With mobile and web converging faster than ever, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between PCs, tablets and mobile phones.  As convergence progresses, mobile OEMs and Operators are looking for new forms of revenue and savvy mobile developers are having to re-evaluate there business models and decide if/when it is appropriate to pay for placement and/or share new forms of revenue (including advertising) with their partners. In this article, I provide a high-level history of business models in mobile apps, and explore if/when/how developers should charge for apps and share revenue with partners. Read More…

• I'm off to Vegas for AT&T Developer Summit and CES… Who's in? #ces #ces11 #att #
• At #ATT Developer Summit in Las Vegas. #Motorola announced Atrix 4G #smartphone powerful! Dual Core processor& 1gb ram http://ow.ly/i/6Ziv #
• Motorola Atrix 4g docks to a display turns into a computer! Wow! Up to 8 hours battery life. "Most powerful smartphone" http://ow.ly/i/6ZiM #
• Even cooler- Motorola Atrix HD also can dock to tv! #att #ces #ces2011 http://ow.ly/i/6ZjS #
• @heidiperry1 I recommend talking to @leadjen. She's a pro at user acquisition and lead generation. #
• HTC announced new 4g device for #att & now #Samsung up with announcing thinnest smartphone #android 2.2 #Captivate http://ow.ly/i/6Zkk #
• Another pic showing thinness of Samsung's new phone #ces2011 http://ow.ly/i/6Zks #
• US Tablet forecast by analyst: http://ow.ly/i/6ZkG #
• Anyone know the hashtag for the #att #developer #summit #ces #ces2011 #
• Nokia will have a new #symbian device on AT&T soon & r extending the $10 Million bet contest http://www.callingallinnovators.com/10m/ #
• AT&T demoing ComplemenTV- syncs ipad to TV content. I.e. Watch "Bones" on TV & info re: show appears on iPad! Looking 4 devs to Alpha. #
• Interested in developing for AT&T Uverse & influencing way TV & mobile interact? Sign up for AT&T alpha: developer.att.com/u-versealpha #
• Worldwide #mobile #applications revenue 2010 by store: #chart http://ow.ly/i/6ZAd #att #ces2011 #ces #
• #Mobile #game #downloaders #039; concerns about downloading games broken down by reason (from at&t): http://ow.ly/i/6ZAx #
• How users discover new mobile games by channel (from AT&T) http://ow.ly/i/6ZBv #
• Where are #mobile #games played most? 66% while waiting but "at home" is on the risehttp://ow.ly/i/6ZC9 #ces2011 #att #
• I just found the #attdevsummit hashtag. Been tweeting all morning @attdevsummit w/ pics. Oops. #
• 540 x 960 resolution on new Motorola Atrix 4g. #attdevsummit #
• Details of the #motorola #atrix 4G: http://ow.ly/i/6ZDj #
• Mobile developers- here's some #motorola #atrix specific developer info http://ow.ly/i/6ZDH #attdevsummit #
• Watching @lorifraleigh rock her @motodev preso at #attdevsummit about scaling #android apps 4 future devices. #
• @Kevniv I did and am pretty impressed so far. Browsing was slow, tho I think that was due to a bad connecion in the venue. #
• Day one at #ces11 & I didn't make it to the show floor- too many meetings, but I did see some cool new devices! #
• Watching lenny kravitz at #ces2011 Thank you @motodev and motorola! #

• I’m off to Vegas for AT&T Developer Summit and CES… Who’s in? #ces #ces11 #att #
• At #ATT Developer Summit in Las Vegas. #Motorola announced Atrix 4G #smartphone powerful! Dual Core processor& 1gb ram http://ow.ly/i/6Ziv #
• Motorola Atrix 4g docks to a display turns into a computer! Wow! Up to 8 hours battery life. “Most powerful smartphone” http://ow.ly/i/6ZiM #
• Even cooler- Motorola Atrix HD also can dock to tv! #att #ces #ces2011 http://ow.ly/i/6ZjS # Read More…

• #WordPress users: Make sure to update to 3.0.4 ASAP. It fixes an important #security hole: http://bit.ly/gH8qz8. (tip via @highmountain.) #
• Here’s to the year ahead… 2011 is going to be the best yet! #

As I mentioned in my last post, the tablet market is heating up.  Motorola wants to talk about it at CES 2011!  Stay tuned…

Looking at the emerging tablet market, it’s difficult to decide which product to buy… For starters, there’s already the Apple iPad, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the RIM PlayBook coming soon.  Then, there are the e-reader devices (i.e. Kindle, NOOK, etc.), which I suspect will evolve quickly to become more like tablet computers rather than uni-dimensional e-readers.  In addition, today, HP’s (formerly Palm’s) Jon Rubinstein told attendees at today’s Web 2.0 conference that HP has a “great tablet” running WebOS coming soon.  With so much untapped potential in the tablet ecosystem, I’m not ready to commit yet.

The tablet market is evolving quickly, and 2011 is sure to bring even more great options.  A good example of the tablet evolution can be seen in the comparison between the Apple iPad and the RIM PlayBook. There are a lot of factors to consider when buying a tablet: Read More…

• What do you think of @IAB and MMA’s release of Mobile Web Advertising Measurement Guidelines for public comment? http://bit.ly/c66uX6 #
• Sweet! @photobucket is one of the most explosive apps on Facebook this week: http://bit.ly/c9oXXs #
• Heading off to @NewTeeVee‘s #ntvlive today in #sf http://bit.ly/bvXZnr #tv #tvapps #internettv #connectedtv #
• Hulu estimates that its revenue will be $240MM in 2010 #ntvlive # Read More…

• Don't forget to vote today! #vote #
• Congrats @zawthet! "4INFO Makes A Real Play For Display: AdHaven Platform Reaches 63 Million:" http://tcrn.ch/doEwVy #mobile #
• Barnes & Noble hiring developer reltns team @ Nook. If interested in Dev Portal Mgr, Dev Outreach Mgr, or SDK Engineer ping me & I'll intro. #
• Just bought #Sony Nex-5 #camera w/ accessories from @cameta. Gr8 price from Sony authorized reseller. Crossing fingers for speedy arrival! #
• 80+ degrees in #sf in November?! Amen! It's about time we got a summer. #
• Happy Birthday, Android! A History, in Screenshots and Video by @sarahintampa http://t.co/IHrMmQD via @RWW #

• Brace yourself and leave early if you’re going to SFO this am. The line is longest ever- about 1/4+ mile long at domestic security- no joke. #
• Great meeting in LA now on my way back to SFO…Any followers at LAX? # Read More…

I recently stumbled across a visual map of the web 2.0 landscape, created by John Battelle and team, called Points of Control.  (Note: If you’re interested in social media and you’re not familiar with John Battelle, check him out… He’s the Program Chair of the Web 2.0 Summit, and his nearly 40,000 followers on Twitter -including me- are a good indication that he regularly has interesting things to say.) Read More…