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Aug17

http://www.mobifilms.net/

http://www.blackboxtv.cn/

First camera phone in 2000
First video camera phone in 2003
(Presentation of the blueflavor.com)
the data prices are going to be low for mobile in the coming years so everyone would be jumping in to make apps for mobiles.

What aids UGC ?
> Experts / editors
reviews
blog posts
critically acclaimed posts

Social News

http://gabbr.com/

digg.com

Keywords of a picture can be used to make a short note about the pic, which in turn can be used as a voiceover for a presentation

If majority of people are immatures / curious onlookers / newbies, then how will the site grow ?

What shows well on a mobile?
News, text only, search, chat,

Web 2.0 : Industry Life Cycle

http://smallpanda.wordpress.com/2006/08/13/web-20-industry-life-cycle/

http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telecom_improving_mobile_video/

NMS Communications has built a 3G-324M circuit-switched video solution to provide a real-time two-way communications medium.
The Vision Video VoiceXML solution is designed to accelerate the development and deployment of revenue-generating voice and video applications, including video mail and voice/video messaging in 2.5G and 3G networks.
The VoiceXML server reduces the effort to build, modify and maintain emerging interactive video applications such as on-demand video media distribution, video sharing or video messaging. The server also allows developers to get applications such as speech-enabled interactive voice response, voice and video messaging and conferencing to market quickly. Hughes said that an integrated approach is essential in the mobile video arena.

like cds were expensive when they first came, like mobile phones were expensive when they first arrived, similarly flash player will be freely available and apps made and downloaded freely OTT

Mobile Virtual Network Operators -  A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) is a mobile operator that does not own its own spectrum and usually does not have its own network infrastructure. Instead, MVNO’s have business arrangements with traditional mobile operators to buy minutes of use (MOU) for sale to their own customers.

Microsoft now allowing “user generated games” on xbox 360

- Start with the user experience
- Tune the hardware to the software
- Have unparralleled industrial design
- Market a tech product as a fashion statement
- Look at the complete system and building the ecosystems around it (as Apple did with desktop publishing and the iPod)
- Clarify and simplify complex business models
- Attract outstanding people

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