December 2009
35 posts
Android Phones to Challenge iPhone Supremacy
With SK Telecom, which controls more than 50 percent of mobile users, planning to introduce around 10 Android-powered handsets next year, Korea is expected to be one of many markets around the world next year where Apple and the Android community will duke it out for smartphone supremacy. via koreatimes.co.kr Posted via web from the_mobilized_life | Comment »
EveryTrail - GPS Travel Community, Share your GPS... →
If I was @ClevelandPlus I would be creating trips on this great mobile web application.
EveryTrail is a global web2.0 platform for geo-tagged user-generated travel content that’s changing the way millions of people share travel experiences and plan trips. EveryTrail makes it easy to share travel experiences, through interactive maps that include photos plotted along your trip route.
“It took a lot of guts because (the carriers) were the gatekeepers of the...”
– Google sharpens aim on mobile marketing with AdMob | Business - cleveland.com
Silent Night Christmas Eve Service at First Church
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Posted via email from OneCoolGod | Comment »
Safely switch to Google Public DNS for a faster... →
Google’s free service replaces your ISP’s default DNS to provide a speedier and more reliable internet experience. User tests have shown that changing over to Google DNS speeds up browsing significantly. In fact, most users outside the US will notice a drastic change in navigation speeds. Changing your DNS address is extremely simple (you can read the instructions on the Google Public DNS...
Click to Tweet | The easy, tweet about this link... →
Here’s how it works: 1. Write the message you want to share in the box. 2. Click the “Generate” button to create a custom link. 3. Share the link. Now, whoever clicks on the link will have the message automatically added to their Twitter status box, then they simply click to tweet!
CNET.com Tech Minute With Brian Cooley: Smartphone...
For Android users, the CNET Scan and Shop application lets users pull up CNET reviews, pricing information and comparisons. It allows users to view online maps to the closest stores that carry the product. Users also have the ability to add the product to a wishlist and set up price alerts. via cbs4.com Posted via web from the_mobilized_life | Comment »
Firefox Mobile: Late to the game and trying to...
Mozilla is set to release its mobile browser, codenamed Fennec, for the Nokia N900 tablet with versions coming next year for Windows Mobile and Android. While the company has shown some interface mock-ups previously, this is the first sign that the new browser is ready for prime time three years after the iPhone’s mobile Safari changed the way we interact with the mobile Web. via...
Social Media Today | Top Tools for Social Media... →
Also excited about 2010 and what Dave Chaffrey predicts Social Media Tools will evolve into:
Capability for image tracking, video, logo, photos etc
Integration with workflow, ERP systems, etc
Range of report formats, styles, configured as ‘products’
Chart and analysis integration – mapping, 3D, tag clouds, visualisation techniques, etc
Actionability -direct intervention in dialogue,...
WatchInternet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of ‘Friendster’ Civilization | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Official Google Mobile Blog: An Android dogfood...
We recently came up with the concept of a mobile lab, which is a device that combines innovative hardware from a partner with software that runs on Android to experiment with new mobile features and capabilities, and we shared this device with Google employees across the globe. This means they get to test out a new technology and help improve it. via googlemobile.blogspot.com Posted...
New phones could send computers to the trash | New...
Whatever the specs, the idea of Google getting into the business of designing and selling a gadget — a phone, rather than a computer — signals a clear move toward using phones, rather than PCs, for many computing tasks. via nj.com Posted via web from the_mobilized_life | Comment »
transissimo - Beautiful translations by beautiful... →
We are Tumble Design. We created Nice Translator in late 2008. It made us realize how rewarding it is to connect people between languages.
We believe that our users are our most important asset. We want to know them well and build directly for them.
We love to explore new places and try new things; we are experimenters at heart! Shamefully, we only speak English, but will hopefully remedy...
“The Great Inflection is the mass diffusion of low-cost, high-powered innovation...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Do-It-Yourself Economy - NYTimes.com
Box.net | Simple Online Collaboration: Online File... →
Share, manage and access all your business content online.
“Breakthrough: Lots of tweets coming out of social media conferences are just...”
– @DougCraver via @SteveCadwell
Running your business from your back pocket
The power of improved mobile devices to disrupt business is partly derived from their ability to deliver services anywhere, any time, but just as importantly by the platform the device itself provides. Anyone who is in any business that can be wholly or partly replaced by an application on a mobile device, or where that mobile device can shine light and increase transparency, has to be ready for...
Five simple guidelines for social engagement -... →
Five guidelines/questions before posting:
Assume your Mom reads/sees everything that you post
Assume your boss reads/sees everything that you post
Assume your biggest client reads/sees everything that you post
Assume your biggest competitor reads/sees everything that you post
Assume your children will read/see everything that you post
SMS GupShup →
GupShup is mobile group SMS service that allows users to create mobile communities and broadcast messages to them. GupShup is growing rapidly with thousands of groups on topics such as finance, entertainment, lifestyle, health, sports and technology.
“The phone is great, the software is powerful, but the browser is awful and the...”
– Blackberry apps (via hiten)
Online Project Management Software, simple task... →
Our mission is to: 1. create the worlds most productive online project management system. 2. deliver our software to as many companies and organisations around the world as possible. 3. to provide fantastic support and listen to our customers. We want our software to outshine the competition by: * being more user friendly and intuitive * looking better * delivering more useful features -...
A BIG Idea is in the Works: Pricefixr - It just... →
Pricefixr is lovingly crafted by a team brought together at the first Startup Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio, November 20-22, 2009. You can watch us grow by visiting our blog. If that isn’t enough follow our Tweets on Twitter or show your support by becoming a fan on Facebook.
Groupsite.com - Where Social Networking and... →
Groupsites are a powerful social collaboration tool for ordinary people in everyday groups. Groupsites are inspiring the social collaboration movement by empowering ordinary people with self-serve, professional grade social networking and collaboration. Every day, a wide variety of people within companies, communities, education, government and non-profits create Groupsites to come together and...
Why Narcissistic Personality Disorder Loves Social... →
The narcissist selectively chooses an “inner circle” of others who will resonate with her vision of self. The successful NPD person creates an intricate matrix of positive feedback in the form of fans, friends, followers and partners who fulfill their endless needs. When the sources of these ego rewards (comments, accolades, retweets, speaking gigs) become unavailable or fail, the narcissist...
“In an increasingly global economy, urban metro areas are the centerpieces of...”
– Casino, convention center, med mart, other downtown projects need something else to succeed — more people | Business - cleveland.com
Why do we continue to think that the same public/private leaders of Cleveland who haven’t been able to figure out how to revive downtown are going to...
Wikipedia Co-founder Joins Flickr Co-founder's New... →
Hunch is a social Q&A service that, in effect, says, “people who are like you and who have preferences like yours tend to be happiest with the following answer to that question you’re asking.” The company reports seeing one million unique visitors last month, and in his own blog post about the announcement, Wales calls the intersection of community and algorithm “the...
Beware Social Media Snake Oil - BusinessWeek
A Forrester Research (FORR) study shows that despite buzz around Enterprise 2.0, less than 15% of the knowledge workforce makes use of internal blogs, wikis, and other collaborative tools. “E-mail is still dominant,” says Ted Schadler, author of the report. via businessweek.com Posted via web from the_mobilized_life | Comment »
Beware Social Media Snake Oil - BusinessWeek →
Great article. And we’ve got a few in Cleveland. But just like anything else it must be properly implemented with the proper strategy. And that all depends on what type of business you’re in.
Here are the highlights that stood out to me:
+The problem, according to a growing chorus of critics, is that many would-be guides are leading clients astray. Consultants often use buzz as...
37 Videos That Will Blow Your Mind and Inspire... →
The 99 Percent - It's not about ideas. It's about... →
Everyone who attended #swcle and experienced Strategic Doing (thanks @zenext) will dig this. I’ll be writing more about it in the coming months.
99% is the research arm of Behance, a company dedicated to organizing the creative world to make ideas happen.
The creation of 99%, which was launched with our inaugural conference in 2009, sprung from the belief that, as creative professionals,...
OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity... →
OpenOffice.org is both a product and an open-source project. Both have been in existence since October 13, 2000. OpenOffice.org 1.0, the product, was released on April 30, 2002.
OpenOffice.org’s Mission Statement is…
To create, as a community, the leading international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through...