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A bit late with the posting here, but still wanted to share that the Carnival of the Mobilists has been published this week over at my personal website. This week's Carnival is bittersweet as its the last week that the Nokia Mobile Web Server (MWS) service will be operational. Nokia is shutting down the service as the beta/research project has ended (I'll be moving some posts to a temp WordPress location). Eventually, I'll figure out something really cool to move past the MWS in terms of connectivity and information - I think such mobility spoiled me a lot.

Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that I've got more time to write/research/consult under the guise of MMM (would be nice). It does give me a sharper target when those actions do occur. There are some pretty sizable updates to MMM come the 5th year anniversary of the site in April; so the planning and focus with not having an additional site on the queue does help - and sting. Given all the other ways that we can connect and assimilate information, the mobile web server was a good bit of personal deliverance (content not locked to a 3rd party that I didn't control or have direct management over anything except the production of content) and enablement (lots of connections because of doing the MWS). Looking forward to what's next, it should make for a great story ;)

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Just a note that the Carnival of the Mobilists #203 is now up. This week I'm hosting over at my personal website (the one being driven by a web server on my phone). Always fun to push the limit and spread the wealth of knowledge and insights in mobile. Hope you enjoy.

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I think that here's a good place to let out some of the emotions that I am feeling right now. I think that its ok to do that here.

For years now, I've been really, really passionate about mobile technology. It nearly ruined a past relationship, and I know that its fostered a thousand (literally) friendships that wouldn't have otherwise happened. What I've gained from God since being near mobile devices has been incredible.

A few minutes ago, I posted the 182nd Carnival of the Mobilists on my personal website. And while I want to kind of toot a horn about it; I'm actually sitting here crying because I want to share this one with my dad.

You see, it was about a decade ago when I tore my ACL and was stuck at home in the middle of the summer after surgery without much to do. I had been learning Flash and some web design on my own, but was at the point where my computer just wasn't cutting it. It heated the room better than it was a design tool. My father, being the fiscally responsible man that he was would not agree to spending $800 on a custom computer without a compelling reason. So I designed my first Flash-based websites to prove to him that I needed better tools. He agreed.

When he passed in a car accident the next summer, I was given the funds for my first PDA. Suffice to say, I've been rolling from there. Mobile has one part been therapeutic, and another part just keeping to my word - that I could do better when I have the right tools.

Today, the Carnival is featured on a website that's being hosted on my mobile phone - the mobile phone won after doing an experiment here last year. I truly believe that in hosting this Carnival, that I do my dad's memory the utmost respect, and that I finally come thru with making something that he could be very proud of.

So dad, this Carnival is for you investing in me. I hope that the legacy that you've implanted in me will help others to see what happens when someone invests in their lives.

I really hope that you all read the carnival this week and enjoy it. And if all you do is make it to this point in this post and don't even want to read it; just know that what you are witnesses of is the real effect of mobile technology and faith intersecting - a legacy of innovation and honor that sounds like a son for his father.

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Two notes to start off this week after the (USA) Independence Day holiday.

The first being that the 181st Carnival of the Mobilists has been published over at London Calling. Nicely themed with a Wimbledon touch for this week's postings.

Second note is that this week will have limited posting on my side here. I'm getting ready to host the Carnival next week, and have (weirdly enough) just encountered an issue with my main mobile phone. Therefore, I'm spending the time to get things ready to go there. Don't worry though, there may be some other posts here by other contributors. Its a mobile-enabled week all around. So don't forget that closet (Matt 6) time ;)

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The 180th Carnival of the Mobilists has gone up at M-Trends. Great articles for this week's reading.

There's only two weeks until I (personally) host the Carnival of the Mobilists over at my personal website. I wasn't thinking about it until this morning, and now I'm nervous.

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Two things of note since this is pretty much a light posting day.

First is to let you know of the 177th Carnival of the Mobilists. As usual, there are a smattering of pieces by mobile-oriented bloggers from all over. I've got a piece in this week's postings as well, though I'll warn you that it might offend a bit ;)

Then there are these thoughts/actions on mobile that I'm pondering in my head: for instance, my church is small, and we have a few college students home for the summer. There aren't many things to do towards keeping them occupied, and so I wanted to do a bit of Friday night fellowships. However, being so SMS/mobile-oriented, I'm debating on the best usages of a service like Church Texting Manager to make it happen best and keep it in a position where others can just find out about it on a whim.

Then I have some thoughts about how to handle some of the requests from friends and family towards helping them to attain a solid mobile device. Now personally, I simply go to Craigslist and find a good deal. But really, who has the time for that. Maybe something like the MMM Smartphone Guide can be done in a smaller, more search-friendly format that would make it easier for people to not just shop, but purchase devices on their own effectively.

I'm also wondering if MMM can include those who bike. You know? Just keeping it mobile ;) hehehe.

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Carnival of the Mobilists #174 has been published over at the Mobile Broadband blog. Some good reads this week, including a few that are more focused on the companies and industries in mobile. Check it out for this weekend's reading.

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A bit in getting this one out there, but just on time for some weekend reading. Carnival of the Mobilists #172 has been published over at MobileStance. Check it out and get in some good reading about mobile life and trends from around the web.

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Carnival of the Mobilists #171 is now up at Catalyst Code. Its a smaller set of articles this week, but some solid pieces for those looking towards trends in youth and microblogging.

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Carnival of Mobilists #169 is now posted at the blog Always On Real-Time Access. This week's collection of mobile-related posts has a ton of folks who have not only a post for the Carnival, but have also published a book or many. Do take some time to sit and read these posts, as there's a good deal of trends and opinions that can help thrust some mobile-thinking.

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Posted also via this week's Carnival of the Mobilists, I've recently published an interview of Interview with Tomi Ahonen. He is the author of the book Mobile as 7th of the Mass Media and a 2009 Mobile-Fact Almanac. Here's a snippet of the interview:

The internet has legitimately been the biggest disruptive effect to all of global industry and business in the last two decades. And the internet will cause MORE changes in the next ten years than the last 20 years. So far more is yet to come. Now consider mobile. The first downloadable content for mobile phones was sold just over ten years ago, in the autumn of 1998, when in Finland some little company named Saunalahti (now part of the Elisa group) decided to sell this little things they called ringing tones. The ringing tone business rapidly became a 5 billion dollar global industry. But that one idea spawned a mobile content and data services industry in only ten years, that is now worth.. 200 billion dollars. The mobile "internet" and data industry, including SMS text messaging and premium messaging like voting on American Idol, etc, has grown to be rougly as big as the total internet industry, in only half the time. This to me, suggests that the mobile data opportunity is far less understood than the internet. It is also a more dynamic opportunity (if that is even possible) and about to grow to become bigger than the internet, in about only half the time. Mobile is difficult and complex, but it is a huge opportunity and it is a major cannibalization threat, even more so than the internet was. Any industry and business will ignore mobile at its own peril.

Read the rest of the interview at my personal website. The interview and book contributed greatly to the MMM BibleTech presentation.

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Despite the anemic pace of posting, there have been a number of items of note that have passed via my RSS reader which are worthy to note. Here's the rundown:

• The ESV Online Study Bible was released this month alongside the hardcopy and is free throughout the month of March (via Biblical Studies and Technological Tools). Its available for a slew of mobile devices too (such as Olive Tree), so there's no excuse for not having a suitable read-reference with you.
• Carnival of the Mobilists #163 (via Golden Swamp).
• Don't forget to register for MinistryTECH and BibleTech.
• A Microsoft-proposed vision of of computing in 2019 (this is what kids will know as normal).
• The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism in Cape Town South Africa is going on in 2010. You can submit your choice for those you'd want to attend (via Sacred Digital).
• A person who is using a Palm Centro smartphone for Greek and Hebrew learning (via Palm Addict).
• The responsibility of parents to not allow kids to follow trends of mobile technology without first establishing guidelines via the Word (via Baptist Press).

That's all for now. I'm busy as ever and trying other new things with a mobile while working on a few articles and reviews. Back to the sea of life around me, hoping to catch a few ;)

Labels: BibleTech, Carnival of the Mobilists, children, ESV, Greek, Hebrew, innovation, MinistryTECH, Palm, Palm Addict, parenting, RSS

Hopefully, the week's reading list isn't so packed that you'd miss the 158th Carnival of the Mobilists. Posted over at Radvision, there is a pretty large helping of articles on mobile/web services, including one by myself. Take some time to read and see what's happening at the edge of tech.

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The latest Carnival of the Mobilists (#156) has been published over at Wap Review and there are a number of neat posts there. One that made it, that also made it here at MMM last week, the piece on The Extraordinaries and their new mobile volunteering service initiative.

All in all, there's some great reading within this week's Carnival. Catch up to previous Carnivals by visiting the Carnival of the Mobilists website.

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I so need to get a submission up for the next Carnival. Ah well.

Until then, here's the current Carnival of the Mobilists, #151 hosted at Golden Swamp. I really digg her site and the angle that she looks at mobile tech.

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The 149th Carnival of the Mobilists is now up at Ubiquitous Thoughts. Though a smaller ream of articles than usual, there is some quality thought and content. Check it out and "think mobile" for a bit :)

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Carnival of the Mobilists #147 is now up at the website VoIP Survivor. I've been included in this week's carnival, and there are a ton of other writers who are musing about mobiles devices and life with them. Check out the Carnival and see the deets for yourself.

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Carnival of the Mobilists #142 is now up at the website Next Generation Mobile Content. This week I've submitted a post that I did over at my personal site, based on one posted here not too much before that.

Take a read and enjoy some interesting views in those things happening in mobile around you.

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Its been a while since posting about the Carnival of the Mobilists, but that's no excuse for not keeping up with it. The 138th Edition has been published at MobHappy and has several articles highlighting a few interesting perspectives in mobile life and application. Grab some quiet time after reading the Word and get caught up on the action.

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Carnival of the Mobilists #134 has been published at Mopocket. This week's edition is a bit thicker with contributions than it has been in a while so do make sure to set aside some time to read and catch up with the latest in news and trends in mobile devices and the mobile Internet.

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This is totally one of those cases where I am posting something a week before it hits the site. Hope the folks at Mippin don't get too mad about that...

The 132nd Carnival of the Mobilits has been published at the Mippin blog. For those not familiar with Mippin, its a mobile-tuned content aggregation service. Its very slick for those with mobiles that do not have great browsers, and even better for those of you who prefer to be informed on the go and at a glance.

So after you read the Carnival, make sure to sign up for Mippin, and check out MMM there as well :)

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Wrapping up what has been mainly a light week here on the content side here at MMM is the Carnival of the Mobilists. This week its being hosted at the website London Calling.

There was at one point a person doing a blog carnival of christian tech websites, wonder if there are enough sites and interest to keep that going?

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I don't want to fall behind too much in some of the current news as there is a slew of things going on these days that would be of interest to many of you looking at mobile devices, web services, and in general those things on tap for the side of tech called mobile.

• Evernote has left the beta stage and now has a few options for those looking for a solid note solution that can be done on several types of mobile devices, with and without inking/natural handwriting support. There's a free version as well as a pay version that offers a slew of options (via JK on the Run).
• An interview posted recently at the Adaptive Path Blog talks about an effort going on at Nokia called Homegrown where mobile devices are being looked at towards not only communication tools, but their impact on social and natural envrionments. Its a really impressive thing this group is doing, and speaks well towards a piece we posted earlier about sustaining the earth with our technology choices.
• The Nokia Internet Tablet has seen an update to the operating system for the N800 and N810 models. I'm still avidly using mine and despite some issues I run into, its still a genre changing kind of device. This latest update paves the way for several features and a new type of Internet Tablet device. Stay tuned here on that note.
• Nokia, Palm, and HTC have also introduced several new smartphones hitting all types of budgets.
  
  On Nokia's side, the E71, E66, and N78 all come in as nice lifestyle devices for business and entertainment use. Each of these also has GPS built-in. The N78 comes in a North American 3G compatable mode as well.
  
  Palm has introduced an unlocked Palm Centro - meaning that you can purchase it to be used on GSM carriers without needing a mobile plan to do so.
  
  And HTC has unveiled the HTC Diamond. A very impressive mobile device. Its a lot like the iPhone, a lot like nothing you've ever seen, and powerful as all get out. According to Palmsolo/Matt Miller, the HTC Diamond seems to really look and work nice with Laridian's PocketBible 4.
  
  Any of these mobiles would be suitable for engaging in a mobile lifestyle in my opinion. Do write in if you have had experience with any of these mobiles.
• Carnival of the Mobilists #129 is packed as usual.
• Logos Bible Software is doing a Show Us Your Work thing via their blog for those using Logos in notes, sermons, and other applications.

Pretty neat if you ask me. Tons out there on the mobile side of life just waiting to be applied in ways that are innovative and can speak towards meeting the needs of various communities around us if we use them as we are being Spirit-led.

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Carnival of the Mobilists #128 is up at Ubiquitous Thoughts. While this one is a bit more iPhone-centric than ones in times past - the new iPhone was introduced last week - there is still plenty of good thought in and around the mobile blogsphere on mobile issues.

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I've been a bit slacking on posting about the Carnival of the Mobilists, but hopefully I'll not make that mistake much more. #127 of the Carnival is up at Wap Review. As usual, the Carnival of the Mobilists is filled with posts and thought from mobile device users and professionals from around the web. Take some time to catch up on some solid reading.

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I traditionally like to submit MMM to the Carnival of the Mobilists because of the unique perspective on mobile technology that is not always explored in the realm of mobile professionals. In following a link from Digital Sanctuary, I came to the website The Kingdom 2.0 which made note of another carnival, the Christian Technology and Media Carnival, to which MMM should be making semi-frequent, future appearances as well.

However, it will be a bit before MMM is included into the next Christian Technology and Media Carnival, so do take a read of The Kingdom 2.0 posting of the First Edition of this carnival. Several articles on the use of media and the Internet in the Body, and some great thoughts on the worldwide perspective of such endeavors.

To those accustomed to reading the Carnival of the Mobilists, #122 at Xellular Identity is the latest published.

Update/Correction: Apologies, the latest Carnival of the Mobilists is #123 at GoMo News.

If you are reading the Christian Technology and Media Carnival and would like to submit an article you have written on your blog, visit the Blog Carnival Submission Form in order to fill out the requisite information.

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I unintentionally tend to sit on some news stories. Hoping to speak about some things when there is an open slot or the chatter on the interwebs isn't so loud about it that it would get lost in the shuffle; some things just get pushed to the back a bit. Here's some of those items that aren't too flaccid in terms of timing, but definitely useful for various applications.

• Logos post address Spanish-oriented resources.
• The latest GMPSoft newsletter has several deals on various electronic resources for your PDA or smartphone including a Bible Bundle which includes the Greek UBS4 module.
• Something to make you think on how to approach little ones with the subject of hearing God and prayer even when its something that the Bible may/may not talk about ;)
• Palm Addict has a random giveaway of a 15 inch Mac PowerBook going on right now. The rules are to send in a post relevant to how you are using mobile tech. If not something that you need, definitely enter for someone in your circle who could use a computer but may not have the means to attain one.
• Swerve, a ministry of Lifechurch.tv, has two post titled 10 Things.... The first deals with Introspection and the second Ministry. Hands down, a very solid read and meditation piece for the weekend.
• And finally, the Carnival of the Mobilists at Mobilestance has plenty of readings from the past week in mobile tech.
• Forgot this one: YouVersion has done some updates that have improved performance and added a few new versions to the fray. Unless you are on an Internet Tablet like me, it really should work very well in connected settings as both a journaling and group Bible study tool.

Don't forget that we published MMM Issue 5 earlier this week. Several articles and insights there as well for your own mental scratchpad.

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The Carnival Of The Mobilists #116 is up at Situational Marketing. The edition features several articles including the one posted here last week (The MEX Manifesto Thu Christian Lenses). I'm personally very happy that MMM has made it into the Carnival again, and hopefully there's more that we can add in terms of perspective to mobile device and community engagement.

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After a week about talking about connectivity and the possiblities in the Body, its good to get some view of what the rest of the mobile and mobile web is up to. The 112th Carnival of the Mobilisits is up at Taptology.

I urge you to at least take a look at the beginning of their post as it highlights some unethical practices going on. As I spoke before, security is very important and something that we should all take into consideration more and more as mobility and personal tech become more the lifestyle than the option.

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I thought it might be worth posting that OliveTree.com has surpassed the 100 mark in both number of Bible translations available for your mobile device and in the number FREE resources available for download. If you've never used OliveTree's BibleReader, it is an amazing app that is a must have. In my opinion even those of a non-faith position would enjoy the use of the BibleReader to access historic documents and writings.

Congrats Olive Tree.

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