Mobile marketing with on device applications called Notescasts tear into the enterprise market

My delight at the UK Ashes Win was nearly surpassed today as I read about something called Notescast. Notescast are iPhone, iPod, iPod touch and iPod nano custom applications for the enterprise.

MyScreen Mobile Advertising in pictures

I wrote about MyScreen Mobile Advertising here http://www.gomonews.com/myscreen-mobile-advertising-and-wisekey/
but I have to admit I had never tested the services. So today I met the Canadian company and a lovely sales guy gave me a stellar pitch of the application. Even though I really know differently he convinced me that the on device portal market [...]

Poll: On Device Portals Hot or Not?

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ODP specialist, Action Engine, updates its SDP

On-device portal (ODP) specialist, Action Engine, has released the latest version of its SDK [Software Development Kit]. The company argues that version 5.0 makes it easy to develop applications for a wide range of mobile phones.The list of supported devices currently includes Java, Qualcomm’s BREW, Windows Mobile and RIM Blackberry devices.
So there’s no support for [...]

Media Mall 2.0

AT&T Launches Media Mall 2.0. 
I missed the original announcement on this and when I saw it in my inbox I read it really quickly - Media Mall and AT&T. So I just dialled Motricity’s number and got totally confused with MediaNet. Yikes. Only as I was on the phone to Motricity did I read the [...]

Chat with Brian Lent CEO Medio Systems on mobile search, ODPs, uSearch at CTIA

I walked into the meeting with Brian Lent from Medio Systems on the war path. I wanted to know about a number of services and I did see the look of amusement on Brian Lent’s face when I opened up my laptop with about 12 questions already written. He smiled and said, “you have come prepared, [...]

CTIA: Surfkitchen finally gets very very sexy - demo with CTO Dave Evans

I don’t want to keep being nice about companies and I thought when I met Surfkitchen I would be bored and remain unimpressed about the ODP marketplace. It would make for good reading writing that SurfKitchen had gotten it wrong again.

This time, however, after tracking Surfkitchen for years – Dave Evans CTO came up with [...]

SurfKitchen ODP for Cincinnati Bell Wireless

SurfKitchen, has announced that it has been selected by Cincinnati Bell Wireless (CBW) to support CBW’s new mobile data services portal, MyPhone. Using SurfKitchen’s ODP platform, CBW’s MyPhone will greatly enhance mobile data delivery and consumption by providing a simple and compelling user experience.

SurfKitchen will power CBW’s new MyPhone portal, delivering a fully branded user [...]

Action Engine ODP (on device portal) for Sports Illustrated

Action Engine and Sports Illustrated (SI) Digital are announcing a subscription-free (ad-subsidized), downloadable mobile application that delivers personalized sports content from Sports Illustrated.com to consumer phones.

To download the MySI Mobile beta version, text “MYSI” to 58585 and receive a text message with a link to download the service or type http://www.mysi.actionengine.com/provision into your phone’s mobile [...]

Yahoo! onePlace

Yahoo! has launched onePlace.
What on earth is onePlace?
Well it’s apparently a tool that will help consumers manage mobile content?

How?
Well this is where the press release goes from new announcement to waffle as its apparently got something to do with hyper-customisation.
After a little bit more digging – onePlace seems to nothing more than a social mobile [...]

MWC: Bebo makes social networking more mobile with Intercasting and ANTHEM

Bebo is partnering with Intercasting Corporation to deploy ANTHEM
ANTHEM?

This is a platform that connects mobile carries with social networking sites and entertainment companies. Basically from today, Anthem will enable Bebo’s 40 million members to produce and share content on mobile.
How?
This is a dedicated mobile phone applications which will be available on Bebo.com.
From the press release
Welcoming [...]

Medio Systems launches On Device Portal

Rating: I am sure I’ve seen this already
by Bena Roberts
Medio has launched a new on device portal and its already live in T-Mobile USA. Its pre-loaded on the Nokia 6263 and Motorola RAZR II phones. More devices are in the pipeline.

What type of ODP?
The Medio ODP is described as a “search and discover” tool. It [...]

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