MobileMonday announces Peer Awards finalists

MobileMonday announces Peer Awards finalists

MobileMonday, the global organization for professionals in the mobile business, just announced a list of 20 finalists for its annual Mobile Peer Awards contest to be held in Barcelona on Feb. 16. The companies — including 12 early-stage startups and eight seed-stage startups — were selected by an international jury from a pool of 42 nominees, each representing a specific MobileMonday chapter from around the world.

In the early-stage category:

Addict Digital Media (Buenos Aires chapter): An… Continue Reading

Aka-aki, Wubud and other startups will demo at Mobile 2.0

Aka-aki, Wubud and other startups will demo at Mobile 2.0

Mobile 2.0, a conference for mobile web developers, has announced the lineup of companies that will present at its Nov. 3 event. The one-day conference in San Francisco will focus on strategies to make mobile apps and services thrive during the economic downturn.

We’ve covered many of these startups already — and some have demoed at past Mobile 2.0 events — but since most of them are based in Europe, this should be a good opportunity… Continue Reading

Mobile 2.0: Rummble, Zipiko and Dial2do shine, but venture captialists express caution

Mobile 2.0: Rummble, Zipiko and Dial2do shine, but venture captialists express caution

After being in the US the last few months I attended the Mobile 2.0 Europe conference last Friday.

The Mobile 2.0 events are known for often being early in championing mobile issues that become more mainstream later. They’re also known for giving a variety of folks in the mobile ecosystem a place to meet and discuss things openly, a rare find in mobile. This time, panel discussions covered mobile social media, VCs & mobile, operators and… Continue Reading