Mobile 2.0

Although talking about the Mobile World (That is, mainly about GSM) can make us think that we are far beyond the 3rd generation, from the internet point of view we are just in Mobile 1.0. Since the definition by O'Reilly of the term Web 2.o, some shy tries have been done in the direction of providing users with the social experience that means Web 2.0. For instance the GSMA has an entry in its website on user content. But, is it the only way to harness the collective intelligence, as O'Reilly says?
SMS, and the language it has originated, is a likely 2.0 experience. Is mainly social, the operator has the only duty of providing the service platform, has a lightweigh interface... and the content is user driven. Also the logo and ringtone business seems to be 2.0: Is mainly a social objective to make the phone look as we want to look and showing personal characteristics like status, uniqueness or kindliness. But out of these examples... what more? It would be interesting to read what Castells has to say about it but, personally, I think that in the near future we'll see a deep change in the way we see Mobile Network Operators (The Netscape of the Mobile 1.0 era) and the main actors in the Mobile arena.

Master Thesis Advisor

Looking for the Master Thesis advisor I have found a very interesting researcher. He has been tied to the UOC but nowadays he is working for the University of Birminghan. He is Max Boisot and although I didn?t heard anything about him in my previous studies, It has a book that seems very atracting: Knowledge Assets. I expect to have a look in it, try to figure out how it can be related with my work and make a brief review in these pages.

Also,I received a possitive answer from Victor Cavaller, a researcher from the IN3 interested in doing the advising job. Hope soon to have the opportunity to exchange impressions on the Thesis and let?s see how is it going!