I have been completely derelict in my writing responsibilities with respect to this blog. In my own defense, I've been working on a lot of different things, including a new gig, starting a creative agency (http://www.shadowpropaganda.com), specializing in strategic and non-traditional marketing, writing ANOTHER blog (http://www.stephenchukumba.wordpress.com), planning, attending and moderating panels at conferences across the country (and overseas), and generally being bout-it bout-it.
But, I recognize that I have a duty to keep the content flowing, so I return, after my extended hiatus, and re-engage.
What's been going on? Well, since I last posted up, Apple released the iPhone 3G (which I resisted getting) the new MacBook (with the aluminum casing like the Pro) and the MacBook Pro, both of which include many of the features contained in the Air (like the multi-touch track pad). I've got to cop at least one of these bad boys.
There have been a number of handsets released featuring Google's Android operating system, and the industry is a flutter with excitement over it. T-Mobile released the G1, and the reviews so far have been quite positive. Whether any of these new devices will unseat Apple's iPhone remains to be seen.
Verizon Wireless tried to increase its rates for SMS on its networks, only to beat a hasty retreat in the face of a malestrom of criticism and alarm. It was, to say the least, a public relations nightmare, and still signals the end-of-days for content providers and aggregators relying solely on premium SMS as a revenue source.
W-A-P. Get with it, its the wave of the future. WAP will enable content providers to monetize their content withouth the carriers taking 40-60% of the puchase price away. With the number of smart phones capable of seamless m-commerce transactions on the mobile web growing from 15% to over 65% by the year 2012, carriers will have little option but to decrease their percentage take, or risk being foreclosed permanantly from the premium content market.
The stock market rollercoaster ride and the presidential election are the two really big things that have taken place in my absence. Obama won the Democratic nomination, and McCain the Republican. Obama selected Joe Biden as his VP, while McCain selected a political novice, Sarah Palin. Currently, Obama has a seven point lead nationally, but if the Bradley effect comes into play, that lead may be meaningless. November 4th is not far away, we'll see.
That's about it for now.
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Hey Lionel,
Love your new endeavours with MusicWerks. I copped a macbook pro and i'm lovin' it. the skinny on the purchase is, they throw in an ITouch and printer. So keep ur phone, if you like it, and use the ITouch for everything else.
The WAP and WAP2 technology is great. You can actually have verizon transfer your wifi WEP to WAP or with WEP they can walk you through changing channels so, for example, if the common one used in your area is ch.6, you can switch to 3 or 9 which speeds up your connection and cuts traffic.
Politically, I am thrilled to see forward steps being taking but i'm fearful for Obama, his family and our country. There is no question, in my mind, that we need him to clean up and change the mess we're in. The horror of last night's report on the mass murder and assassination plot
just sickens me. I can't say i'm surprised by the identity of the group taking credit for the threat. Obviously Munich 1935, has left it's thumbprint and a five-fingered welt across our faces. Will we ever evolve?
I agree, Palin is not ready for the job, nor do I feel she ever will be. She is one scarey chick!!! Since she can wave to Russia from her backyard, I think we should put her on border patrol, permanently.But hey, this is just my humble opinion.
thanks for letting me flap...
peace,
Damian,
tibakart@gmail.com
( the decorative artist who spent more time in your "home" than you did...lol )
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