August 29, 2006
Re*Generation TEXTnovella
Ghost Town is the first interactive text novella from Virgin Mobile and YouthNoise. It's the story of a teenage football player named Ghost who is hiding a dark secret that he's homeless. This secret will shock his classmates as he tries to manage the ins and outs of high school, an uncertain future, and just trying to stay alive.
Posted by richard ting at August 29, 2006, 07:20 AM
October 13, 2004
Moblogs, Mobots and Marketing
DEMOmobile conference highlights new technology and new opportunities for marketers. The hoopla that surrounds the opening of a trade show can be akin to the excitement you felt as a kid on Christmas morning. The glittering displays, the sparkling new products, the press cameras flashing all make you hope that somewhere in that pile of goodies and marketing ploys you'll find a pony.
No pony, but at this fall’s DEMOmobile conference in San Diego, Nokia and SixApart’s new partnership raced out of the gates like a thoroughbred. The two companies gave attendees a sneak-peek at “Moblogging,” the next generation of mobile marketing using imaging to power-up social networking, create instant communities and put a new face on blogging.
Take cell phone giant Nokia, add blogging tech-powerhouse Six Apart and the two equal a potential promotional jackpot for them, potential media buyers and sponsors seeking a real-time branding opportunity.
It’s also simple to use. With the phone-based application, you snap a picture, type in a short title and description on the keypad, and then transfer the image directly to a blog with a push of a button. No clumsy emailing required. Both the phone and PC version of Nokia’s Lifeblog software now work directly with Six Apart’s much-acclaimed TypePad to enable this next generation of moblogging.
“Several trends are converging, making it not only possible but also easy to document your life and share it with others, from anywhere” explains Barak Berkowitz, Six Apart’s CEO. He says that widespread camera phone usage, ubiquitous Internet access and the popularity of Web blogging make it easy for people to stay in touch no matter where they are.
Posted by richard ting at October 13, 2004, 02:04 AM
March 31, 2004
Overture Brings Web-Style Ads to UK Mobile Phones
UK mobile phones will soon be sporting advertiser-sponsored search engine links in the style of those ubiquitous Web advertisements after two major players struck a deal with Internet search specialist Overture Services.
Posted by richard ting at March 31, 2004, 11:12 AM
March 25, 2004
Tony Hawk takes top prize at first ever Mobies Awards
Prince of Persia and Rayman 3 are among the winners at the first annual mobile gaming awards.
This afternoon at the CTIA trade show, attendees were treated to something new--an award ceremony devoted exclusively to mobile games. The First Annual Best of Wireless Gaming Awards, or the "Mobies," were handed out at the event in Atlanta.
Mobile game news and review site Wireless Gaming Review (WGR) organized and produced the event, whittling a field of 120 finalists down to 20 winners. Games came from almost a dozen countries, including Japan, India, Finland, France, Germany, the US, and the UK. The judging panel was a mix of games critics, industry insiders, and game design professionals.
WGR cofounder and Mobies judge Matthew Bellows said in a statement, “Mobile game programmers, artists, and producers have done amazing things with incredibly limited resources. It’s high time that their efforts were celebrated at a ceremony like this."
The full list of Mobies winners is as follows. For mobile newbies, the Lightweight categories cover games that check in at under 256K and can be downloaded from a carrier's game deck, while the Unlimited categories are for larger games targeted for running on MS Smartphone and Symbian operating systems or for the N-Gage.
Lightweight
Action: Nightmare Creatures, Gameloft
Adventure: EverQuest: Hero's Call, Sony Online Entertainment
Puzzle/Board: Bejeweled Multiplayer, JAMDAT Mobile
Platform: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Gameloft
Strategy: Lemonade Tycoon, JAMDAT Mobile
Sports: JAMDAT Bowling 2, JAMDAT Mobile
Unlimited
Action: Spy Hunter, Fathammer
Adventure: Pandemonium, Ideaworks3D
Puzzle: Slurp, JAMDAT Mobile
Platform: Rayman 3, Gameloft
Strategy: Lemonade Tycoon (Smartphone), JAMDAT Mobile
Sports: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Ideaworks3D
Best Lightweight Game
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Gameloft
Best Unlimited Game
Spy Hunter, Fathammer
Best Mobile Game of 2003
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Ideaworks3D
WGR (which is in the process of being acquired by CNET Networks) has posted additional information on the event and is also covering CTIA from the perspective of its editors, who are roaming the show floor.
By Staff -- GameSpot
Posted: 03/23/04 12:18 PM
Posted by richard ting at March 25, 2004, 11:21 AM
Mobliss Hops on the PGA Tour
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2004
Wireless company Mobliss has partnered with the PGA TOUR to distribute a mobile application enabling golf fans to access the PGA TOUR from their wireless device. Starting in the Q2 '04, wireless subscribers will be able to follow their favorite PGA TOUR tournaments and players in the airport, on the road or while playing their favorite course. The application is powered by the PGA TOUR's ShotLink scoring system, developed in partnership with IBM, providing real-time leaderboards, statistics and the ability to graphically view each course and shot taken on the TOUR.
from MediaPost Communications
http://www.mediapost.com
