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Summary of Mobile Cloud Computing Report

What happens when you promise end-users a persistent connection to data, applications and services regardless of the device they’re using? Mobile cloud computing aims to deliver just such a promise. Mobile access to popular web-based services such as Facebook and Gmail, combined with next-generation smartphones like the iPhone, Palm Pre and Android devices, is driving broad adoption of mobile data. However, the center of economic gravity is shifting. Historically, access to the mobile network was the service. But as users have expanded the uses for those bits, what the user does in a given session becomes fundamental to how much the service provider can charge the user or a third party (e.g. an advertiser). Thus, it’s likely that the mobile, IT and MCC sectors will cont... (more)

Working on Monaco Media Forum

It's my fourth year going to Monte Carlo for the Monaco Media Forum. The MMF is an invitation-only get together of about 350 digierati from the media and marketing worlds. Groupe Publicis (the number 4 advertising holding company but number 1 in digital revenue) and HSH Prince Albert II are the main patrons, along with Microsoft, Lenovo, Orange, Google (YouTube) and Booz & Co. I've helpe... (more)

Data Applications and Aesthetics for iPhone

Media Dojo speaks with Roambi, a cloud-based data visualization application for iPhone. Roambi transforms numeric data such as Excel, PDF and others into unique visualizations that are specifically designed to be viewed on an iPhone. The solution runs completely in the cloud, tying into SalesForce.com as well as other enterprise systems such as SAP and Oracle. ... (more)

Cloud-based Social Gaming: Playfish

Media Dojo speaks with Playfish co-founder Sebastien de Halleux about how the cloud-based social gaming company has managed to distribute over 100 million games via Facebook and other social networks in less than 2 years. ... (more)

Bound for San Francisco to attend Structure ‘09

Going to San Francisco to attend Structure '09 tomorrow. Probably, the best gathering of the right cloud people this summer. ... (more)