Mobile happenings
It seems keeping up with a blog is way harder than I expected. There’s a whole lotta things going on that I’ve flagged to blog about, but haven’t got there yet.
Here’s a quick snapshot:
Mobile Monday Melbourne
MoMo Melbourne is on tonight. After last month’s big event on Mobile Investment, we’ve gone for a more relaxed theme this month. Drinks & Pizza at Kitten Club (267 Little Collins St, 6pm tonight) and some short 5 minute pitches from MoMo members themselives. We even have some sponsorship from our friends in Hong Kong who are here on a trade mission. We’ll hear from John Chio, organiser of MoMo HK and chairman of HK Wireless Technology Industry Association. We’ll also hear from MoMo members who’ve volunteered to share their ideas, projects and businesses in the mobile space. I’ll be getting up to tell you about Mobilist, as will June Gassin from mLanguage Learning, Jeff Smith from SurfKitchen and media artist David Rose. And… whoever we drag out of the audience on the night! Come along, it’d be great to see you!
Sensis gets into bed with… um.. everyone
Telstra has signed a deal with Yahoo to power the BigPond mobile search service. This means that mobile web results from Sensis’ mobile search engine will now be delivered by Yahoo. In an interesting turn of events, Sensis has ALSO partnered with Google to power Sensis’ ONLINE search results and advertising. In return, Yellow Pages results will now be shown on Google maps. So Sensis mobile is powered by Yahoo and Sensis Search Online is powered by Google – and there’s an entire post in that!
Mobile Feast 08 in Melbourne
Slattery IT are running Mobile Feast in Melbourne next week. Speakers include yours truly, Antony McGregor Dey from QM Codes, Nick Love from My Space, Dr Marisa Maio Mackay from m.Net, Justin Moran from Funkysexycool & Sam Plowman from ANZ
The event is designed to get your headaround the opportunities presented by the mobile web. It’s an evening affair on Wed 19th from 5pm – 8pm. Check the site for details.
QR Codes making Print Interactive
QM Codes have been busy doing deals with Australian publishers to include codes in print publications which link through to interactive mobile content. The first publications to launch with QM codes are Digital Magazine and Australian Anthill. Check out the press release or read Antony’s article on QR Codes in Digital Ministry.
That’s enough for now – more soon!
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