Mobile is more than apps. Interaction - specifically the way messaging services frame interaction - is an untapped avenue for mobile ministry practices. This talk attempts to persuade strategists, developers, and their organizations to analyze the real potential of messaging versus the practice of broad/narrow-casting content.
7. Talked about the present of mobile as people's primary, the
real personal computer
We looked at the web and steps forward
We talked about how content is good, but context and
interaction are better
16. WHAT, WHY
Instant communication
Similar to SMS, versatile as
MMS and hyperlinks
Synchronous and
Asynchronous methods
Conversations not just
advertisements
Challenge of open and closed
protocols (for example, XMPP)
20. WECHAT
text messaging, hold-to-talk
voice messaging, broadcast
(one-to-many) messaging,
video conferencing, video
games, sharing of
photographs and videos, and
location sharing
iOS, Android, Windows Phone,
Blackberry, Symbian, S40,
OSX, Windows
600M Actives
22. SKYPE
Video and voice calls, text, IM,
conferencing, file/media
transfers
iOS, Android, Windows,
Windows Phone, Symbian,
MeeGo, Bada, OSX,
Blackberry... XBox
~150M Actives
23. FIRECHAT
uses wireless mesh
networking to enable
smartphones to connect via
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Apples
Multipeer Connectivity
Framework without an internet
connection by connecting
peer-to-peer
26. Mobile is the real PC
Mobile web is great, and moving forward
Content is good, Context is better
Presentation is good, Interaction is where transformation lies
27. RECOMMENDATIONS
Pay attention to primary messaging platforms
Some platforms don't need the Internet, investigate them for
reach and interaction
This space changes fast, ask kids "what's your top three apps"
to keep aware