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Do you have a .mobi site? Are you looking for ways to create some exposure for that site?
If so, you should strongly consider entering it in the ilovemobileweb Awards. The folks at dotMobi are running the awards, which means they have some fairly strict (and clearly self-promoting) requirements regarding sites they will consider. (But hey, it’s their award show so I guess they can do whatever they want.)
Regardless, there is a lack of dominant .mobi sites out there today. So if your site happens to be on a .mobi domain and it provides something useful, interesting, or unique, this is a real opportunity to increase your traffic significantly.
Here’s how to enter.
Oh yes, and you need to act quickly - entries are due August 22, 2008 at 22:00 GMT (6:00pm Eastern Time).
August 5th, 2008
Opera Software released the beta version of their Opera Mobile 9.5 browser today. Much like users of the iPhone’s Safari browser, Opera Mobile users can enjoy both slimmed-down sites made for mobile, as well as standard desktop versions right from their phone.
Though still in beta, today’s release promises faster performance, enhanced viewing functionality, and better usability over v8.65.
Specifically, here are the features Opera described in their press release today:
Faster — Opera has always been among the fastest browsers — if not the fastest — available. Opera Mobile 9.5 beta continues this fine tradition with improved performance over Opera Mobile 8.65.
Pan and zoom — Just like Opera Mini, Opera Mobile 9.5 beta defaults to full Web page viewing and allows users to pan and zoom into their desired content easily.
Improved user interface — Opera has completely renovated its mobile UI. Cleaner and more intuitive, the new UI is designed for quick and easy navigation.
Opera Dragonfly — Use your Opera desktop browser to debug sites on your mobile phone through the Opera Mobile 9.5 debug menu.
Improved standards support — Opera Mobile 9.5 is the most standards compliant browser available, and the company remains steadfast in its commitment to make the Web accessible for all.
Save pages and/or images — With a click, simply save pages to your phone.
Interested? Go download it here.
July 17th, 2008
Brian Fling gave this presentation at Over the Air in London back in April. It’s lengthy, but it’s got fantastic stuff. We highly recommend it for mobile designers, mobile developers, and anyone else with a strong interest in the mobile web.
June 24th, 2008
For those interested in designing for the mobile device, Bryan Rieger just posted a great presentation that is sure to get your creative juices flowing. Bryan’s use of creativity to emphasize the critical concepts of mobile web and application design really drives his points home.
Enjoy!
June 16th, 2008
Rumors are a flyin’ about the highly anticipated announcement of a 3G iPhone today at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco today. We’re also geeked up about the iTunes App Store launch.
Here’s where you can follow the buzz live:
MacRumorsLive.com Twitter Updates
Gizmodo Live Blog
TechCrunch Live Coverage
Feel free to add to this list in the comments below!
June 9th, 2008
If you caught Larry King Live last night, you may have seen Johnny Cochran’s wife voicing concern that her late husband’s incessant use of his cell phone may have contributed to his brain cancer, which unfortunately took his life in 2005.
Larry had several doctors on the show, most of whom agreed (to varying degrees) that there “may” very well be a link between cell phone use and brain cancer, though it is too early to say with any certainty. The one exception was someone from the American Cancer Society of all places, who played down the issue, saying there was no real evidence and therefore, no cause for concern. All did agree that it would probably be wise to use a cell phone headset whenever possible.
So, what do YOU think? Cast your vote below, and add a comment if you like.
Does cell phone usage cause cancer?
May 28th, 2008
AdMob just released their Mobile Metrics Report for the month of April. Some interesting tidbits in this latest version, which can be found here (pdf link).
Here are the highlights noted by AdMob:
* 25% of ad requests in the AdMob network worldwide were from Smartphones.
* US requests grew 5.1% between March and April, a higher rate than overall network growth.
* The RAZR V3 and Nokia N70 retained the top device spots in the US and India. The top devices also remained the same in the UK (SonyEricsson K800i), South Africa (Motorola v360), and Indonesia (Nokia 6600).
* The Amoi 8512 - “Three Skype phone” - made its entrance as the #5 device in the UK, with 2.7% of UK traffic.
* The iPhone moved into AdMob’s top 20 devices Worldwide.
Happy reading!
May 14th, 2008
The race for the Democratic ticket is over, and all eyes are now shifting to the race for the white house between Barack Obama vs John McCain. If you are a fan of Obama, or simply want to know more about the candidate, there are several ways to stay informed via your mobile phone.
I must admit that while I have not yet decided which candidate I will support, I have been impressed with the Obama campaign’s marketing efforts, and specifically the Obama website and features around it. It is clear they have placed a heavy emphasis on this medium, and have focused on allowing people to access information in a variety of ways.
Text messaging has played a large role, as you can see here. Here is a brief guide on how you can interact with the Obama presidential campaign via text message:
Barack Obama Campaign Text Message Guide
- General campaign announcements and news on local campaign stops: Text GO to OBAMA (62262)
- Healthcare policy updates: Text HEALTH to OBAMA (62262)
- Education policy updates: Text EDUCATION to OBAMA (62262)
- Updates on bringing the troops home: Text IRAQ to OBAMA (62262)
- Economic policy updates: Text JOBS to OBAMA (62262)
- Updates on cleaning up Washington & taking on special interests: Text REFORM to OBAMA (62262)
- Quit Receiving text messages: Text STOP to OBAMA (62262)
- High-volume campaign updates and messages via Twitter to your mobile phone: Text FOLLOW BARACKOBAMA to 40404
Barack Obama Ringtones
The Obama campaign has made available a slew of ringtones for those heavy campaign supporters. To download one of the 12 ringtones currently available, text RINGTONE1 (or RINGTONE2, etc. through RINGTONE12) to OBAMA (62262).
To listen to the Barack Obama ringtones before downloading, go here.
Finally, the folks behind the Barack Obama campaign, with help from its supporters, also made available four different wallpaper images for your mobile phone. To download an image to your phone, text IMAGE1 (or IMAGE2, etc. through IMAGE4) to OBAMA (62262).
Not to go off-topic here, but I still can’t figure out what’s truly there behind the typical messages of “Change” and “Hope”. What are Obama’s detailed plans? Maybe I should read these text messages. Anyway, if anyone can help me make up my mind between McCain and Obama, I’m all ears.
May 10th, 2008
A month after we highlighted the find.mobi mobile search site, dotMobi is putting it up for sale. As reported in a press release on Wednesday, the site has “outgrown the lab”, and is now ready to deliver “significant value” to the buyer.
How much do you think it will go for? $500,000? $1,000,000? More?
Note from the press release all that buyers might be getting:
dotMobi is soliciting proposals for the disposal of all or parts of the find.mobi assets, which include the mobile web site (find.mobi), web crawler algorithm and code, mobile site detection algorithm and code, parking / landing page detection algorithm and code, adult content classifier learning algorithm and code, and the find.mobi name / site address.
Submit your guess in a comment to this post by Monday, May 19, 2008. The top 3 entries closest to the published sale amount will win a MobileMammoth T-Shirt! All entries must be posted by 11:59pm ET (GMT -0500) on May 19.
Mobile Website:
find.mobi
May 2nd, 2008
What a great story of how mobile technology can impact lives in a positive way. Check out the Washington Post article here.
I wonder if Mr. Buck was using Twitter’s mobile version, or the more robust Tiny Twitter.
April 20th, 2008
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