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| Archived Blog June 15 - June 23 Booking Theme |
 Blog Homebase Blog Archive 06/23/2007 The Write Compliments 06/22/2007 Mobi-email Ubiquity 06/19/2007 Intercontinental Mobile Disconnect 06/18/2007 More about Books/Mobile 06/15/07 Learning from Books 06/14/2007 Last Comic Texting 06/12/2007 News Releases News Views 06/08/2007 Touch Technology Disabled for People with Disabilities 6/07/2007 Too Many Clix Blox Content Pix 6/06/2007 How Many Words/Lines Per Mobile Page/View? 5/31/2007 Is Winking Linking Web 2 Cells? 5/25/07 PR 2.0 Tricks Revealed 5/24/07 Lost Clues in Cell Phone 5/22/07 Twit Happens 5/21/07 Is Web Expression the Best Web Developing Software? |
June 23, 2007The Write ComplimentsBy Lynn WalfordI received a great email and phone call on Friday. A marketing company I wrote a product sheet for three years ago, wanted me to do more writing for them. "Every time, I read the sheet, I feel good, and dreamy," he said. When writing enters the realm of dreams, poetry, spirit and into the level of great art, it becomes unforgettable. It is my hope that all our writing does that in whatever form it takes. It also always feel good to to be reminded of your gifts. |
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June 21, 2007Mobi-emailUbiquity By Lynn WalfordIt appears people are no longer reading their emails on computers. I've been working with a client for whom I do a lot of writing by sending detailed email messages with links. When I referred to the email messages during phone conversations, he didn't remember what was in the messages. Today. I found out why. He reads his email messages on a Windows Mobile phone. Now I know to keep the messages super short because of the screen size, it's too hard for him to read the whole message. While at my local coffeehouse, a fellow bohemian caffeine aficionado with an older model clam shell phone, admitted that he checks his email at work on his phone. The IT department at his employer, blocked access to Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail but they couldn't block out his cell phone. I didn't ask if he hides the phone in a drawer while he looks at it. At the 99 Cent Store, a few nights ago, while I was waiting in line to pay. The clerk, stopped the checkout process. took out his mobile phone and read an email message! I was not disgruntled like the other impatient shoppers in line. All I could think is "Wow there's a great market out there for quick mobile content." email, e-mail, mobile content, cell phones, mobile |
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June 19, 2007Intercontinental Mobile DisconnectBy Lynn WalfordCurrently two of my best friends are in Europe and they haven't called. Yes, people who normally phone me 1-4 times a week are completely disconnected. They both have mobile phones and one has a European mobile phone with lower rates. One friend asked me before she left for my mailing address. I may get a postcard from Italy a few weeks after she gets back. It would be nice if at least I got a mobile postcard, with a recorded message, "Having a wonderful time. Wish U were here!" Mobile or e-postcards for travelers which cost less than a paper postcard or an international phone call that are easy to send from kiosks in hotels or the Vatican with a prayer would make my day.  mobile greetings, mobile content, mobile cost |
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June 18, 2007More about Books/MobileBy Lynn WalfordWhen I was out walking the dog, I noticed two things that teens were doing while walking on the block: one was reading a book and the other was looking at a mobile phone screen. This was after I wrote the entry about how mobile phone content should be more like books. It makes sense in many other ways. When you hold a book in your hands, it becomes personal, you are connected to it with both your eyes and your hands. The Beatles' song, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" expresses the divine sense of connection we have with our hands. When we place mobile content into the hands of our users, we have to remember that personal connection and create content that nurtures, empowers and inspires. new mobile concepts, mobile content, books |
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June 15, 2007Learning from BooksBy Lynn WalfordToday, I'm going to do something, I haven't done in a long time--I'm going to get in my car, and go to the library! Yes I'm actually going to pay the $3.45 a gallon for gas and other expenses to get some books. But first I'm going to have to pull out the intravenous Internet drip from my veins. The reason for my trip and removal of the drip, is that the web is so scattered and unedited, I'm not finding what I want. Books take time to write. They have been thought out and designed with a distinct objective. They are crafted by authors who are paid an advance and polished by editors. What I found online was not only disjointed and choppy, it was lacking focus and form. Some sites on the topics look great on the page, with lots of bullets and points but lacked research and content. Even the bullets didn't make good points. The web is often SEO, keyword and rank oriented, causing blogorrhea where sites are rewarded not for concise, clear writing but for massive RSS word effluent, which then gets aggregated into a soylent green of the same news that editors chew on. With mobile content, we don't have that big of a conduit for all that raw sewage. Instead of copying the web, we should be looking at what makes a book work so that it is read over and over again by millions of people. It's not just the words themselves, it is the distilling of wisdom and keeping it clear and simple. Maybe, media is going mobile, not due to the technology but because it needs to be edited and focused. new mobile concepts, mobile content, books |
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