links for 2009-07-31

Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule When you're operating on the maker's schedule, meetings are a disaster. A single meeting can blow a whole afternoon, by breaking it into two pieces each too small to do anything hard in. (tags: productivity management meetings business) Browsers vs. native apps: Vic Gundotra's comments – Ecosystems, HTML5 and Long tail … Continue reading “links for 2009-07-31”

links for 2008-12-02

Top Mobile Searches In 2008 Revolve Around Social Networks Over the last 11 months, people used search engines on their phones overwhelmingly for one purpose: social networking. (tags: socialmedia socialnetworking mobile search statistics) VisionMobile :: blog :: Mapping open source into mobile: who, where and how A look at the different mobile open source projects … Continue reading “links for 2008-12-02”

Thoughts on Lynne d Johnson’s UnKeynote

I’m nearly recovered from an exceptional Web Visions conference. I had a great time and the feedback on my session has been extremely positive so far. But more on that later. I wanted to talk briefly about Lynne d Johnson’s UnKeynote from Thursday and why it prompted me to modify my presentation to add a … Continue reading “Thoughts on Lynne d Johnson’s UnKeynote”

Verizon’s “Open Networks” Not Very Open, Sprint Breaks the Web

Verizon announced that they would open their network late last year. Last week they provided details which shows that it isn’t terribly open. Verizon also one the recent spectrum bidding where again, the definition of open is being debated. Carlo Longino of MobHappy has written about how “open” has become the big buzzword for mobile … Continue reading “Verizon’s “Open Networks” Not Very Open, Sprint Breaks the Web”