Carnival #232: Advertising, Technology, and Nokia

Here at Little Springs Design, we’re happy to host this week’s Carnival of Mobilists on our brand spanking new site! To celebrate, we’ve received some submissions that take a wide view, then delve into the specifics of the events. Our topics this week include: why you should ask for permission before invading someone’s mobile space; what can happen if you ask nicely, and get your audience right; 10 things our phones could do if we put a bit of effort into them; an analysis of the HipLogic - Carphone Warehouse partnership; why Nokia donated Java to the Symbian Foundation; and a look into why Nokia might be looking for a new CEO.

This week, Lisa Ciangiulli talks on MSearchGroove about why advertisers should be wary when they take on the mobile space. The questions quickly start revolving around why mobiles can be so touchy, and how you can successfully navigate around these dangers. What should you be thinking about, and how does advertising appear to users? You'll have to head over to the post and read more.

As if both of them were operating on the same wavelength, Carl Martin also talks about this same topic this week and gives us a great example of how doing advertising right on a mobile device can really pay off. The details on his blog show what can happen when a company really knows its audience

Taking off from there, Antoine Wright decides that he isn’t really happy with what his phone can do right now and wishes that device makers would move past their current slate of new technologies. What does he want instead of bigger screens and faster processors? Find out on his blog.

Turning his eye to the HipLogic app store, Ajit Jaokar looks at why the store is taking the direction it's taking and who they're trying to target. He works to piece together what their strategy might mean, and what some of their competitors are trying to do as well in the same space. The post also talks about why app stores need to be so competitive, and what HipLogic might have to do to succeed.

Tam Hanna goes in a slightly different direction with a look at a technology that is already out. In his blog post, he answers the floating question of why Nokia decided to hand over the latest version of Java to the Symbian Foundation. The answer, of course, can be found here.

To continue the Nokia scrutiny, Tomi Ahonen chose this week to write a long, but thorough, look into why the rumors about Nokia’s CEO are flying. He closely examines both the state of Nokia’s world-wide efforts, as well as its US operations, and looks for clues as to why their efforts have gone unrewarded. Tomi also takes a powerful swipe at the analysts and investors in the US who help fund Nokia, and why they see the company the way they do. Definitely worth the read if you can give it a little bit of time, so take a look.