Today I am speaking with Monte Silver, from BambooMC who have recently released Mobipod, a service that delivers podcasts directly to your mobile phone.

Monte explains how background downloads works, how the on-device client is initially loaded onto the phones, which handsets are suppported, memory management and what has been the response from telcos, users and podcasters.

More info:
Mobipod: http://mobipod.britcaster.com/

If you have tried a podcast to mobile service (like Mobipod or another system) please let us know how the experience has been.

My guest on the show is Ross Dawson, a consultant and commentator on the global network economy.

He recently made comment on the suitability of mobile phones for social networking and how Australia is lagging behind this trend due to high data charges imposed by the telcos, arguing it has been limiting the capacity for experimentation.

Ross discusses proximity dating, mobile as a tool for social networking and how developments like video glasses will change the way content is consumed on portable devices.

I start this interview by asking Ross to fill us in on the history of mobile content in the USA and how their unlimited data deals have made them leap frog other countries to now be a leader.
More info:
Ross Dawson blog: Trends in the Living Network

I’m pleased to be speaking with Russell Buckley, a pioneer in mobile marketing and one of the most experienced people working in mobile content. He talks about his new venture, AdMob, a system for providing advertising links on WAP sites. To benefit from Russell’s wisdom and knowledge I highly recommend subscribing to his MobHappy blog (co-written with Carlo Longino).

More info:

http://www.admob.com/

http://www.mobhappy.com/

My guest is Mike Hillsdon, from Barefoot Software, talking about their mComic reader. Hear about why they chose to develop for Symbian, how they are marketing the product and the deal they are offering to comic artists. Particularly interesting is the fact they have developed a tool that allows for rapid development of a mobile comic product - taking between 1-4 hours for a full comic.
More info:

http://www.s60comics.com
http://www.barefootsoft.com

Rudy is one of the key identities in the mobile content industry online. He maintains a blog called m-trends, where he has been posting a regular series on Women in Mobile.

He is a member of the Carnival of Mobilists and talks about how this group keeps a check on the hype surrounding mobile content.

As a mobile strategist, Rudy provides an insightful look at the future of mobile web, mobile tv and the trends in mobile content production and consumption.

Correction: At one point in the interview I refer to Russell Buckley retiring from blogging and in fact I meant to say Russell Beattie. Sorry to both Russell’s for my error.
More info: http://www.m-trends.org/

Rudy De Waele

My guests are Simon Goodrich and Andrew Apostola, who are the directors of the inaugural International Portable Film Festival. They explain why they set-up the festival, how it’s being run and why they are so passionate about the new portable platforms.

More info: http://www.portablefilmfestival.com

Keren Flavell, Simon Goodrich and Andrew Apasola

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

Today I’m chatting with Dale Rankin, who has created a company that specializes in producing flash content for mobile phones. Moket, based in Brisbane, is creating games for the Asian market as well as exploring other useful apps and widgets using Adobe Flash Lite. Although the Australian marketplace has yet to have flash player enabled phones rolled out into the marketplace, Dale explains how they are gearing themselves up for when it does.

More info: http://www.moket.com/

Keren Flavell and Dale Rankin

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

Matteo Penzo is one of the key people behind a great mobile application that allows you to upload photos to Flickr from your mobile.

The project was seeded in Google-style personal time at Consult Technology in Milan, Italy.

Matteo explains how the application was built on the Flickr APIs and how programmers around the world are participating in the development of MobUp.

He has also some wonderful ideas about how the mobile can assist in breaking down the digital divide and allows the spread of information in countries where freedom of speech is suppressed.

More info: http://www.mobup.org/

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

He explains why the association came about and the kind of information they are providing to unofficial m-site developers.

We discuss some of the reasons why i-mode has been so popular in France as well as some tips on how people can locate unofficial sites.

More info:
http://www.imodopen.org/
http://www.i-gloo.net/

Keren Flavell and Vianney Settini

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

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I’m pleased to be talking with Tom Hume, founding partner of Future Platforms and prolific blogger on the topic of mobile application development.

Tom provides an insight into his work with Puzzler - bringing a range of puzzle games to the mobile platform - as well as a recent mobile brochure for Audi.

More info:
http://www.tomhume.org
http://www.futureplatforms.com

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

Listen to the Mobile Media Show here.

Today I am talking with Mal Jago from the popular online surf report service, Coastwatch.

He talks about how they translated their website service to mobile phones, first by SMS and then as live streaming video through 3G.

More info: http://www.coastalwatch.com.au

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

My guest is Brad Court, event producer of the up-coming Telecommunications Marketing Conference, March 29-31, Melbourne.

Brad explains the drive behind setting up the conference and how it tries to address a range of issues that are being faced by most people in the industry.

More info: http://www.iir.com.au/telecoms

Postscript: For a review of the conference visit Tamir Berkman’s blog - Digital Underwear.

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

It’s great to hear about a success story and my conversation today is with the CEO of one of the most popular online communities around - Funky Sexy Cool.

Justin Moran talks about how they moved their business into the mobile space in late November 2004 and how the product has been successfully launched in many countries around the world.

Justin has a wealth of knowledge in how to negotiate with telcos, manage billing and provide a compelling user experience.

More info: http://www.funkysexycool.com

Keren Flavell and Justin Moran

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

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My guest is Ben Keighran, founder and developer of Blue Pulse, a new application that is designed to enhance the way people can experience mobile internet. He explains the challenge in trying to make such an advanced product that will be a key service to developers to reach mass audience on a standardized environment.
We hear about why he was initially driven to create Blue Pulse and their strategy for getting it out into the marketplace.

More info: http://www.bluepulse.com

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

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Today I am chatting with Jennifer Wilson, Chief Operating Officer of HWW Limited, who explains the content and strategy of myTV, launched in December 2005.

HWW Limited are one of Australia’s largest content aggregators and have been publishing the excellent resources yourTV and yourMovies on mobile phones for some time.

More info: http://www.hww.com.au/mytv

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones. She is convenor of Mobile Monday Melbourne.
Keren is based in Melbourne, Australia, and can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv or Skype Keren_Flavell.

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In this show I speak to Jane Zweig, CEO of The Shosteck Group, who has recently released a report on the “emergence of the personal internet” and the radical shake-up of the telephony, internet portal and mobile handset marketplace.

The report provides a comprehensive insight into how major internet portal players are starting to take their place in the mobile environment given their acknowledgement that in a short space of time a significant amount of their traffic is going to be coming from mobile devices.

How does this impact on the stronghold of the carriers and why is it inevitable that the end user will drive the solutions of the future?

More info: http://www.shosteck.com/studies/portal_wars.htm

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, a content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones.
Keren is based in Melbourne, Australia, and can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv.

Today I am lucky to have an interview with one of the most successful interactive media producers in the world - Tim Shey.

He talks about his new series Flatland - “an original action series for mobile, broadband and beyond” - starring Dennis Hopper.

We also discuss customization of content for multi-platforming and the future of audience development for entertainment on mobile phones.

More info:
www.flatlandmobile.com
www.proteus.com

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, a content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones.
Keren is based in Melbourne, Australia, and can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv.

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My guest this week is Mimi Ito, one of the editors of the book Personal, Portable, Pedestrian : Mobile Phones in Japanese Life. The book is released by MIT Press.

More information: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10610

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, a content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones.
Keren is based in Melbourne, Australia, and can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv.

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My guest this week is one of the founders of the Mobile Mondays networking group in Helsinki, Finland. Jari Tammisto talks about how the networking event began in September 2000 and how it has grown to include chapters around the world.

More information: http://www.mobilemonday.net

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, a content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones.
Keren is based in Melbourne, Australia, and can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv.

This week I am talking with Lesley Hammond, one of the producers behind the 3G comedy series Boozin’ with Beasts.

Distributor: Australia / NZ - ABC Mobile
Availability: Telstra 3G

More information: http://www.wildcandy.net

UPDATE: To take a look at one clip from the Boozin’ with Beasts series go to http://www.hww.com.au/mytv and you will find it under the Comedy section.

Lesley Hammond and Keren Flavell

The Mobile Media Show is presented by Keren Flavell, a content development consultant and interactive media producer for online and mobile phones.
Keren is based in Melbourne, Australia, and can be contacted by email keren (at) omg.tv.