Hyperlocal is cool but sometimes i think we are incredibly always looking justto things we know when we have tools like Google Earth thta let su explore the world. Read my post and vote my poll about it at: Google Earth, are we losing our imagination http://cdmwebguru.blogspot.com... - carlo de marchis
Barry Schwartz: "Google released a new keyword tool tonight, named the Search-Based Keyword Tool. This tool goes beyond what the other Google tools provide and tells you what keywords you are currently missing out on based on search query data from your site’s content." - Steve Rubel
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I suspect I am going through a similar dilemma to you at the moment. I want a new Powerbook, this will allow me to do all my work on the train while commute. But a netbook is so much cheaper and smaller, but won't allow me to use the likes of CS3/4 for my other work. Smartphone's come in somewhere else . . . - Ed Richardson
I am torn right now. Ed and Steve are right. I like the smartphone but it does have so many limitations. Is it so wrong to want one device that does it all well? ;-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
It depends on the content I suppose as well as the mode of operation. Writing long e-mails on mobile devices, coding, or doing creative work is certainly not worth doing on smartphones. But taking and e-mailing pictures and video, transmitting location data, bar-code aided pricing comparing, and other sensor-aided activities are where smartphones seem to shine. I think this may balance out the consumption vs. creation equation over time. - Dion Hinchcliffe
I definitely want some sort of bar code scanning app. It would make shopping on a budget much easier. - Mathew A. Koeneker
I Agree with Kevin it really depends what you're creating and what device you're using. If you're referring to photos/video and you're talking about the iPhone or Blackberry mobiles then I understand, but if you include Nokia Nseries devices in the equation it changes all together. Nseries are great at capturing photos/video and then uploading them to your blog or Flickr especially the N82, N95 8GB, N96, N93i, etc. (basically the models with 3 Megapixel cameras or higher). If you're talking about text input for writing blog posts or long E-mails then probably a device with QWERTY keypad will work best for example, Blackberry mobiles or Nokia Eseries mobiles such as the E71. I'm very curious what smartphone/s you were referring to when you dismissed them as not being good at creating content? - LonelyBob
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@LonleyBob I use a Treo 755p which has the qwerty that I like. I would like to see a better speech to text app than is out there as I can talk a lot faster than I can type. - Mathew A. Koeneker
think it depends on your actual device as has been discussed here already ... the iPhone is absolutely a consumption focused device. Apple made very clear hardware decisions which make that a reality. The Nokia gear as @lonelybob mentions is considerably stronger on the creation side and something I concluded <http://www.atmasphere.net/wp/a...> quite a while back in my comparison of the N95 and iPhone. Nothing has really changed since ... - Jonathan Greene
smartphones are great for creating when you're not at your computer (ie. when you're in the real world) - William Stewart
I would agree. Smartphones are okay at creating, but definitely not great. Consuming could be better too. Where's my Google Reader iPhone app damnit?! - Mark Martinez
a phone with a decent camera would be nice though - ⓃⓄⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂⓄⓃ
