Monthly Archives: October 2006

MocoSpace

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I’m already tried of the phrase “Web 2.0”. It’s time for a new buzzword. Still, the big paradigm shift of Web 2.0 and one that’s here to stay is the idea that users and especially communities of users are what gives the web value. That can mean sharing of user generated content such as photos (Flickr), writing (Yelp, blogs), or the collective wisdom of what’s click-worthy (del.icio.us, Digg, YouTube). All these sites also accept comments which is a starting point … Continue reading →

More Mobile Video Sites

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Reuters has one of the best mobile news sites at mobile.reuters.com. Now there is Reuters Labs, labs.reuters.com with two beta mobile applications. The first is a Flash Lite enabled version of Mobile News that runs on unspecified Symbian devices with the Flash Lite player (required Flash version also not mentioned). I haven’t tried it as I don’t have a compatible phone. The other beta at Reuters Labs, Mobile Videos, is pretty cool. It has a dozen news videos which are … Continue reading →

TIME Magazine

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TIME was the first newsweekly magazine in the US and before the rise of the web diminished its influence, being on the cover of TIME generated immediate nationwide celebrity or notoriety – the cover subjects weren’t always the good guys. While not much attention is paid anymore to the weekly cover person, TIMEs annual Person of the Year still generates considerable buzz. TIME.com has been on the web since 1998 and its current web edition is both very complete and … Continue reading →

Carnival of the Mobilists 47

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This week’s carnival is at Communities Dominate Brands. Host Tomi Ahonen has created a collection of the best blog items on mobile communication for your discovery and exploration. It’s a great Carnival of the Mobilists. Thank’s Tomi, for including my item on the Weblogs, Inc Sites. Congratulations to David Beers who scored Post of the Week honors for his Concertino for Cell phones and Orchestra.

AP Elections 2006

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Alexander at MobileRead has posted about the Associated Press’ new Election 2006 mobile site (mer.ap.org) which offers state by state results for all national and major state offices. The results of this year’s primaries are currently posted – most of these occurred months ago. This could be a great site to follow the Nov. 7th congressional and senate elections. However, it will need to be updated in a timely manner to be useful. It’s not a good sign that as … Continue reading →