Hello MobileCrunch readers. The guys at CrunchGear have been tasked to update and moderate MobileCrunch and we will soon be ramping up with a new lead reporter focusing on Mobile 2.0. Before we begin, however, I’d like to get your input on what you’d like to see here. We will definitely be running M2.0 profiles, just as the Oliver did, but we’d also like to bring some of our gadget-happy content to this site, with your kind indulgence.
CTIA is coming up, and we will focus on the hardware, services, and software that will make the next generation of mobile phones — read: post iPhone — revolutionary in both form and function. I’ve also decided against adding much of CG’s snark and snarkability to this site, allowing you a brief respite from the usual panapoly of genitalia jokes so prevalent in today’s tech press.
I will be “heading” this site and can be contacted at john at crunchgear dot com. I hope to have MobileCrunch addresses available soon, but you know where to find us. Thank you and we look forward to your readership.
[...] Original post by John Biggs and software by Elliott [...]
Pingback by The Gadget Zone » Meet the New Boss, Same As the Old Boss — February 27, 2007 @ 11:17 am
great news john!
i thought that the post flow was a little bit too slow…
I think you should keep the editorial orientation on Mobile 2.0 start ups / applications, etc. There are not a lot of blogging around that out there.
thanks!
Comment by ilan abehassera — February 27, 2007 @ 12:45 pm
Agree more focus on mobile 2.0 apps and services than gear/gadget/devices will be great.
Jeff
Comment by Jeff — February 27, 2007 @ 3:58 pm
We get all the gadget info we need already from other sites. An overdose truthfully.
Mobile business deals in general are all we are concerned with. Content deals, M&A, Investment, carrier deals, etc. Basically anything that remotely deals with mobile is what we want.
What drew me to this add this site to my reader was that, unlike most of the other mobile news blogs, Mobile Crunch always offered a personal viewpoint to the deals. Some non-standard insight as to why things happen is welcome and expected.
Comment by Jerry Mandering — February 27, 2007 @ 5:08 pm
Welcome John,
This must mean that Foldera will go live soon. I would like to see hands on cell phone previews and reviews.
Comment by brklynsurfer — February 28, 2007 @ 3:04 pm
MobileCrunch has been VERY disappointing. I was expecting something as good as techcrunch. But it is really inferior.
There are very few updates per week. And the news are JUST not interesting. They are just some “faits divers” without any impact on the industry.
Besides, Mobile is really strong in Europ. Mobile Crunch is really only focused on US and does not bring in really any interest.
Comment by guvietemp — February 28, 2007 @ 6:27 pm
I would like to suggest that you add interviews with key players in the mobile industry. For example, talk to Kevin Dulsky from PayPal Mobile about their plans for the next few releases.
Shuki
Comment by Shuki Lehavi — February 28, 2007 @ 8:09 pm
I agree, with others. Techcrunch has the readership because they are not wasting people’s time with hardware reviews, or the same news communicated 8 different ways through other sites. Focus on the newbies, the emerging companies, emerging technologies, and the items which don’t get the mainstream coverage but are compelling and noteworthy for industry professionals. Be the first to report on something new and cool, not just follow others. In short, don’t be just a blog for the sake of being a blog. Be a thought leader.
Comment by Professor Print — March 11, 2007 @ 8:23 pm
ı agree with you
Comment by onur — July 29, 2007 @ 6:52 pm