Mobile Multimedia Blogging
Russell Beattie Notebook
Russell Beatie has some interesting thoughts on mobile multimedia blogging:
"Here's why I think consuming multimedia on the phone will be a big hit: It's about distractions. Every time I try to view a video or presentation on my computer, I get distracted. I start opening up other web pages, or get an email or something and lose track of the video or audio. On my TV that doesn't happen because there's only one thing going on, and I'm in a place that's meant for viewing (my couch). Same thing for mobile multimedia: If I'm on a train or a bus or in a doctor's office or driving down the street, that's the place where I can be dedicated to a task such as viewing a video or listening to a recording. There's little else to distract from the enjoyment of that experience. This is why mobile games are so popular now. When you have that extra moment, you play the game and you can focus on that game. "
"Now instead of that post about how cool last night's party and fireworks was, or a blurry picture, instead wouldn't it be great to see a 4 minute video of the event? Instead of that post about the weird sound coming from your engine, what about a full-on video of it? Obviously not everything translates to video, but there's so many things in day to day life that really could merit a quick little video for friends and family.
Anyways, that's my gut feeling: Mobile multimedia will be *big*. Not just in the sense that you can watch movies on a phone, but that you can watch movies *created* on a phone. The ease of use in creating and posting that the new devices allow and the fact that you can consume this content anywhere you go is going to combine to make it the killer mobile app. Also look for the telecom carriers to push it like *crazy* because they will eventually all realize that their business is simply selling Kilobytes and little more, and what better way to get people to start consuming those bytes but streaming multimedia?"
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