Helen Keegan, a veteran Mobilist perhaps best know for her mobile insights and awesome, is back to host her first COM of the year. We gear up for Mobile World Congress (MWC) and Heroes of the Mobile Fringe, Helen’s a lineup of don’t-miss events and discussions taking place in Barcelona alongside MWC. Posts that made the COM include: James Coops from Moby Affiliates weighs in on the companies he thinks will be the top mobile advertising companies of 2012. Fresh from a successful mRetail Read more [...]
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Mon, January 30 2012 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Martin Wilson steps up to bring us the week’s highlights as the industry digests CES and gears up for Mobile World Congress. The line-up includes: Our welcome COM newcomer Optism, which submits commentary from Peggy Anne Salz asking the question: What is the value of apps? James Coops over at mobyaffiltates provides advice on how to increase ad fill rates. Ajit Jaokar fills us in on the webinos project and its ambition to create an Open Source platform, which will enable web applications Read more [...]
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Wed, January 25 2012 » Uncategorized » No Comments
From his sunny spot in Kansas our veteran Mobilist Steven Hoober curates an eclectic collection of posts from new and old contributors. So let’s dive into this week’s line-up. James Rosewell at TheFonecast.com looks at the trend to larger screens at CES. Oren Levine dissects recent Flurry numbers to argue that apps may not beat browsing after all. James Coops of Moby Affiliates compiles the best mobile advertising networks 2012, helping us choose the right network based on our individual Read more [...]
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Tue, January 17 2012 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Happy New Year! We kick off our regular weekly schedule for 2012 by setting up camp with Mark Bridge and The Fonecast for a round up of great posts and insightful 2012 predictions. TheFonecast.com starts off 2012 with a look back at the milestones that marked 2011. Carnival newcomer Albert Cuesta takes a light-hearted look back at joke made by Apple in 2004, when the company mused it might launch it’s own phone and bypass the existing mobile operators. David Murphy of Mobile Marketing magazine Read more [...]
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Mon, January 9 2012 » Uncategorized » No Comments
The first Carnival of the Mobilists (COM) sets up tents a last time this year at MobileGroove, marking the end of a great year for the mobile industry and an even better one for the COM. This month we received a large number of submissions —covering the months of November and December — making it just that little bit tougher to choose the outstanding blogs to include in this final line-up. So, here we go… Chetan Sharma leads the pack with a must-read post recounting the highlights Read more [...]
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Thu, December 22 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
You asked and we listened! The COM has a new look, a new focus and a new schedule. With so much happening, allow me to run through the significant changes one at a time. Weekly COM Beginning in 2012 the COM is back to a weekly schedule. Please check the new schedule here, and let me know which dates you would like to host the COM in 2012. Remember ANYONE ANYWHERE can submit their best blog to the COM for consideration. Simply email your submission for the week to mobilists@gmail.com. If your Read more [...]
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Fri, December 9 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
This month Tomi Ahonen moves the Carnival up a gear, combining blogging and Bowie to rock us through a collection of September’s best blogs. Today also marks the fifth time that Tomi has stepped up to the plate – so many thanks indeed! Martin Wilson at Mobileweb Company tells what can make —and break — your mobile strategy. Anne Thomas over at the Wapple blog makes a strong case for us to develop mobile-optimized websites, and supports this with some serious stats. Sacha Vekeman over Read more [...]
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Wed, October 26 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
This month’s best blogging about all things mobile is hosted by Dennis Bournique who heads up WAP REVIEW, a destination that has a long track record in providing us news and views and a comprehensive catalog of the mobile web, featuring reviews and ratings of 2368 mobile web sites. Among our contributors: Richard Monson-Haefel at Ambient Strategic Mobility argues that tightly integrated mobile ecosystems à la iOS are the key to success for mobile platforms. Sachendra Yadav over at Technology, Read more [...]
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Tue, September 13 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
A huge round of thanks to Martin Wilson, a leading mobile strategist and founder of Mobileweb Company who not only steps up to host the COM. He and his team have also agreed to support the COM with hosting services and a new-look website. So watch this space! This month’s line-up features: Martin Wilson weighs in with how and why directory providers need to wake-up and re-focus their strategy around mobile. Content Studios suggests that the best way to get mobile context right may be to Read more [...]
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Wed, August 10 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
This month Peggy Anne Salz over at MobileGroove brings us a colorful COM complete with an entertaining and eclectic mix of themes and topics that speak volumes about recent developments in mobile. Among the highlights: Tomi Ahonen delivers us a biting and truthful that asks us to put ourselves in the shoes of Stephen Elop. How would you run Nokia and what choices should you make. Take the quiz and let us know how YOU rate. James Coops at MobyAffiliates walks us through the fast-paced mobile Read more [...]
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Fri, July 15 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
