Category Archives: Mobile
About the open versus closed debate: Advice to Jobs and Rubin
Steve Jobs seems to be on a crusade to defend his iOS platform against Google’s Android. The Google camp is using the open versus closed argument. Steve decides to reclaim that discussion by introducing the fragmented versus integrated argument. They … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, Apple, Google, iPad, iPhone, Mobile
Tagged Android, Andy Rubin, iOS, Steve Jobs
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My new mobile venture
[disclosure: this post is about my new mobile venture, so it may be a bit subjective here and there 😉 ] Its been really quiet over here lately. Entirely my fault, I have been extremely busy starting up a new … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, API, Facebook, iPhone, Mobile, PinkelStar, Twitter
Tagged Android, API, developers, Facebook, iPhone, mobile apps, PinkelStar, Twitter
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Are you enslaved by your mobile device? Take this test!
We are all becoming slaves of our communication habits. With our mobile devices as the new high priests, we hail the prayer of information and we are bonded by blackberry and iPhone. You do not recognize yourself in this description? … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, Blackberry, human behavior, iPhone, Mobile, social interaction
Tagged addiction, Blackberry, human behavior, iPhone, mobile device, social interaction
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Why noise will be tackled by scaling down the social media conversation
If anything web 2.0 technology has provided us the capabilities to have a continuous 24×7 public conversation on the web. There are blogs, communication services like Twitter, content services like YouTube, search services to help us find the things we … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile, noise, social interaction, social media, social networks, web 2.0
Tagged interaction, Mobile, noise, Social media conversation, social networks, web 2.0
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Why the iPhone is probably one of the worst mobile phones I have ever used
There is a lot of talk these days about the iPhone. You can’t open TechMeme without seeing yet another rumor about the next generation, 3G, whatever version of the iPhone Apple is about to release. As soon as any other … Continue reading
The usability of mobile phones could be so much better
A few days ago I realised (yet again) that the mobile phone could be made so much better. In such a way that the interface would start working for me as a user, instead of me having to work the … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, Google, Mobile, Nokia N95, SMS, Twitter, UI Design
Tagged Google Android, mobile phone, Nokia N95, SMS, Twitter, user interface
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Just a few wishes for 2008 (part 2)
In my first post in 2008 I said I would elaborate a bit about things I would like to see happen in 2008. My first wish for 2008 was to bring back freedom and responsibility to the user. The article … Continue reading
Posted in business model, human behavior, inspiration, John Battelle, Jonathan Harris, Microsoft, Mobile, Nokia N95, ovi, Uncategorized, web 2.0
Tagged human behavior, inspiration, John Battelle, Jonathan Harris, Microsoft, Mobile UI, N95, Nokia, ovi, web 2.0 business models
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We need a revolution in Mobile UI thinking
A few days ago I was fiddling around with my mobile phone (a Nokia N95) and it occurred to me (yet again) that the current mobile phone user interface just doesn’t work for me. Yes, the screens have become much … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, e-mail, iPhone, Jaiku, MMS, Mobile, Mobile Internet, Nokia N95, remote control of life, revolution, Twitter, Uncategorized
Tagged Apple, e-mail, iPhone, Jaiku, MMS, Mobile Internet, Mobile UI, Mobile Web browsing, N95, Nokia, revolution, SMS, Twitter
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Advice to the record industry: go from distribution of music to distribution of emotions
Michael Arrington of TechCrunchs wrote an article just now on in which he talks about the CEO of Warner music admitting “we were wrong”: We used to fool ourselves…We used to think our content was perfect just exactly as it … Continue reading
The conversation never stops
If I would have to name one thing technology has brought us the past years it would be the ability to interact with each other. There are so many ways we can connect now that we almost need to hire … Continue reading
Google’s assault plans on social networks
TechCrunch just posted an article in which they reveal that Google might be planning a “major assault” on the social networking scene. I have written on the Google strategy before, and it seems that a lot of the things written … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement, Facebook, Google, interaction, Mobile, privacy, Social Graph, social networks, web 2.0
Tagged business model, Facebook, Google, mobile strategy, on-line advertisement, privacy, Social Graph, social networks, web 2.0
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10 ways to improve web 2.0 and move into an era of true interaction
I have expressed my opinions about the flaws in web 2.0 and how to correct them earlier and have gotten some very smart replies to that. I believe that in the end it is all about interaction between people. My … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Google, interaction, Jaiku, Mobile, myspace, social networks, Twitter, web 2.0
Tagged , Facebook, Google, interaction, Jaiku, Mobile, myspace, social networks, Twitter, web 2.0
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Ad supported mobile phones will never work!
Just saw an announcement that MySpace will launch an ad supported mobile phone here and here. Other initiatives are rising from Fox (Foxsport), Photobucket etc. Forget about it. I personally don’t think it will work anytime soon. Why? Because the … Continue reading
Mobile Internet will become the next hit (but not yet)
I have been wondering why the promise of Mobile Internet has not been fulfilled yet, while at the same time new startups are popping up to get into this (very lucrative) market. Don’t get me wrong, the number of mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile, Mobile Internet, Mobile social networks, social behavior
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