Events
I’ve only just got back into the UK and the prospect of leaving is, once again, nearing. I haven’t yet booked my flight. Another 16 or 17 hours worth of flying isn’t immediately attractive.
Anyway I am heading out to plastic Las Vegas to pound the floors of the CTIA Wireless convention [...]
I was at the Media Guardian Innovation Awards tonight. Very meejia. Very… ‘print’, very ‘mainstream’.
The SpinVox team were out in force with their own table having been shortlisted in the ‘digital innovation’ category. I took a look at the judging panel this morning and thought SpinVox would have quite a [...]
I’m off to support Spinvox tonight at the MediaGuardian Innovation Awards. They’re nominated in the ‘Digital Innovation - Technology’ category. I shall be cheering them!
BigArtMob — the project underpinned by MoBlogUK — is nominated in the Community Engagement category. Super news. I’ll be cheering for them too.
Coming along? 29th April to the 1st of May. I’m heading along, just completed my registration. If you’re going to be there, let me know if we can cover your company there.
Continue ReadingIf you’re in the area, do pop along to WOM World’s gathering. (Here’s the Facebook link). I’ve not actually interacted in the flesh with the good people there so I’m looking forward to that.
The event is at The Old Crown, which, I imagine is a pub, at 33 New Oxford Street. Be [...]
I took the 101 down from San Francisco this morning in the glorious sun and arrived at the Techmart Centre for today’s Virtual Mobile Worlds conference.
The keynote this morning is from Anders Nancke-Krogh, Head of Development for Nokia’s Point&Find business program. It’s going to be an interesting one, I suspect.
I’m moderating the [...]
If you’re going to be in the San Francisco area this week — on Friday evening to be more precise — then check out the details here and get yourself to the SMS Text News Unlimited Drinks evening.
We kick off from 6pm at my place in Nob Hill. I’ve had to guest-list-it to make [...]
On the 26th of February I’m moderating a panel discussion at SDForum’s Virtual Worlds Go Mobile conference in Santa Clara.
Anders Nancke-Krogh (formerly Mr N-Gage North America) and now Head of Development, Point & Find Business Program at Nokia, is giving the keynote.
Velocity Interactive, Rustic Anyon, Scale Venture, Accel, Fish Richrdson, SKT, Vollee, MBlox, [...]
Heading to MWC next week? SMS Text News sponsor MAXroam is having a party! See below for the details. And tell them I said hi…!
Continue ReadingI had a note in to let me know that Peter Mercier, Head of Mobile for BBC Worldwide (and a top chap) is speaking at this year’s Internet World in London. When I met Peter late last year, I found him very informed about the mobile world — and in particular the mobile content [...]
Continue ReadingThe next SMS Text News Unlimited Drinks is on Friday 22nd of February 2008 here in San Francisco.
I appreciate that this might be a big ask if you’re currently sat in London, Moscow (Hi everybody at MTS Russia) or Sydney. But you know, it’s a global village. And you could even [...]
Over at the MyStrands blog, they’ve announced the cool news that they’ve hooked it up with MTV for the New Years 2007 celebration in Times Square, New York City. Partiers in Times Square will be able to use their handsets to send messages, answer trivia, and vote on music and videos on MTV’s massive 44.5 [...]
Continue ReadingEnede.com has announced that they will be the first mobile media company to broadcast the Race of Champions directly into your pocket, onto your handset.
The Race of Champions will be held in London for the first time ever this year, at Wembley Stadium, which will be converted into a tarmac race track for the [...]
At 5.55pm I arrived at the Number3Bar to setup for SMS Text News Unlimited Drinks December - this time held in the site’s spiritual home of the city of London, centre of Her Majesty’s Empire.
“You can’t come in yet, we’re still setting up,” the huge, tall bouncer blurted out when I walked up to the [...]
Gosh it’s come round quick! I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone at the Number3Bar this Monday coming for Unlimited Drinks London.
Just as a reminder — the Key points:
The date: December 3rd 2007 (Monday)
The venue: Number3 Bar, New Burlington Street, just off Regent Street, London (Google Map)
The time: 6pm onwards
Get on the [...]
Who’s coming to Unlimited Drinks next Monday in London?
I’ve got tons of people on the list. Tons. There are not many places left so if you haven’t dropped me a note to say you’re coming, please do so — email ewan@smstextnews.com with the subject UNLIMITED DRINKS = YES.
The full event [...]
What a welcome change it was flying into Israel and being surrounded by people using mobile communications properly. Yes, there were a few really old Motorolas or Nokias on display, however the vast majority of the population I saw in and around Tel Aviv were sporting top of the range Sony Ericssons, Nokias and [...]
Continue ReadingI was delighted with the tapas at Tapeo, the restaurant where we held last night’s Unlimited Drinks. It wasn’t quite on par with the likes of Barcelona but it worked. (Good choice Jeb.)
I’m working on an overview of the evening, minus my Skypephone. Jasmine from Jajah was so taken with [...]
With the amount of mobile development coming out of the country, I’ve been wanting to visit Israel for quite a while. I’m pleased that this week, I’ll finally be setting foot there once again (the last time I was there: Ages ago for a school trip to see the sights, which, by the way, [...]
Continue ReadingThe Flashmobs were out over the weekend, this time with a Finger Gun Fight at the Tate Modern. Heh. Excellent!
We’ll have an overview from one of the participants shortly….
Meantime, here’s some Youtube footage. Can you spot anyone you know?
Do spare a thought for the three girls standing at the top [...]
Continue ReadingHere’s the Whatleydude’s overview of the Future of Mobile conference held yesterday in London.
Morning. Whatley here reporting live, or semi live, after the event. I was fortunate enough to attend Carsonified’s ‘Future of Mobile‘ - which was held at the simply huge BFI IMAX Cinema at Waterloo yesterday.
During the event I kept [...]
I wasn’t able to attend Future of Mobile yesterday but my good friend Mr Whatleydude was on-site and he sent me updates via Jaiku!
The one issue I have with these kinds of conferences is hot air. Lots of people talking hot air. Not a lot of work being done. Too many people [...]
I’ve recovered sufficiently from the 11 hour flights, internal US flights and the rather debilitating jet lag to be able to write a comprehensive overview of the SMS Text News Unlimited Drinks event that we held in Los Angeles last week.
Jeb of Brilliant Expos did some phenomenal work to help us organise the event. [...]
Right on!
I’m very much looking forward to a relaxed evening of networking and conversation with wicked people talking about mobile, the internet and related things here in Los Angeles.
If you’re not yet on the list, drop me an email (subject: “LA Drinks = yes”) and I’ll put you on.
The critical [...]
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