May 22, 2010

Is it the Year of Mobile Yet?

Like most marketers, I’ve been watching the mobile industry for the past few years, waiting for it to gain traction as a marketing discipline. This week my patience led me to Mobile University 101 in Chicago; a one-day dive into the basics of mobile and its potential for marketing. The question on the minds of [...]

Where Mobile Meets Media Registration Open (London)

Registration is open for the next MoMoLo (Mobile Monday London) event on 24 May. The topic is: Where Mobile meets Media #2. Free to attend. Info & RSVP at MoMoLo.org.

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Carnival of the Mobilists #221

Welcome to this week’s Carnival of the Mobilists #221. It’s my first time hosting, and I’m glad to have this opportunity to showcase the best and brightest bloggers covering the mobile space. Thank you to all of the dedicated people who not only blog, but connect with one another to share ideas and introduce their [...]

Social Media: Playtime is Officially Over

10 Reasons in 2 minutes on why you need to be there.

 
For any business owners who still think Twitter and Facebook are frivolous ventures, this video will make you think twice. Reason #6 on the video is what mobiEnthusiast readers have suspected for some time:
“Reason #6: Because the next 3 Billion people will access the [...]

Why You Should Know Mark Fulton

If you are interested at all in making websites, social media, analytics, trends, Wordpress, or just interesting tech reading in general, then do yourself a favor and become a regular reader of Mark Fulton’s work.
Mark runs Dotsauce Magazine, an industry website for people who invest in domain names. That’s a good website. However, the real [...]

Is It Fake? Gizmodo finds an iPhone Prototype in a Bar

According to Gizmodo, somebody blew it. They left their super-secret iPhone prototype in a bar in Redwood City. Here’s what Gizmodo had to say:
You are looking at Apple’s next iPhone. It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS. We got it. We disassembled it. It’s the real [...]

Microblogging.com: Not Just for Twitter

Microblogging has matured to the point where CNN recently announced it prefers to take story ideas only via Twitter. But the phenomenon of microblogging goes far beyond Twitter, according to Microblogging.com, a site that catalogs microblogging and other social media services.
For example, Status.net (formerly Laconi.ca) now makes it easy for people to start their own microblogging [...]

GoDaddy Coupon Code for .mobi Renewals

Looking for a GoDaddy coupon? .mobi names are full price right now, so use this coupon code to renew: NAUOFF for $10 off an order of $40 or more. There is also a sale going on now for $7.49 .com names. Here are some ways to get to $40:

Renew 3 or more .mobi names

Renew [...]

Chirp Twitter Developer Conference Streaming Live

If you haven’t already flown to San Francisco for the Chirp Twitter Developer Conference, you can still watch the live streaming version on Justin.tv. Justin.tv is a haven for techie videos and livestreams. Here’s what they have to say about the conference simulcast:

During the two-day event, viewers can tune in to learn from the experts [...]

iPad Developers, Get Ready, Go!

Ready to develop for the iPad? You’re going to need some resources. First of all, start with everything you already learned about developing for the iPhone. Next, take it up a notch with these new resources from the Apple Developer Center:

iPhone SDK version 3.2

iPad Programming Guide
iPad Sample Code
iPad Human Interface Guidelines

There is an extensive library [...]