Winksite. Love The Mobile Web. » David Harper http://harper.wirelessink.com 10 Years Later. One World. No Borders. 4 Billion Connected People. Mon, 10 May 2010 16:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 MobileCampNYC3 – Call for Barcode Enthusiasts & Developers http://harper.wirelessink.com/2008/10/22/mobilecampnyc3-call-for-barcode-enthusiasts-developers/ http://harper.wirelessink.com/2008/10/22/mobilecampnyc3-call-for-barcode-enthusiasts-developers/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:41:27 +0000 David Harper http://harper.wirelessink.com/?p=201 MobileCampNYC3 will take place on Sat. November 15th (9:15am-6:00pm) at Microsoft’s NYC office in midtown Manhattan.

The idea is to have a dedicated track for all things related to QR Codes, 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.) I’m helping curate this track so please send an email introducing yourself if you would like to hold a session to dharper [AT] wirelessink [DOT] com. Also be sure to register below.

Want to attend this Mobile Camp? Sign up Here!

]]> http://harper.wirelessink.com/2008/10/22/mobilecampnyc3-call-for-barcode-enthusiasts-developers/feed/ 1 Mowser is Dead. The Mobile Web is Alive. …And Here Are the “Mobile Analytics” to Support It. http://harper.wirelessink.com/2008/04/15/mowser-is-dead-the-mobile-web-is-alive-and-i-have-the-mobile-analytics-to-prove-it/ http://harper.wirelessink.com/2008/04/15/mowser-is-dead-the-mobile-web-is-alive-and-i-have-the-mobile-analytics-to-prove-it/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:14:39 +0000 David Harper http://harper.wirelessink.com/?p=152 Mowser is Dead.
Russell Beattie who recently closed down his transcoding service Mowser posted in part, “I think anyone currently developing sites using XHTML-MP markup, no Javascript, geared towards cellular connections and two inch screens are simply wasting their time, and I’m tired of wasting my time,” he wrote. The presence of a separate “mobile Web,” he said, is “limited at best, and dying at worst.” He goes on to say, “Let me say that again clearly, the mobile traffic just isn’t there. It’s not there now, and it won’t be.”

The Mobile Web is Alive.
Not quite Russell. While Mowser may have failed it’s a stretch to imply the Mobile Web is failing as well. No one wants a lame, featureless, stripped down, even “bastardized” version of anything. That is true today, was true a year ago when Mowser launched, and true 8 years ago when “WAP” was first declared dead. Yes, for mobile enthusiasts transcoding service like Mowser can be handy at times but for the masses those “times” have never come and never will. Besides what you end up is not something a brand, business, or individual serious about mobile cares to have presented to their audience — if you are the audience — consume.

On the contrary mobile traffic is building worldwide month on month. This growth is being witnessed across a variety of services — ad networks, social search/discovery services, and emerging mobile analytic services.

Dennis of Wap Review has this to say about it, “The Future of the Web on Mobile Phones.” …and then there is Carlo Longino of Mob Happy with, “The Mobile Web Is Dead. Long Live The Mobile Web.” Then finally, Mike Rowehl (Mowser Co-founder) has his own take with, “What Happened to Independent Thought?“

…And Here Are the “Mobile Analytics” to Support It.
MobileMonday NYOn April 28th in New York, I’ve organized a free MobileMonday NY event that includes panelists from several companies active in mobile analytics and social search – Amethon, Bango, Mobilytics, Resolution Media, Quattro, TigTag, and taptu.

In part, we’ll be discussing insights gained from watching the very real growth of the Mobile Web and what is being learned from the aggregated mobile data and social actions of people. The event is free — learn more and RSVP.

You’re all invited.

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