David Harper’s Different Things

Winksite drives a lot of mobile pages views. Over the years, most every ad network on the planet has approached Winksite about monetizing our mobile traffic. We always played with the idea of signing up, but we don’t view Winksite’s traffic as “ours” alone. As we see it, publishers who trust their content and communities to Winksite’s care provide Winksite with great value just by showing up. The traffic and impressions are mostly there because of the efforts of our 25 thousand publishers and the audience they attract.

We can’t unilaterally profit from that traffic like the other feed mobilizers and site building tools. They have it wrong and are ripping off the publishers. At best their share of the revenue share is too high — at worst — they take it all.

It took a while for us to figure out the obvious — make it drop dead simple for a publisher to insert either Google Mobile AdSense or AdMobs ads into their mobilized feeds, mobile Websites, and communities at Winksite — and take NO revenue share.

All a publisher needs do is:

1. Register and create a mobile site.
2. Enter their Google AdSense ID or AdMob Site ID.
3. Select ad position and placement on their site templates.

What would you like next?

We have merged MobileBarCodeCamp with MobileCamps, since the overlap of both events are big enough to make it into one.

Everyone who has RSVP’d for the NYC event has been moved over to MobileCampNYC2.

The idea is to have a dedicated track for all things related to Barcodes, RFID and Physical Hyperlinking in general. For this track we will have 10 sessions dedicated to one room (although it is still possible to use free spots on the main grid later.) I will be curating this track so please send an email introducing yourself if you would like to hold a session to dharper {AT} wirelessink {DOT} com.

MobileCamps bring together mobile enthusiasts, explorers and professionals to share the current state and their visions for the future direction of mobility. MobileCamps hope to support the many voices helping to unlock the potential of a truly digital life. Topics may include - but are not limited to - mobile gaming, entrepreneurship, social mobility and presence, near field communication, physical hyperlinking, mobile storytelling, the importance of open standards, protocols, and platforms, linux based devices, and mobility on other continents. Nokia Nseries is sponsoring.

Upcoming MobileCamps:
Follow the links below for venue and RSVP information.

• MobileCampLA, 28th of October!
• MobileCampSF, 3rd of November
• MobileCampNYC2, 10th of November

Please note that we are going to have a limit of 150 people to take part in this camp so RSVP while you can.

I’ll be in Orlando from Oct. 1-3 speaking at Mobile Web Americas. Would be thrilled to meet-up with any Winksite publishers living in the area or attending the event. Please contact me here.

Mobile Web Americas 2007
http://www.mobilewebexpo.com/
Oct 2-4, 2007 - Orlando, FL

Tuesday October 2nd
3:15 – 4:00
Mobile Communities: What Are They And How Do I Make Them Work For Me?
A discussion on mobile social networks and how they extend the reach of social interaction. How to create a special interest community related directly to your brand or service and how to monitize your community.

Raju Rishi - COO and Co-Founder, Rave Wireless
Myk Willis - CTO, mVisable
Sanji Fernando - Senior Manager, Nokia M Business Renewal
David Harper - Founder, Winksite

Moderator: Justin Oberman - CEO, MoPockets