{"id":14984,"date":"2011-09-12T09:34:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T17:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wapreview.com\/?p=14984"},"modified":"2011-09-12T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T18:13:30","slug":"carnival-of-the-mobilists-252","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/14984\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival of the Mobilists #252"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Carnival of the Mobilists, a\u00a0recurring\u00a0showcase of the best recent blog posts on mobile topics. This month’s Carnival offers a fine selection of posts from all areas of the mobile ecosystem.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0The End of Cross-Platform Mobile Operating Systems<\/a><\/em>\u00a0Richard Monson-Haefel at Ambient Strategic Mobility<\/a> argues that tightly integrated mobile ecosystems \u00e0 la iOS are the key to success for mobile platforms. Agree or disagree?<\/p>\n

Sachendra Yadav at Technology, Mobility, Usability and other Musings<\/a> analyzes UX issues in a popular iPhone RSS reader app and offers suggestions for fixing them in\u00a0How NOT to design for multiple screens: Pulse iPhone App Usability\u00a0issues<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Which world city makes the greatest and most sophisticated use of mobile technology? The mobile city project \u2013 the blueprint of a truly mobilized city<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by mobiThinking’s<\/a> Andy looks for the answer.<\/p>\n

At Mobyaffiliates<\/a> James Coops argues that for mobile publishers, admob’s best days are behind it and the upstart mobile ad network\u00a0mobfox is the new admob<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Musings of a mobile marketer<\/a>‘s\u00a0Helen Keegan looks at “App Overload” and the difficulties users have finding quality apps relevant to their needs in\u00a0The trouble With Apps<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Helen also alerts us that the Vodafone Smart Accessibility Awards are open for entrie<\/em>s<\/a>. Prizes totalling \u20ac200k will be awarded to the apps that best enable social participation, independent living, mobility and well-being for disabled and elderly individuals.<\/p>\n

Peter-Paul Koch (ppk) at [quirksmode<\/a>] looks at why and how any new WebOS owner or licensee will need to engage and enable Web developers in Twelve steps for saving webOS<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

MediaNama<\/a>‘s\u00a0Nikhil Pahwa presents some ideas for encouraging India’s mobile services ecosystem\u00a0to government regulators in\u00a0MediaNama\u2019s Final Recommendations To TRAI On Regulation Of MVAS<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

At MobileGrove<\/a> Peggy Anne Salz interviews Ogilvy’s Rory Sutherland who tells marketers that the best way to get consumer’s attention is by providing real value. Peggy’s\u00a0Rory Sutherland Tells Mobile Marketers: Focus On Value Exchange & Consumer Experience<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is a must read for mobile marketers.<\/p>\n

Also at MobileGroove<\/a>, Charles Knight looks at recently\u00a0acquired\u00a0Goby<\/em>, an app that helps you find things to do nearby and interviews Goby’s CEO in\u00a0Mobile Search App Goby Finds Fun Stuff Nearby; Acquired By TeleNav<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At SmartMobs<\/a> Judy Breck explores the unlikely reason that Martha’s Vineyard residents warmly welcome the president of the United States when he vacations there. It’s because\u00a0Obama brings cell power to the Vineyard<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

WapReview’s contribution to the Carnival is\u00a0GetGlue’s Mobile Webapp Lets you Check-in to Books, Movies, Music, Baseball Games and More<\/a><\/em>, my review of the trending mobile media check in service GetGlue.<\/p>\n

Mark Bridge at the TheFoneCast<\/a> presents an Interview with Neal Fullman, CEO of Get Taxi<\/a><\/em> about the startup’s plans to use an app running on a dedicated mobile device to revolutionize the way London cabs are dispatched and booked.<\/p>\n

My Post of the Month <\/em><\/strong>pick goes to ppk<\/em> for his suggestions for saving WebOS<\/a>. I hope someone does pick up HP’s cast off mobile OS and that they take the suggestions to heart. We need more, not less mobile\u00a0ecosystem\u00a0diversity and WebOS is arguably the most interesting and innovative of the current crop of mobile operating systems and too good to die.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Best Post by a New Carnival Participant honors<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0go to\u00a0Richard Monson-Haefel for his well reasoned\u00a0analysis<\/a> of the relative merits of a closed, integrated mobile ecosystem like the iPhone vs. the Windows PC\/Linux\/Android approach of supplying a platform to\u00a0multiple\u00a0hardware vendors.<\/p>\n

Watch for a new Carnival of the Mobiliists next month a site to be announced. If you write about mobile topics of any type consider submitting you best post to the next Carnival. It’s easy and will bring new readers to your blog. Just send your entry to: mobilists@gmail.com. Anyone writing about mobile is welcome. For more about the Carnival visit\u00a0mobili.st<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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