http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com Welcome to the Mobile Media weblog Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:20:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the latest news story about Telstra holding off on launching mobile TV (DVB-H) Justin Milne, MD of Telstra Big Pond, says that DVB-H has a long way to go. For an advanced first world country, gee, we are slipping behind. If I was to live in Moscow I would be ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/03/08/keep-your-handsets-in-your-pockets-unless-youre-happy-to-pay-big-money-for-content/ For a great review of the 3GSM event in Barcelona I highly recommend reading Rudy De Waele's blog post about it. More info: http://www.m-trends.org/2007/02/3gsm-2007-wrap-up-complete.html  http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/28/3gsm-wrap-up/ Following on from it's successful inaugural event last year, Mobile Content Australia is back. Early bird discount is still available so be sure to visit their site to check out why it's worth attending. More info: http://www.acevents.com.au/mobilecontent2007/  http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/28/mobile-content-australia-conference-march-28th-29th/ For anyone fortunate enough to be going along to 3GSM in Barcelona next week, make sure you get along to the MoMo Global Peer Awards. The finalists have been announced and this list is a great way to check out some of the most innovative new mobile applications around. http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/01/1st-mobile-monday-global-peer-awards-2007-finalists-announced/ The Off-Deck Mobile Content 2007 conference shows the growing interest in getting content to consumers directly rather than via telco portals. As data rates in Australia are dropping there is likely to be more and more off-portal websites and an increasing focus on providing compelling experiences for mobile internet. http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/01/off-portal-gaining-strength-in-the-usa/ Despite some reluctance to get too excited about seeing the iPhone being held by the person next to me on the train anytime soon, I would like to publicly thank Apple for immeasurably helping the mobile media industry. This nifty device with exceptional user experience will mean that the penny drops ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/iphone-is-a-penny-dropper/ The full potential of wirelessly connected mobile phones will be reached in 2007. There you go Russell, that's my wild prediction for the year ahead. Having seen the exciting potential of the wireless broadband connected mobile, with the Nokia N80, and it's exceptional web browsing experience, I am convinced we are ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/04/voip-to-mobile/ [audio:http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_mms_20061026_022.mp3] Mobile Media Show #22 (MP3 – 5MB – 12min) 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 ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/27/mobile-media-show-22-%e2%80%93-podcasting-to-the-mobile/ Just got wind of a new mobile phone software offering Voip. I am guessing you would want to be only using it with a wireless connection as the data rates are going to be formidable for using the operator service. Please let me know if you've given this a try and if ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/20/fringing-free/ Marseille, 20th September 2006 - The IMGA, the international awards for mobile game developers, is calling on budding developers to get their original and innovative concepts in before 25th September in order to win a share of the $40,000 cash prize. The award categories include the Best Interactive Experience Award, ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/09/22/five-days-left-to-be-in-with-a-chance-to-win-a-share-of-40000-in-the-imga-2006-awards/ The Mobile Content Consumer Education Campaign initated by the AIMIA Mobile Content Industry Development Group kicked off activities with an industry briefing held last week in Sydney. Full details (including the briefing presentation) are available from the AIMIA website. The education campaign will be focussing on these questions: What is mobile content? Why ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/09/06/mobile-education-campaign/ Mobile Media Show #21 (MP3 – 7.2MB – 21min) 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 ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/09/04/mobile-as-a-social-networking-tool/ Part of the challenge of making presentations about mobile content is deciding how to best show what is on my phone. The phone projector technology seems to be still quite rudimentary. I've only seen one system that works well and it is a small plastic unit that slips over the phone ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/09/04/the-power-of-demonstration/ Mobile Media - an international conference on social and cultural aspects of mobile phones, convergent media, and wireless technologies. 2-4 July 2007 The University of Sydney, Australia Barely twenty-five years since their commercial introduction, mobile cellular phones are widely used around the world. Having become an important technology for voice and text communication ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/08/02/call-for-papers-mobile-media-2007-sydney-australia/ The success of Frank Chindamo, from Fun Little Movies, in convincing a major brand like Toyota to sponsor a comedy series for mobile phones - called The Pool - should give heart to creative people looking to make original content. This step demonstrates how brands can finance the production of content ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/07/31/new-ad-models-emerging-for-the-mobile/ Apologies for the break in transmission over the past few weeks, sometimes life gets in the way. During my absence I have acquired a new imac G5 and want to express my pleasure at the way the inbuilt bluetooth communicates so nicely with my phone. It makes transferring files ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/07/19/getting-the-better-handset/ The4thScreen: a global fest of art & innovation for mobile phones focuses on the emerging cultural, technological and social phenomenon of mobile phones. "We are at the moment when everybody, from the media moguls to Vietnamese peasants - artists, hackers, activists, businesses and governments are trying to grasp the ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/07/17/the4thscreen-extends-submission-deadline-to-july-24th/ Mobile Content World seemed to start with an air of excitement this year, as many familiar faces re-acquainted at Sydney's Star City Casino for 2 days of panels and presentations on mobile content in Australia. The enthusiasm may have been dampened by Gary Hayes in his keynote address saying that perhaps ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/06/13/mobile-content-world-report-2006/ ORGANIZED BY ART CENTER NABI - SEOUL, KOREA The progress of mobile technology characterized by mobility, connectivity, and dispersion seems to resonate with the diasporic experiences of Asians who are mobile, dispersed yet connected with each other through socio-cultural dynamics and relations.  With the mobile market and its culture expanding beyond ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/06/08/mobile-asia-competition-2006/ Mobile Media Show #20 (MP3 – 7.2MB – 21min) [audio:http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_mms_20060529_020.mp3] 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 ... http://mobilemedia.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/05/30/mobile-media-show-20-admob-mobile-marketing-system/