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Here’s a cheeky article on text messaging that addresses a primal urge.

But, stop and think for a moment, where there’s a need, there’s a market.

🙂

Link: I Want Your Text – Text Messaging Is The Latest Technology For Hooking Up — New York Magazine.

It was only a matter of time before New Yorkers started getting hot and heavy via text message. We’re a little late to the game (those cheeky Europeans, masters of hand-to-phone coordination, have enjoyed the sexual benefits of texting for years). But all it took was a catchy moniker—you gotta love “sex messaging”—and a little time for people to develop thumb dexterity while drunk.

Just when I had given up, looks like things are waking up. David has a nice post (link below) on some recent happening. There’s even a Mobile Monday Boston!

I’d also like to point out that there have been some recent sales and investments in the mobile media area, Nokia has plopped down a lablet in Cambridge, and I’ve had great talks with Nabeel Hyatt from Everypoint (ooh, Nabeel, just noticed the new website, too).

Yes, things are picking up for the ol’ Bean Town since last time I whined. Anyone care to invite me over?

Link: Genuine VC: "There’s Something Going On" in Boston.

All of this activity was summed up nicely in a conversation I had with Mark Withington today, who organizes the popular Boston PHP group. He said, contrasting to just a couple years – and even months – ago, “There’s something going on in Boston.” I couldn’t agree more. A year ago, I lamented about some of the cultural dynamics in town, but I am now seeing a resurgence of excitement and a trend towards change. All of the groups mentioned above each aim at partially distinct constituencies with differently formatted events addressing different needs, but they all promote the larger tech community in Boston. And I am happy to be a part of it.

Congratulations, Jorma. You’re a hard act to follow.

Good luck, OPK.

Link: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED TO NOKIA CHAIRMAN & CEO JORMA OLLILA.

CTIA WIRELESS 2006 today presented retiring Nokia Chairman and CEO Jorma Ollila with a lifetime achievement award honoring his numerous contributions, leadership and advancement of global mobile communications.

Excellent article on Jorma’s keynote at CTIA yesterday. To me, there’s nothing new – voice is still king, pay attention to the emerging markets, and so on. Read it. It’s well written, covers all the key things we really need to deal with instead of ‘is it thin’.

Link: Ollila warns wireless sector on emerging markets | The Register.

Jorma Ollila used his CTIA Wireless 2006 swansong to tell delegates they need to address the needs of low-income and developing markets by providing phones and services that customers want and can afford, to achieve continued growth. Complexity of technology, in areas like DRM, must also be solved.

Here are some other similar articles by ZDNet and Forbes. Of course, Ollila’s impact is much greater than mine. 🙂 But, it’s good, nonetheless.

A nice article on Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila, who will be stepping down in June.

Link: USATODAY.com – For CEO who remade Nokia, one bold departure deserves another.

Ollila made Finland a world power in cellphones. Today, he gives the keynote at the huge CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas as a last hurrah before stepping down as CEO of Nokia on June 1.

"It’s healthy for a company to have change," Ollila told me on the phone from Helsinki a couple of weeks ago. "And I’ve done my bit."

No kidding. Ollila is not just any old CEO who might tinker with strategy, play golf with retired sports figures and lend the corporate jet to politicians. Ollila made one of the more daring decisions in business history and spent the next 14 years making that decision seem brilliant.

One possible factual error: There are at least 2 billion mobiles out there, that’s how many subscribers there are.

And very good analogy to GM, who should really get out of the car business…

Thanks Peter for the link (and the following ones too).