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Truth - better than fiction

2008-07-09T15:17:00Z

There are times when we can have a completely and seemingly normal and logical conversation in the context of mobile technology that, if you stop and think, would have you locked up in a mental institution a couple of years ago. Let me explain: &nb...

On July 11th – will the mobile world change forever, again

2008-07-01T10:57:00Z

On July 11th – will the mobile world change forever, again. That is the date of next release of the Iphone. The original version has been a form and function success and to a large degree, an important sales vehicle for AT&am...

The Upoc community remains consistent in its political views.

2008-06-06T21:07:00Z

Over the past 2 months we have polled the Upoc community 5 times on presidential candidate preferences. These polls are by any evaluation unscientific. Before I reveal the answers, it is important to disclose that in 2004 w...

Upoc Rocks On!

2008-04-22T04:10:00Z

During my career I have been involved in literally hundreds of projects. It is the rare occurrence where the application of technology so perfectly matches a public cause and produces pride in furthering a movement that you, yourself are so committe...

Social Networking, Vegas Style

2008-04-11T17:37:00Z

Now that I have recovered from the whirlwind week at the CTIA show in Las Vegas, I can reflect on some of the events of the week. I have to plead guilty to “stirring the pot” and creating some interesting debate in my panel sess...

Upoc polls shows split views on Barack speech

2008-03-20T21:18:00Z

Upoc subscribers can opt-in to a poll group. This group asks the user base their opinions on a wide range of topics. This week, a poll inquired about the recent speech made by Barack Obama on race relations. The poll and results were as follo...

Always Bring Your Wireless Stuff

2008-03-19T19:27:00Z

My Wireless Business Trip Being an executive in the wireless industry, I tend to be an early adapter to new technologies and often rely on the technology a bit too much. My recent trip to the West Coast is a good case in point. The trip...

Good Hockey, Good Wireless

2008-03-10T03:04:00Z

It always strikes me as somewhat amazing how much SMS and MMS services have seamlessly integrated themselves with mainstream activities. As an example (and no surprise to those who really know me!), I will use this afternoon's Ranger/Bruin hockey ...

Wireless for the Attention Deficit Crowd

2008-03-04T16:33:00Z

As my loyal readers will know, I spend a fair amount of time commuting to and from Manhattan. Part of my commute is via NJ Transit trains. During this one hour per day, I try to find ways to either be productive or amuse myself. Since I carry a wide arr...

Try the Social Networking Welcome Mat

2008-02-26T15:23:00Z

Sometimes you just need a little guidance.Over the lifetime of Upoc, our subscribers have formed more than 40,000 groups. The topics have ranged the entire spectrum of human experience, from dating to religion, sports to politics, and everything in betwe...

Flat Rate for Wireless: Is this the way of nature for all telecom services?

2008-02-21T18:11:00Z

Flat Rate for Wireless: Is this the way of nature for all telecom services?

In the last couple of days, the major carriers have announced competing flat-rate wireless deals. No more counting minutes. These new plans might be as significant as the o...

Kind on Kindle

2008-02-19T20:53:00Z

Mom, My book ran out of batteries!

In my never-ending quest for cool new wirelessly enabled devices, I have been trying out the Amazon Kindle. In case you are not familiar with the device, it is basically an electronic book that accepts downloads vi...

Wireless advertising is coming of age

2008-02-01T17:32:00Z

The use of advertising on a mobile device is poised for the big take-off. There are several factors that are contributing to the rightness of the model, right now. The easiest model to understand is the willingness of large content provide...

Will iPhone really change the mobile Web?

2008-01-14T15:52:00Z

The big news announced by Google – at least to us mobile types – is the extraordinary number of impressions the Google application in iPhone is generating. It is time to declare the beginning of the end of the existing Web applicat...

The Mobile World is Flat

2007-12-30T15:31:00Z

I spent the last week at our corporate headquarters in Italy. It is always interesting to compare and contrast the mobile market environment in markets outside of the U.S. For many years, the U.S. suffered a deserved mobile service infer...

Verizon First to Blink Under the Glare of Google – Will Offer No-Deck Services

2007-11-28T18:36:00Z

There are rarely times when someone can honestly say “I told you so!” with integrity. This is one of those times. Under increasing pressure from Google’s Android initiative, the 700 MHZ auction, the iPhone and Wimax, V...

What are you Up2?

2007-11-16T15:50:00Z

What are you Up2?

Upoc is in the midst of a major upgrade. We are adding the fast-paced microblogging feature to our suite of services, available from the Web, WAP or SMS.

This exciting feature only amplifies our status as an existing market leader in the group messaging community. So, in addition to topic-based discussions, Upoc will now offer individuals the ability to microblog by answering the question, “What are you Up2?”

Users will be able to view an interactive rolling flow of individual Up2 messages and group messages on their Web browsers. When they come across someone interesting, they can become that person’s fan, and get a copy of all future Up2 messages belonging to that user. Also, users can manage the list of their fans and see how popular they are!

This application is the convergence of Web 2.0 and mobile: User content; interactivity; mobility; personalization; community; social networking, real-time; and soon, multimedia.

This is just the beginning. Upoc is becoming a platform for instantaneous super blogging. If you want to become of fan of my Up2, just go to www.upoc.com and become a fan of username Steve. I am one of almost 4 million subscribers on our platform. … What are you Up2?

Supertones are coming to a phone near you!

2007-11-08T23:20:00Z

Supertones are coming to a phone near you! The acceleration of mobile media convergence, as evidenced by the recently launched Dada Entertainment (JV of Dada USA and Sony BMG), Jamster and others should give the growth of mobile media a well-deser...

Attack of the Androids

2007-11-07T03:52:00Z

The Google-led Android open-phone initiative grabbed the headlines today. I normally take the pro open-source, open-platform position. In this case, I am not. The target of most open-source projects have been Web servers, application...

Open Network Debates at CTIA Show

2007-10-26T16:09:00Z

This past week was the annual CTIA Wireless IT show. I have been attending and speaking at this show since its inception in the late 1990s. This show was different from past events in a way that may not be fully appreciated for some time. ...

Internet Safety Tips

2007-10-16T16:49:00Z

A Few Words on Social Networking Safety I am often asked for advice by friends who are parents of teenagers about how safe various IM, chat and social networks are for their kids. The advice one would give a teenag...

Mouse No Longer Roars

2007-10-01T05:10:00Z

The big news that nearly got lost last week was Disney closing up its remaining MVNO. Now, both ESPN and Disney mobile have failed in the MVNO game. Despite the MVNO failures, Disney will profit from wireless in a huge way. ...

Upoc’s community speaks out on President of Iran's speech at Columbia University

2007-09-26T22:01:00Z

Upoc’s community speaks out on President of Iran's Speech at Columbia University At Upoc, we conduct a weekly poll of opted-in poll takers. During most weeks, the poll centers on some aspect of pop culture. ...

Blog Storming!

2007-09-20T16:22:00Z

Blog Storming! During the past couple of years, the blogosphere has been full of mobile-application projections and predictions. I have blogged about many of these in the past months. Location-Based Services (LBS), On-Deck Portals, Off-D...

Here comes Google!

2007-09-14T04:33:00Z

Here comes Google … The market has yet to catch its breathe on the iPhone, as rumors of the Google phone continue to circulate. Google, like Apple, is a world-class, capable company that innovates at a dizzying pace. Its resources se...

Iphone - Chapter One - Crash and Burn

2007-09-07T20:37:00Z

Iphone – The Next Chapter In June and July I gave my view of the then newly released Iphone. In summary, I thought it was a great Ipod and a poor phone. Lousey keyboard, no MMS, no ringtones (until recently) , lower speed...

LBS Services, The Daughter, The Doll and the Wife!

2007-09-05T15:05:00Z

LBS Services, The Daughter, The Doll and the Wife! The classic example of why LBS services may not have reached their market potential yet is a story I first told at a CTIA event over 5 years ago. It happened to me about a week before the sho...

My review of some LBS services

2007-08-31T15:01:00Z

My Favorite LBS Services

This is the big travel weekend, so a short review of my three favorite LBS services seems in order. In the New York metro area there are four main destinations, each with its unique lingo. For the Labor Day weekend people leav...

Location Based Services – Ready for Primetime?

2007-08-27T04:25:00Z

Location Based Services – Ready for Primetime?
For years I’ve been bullish about the coming onslaught of mobile based location based services. Visions of personalized talking billboards , a la the movie “Minority Report”, se...

Diversity in the Mobile Workplace

2007-08-23T05:08:00Z

Diversity in our Mobile Marketplace makes workforce diversity a double necessity.
In my previous blog I presented a slice of the diverse life we have in New York. Living and working in New York provides a Mobile company such as Upoc Networks ...

New York, New York

2007-08-20T14:41:00Z

Just another weekend in New York- While this entry has little to do with mobile applications – I decided to share a slice of the uniqueness of New York. It does , however go to the heart of why New York, with all of its diversity and culture...

Guest iPhone Review -- From The Doc

2007-08-16T23:11:00Z

Guest iPhone review from The Doc The Good, The Bad, The Indifferent – This blog entry is from my brother. He is a Doctor who recently acquired an iPhone. I asked him to write a review from his point of view. And here...

Social Networking on Ice

2007-08-13T17:31:00Z

One of the more interesting social networks I have been involved with is various hockey teams. When I was in college we went through a rather grueling two-month training period to determine who would make the team for the winter season. I was fortunat...

Social Networking Epiphany

2007-08-09T03:45:00Z

In my search to understand the fundamental motivations of social networkers, I decided to start by examining the evolution of my own social networks. I came across a couple of interesting observations (at least interesting to me). I cataloge...

Social Networks -- What memberships do you have?

2007-08-06T21:37:00Z

How many social networks are you a member of? There are two perspectives you can use to answer this question. You can answer the question by number of commercial virtual social network services: AIM, MySpace, Friendster, Dada, LinkedIn...

Social Networking -- What we learned from the past

2007-08-01T23:16:00Z

The lessons of CB radio -- Why it died as a mass social network There are several reasons why the CB radio phenomenon died out. Here are my top reasons and why they relate to today’s big social networks: The stated motivation ...

Hey, good buddy? What CB radio can teach us

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

CB Radio – An Early Social Phenomenon in Social Networking I am a believer that basic social needs change very slowly, if at all, over time. What does change is the way individuals, groups, families and society in gene...

Cell site on cruise ship saves the day!

2007-07-24T17:57:00Z

Disney Cruise Line Goes Mobile What a difference three years has made on the Disney “Magic” cruise ship. In the summer of 2004, I was on a family vacation on the Disney “Magic” cruise ship. The Magic is a larg...

iPhone -- First Days, First Reactions

2007-07-16T23:15:00Z

iPhone -- First Days, First Reactions: The Good, Bad and Ugly! I have been using my iPhone as my main mobile device for the last 5 days. I did this by having my main mobile number forwarded to my iPhone. During this time, I used the ...