Mobile device users don’t typically “surf” the Internet using mobile devices. Their motives tend to be more intentional and action-based. They usually know what it is they are looking for and are more likely to act once they find it.
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TaskRabbit: Crowdsourcing comes to your neighborhood
Have you seen TaskRabbit’s iPhone app? Sign up for free and outsource small jobs and tasks to “TaskRabbits”. In a phrase, TaskRabbit is about service networking rather than social networking.
Why you should care about the mobile Web
Ready or not, the mobile revolution is upon us! Check out these numbers that showcase the rise of the mobile Web.
What kind of Web 3.0 world should we make?
Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and Silicon Valley insider, provides rich insight into technology trends, markets and building companies. Christopher Rollyson attended his presentation at SxSW and provided a substantial rundown. A main snippet? Web 3.0 would “arrive sooner and be stranger than we think.”
Red Heart leads field of Apps for Change winners
Nokia held the first Apps for Change contest, inviting people from around the world to suggest a mobile application to benefit society — which Nokia has agreed to develop. 302 submissions were fielded from people in 53 countries and the winner is now being announced.