Comments on: The Codependency Relationship Between Mobile and Social

By: Dean McBeth

Dean McBeth — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:13:33 +0000

First, thanks for all the comments! The post (post) discussion is always the biggest benefit for me; to read the opinions and start the conversation. Again, want to clarify that I’m not talking bandwidth necessarily. More so, I’m talking about the hardware and software that will enable us to do more with our hand held devices. To Peter’s point, truly be virtual when we want to (or are required to). Don’t get me wrong, I am saying that infrastructure (like WiMAX) is a part of the equation to facilitate the future. Keith and Scott’s comments about the carriers barring up the gateway to existing pipes is assuredly also valid. It will be exciting to see the evolution, especially how we handle it domestically.

By: Scott Queen

Scott Queen — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:46:23 +0000

Improvements to the mobile extension of Social Web are moving very slowly, but thankfully are moving. I agree with Keith Anderson’s comment that the cross platform limitations are a major hurdle. The carriers see these limitations as a competitive advantage but are trapped in legacy phone company thinking. Years ago integrated voicemail was an offering and now it is an expectation. The social media toolsets will soon be expected and the mobile carriers will have to quickly follow suit. Nice blog post Dean.

By: Nick Williams

Nick Williams — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:12:17 +0000

I sort of disagree, I don’t think the issue is too much data for the existing pipes, but with what we’re putting into them. I think the largest social network enhancement will be bridging offline (real) content with online information. Things like gps, facial recognition and speech recognition are really the things that will advance social networking.

By: Keith Anderson

Keith Anderson — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:07:01 +0000

I agree that mobile infrastructure is one thing holding us back. I think that isn’t not just the network but also the platforms. The more carriers start supporting devices that are more open to sharing all types of data the faster adoption of mobile as a extension of lifestyle will be. Too many carriers and device manufactures have a closed system mentality about photos, videos, browsers, etc. (I’m looking at you Kindle) – freeing up the sharing of media is still key.

By: Peter Kim

Peter Kim — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:35:50 +0000

Let’s hope that culture and society change fast enough to facilitate the shift. Despite our being in the “information age,” plenty of workers still feel pressure to sit in the same cube every weekday during the same time span as face time. It will most likely take a generational shift as managers that cut their teeth in a pre-Internet era transition out and others with new ideas and insights step in.

By: Julie Yamamoto

Julie Yamamoto — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:30:08 +0000

There are some rather astonishing statistics out there about how sharply the data push over mobile devices and networks will increase in the coming years. The most amazing stat I recently heard is that data volume will increase more than 60x in just the next few years. With that in mind, it truly is all about infrastructure and how service providers respond.