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Digital Swarms for Good - Jonathan's Card
In the past I have talked about the "Gift Economy" concept (a term most recently coined by author Howard Rheingold) being critical to successfully unlocking the potential of mobility in the future. (Gift Economies are defined by users investing effort/taking action for the benefit of the greater good versus expecting something in return as is the case in a transaction economy) There are plenty of recent examples around us like Wikipedia, Participatory sensing networks like CitySense, or even the recent Arab Spring with regime changes coordinated via SMS/social messaging. I now have an example right in front of me thanks to one of my colleagues at Mobiquity, Jonathan Stark, our VP of Mobile Architecture (and author of several leading books on iOS and Android Development). Full Story
Posted on August 11, 2011 3:52 PM
Where is the Money Flowing in the Mobile Internet Wave?
I gave two talks at the recent Devcon5 Conference in New York City on "Venture Capital in a Mobile Virtual World" and "Seeding the Start-ups"(http://html5.tmcnet.com/conference/newyork/Agenda/Agenda-at-a-glance.aspx) Full Story
Posted on July 31, 2011 9:16 PM
Mobile as a Behavior Change Agent
in past blogs, but collective behavior starts with single individuals changing their own behavior which is where mobile become such a revolutionary platform. The notion of providing people information or insights that can "nudge" their behavior must be done at the right time, in context to have the right effect. Something only mobile can do as a communications medium, since it can reach the "last foot" wherever you are. Feedback loops have existing for sometime (such as showing you your own driving speed in a school zone or showing you calories burned on an exercise machine), but mobile is taking this to another level of engagement (http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/06/ff_feedbackloop/all/1) Full Story
Posted on June 26, 2011 4:27 PM
Unlocking the Power of Mobility May Require Rethinking Your Innovation Model
I recently ran a panel on the impact of Mobile+Social+Cloud on enterprise applications at the INNOVATE conference hosted by Global Logic in Palo Alto (http://www.innovate.globallogic.com/) Full Story
Posted on June 13, 2011 12:40 AM
Poisoning the Well on Mobile Privacy-Security?
n my book, The New World of Wireless: How to Compete in the 4G Revolution (http://www.amazon.com/New-World-Wireless-Compete-Revolution/dp/013700379X), I talk about "Killer Bees" scenario where users lose trust in wireless networks due to breaches of privacy. In this scenario, the Digital Swarm never fully develops to its full potential as users are unwilling to share their personal data for the greater benefit of all. It will take a critical mass of health, financial, energy, security, or other personal data from many mobile users to drive real benefits. Full Story
Posted on April 26, 2011 9:37 PM
Securing the Internet of Things
The recent New York Times article on security threats to connected devices, http://nyti.ms/hBLdvY, is a bit of a call to arms for device security. The article discussed the ease with which a new web-enabled HDTV could be hacked to steal sensitive user profile information. Full Story
Posted on December 27, 2010 7:06 PM
4G accelerating telepresence to any device?
Cisco, Microsoft, and Skype are all making aggressive plays to bring videoconferencing to any device starting with the TV. Full Story
Posted on November 21, 2010 4:38 PM
How Disruptive is Whitespace?
The recent ruling by the FCC to open up "Whitespace" spectrum, which live in the guard bands of TV broadcast spectrm between 54-862MHz, is creating a lot of buzz Full Story
Posted on September 26, 2010 8:33 PM
Precision location as part of the Future Retail Experience
Precision location capabilities like shopkick(http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/26156/?nlid=3447&a=f) which uses accoustic triangulation to locate a smartphone within an inddor setting (now used by Best Buy and several orher retailers) are starting to change the entire retail experience. Full Story
Posted on August 31, 2010 11:21 AM
iPhone 4 - How much Smarter?
How much smarter will the iPhone 4 be and how much of an advantage will this create for Apple over competitors? The new phone has some significant upgrades. (http://venturebeat.com/2010/06/07/how-apple-is-setting-itself-apart-from-the-pack-of-iphone-clones/) Full Story
Posted on June 13, 2010 4:17 PM
Securing the Internet of Things
For the most part, security has been an afterthought in the mobile phone space. That is until recently. As the value of information living on phones increases (financial, healthcare, home, etc.), the interest in them by hackers will increase. We are just starting to see solutions that are helping to protect the data that lives on these phones as well as information communicated between devices. Full Story
Posted on May 28, 2010 5:53 PM
User Interface Breakthrough?
When will we see the fundamental User Interface for Mobile devices change? I do not consider touch screens a major UI breakthrough given they have been around since the 1980's. Fundamentally, we have had the same windows/pointer based interface for the past 30 years! So are we ready for a change? Full Story
Posted on May 25, 2010 9:44 PM
Mobile Communities and Emerging Swarms
Everyday we read about mobile social networking becoming more prevalent. With the iPhones breakthrough in the mobile web browsing experience and overall UI (and others have followed suit), the limitations of using new types of content (maps, pictures, clips, songs) into social networking posts and communications via mobiles has been dramatically reduced. As a result, we are seeing an explosion in mobile communities. Full Story
Posted on March 3, 2010 4:04 PM
4G Business Model Disruption
There will certainly be shifts in the market as 4G rolls out, but will they incremental or radical? Full Story
Posted on February 17, 2010 7:23 AM
Google building the 4G backbone?
Google's decision to offer a gigabit high speed network trial in selected communities (http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview) represents another step in the companies evolution from an internet ad company to a network operator. Full Story
Posted on February 11, 2010 9:16 PM
Apple Tablet - A Bridge to 4G for Enterprises?
While the buzz around the Apple Tablet (http://gizmodo.com/5434566/)the-exhaustive-guide-to-apple-tablet-rumors), or as some are calling it, the "iPad", reaches a fever pitch in anticipation of this week's announcement, most folks are talking about the disruption to the mobile consumer market. Full Story
Posted on January 27, 2010 2:32 PM
Nexus One...Changing the Carrier Model?
While the reviews may be mixed on Google's recently launched NexusOne, especially given some of the early support issues, the bigger question is how this changes the wireless game and the traditional carrier model. Full Story
Posted on January 17, 2010 12:12 PM
The Power of the Mobile Community
As you can see from my other entries, one of my passions is finding new examples of Digital Swarms in action. Two user-driven services that have become very popular are Trapster (www.trapster,com) and Urban Spoon (www.urbanspoon.com). Full Story
Posted on December 30, 2009 7:38 AM
Humans as Sensors: Early Signals
I just came across two great example of people using their cellphones to sense the environment. Full Story
Posted on December 12, 2009 8:50 AM
Security is the Wildcard in 4G's Future
There have been two recent attacks on user-modified (or jailbroken) iPhones, Ikee (which changes the phone's wallpaper to a picture of Rick Astley!) and the Duh worm (which changes the SSH password and adds the phone to a botnet to be used... Full Story
Posted on November 29, 2009 4:52 PM
Femto vs. WiFi? Does it Matter?
I see that the debate between Femtocells and WiFi in the home rages on (http://gigaom.com/2009/11/02/who-needs-femtocells-if-we-have-wi-fi/) The basic argument against Femto's is that they are just offloading traffic from the carriers network and WiFi can do this just as easily. To... Full Story
Posted on November 5, 2009 7:12 PM
Zigbee creating the Home Swarm
Zigbee, the wireless sensor networking technology based on IEEE 802.15.4 is becoming the network of choice for control and monitoring in the home. (http://everythingwireless.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/zigbees-value-to-personal-health-care/) This includes applications in healthcare like glucose monitoring for remote patients and in energy like demand... Full Story
Posted on October 28, 2009 11:08 PM
Human Networks as Digital Swarms
Researchers in Australia and Singapore are working on a free ad-hoc mesh networking approach using the cellphones of users, http://itnews.com.au/News/157220,researchers-developing-free-mobile-mesh-network.aspx This will use Peer to Peer WiFi and Bluetooth connections to assemble networks that can easily move data and content... Full Story
Posted on October 11, 2009 5:07 PM
Are Satellites back in the game?
The recent announcement from A&T and Terrastar on National roaming ( http://www.wirelessweek.com/News/2009/09/ATT-TerreStar-Plans-Dual-Mode-Phone/ )raises the discussion on the relative merits of satellites for wireless services again. While this may fill in some gaps in AT&T's coverage, it is certainly not a viable long... Full Story
Posted on September 30, 2009 9:07 PM
User Anthropologists and 4G
I came across an article from last year in the NY Times that documented some of the travels of User Anthrologist for Nokia, "Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?" http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/magazine/13anthropology-t.html?ref=magazineThe article confirmed many of the things we hear anectdotaly... Full Story
Posted on September 20, 2009 7:57 PM
