The Pew Research Center has released a report that gives some form to what many of us already know through experience; mobile web use takes web users deeper into their digital existence. As noted over at MediaPost the study takes a stab at coining some new phrases to describe the various types of people using the mobile web as part of their lives including “digital collaborator”, “ambivalent networker” and “drifting surfer”.

While creating names for groups of people can be fun that particular set of names isn’t very flattering aside from the collaboration concept. Let’s look a little closer. (more…)

As The Economist points out for Mobile telecoms in the recession, it is Boom in the bust.

Despite the recession, the mobile industry is enjoying a promising transformation. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, although many bemoaned the downturn, on the show floor it was hard to keep track of all the new “smart” phones and services. (more…)