On the other hand ... .

Mobile the Fastest-Growing Media Channel. Mobile is set to be the fastest growing media platform over the next five years, according to a new report by Informa Telecoms & Media, reports NetImperative. The global market for mobile... [MarketingVOX - The Voice of Online Marketing]

11:16:06 PM    

See what I mean about not betting on m-Learning's immediate success?

There is no mobile platform even in Asia.

Read the whole thing. Sad but true. I really want Nokia to be the mobile platform of choice, but J2ME just doesn't cut it (and neither does PalmOS). Maybe Python or flash or Laszlo or ...? I'd like Nokia or somebody besides Microsoft to have a viable mobile platform and developer community. Peace, love and open media to Bryan from Vancouver!

From The Life of Bryan: Update from Bangkok.:

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I've come to realize that mobile media is a joke. Carrier data fees are out to lunch, J2ME is a development nightmare and every manufacturer adheres to a slightly different official standard. Last year we were amazed at how many people in Asia were constantly playing with their phones, however within days of arriving in Bangkok back in June we immediately noticed that very few people were doing anything with their smart phones beyond voice and texting. Mobile games and video are advertised, nobody seems to be buying/playing.

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Peace, love and open media

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11:13:04 PM    

Launching an email campaign?

Best Day for Emailing Is a Moving Target. Click to enlarge eROI this week issued the results of its most recent email study, finding that response rates have shifted from quarter to quarter over the past year, but one trend is clear:... [MarketingVOX - The Voice of Online Marketing]

11:11:21 PM    

PDA market.

Handheld shipments continue to slide.

(InfoWorld) - For the sixth quarter in a row of year-over-year comparisons, worldwide handheld device sales declined. Second quarter 2005 shipments decreased by 20.8 percent compared to second quarter 2004, according to IDC.

[InfoWorld: Top News]

11:03:45 PM    

Tablet PCs.

Don't get too excited about that "falling prices" comment. The article says the prices will drop from about $1800 to about $1200 -- by 2009.

Tablet PC biz to see Vista-driven boom. Falling prices will help too [The Register]

9:45:04 AM    

Google this!

Submit Your RSS Feed To Google.

Last night Google switched on what may be a feature marking an historical evolutionary point in the evolution of the most popular Internet search engine. Within the Google Personalized Home Page facility, Google has in fact activated a full RSS aggregator, capable of bringing together on your private Google Home page any and all the feeds that you want to subscribe to. It goes with it that for Google to make this possible, it is…

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9:33:48 AM    

We don't spam.

TRUSTe Bows 'We Don't Spam' Program. TRUSTe today began the first certification program assuring consumers that marketers won't spam them when they submit their email addresses online, DM News reports. The nonprofit privacy... [MarketingVOX - The Voice of Online Marketing]

9:30:47 AM    

More access coming: iRadio?

Motorola to Offer Yahoo Access on Devices (AP). AP - Cell phone maker Motorola Inc. and Internet search engine operator Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday said they are teaming up to offer Yahoo's online content and services on mobile devices made by Motorola, including the company's upcoming iRadio product. [Yahoo! News: Technology News]

9:29:05 AM    

Outsourcing growth in India.

"Industry officials say services like retail and telecoms will create two million jobs in India in the next two years. At the job fairs, many of these positions will be offered on-the-spot, subject only to reference checks."

India's tech boom sparks recruitment rush (Reuters). Reuters - On a hot summer weekend in India's technology capital, 28,000 young graduates converge on a suburban indoor stadium and create a stampede for jobs in the exploding software and business service industries. [Yahoo! News: Technology News]

9:28:07 AM