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It's Carnival Time! Welcome to the 156th edition of the Carnival of the Mobilists.
But first, a special offer for Carnival readers. Last month I wrote about delivr, a new way to share and promote many types of web content to both PCs and mobiles. It's a powerful combination of social bookmarking, micro-blogging, a short URL service and 2D barcodes and its free. delivr registration is normally by invitation only (although it can be used anonymously with fewer features). delivr founder David Harper is offering a limited number of full registration codes to Carnival readers. To sign up go to https://delivr.com/signup and enter the code 43TY148 when prompted.
As always our carnival midway is lined with colorful and eloquent barkers eager to share their unique insights into the huge and varied world of mobile computing and telephony.
Predictions
We start with a trio of fortune tellers. These crystal ball gazers have looked into the future of mobile software, services and hardware and are predicting that 2009 will be a great year for mobile.
Mobilestance's Jamie Wells knows "What to Expect in Mobile in 2009". What will happen with mobile video, search, Apple, Android, Palm, Sprint, Motorola, acquisitions and applications? Jamie's "Proprietary Crystal Ball" tells all.
On his blog, which is hosted on a mobile phone running Nokia Web Server, Antoine RJ Wright designs the perfect next generation mobile device in "Wanting More in 2009 Devices". Antoine goes on to predict which handset maker might deliver it.
In tough economic times developers have to make the right choices to survive. At WIP Jam Session, Caroline Lewko looks at industry trends and makes suggestions as to what startups and coders need to to do to survive and thrive in, "2009 Predictions for Mobile and Wireless Developers".
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Software and Services
Innovation never stops in technology and the mobile software and services built on it. What's new and hot and what's not? Here are looks at different areas of mobile of mobile services.
C. Enrique Ortiz at About Mobility examines Redmonds's rediscovery of 2D bar codes in "Microsoft Joins the Physical World Connections and Interactions Space with Microsoft Tag". Too bad they felt the need to create a new proprietary format. Argh! More fragmentation.
Talking Video's Tsahi Levent-Levi highlights where video calling is a success and where it's not in, "Video Calling to Grow Because of Mobile? Give Me a Break".
At Most likely to Die Alone, Dave Levy looks at the history of media and social interaction and discovers "The Ultimate Social Media". It's not Facebook either.
Writing at Smart Mobs, Melanie McBride spotlights a new service
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posted by Dennis Bournique
January 11, 2009 @ 7:28 pm
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