By Mike on 12 August 2009
NEW YORK, USA – Co-creation is one of those topics that never fails to ignite sparks of enthusiasm here in the Conversations camp. So today’s news that Nokia has partnered with Microsoft to closely collaborate in the creation of innovative software services for Symbian devices marks an exciting evolutionary step for pocket productivity apps.
By Charlie on 05 August 2009
BOSTON, USA – Change is the only constant. But there comes times where the disconnect between yesterday and tomorrow is great, and we need to stop and try to understand what is going on.
One thing we don’t do here is speculate on hard core market trends, like customer numbers, market share, or revenue. We also don’t comment (much) on competitors or try to openly discuss what we think is going down and how we’re going to respond to it.
But what we can do is read what others have written and at least point it to you. That’s the idea behind these round-ups and, even more so, the articles we bookmark on our Delicious stream (and that show up in our Twitter feed).
In today’s collection of links, I have two articles that I found interesting but which I am not so comfortable discussing (for one, I am biased). That shouldn’t stop you guys from having a discussion about these articles, though. So, let’s scroll down to see what these articles were about.
By Charlie on 04 August 2009
BOSTON, USA – As I said back in June before I left for holidays, I’ve stepped down from day to day operations here at Nokia Conversations. During the next few weeks I’ll be helping the new guy transition into his role as Editor-in-Chief.
I could go on for ever as to why this guy is so great, but suffice it to say that not only is he experienced enough to take on the task, but has the smarts to take the site to the next level.
With that, I’d like to welcome Phil Schwarzmann to the Nokia Conversations team and wish him the best.
We’ve asked him to do an introductory post. Click on over to read it.
By Charlie on 31 July 2009
BOSTON, USA – In this last of my catch-up link round-ups, I want to focus on more general industry items. These links do show a bit of what I find most interesting, such as cloud computing, entrepreneurship, and the future of mobile.
But I cheat a bit: two links point to pages chock-full of links and analysis, two pages showing the best collection of thinking out there. Of course, you need to read on to find those links below.
By Charlie on 23 June 2009
ESPOO, Finland – After about 18 months building and growing this site (with a great team and lots of support, mind you), I’m stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of Nokia Conversations. Starting today, I’ll be stepping out of the day to day operations of the site and ancillary channels. After taking my holidays in July, I’ll be providing support to the new guy (introduction coming later). I might pen a few articles in August and September, but after that I will no longer be on the team.
Read on for what this means for Nokia Conversations
By Charlie on 23 June 2009
GLOBAL – As you all must know by now, the Pass the Parcel game ended with PhoneDog.com winning (among other things) the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic that was inside the parcel. We also told you that all participants on our list would be getting a 5530 to review.
What we also hinted at was that we’d see what we could do to reward all of you folks who were avidly commenting and guessing what was in the parcel. And, yes, we’re happy to say, after a laborious and scientific process, we have chosen someone from the ranks of commenters.
Read on to find out who it was.
By Charlie on 09 June 2009
MADRID, Spain – The Spanish Red Cross awarded a Golden Medal to Nokia Spain for Nokia’s long-term commitment to guaranteeing young immigrant’s rights and helping these immigrants gain skills to successfully integrate into Spanish society.
The Royal Family hosted an awards event during the Worldwide Red Cross Day in Mérida, in May. Marieta del Rivero, the former Nokia Spain General Manager who oversaw the project and, Alberto Matrone, the current Nokia Spain General Manager were there to receive the award.
Read on more to learn about this project.
By Charlie on 08 June 2009
GLOBAL – Uncharacteristically, we have another “administrative” announcement. The last one was pretty recent and mentioned things like Blogbite, @nokconv on Twitter, and blogs.nokia.com. This time around we want to introduce something a bit larger.
One thing that we’ve been wishing for is a central place that has all the information on a particular product or service. No, we don’t mean some static page with fancy graphics and long lists of technical specs. What we wanted was a page that had some info on the product, some photos, some dynamic ever-changing info about the product, and something fun. A jumping-off place for all you would want to know about a particular product.
What we came up with is The Almanac. And we think it’ll be a hit. Read on for more details.
By Charlie on 23 May 2009
ESPOO, Finland – The Nokia Conversations Blogbite is a really fun way to keep up with our articles here on Nokia Conversations. It’s a weekly audio summary by Rob Knight and Dan McGrath, available every Friday afternoon.
To listen to it, there’s a Blogbite player in the upper right of our site, and a feed for your favorite podcast app or for iTunes.
But, what’s better, we’ve managed to include the Nokia Conversations Blogbite into the Nokia Podcast Directory, found in many Nokia phones (learn more about the podcasting app on Nokia.com). If you have the Nokia podcasting app on your phone, the Nokia Conversations Blogbite can be found in the Featured Podcasts listing.
Below, I show you some screenshots to help you set this up.
By Charlie on 22 May 2009
ESPOO, Finland – Every so often it’s good to put out a wee administrative message about who we are, what our goals are, and how to follow us. And, yes, this is one of them, about some ways to follow what we produce here at Nokia Conversations.
As you should be aware by now, we have a few different streams you can follow. We have video, presentations, bookmarks, and, of course, this site. We’re doing our best to fill the streams and interact with everyone who participates in those streams.
Below, I’ve listed some of the newer streams, particularly highlighting some we haven’t properly promoted yet. So, read on and see if you’ve missed any.
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