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On a related note, Google won't make the same mistake as Coke and offer "New Coke" due to the increased efforts of MSFT. Goog realizes that the competition on a better search product could come from other places (for instance, a real-time twitter search). It will be exciting watching this all play out...

Thank you for having me on Solutions are Power. I enjoyed it...

All the best, Chris

and a bunch of politicians in Washington think the wireless industry is boring and needs to be regulated?

Best, Chris

It all depends on your goal... I would agree that becoming the next Scoble is not going to happen. However, if you are looking to communicate with other folks around the world on a niche topic of mutual interest and passion --- by all means.

Overall, one size doesn't fit all. Some may blog or utilize other digital tools. Bottom Line - in most instances, participating in some kind of social media is better than sitting on the sidelines.

Excellent post Nick...

I share your view that Facebook and MySpace are the market leaders here and will be tough to beat. On a related note, the Blackberry application for Facebook has already been downloaded over 2 million times in a year. As we see more corporate folks with Blackberrys embrace social communications, Facebook's lead will continue to grow.

One of these days you are going to spell my last name right!

As always, good stuff.

Chris

Jimmy,

Very nice... Good hanging out with you last Friday too...

Best, CP

Scott,

As always, very nice video work...

Best, CP

Mark,

Once again, thank you for having me on your show. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the conversation.

All the best and talk soon,

Chris

Ben's Chili Bowl at the Nats Stadium... Awesome...

CP

Jerry,

I think you'll find twitter to be quite useful in a number of ways. On that note, it is the best - in terms of subs - mobile social networking platform right now.

Best, Chris
http://twitter.com/mobilediner

As you may recall, we discussed this briefly at VON in San Jose last year. I started blogging so folks that love wireless can see what the lawmakers are doing on wireless policy.

The wireless industry doesn't have the heavy-handed regs that the wireline companies have. The result has been good for consumers and companies. However, many lawmakers think mobile phones just make calls and they only know the old circuit-switched days and common carrier regulation...

Best, Chris
http://www.mobilediner.com/

I liked it when he acknowledged you... Great stuff!

Best, Chris
http://www.mobilediner.com/

Scott,
This is well done... I share Jonny's view too.

Talk soon,
Chris

Jake,

Just found you blog via Twitter (i'm @mobilediner).

In any case, I enjoyed the column and look forward to participating more on future posts.

Best, Chris
http://www.mobilediner.com/

Tim,

I'll add you to our blogroll...

As always, great stuff...

Chris
http://www.mobilediner.com/

Carriers are absolutely at a fork in the road. I am hopeful that they will choose to "figure it out" and collaborate with others in order to be in nysc with us... The future is bright...

Carriers have an ETF to get some ROI on the consumer (cost per gross add) and the carrier subsidizes the cost of the handset. With the iPhone, its hard to argue that at $600 a pop with a substantial service plan (you are going to want the full functionality of the device) and you can't take the phone to another carrier -- that the ETF is necessary... On that note, you will see the biz model evolve over time. If folks are willing to pay over $500 on a phone - no longer a need for the ETF (VZ already prorates).

Best, Chris
http://www.mobilediner.com/

Ashley and I are passionate about wireless and bringing consumers closer to the companies that serve them...

http://www.mobilediner.com/

Here's my quick sketch bio...

Hope all is well Chris...

http://www.mobilediner.com/?p=149

Chris,

Thanks for sharing this video. I look forward to sending this to all my colleagues.

Nice post... Industry needs to embark on a rebranding campaign.