I set up a link on my WINKsite to the Le Web 3 feed so that you can read it from your mobile.
On your mobile, type in the URL: http://winksite.com/cschick/mobile.
Or, if you live in the US, send MOBILECHARLIE via SMS to 41411 (courtesy of TextMarks).
Or, WINKsite can send an SMS to your phone (more countries) – click here.
Oh, and there’s a WidSet, too. Use the button below to get it to your phone.
Heh heh, let me know if any of these aren’t working.
In case you care or in case you didn’t know, I’ll be attending the Le Web 3 event in Paris next week.
I’m speaking on the second day in the afternoon.
There are a ton of folks I am looking forward to catching up with. I am sure there will be a lot of ideas flowing, laughter, and fun.
One thing I am not so sure about is how the conference will feel like with so many speakers and so many attendees – 1000. The previous two events were indeed like FOL – Friends of Loïc. Oh, he does know a ton of people (and introduced me to so many, too). But, there’s no way a party of 1000 can be deemed ‘close and intimate’.
I guess I’m not a big crowd person…
The Great Jyri Engeström was at Nokia World last week and had some great summaries of some interesting talks.
Worth a read:
Nokia World – OPK keynote – CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo opened.
OPK: Mobility and the internet – these are the two key drivers in our industry. … We’re committed to bringing the Internet to the next billion people. [Hallelujah! It’s about time he talked the talk. But, I’m busy walking the walk.]
Nokia World – Creators Panel – Notes from a panel with Stewart Butterfield (Flickr/Yahoo), Mike Iampietro (Adobe), Terence Swee (Muvee), Richard Ting (R/GA ad agency)
Stewart: Personally I hate the phrase ‘user-generated content’ because it doesn’t accurately describe the activity of these people. [go Stewart!]
Nokia World – Vanjoki keynote – Anssi Vanjoki is EVP & head of Multimedia at Nokia. Rough notes from his talk.
Anssi: I’m going to walk you through a day in the life of four people whose lives are enriched by Web 2.0 type services. [Hm, need to talk to his speech writers.]
I was surfin’ around, checking out some of Gabe Mac’s videos on his site, listening to his funny Halloween recording when he mentions a video Loïc did a few months back.
Well, I had seen the post about the video and was, well, not to interested, so I didn’t watch it.
Well, it turns out that the video was made from an N93 and there were two other guys with Loïc also recording with their phones.
Kinda funny.
‘Euh, Mr. Prince of Monaco, could I interview you with my, euh, phone?’
That’s balls, Loïc. Way to go.
Link: Podcast: S.A.S. le Prince Albert II de Monaco : Loic Le Meur Blog.
S.A.S. le Prince Albert II de Monaco accepted to give me two minutes for his first podcast ever at the Monaco Media Forum. Thank you again Monseigneur and your team for this podcast and the incredible way you hosted us in Monaco.
I just realized that I have never heard a Grimaldi speak English. Then I remembered that this guy is more American than me – my parents aren’t American, his mother was. But, then, I was born in the US, I don’t think he was. But, then again, he’s a Prince, I’m just a père-de-famile. But, then again, his domain is only slightly larger than my home…
Nicole Simon is at it again! She’s interviewing folks who will be at Le Web 3 next week.
We had a quick chat yesterday and here she has it (link below).
Thanks, Nicole.
Link: Leweb 3: Interview with Charlie Schick (Nokia) – bloxpert.com.
Charlie Schick leads product management for Nokia Multimedia’s online products and gives a little bit insight how the company ‘ticks’.
Download MP3 (19 min, 12 MB)
* how Nokia is structured for new developments
* as well as their change from being just a manufacturer and towards a "solution provider" for the mobile person
* how the history of commerce can be linked to Nokia
* his passion and how he got into his new job
* 1996/7 or 2006 – bring back the old slides! The vision is still the same but now people and technology embrace it more
* what is the next big thing for him?
They’ve come a long way from their Eurovision days
Originally uploaded by schickr.
From tunes to tuna
Happy Independence Day
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Robert Price has silently been using Lifeblog for a while. He recently let me know of some things he’d discovered about changes in the Lifeblog Posting Protocol.
Alas, the Great, All-Seeing, All-Knowing, and All-Around Great Guy, Hugo vK left us some great comments, re-posted below, of some stuff around the Web regarding the techie aspects of Lifeblog.
Go figure.
And the real kicker is this site (see way at end, below) with a ton of tips. I’m now trying to find out who writes it.
Whoda thunk?
Link: Lifeblog: Robert Price on: Nokia Lifeblog Posting Protocol Update.
The Lifeblog posting spec has been updated (rather quietly) on the Nokia Lifeblog website, so spread the word! It shows how Online Sharing posts (i.e. Gallery’s posting component), as well as S60 and PC Lifeblog, and shows the differences. It also mentions the nonce and timestamp things that Robert Price discovered for himself.
http://r2.nokia.com/nokia/0,,71754,00.html and
http://r2.nokia.com/BaseProject/Sites/lifeblog_54603/CDA/Categories/NokiaLifeblogTrilobiteEN/Blog/_Content/_Static_Files/lifeblog_posting_protocol_specification_1.0.pdfOr in case those permalinks change, go to http://www.nokia.com/lifeblog and click on the "Blogging" tab.
Get a WordPress plugin here, it’s in German but you can still download the relevant lifeblog.php file.
http://blog.keydown.de/2006/11/18/mit-dem-nokia-in-der-hand-durch-die-wand/Some other WordPress notes:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/27701Get a Movable Type plugin here:
http://www.ocasta.co.uk/mt/archives/lifeblog/Whilst I’m here, there’s a bevvie of Lifeblog tips n tricks here:
http://lifeb.wordpress.com/2006/09/
and some cameraphone tips including a Lifeblog recommendation here:
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/cameraphone/geek-to-live-take-better-cameraphone-photos-214781.php
Thanks, Hugo!
My welcome, arriving from London last Thu
Originally uploaded by schickr.
It’s about time Nokia started saying this (this is not the first, but they are finally strating to repeat it). I’d like to think I had some small part in influencing this thinking at Nokia. Heck, I’ve been yakking about it for so long (and so have others, of course).
D’oh. But, I am taking a large part in influencing this direction at Nokia from here on out. Huge chunks of this work is now part of my work. Our division is quickly becoming the Web Gorilla at Nokia.
But, there’s more to this story I am not telling you.* Hee hee. You’ll just have to wait and see. We have a great group, some great attitude, and bent on causing trouble. 🙂
In addition to a focus on the emerging markets, Nokia will also increasingly pursue mobile Web 2.0 applications. Computer users have demonstrated their interest in creating online content, through the growth of blogs, social networking sites and online video sites. "The significance of this megatrend to Nokia is obvious," said Nokia President and Chief Executive Officer Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. "We are the key player in bringing this into the mobile environment."
Nokia hopes to extend some Web 2.0 applications to mobile users and add value to them through location information or other offerings that are unique to mobility, he said.
Nokia currently has 850 million users [emphasis mine, CS] and around half of them have the capability to connect to the Internet, he said. "We can and we will monetize this by embracing the business models that already exist on the Net," he said.
*If it matters to you, yes, this is what is sapping all my time. Hence, the slim pickins here for the past few months. Less talk, more saw – if you know what I mean.