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Friday, August 27, 2004
Mobile IM Usage Nearly Doubles
From that same AOL survey (see last post), an article from ClickZ focussing on the results re. mobile IM.
AOL IM survey
A couple of posts (and links) from Duncan Lamb's blog, talking about the AOL IM survey:
AOL's Second Annual Instant Messaging Trends Survey Shows Instant Messaging Has Gone Mainstream
AOL Instant Messaging Survey Lights The Way For New Marketing Opportunities
AOL's Second Annual Instant Messaging Trends Survey Shows Instant Messaging Has Gone Mainstream
AOL Instant Messaging Survey Lights The Way For New Marketing Opportunities
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Verizon, Cingular get hooked to IM
from CNET News
mobile social software applications
There's an interesting list of mobile social software applications at elastic space
One example, http://www.mamjam.com, looks very interesting - a location-based chat application via SMS. Which makes me wonder yet again why no-one seems to have started thinking about taking advantage of the location aspect for survey data collection (e.g. ask people questions when they enter a certain location like a museum, shop, airport etc..). Privacy concerns loom large here, of course, and maybe this is the main hindrance for doing something like this in practice - opting-in processes etc. making the whole thing too complex?
One example, http://www.mamjam.com, looks very interesting - a location-based chat application via SMS. Which makes me wonder yet again why no-one seems to have started thinking about taking advantage of the location aspect for survey data collection (e.g. ask people questions when they enter a certain location like a museum, shop, airport etc..). Privacy concerns loom large here, of course, and maybe this is the main hindrance for doing something like this in practice - opting-in processes etc. making the whole thing too complex?
MSN webmessenger beta
The MSN webmessenger beta site seems to be up now, and more reliable...
I haven't spent much time with it yet, but on first impressions looks rather nice.
I haven't spent much time with it yet, but on first impressions looks rather nice.
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Microsoft looks to more personalized IM
From InfoWorld:
REDMOND, WASHINGTON - Microsoft Corp. plans to deliver a new version of its popular MSN Messenger client by mid-2005 that will let users create a more customized instant messaging (IM) experience, the company said last week.
... more in the link above.
REDMOND, WASHINGTON - Microsoft Corp. plans to deliver a new version of its popular MSN Messenger client by mid-2005 that will let users create a more customized instant messaging (IM) experience, the company said last week.
... more in the link above.
Monday, August 02, 2004
HP iPaq that switches automatically between WiFi and GPRS/GSM
HPs new iPaq h6315 switches automatically between WiFi and GPRS/GSM, depending on what's available... these machines should be able to be always connected, and always automatically use the fastest/cheapest means of connection.
With handhelds like these now appearing, is there still a point in off-line CAPI solutions?
With handhelds like these now appearing, is there still a point in off-line CAPI solutions?