First Look: Digg for iPhone Launches in App Store


Social news aggregator Digg.com has released its free iPhone app in the App Store. Packed with a slick, feature-rich interface, the app is a strong start for the popular website, though there’s plenty of room for it to grow. (more…)


NDS talks about whats next for Social TV and Social Media


Whats next for Social TV? Below Mark Groves from NDS talks about whats next for social tv and how this will be intergrated into our exisiting platforms
NDS will be exhibiting at the Social TV and Social Media World Forum on the 15th & 16th March, London 2010. http://www.social-tv.net meet them at stand number 15.


The Social Shindig ‘Official Networking Party’


social-shindigThe Social Shindig party, the official networking party of Social Media World Forum will be taking place on the middle evening of the event.All conference pass delegates are invited to head over to the Archangel venue situated opposite the Kensington Royal Garden Hotel.  The venue is a10 min walk from Olympia & The Hilton Olympia Hotel – the official event hotel and 5 m ins from High Street Kensington Tube Station.
In true party style, a free bar will run at the start of the evening with the added feature of an ice luge – perfect touch for some chilled networking at the end of an action packed day. (more…)

We are in the midst of a revolution – a revolution that is being driven, like all before it, by the desire to connect.


Buongiorno

Mobile Communication, like the printing press, personal transportation and the advent of mass media – is delivering new levels of personal independence, choice and opportunity. Through the most popular gadget in history, billions of people are beginning to interface with their world in completely new ways. More than 3 billion people now carry personal mobile devices, which can offer far more than just voice and text.

Social networking has clearly been an exciting, if unexpected, success on the web. This success has attracted hundreds of millions of users who connect to each other on their own terms, actively creating content and defining the links between this content. Social networking has proven to be the natural expression for the Web 2.0 movement, allowing users to wrestle the publishing power from established media to become both consumer and supplier. (more…)


Mobile Cloud Computing Workshops: Applications, Networks, Handsets & Social Media Apps in the Cloud


The Cloud Computing Congress (http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com/), has just announced a range of free to attend workshops on mobile cloud computing, co-located with the Mobile Social Media forum (http://www.mobilesocial-networking.com/).

The workshops examine why mobile and cloud computing are the perfect fit, and how this can be used to generate the next generation mobile experience. The workshops also cover practical demo of hybrid and mobile cloud computing, and how core functionality can be expanded to mobile devices for the cloud. View the free to attend workshops here: http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com/exhibition/workshops.html (more…)


Social TV & Mobile Social Media Speaker Line-Up Announced.


Speaker line-up announced at the London Social Media Events.  200 confirmed speakers across the conferences.  See our full line-up below.

Speakers @ Social TV & Mobile Social Media 15/16th March  include – http://www.social-tv.net & http://www.mobilesocial-networking.com

  • Robert Marsh, VP, Interactive & Telephony, Freemantle Media
  • Peter Ward, Co-founder & CEO, WAYN
  • Bob Rapp, Head, User Communities, Vodafone Group
  • Rahul Chakkara, Controller of TV Platforms, BBC
  • Angel Gambino, Vice President, Sonico
  • Mark Watts-Jones, Head of Development & Innovation, Orange UK
  • Yoel Flohr, Head of Mobile, Bebo
  • Andrew Kearney, Vice President TV Products at UPC Broadband
  • Richard Griffiths, Director TV and Entertainment, Eircom
  • Nicolas Bry, Vice President, Orange Vallee
  • Kevin Baughan, Head Technical Strategy, Virgin Media
  • Ian Kegel, Head of Future Content Group, BT UK
  • Triona Campbell, CEO, Campbell Ryan
  • Pasa Mustafa, Head of Digital Studios, Endemol
  • Damien Byrne, Head of Entertainment, T Mobile
  • Miroslaw Smyk, General Manager TV Business Division at Romtelecom
  • Matt Dicks, CMO, Flirtomatic
  • John Cole, Managing Director UK, Adknowledge
  • Claudio Venezia, Researcher, Telecom Italia
  • Cian O’Sullivan, Editor in Chief, GoMo News
  • Tim Hussain, Head of Mobile and Video Advertising
  • Guillaume de Saint Marc, VP R&D New Initiatives, NDS
  • Konstantinos Papamiltiadis, Head of Product, Mobile – EU, Yahoo!
  • Paul Berney, Managing Director Europe, Mobile Marketing Association
  • Adrian Drury, Principle / Media, Broadcast & Telecoms, Ovum
  • Paul Berney, Managing Director, Europe, MMA
  • Deborah Porton, Head of Mobile Development, Badoo Ltd
  • Franco Beschizza, Head of Mobile, Interactive Services, COI
  • Konstantinos Papamiltiadis, Head of Product, Mobile – EU, Yahoo!
  • Martin Harris, SVP Corporate Sales, Bango
  • Peter Ward, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, WAYN.com
  • Stefanie Hoffmann, CEO Finance, Business Development, aka aki
  • Simon Spanswick, Chief Executive, Association for International Broadcasting
  • Dan Cryan, Head of Broadband, Screen Digest
  • Paul Bristow, Vice-President of Strategy, ADB
  • Dr William Cooper Founder and Chief Executive, informitv.com
  • Justin Kan, founder and President, Justin.tv
  • Aliza Beckett, Business Development, Web, Mobile & New Platforms, Channel 4
  • Chi-chi Ekweozor, Director, RealFresh.tv
  • Dick Rempt, CEO, Talents Media
  • Richard Lindsay Davis, Director General, DTG
  • Benjamin Schwarz, Owner, CTO Innovation Consulting
  • Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development GVF (more…)

Life beyond the app store, developers look to go direct


Intersting article on the shelf life of apps stores looking at how developers are promoting themselves in an ever crowded market.  Bango are a mobile analytics company that provides the technology that powers commerce for businesses targeting the growing market of internet enabled mobile phone users.

Bango are Silver Sponsors at Mobile Social Media on the 15/16th March at Olympia, London.

(Bango – 03/02/10)

With the intense coverage that mobile applications continue to attract, the content developers are already starting to investigate alternative distribution channels to the App “Stores” themselves. In the rush to follow the now crowded mobile apps market, developers are starting to realise that after all their efforts to build a mobile app, to get noticed and survive they need to look beyond the app store. (more…)


VIP Blogger Pass to Mobile Social Media


New for 2010, we have introduced a Bloggers Pass for the event.   Bloggers Passes are available for New Media/Social Media bloggers looking to cover the show and become a Blogger Supporter for the event.

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Mobile Social Media Conference – Examining Social Widgets, Application Stores and Mobile Social Networking


Mobile Social Media (www.mobilesocial-networking.com) taking place at Olympia on the 15th March will focus on the latest developments being made in Social Media and mobile devices.

Topics being addressed are: How far has the Mobile Social Networking market come in the last year? Mobile Internet and Social Networks – a perfect marriage, Monetising your mobile offering and Mobile multimedia 2.0: Developing the ultimate handset.

Key Speakers include:
•    Mark Watts-Jones, Head of Development & Innovation, Orange UK
•    Shaun Gregory, Managing Director, O2, Media Business
•    Yoel Flohr, Head of Mobile, Bebo
•    Angel Gambino, Vice President, Sonico
•    Bob Rapp, Head, User Communities, Vodafone Group
•    Peter Ward, Co-founder & CEO, WAYN
•    Cian O’Sullivan, Editor in Chief, GoMo News
•    Claudio Venezia, Researcher, Telecom Italia
•    Matt Dicks, CMO, Flirtomatic

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