mr Fat Fingers” Tsahi Levent-Levi @VoIP Survivor)
• Do companies really have a mobile strategy when all they do is launch an iPhone app? (a thoughtful post via Martin Wilson @ Indigo 102 – look for his more in-depth column on MSG soon)
• A look at what Apple results and sales really say about iPhone’s ongoing popularity (via Tomi Ahonen @Communities Dominate Brands)
• What does version 4.0 of the iPhone OS mean for developers? (via WIP Connector)
• A walk through the main points of Open Mobile (a book project I am proud to have edited) and a look at the 35+ mobile trends highest on the radar (via Ajit Jaokar @ Open Gardens) BTW: Ajit’s submission was chosen as Post Of The Week – all the more reason to read the post and download his book.
• A recap of Bible Tech (via our host Antoine RJ Wright)

Carl Martin @ Mobsessed makes his debut as host of COM #218 and does a great job. We hope he returns to take the honors soon.

Meantime, here are the posts that made the line-up:

• A look at Nokia Bots: four mini-apps that bring new intelligence to our mobile devices –or do they? (via Antoine RJ Wright)
• MSG’s own analysis of why barcodes have a lot of mileage in the enterprise and beyond
• Must-read data points and details contained within the updated Global Mobile Data Market report (via Chetan Sharma)
• Mobile forecasts and milestones for 2010 (via Tomi Ahonen @Communities Dominate Brands)
• App promotion basics and a helpful list of companies, destinations and resources (via James Coops @ MobyAffiliates
• Are smartphones just PDAs by another name? (via Tsahi Levent-Levi @VoIP Survivor)
• A little phone geek fun (via Terence Eden)