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 internet from a mobile device.”
Social Media is mobile, and that’s why you’ll be reading a lot more about it on mobiEnthusiast. This is a YouTube video (also a Social Media site) that explains Social Media in 2 minutes.
My apologies to those on unsupported phones that can’t see it. There are two versions of the YouTube video below, and hopefully one will work for you.
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 network and offers free and paid versions. Shoutem.com is mobile compliant from the start and offers free microblogging networks that integrate with Twitter or stand alone. These might be helpful for a closed network, or for people who feel like they are lost on Twitter. In the wake of Ning closing out its free communities, these might be good starting points for online community managers who need a new home.
mobiEnthusiast.mobi will also be getting into the spirit of microblogging by posting tidbits from around the web in addition to fully written blog posts. It’s my way of keeping you informed when I only have time to microblog when time is too short to blog. Addionally, you can receive notifications and bite sized info with mobiEnthusiast.mobi updates on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/mobiEnthusiast.
The mobile web is officially open to the masses, as evidenced by all the mobile sessions at this year’s South by SouthwestParty Conference. Plain old-fashioned WAP design is out. It’s time to step up the game on creating striking, captivating, eye-catching mobile design.
Need inspiration? Here are some mobile design showcases to get you going. These links are all desktop sites with rich graphics, so if you’re reading this on your mobile phone, consider yourself warned about huge graphic download sizes if you don’t have an unlimited data plan:
SmashingMagazine.com‘s mobile design trends. Stay on SmashingMagazine.com for awhile, because it has all kinds of free downloads for icons, fonts, graphics, textures, tutorials, and WordPress themes. It’s a designer’s dream site.
If you’d rather have a how-to manual, Nokia has produced a comprehensive mobile visual design guide for newcomers on their forum, Forum.Nokia.com. They also have mobile web templates and code that you are welcome to use at will, provided you follow the very generous terms of their license agreement.
Go develop, and tell us what you made.
A message from mobiEnthusiast.mobi
Blogging as mobiEnthusiast, I’ve been nominated for a Champions in New Media Award for Blogger of the Year. Would you please vote for me? You don’t have to register or login or do any of that, just click the arrow next to my picture. When the arrow turns green, your vote counts. Comments are optional but appreciated. Voting ends 24 March 2010, so please vote now while it’s fresh in your mind. Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
– Holly
