He kindly agreed to share his latest article about mobile marketing with Diva Marketing 's community. I have read that as many as 60 million consumers were exposed to mobile advertising in a recent month and that analysts think the mobile market could be as big as $3 billion in billings within the next 4 years. The Hound Dog Not is the mobile advertising getting bigger, it is getting more sophisticated. MORE

In fact, some companies thought we were a bit crazed to encourage brands to embrace concepts like transparency, authenticity, honesty and the most radical of all … customer-to-brand, peer-to-peer conversations in public forums. After the fact, I came to appreciate the community of bloggers that I was part of just by blogging. They also said that people wouldn''t purchase products over the web and that mobile phones wouldn''t be a big deal. We came, we saw, we kicked its ass. MORE

Verizon Wireless reports that its subscribers sent more than 10 billion text messages in 2004 -- more than three times the number in 2003. mobile networks, while a text message costs only 18 cents, according to prices listed on Oranges Web site. Wireless company executives acknowledge that its not easy to persuade ordinary Americans to add a new category to their cellphone bills. Copyright 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. August 11, 2005. DOW JONES REPRINTS. MORE

Hence, they prefer the more limited view of PLEs as a configurable extension to a VLE, especially when they continue to see themselves as the monopoly technology service providers for their learning community (eg online enrolment, email addresses). On the other hand, in Europe more sites use inhouse and open source implementations (Vuorikari, 2003). Software development companies are keen to make their product or service a nexus of attention. 2003). MORE

Mobile & Wireless. October 15, 2003. 21st Century Tools: Recognizing that "technology is, and will continue to be, a driving force in workplaces, communities, and personal lives in the 21st century," Learning for the 21st Century emphasizes the importance of incorporating information and communication technologies into education from the elementary grades up. My students just had a film festival last week that over 500 community folks attended. MORE

LinkedIn started its life in 2003 as a resource for job seekers and recruiters, but in the intervening years, its functions have multiplied considerably. LinkedIn company pages are now used to define and drive branding. With all that in mind, it is imperative that companies understand and invest in building, polishing, and utilizing a successful LinkedIn company page. For many LinkedIn users,, your company page will be their first impression of your business. MORE

From building business to getting a straight answer, social networking sites offer up a wide-ranging community. Friese found LinkedIn helped her get in the doors of companies she wanted to participate in TalentEgg. ?I share photos and exchange messages with friends, and create communities focused on shared interests. MySpace: One of the earliest social networking sites, MySpace was launched in 2003 and acquired in 2005 by News Corp. Mobile. Real Estate. Careers. MORE

This is easy to understand given the fact that the HR community as well as PR people were among the dominant early adopters of the platform going back to its 2003 launch. LinkedIn allows organizations/companies to create a branded page where people can learn more about an organization, its staff, products and services for sale, or “follow” the organization so that they can receive timely updates on new happenings or staff changes. This is a guest post from Larry Jones. MORE

The official blog for the Future of Work Community. Our goal is to foster community, conversation, and mutual learning about the future of work and the forces driving change. December 2003. Communities and Economic Development. Community Development. Future of Work Community News. And thats a big reason why it can be so difficult to manage creative work and creative workers, especially when they are remote, mobile, or highly distributed. MORE