To round out this month's topic on mobile, I'd like to challenge the very term as being superfluous. When we talk about mobile, we inherently think about a specific point in time when we are 'away'. A point between A and B. Whether it be literally in the form of our commute or business travel, or on a more figurative journey - exploring the best solutions for our rapidly evolving business.
Some of us think of mobile as determined by the device we are using. Aren't they all built for mobile, and don't we use them all in that way? When are we not mobile...in our offices, our homes...? Even so, I use smaller, mobile devices just as much in these 'permanent' locations as I would 'on the road'.
And so I argue that we are now always mobile - either as an evolving mobile workforce or on a journey towards a better evolution of our business.
Now more than ever, the journey is the destination and our success lies in the permanence of being mobile.
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You can go beyond the "mobile" definition too. Well, a step back. Doesn't it also depend on the availability/"connection" of your cell phone provider?
If you cell phone doesn't work in a specific location are you NOT considered "mobile" anymore?
Posted by Nick Schmidt | July 28, 2008 11:41 PM
Posted on July 28, 2008 23:41
Hi Nick. I guess my point was that a mobile phone or cellular provider does not really define mobile anymore as we use many devices while 'away'. I actually feel as if I am always mobile and connected whether via my phone or not. Hope that helps.
Posted by Jared Hendler | July 31, 2008 4:45 PM
Posted on July 31, 2008 16:45