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People are consuming music on their mobile phones in an increasing way. The way most people do this now is through their operator, downloading realtunes straight to their phones. Innovative companies like Futurlink have a different idea how people will do this in the (very) near future, using Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and soon NFC, I wrote […]

Following the response and feedback I got on the “Understanding Mobile 2.0” article I wrote at Read/WriteWeb a couple of weeks ago, I created a wiki space to start categorizing the so-called Mobile 2.0 companies.
You can acces the directory at mobile2companies.com.
I decided to use a wiki tool, called Wepaint, so companies can add their own […]

I have been writing and reporting for quite some time now on the convergence of networks, the introduction of hybrid devices and media becoming accessible on mobile devices, lately all connecting easily to the web. With game devices such as the PSP accessing the Internet over wifi and the introduction of the iPhone, we now […]

Last weeks’ MobileMonday Barcelona on Proximity Marketing was the occasion to get briefed on the present real-world cases of mobile technologies used in a physical context. FuturLink presented their (rather impressive) content delivery system based on Bluetooth access points; Media Contacts talked about tailoring content; and Nike related on their (mostly) good experience on using […]

On November 16, 2006, IBDNetwork will host its sixth one-day Under the Radar event, which will feature 32 emerging startups in the mobile sector. Under the Radar will take place at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View, CA.
You’ll see a collection of companies in areas such as mobile content/video; sms and messaging; location/presence; voice services; […]

Despite the excellent program at Mobile Monday Barcelona, I will attend the Villes 2.0 conference on November 6 in Paris, together with Ignacio Mondine, R&D director from Daem Interactive.
One can easily imagine how big cities will become more difficult to manage in the near future. The evolution of technology in general, including those of the […]

Continuing with its monthly events, MobileMonday Barcelona announces its next event on “Proximity Marketing” that will take place on November 6. Kudoos to Carles from MoMoBCN partner Barcelona Media to get this interesting list of speakers together:
David Masó, CEO of Futurlink, one of our most popular and successful local start-ups will explain us about Futurlink’s […]

I wanted to write this article before summer but workload took me until now to take some time to write some of my insights on this interesting subject, so here we go…
Up to now, most people in the industry used the bluetooth marketing term to name advertising and marketing campaigns made using Bluetooth on mobile […]