If e-mail and IM is giving way to mobile minutes and 'texting teens' in your house (er, maybe just mine!) take heart, there are a gazillion NEW mobile uses and start-ups that are watch-worthy. As this article in Read-Write-Web conveys, and my own mobile media moments gleaned from the Ypulse mashup ascribe, there's so much shifting to mobile focus it's hard to keep up. … [Read more...]
MultiTasking for Studious Souls: Flashcards, Mobile, & More
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Confessions of a Virgin Meebo User at YPulse…
Youth mobile activism? Media mashups? M-commerce? M-trends? Heads up...I'd say keep your eyes peeled on Meebo for starters, as this live instant message platform is coming out with all kinds of new interactive integration, right down to iphone chat on the go... Last year at the YPulse National Mashup, Virgin Mobile's Homeless Youth Awareness caught my eye with their … [Read more...]
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