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Chapter X3

On the Move with the : Libraries and Mobile Technologies Ellyssa Kroski

What Can You Do with the Mobile Web? Mobile Web Applications

he mobile Web opens up a world of knowledge that E-mail can be accessed on the go by shoppers, travelers, Treaders, listeners, and news hounds with an infor- Anytime to e-mail is a convenience for personal mation need. It’s now possible to listen to an audiobook exchanges and an absolute necessity for business use. on the commute to work, catch highlights of last night’s Web-based e-mail accounts can be accessed by visiting game, issue a text message to a roster of 20 friends, find corresponding mobile Web sites. However, the method of out when the bus will arrive, or listen to satellite choice for mobile users is “push” e-mail (see figure 7). radio. This chapter summarizes many of the activities in Push functionality delivers e-mail directly to a which mobile Web users are currently engaged and will user’s , eliminating the need to browse to a hopefully provide inspiration for either developing library- client and collect it. As new messages are delivered, the related services or increasing personal productivity. user is immediately notified that a new message is waiting. Some of these applications may not seem pertinent Push e-mail is available on most of today’s smart- to libraries, and many of them won’t be right for your phones, PDAs, and . Users may configure several library in particular. But, just as with Web 2.0 and other types of mail accounts on their device: POP3 or IMAP for new technologies, having a picture of the landscape at personal e-mail, such as Yahoo! (see figure 8) or AOL Mail large and knowing how industries are making use of accounts; Exchange Server or Good Mobile these mobile technologies can be invaluable in sparking Messaging for accessing corporate e-mail; and Research new ideas and initiatives. Innovation in any is built In ’s BlackBerry e-mail. If your phone does not upon a foundation of knowledge. For instance, the mobile have this type of functionality built in, you can install it Web has spawned several new food-ordering services that yourself by downloading an application, such as emoze or enable regulars to avoid long lines by texting in advance the open-source Funambol, that will enable you to push requests for their favorites. How great would it be for e-mail as well as sync your contacts and calendars. patrons to be able to do something similar with libraries? One university library is already making it possible for students and researchers to check on the availability of lab while on their way to the library. Why not take it one step further and allow them to reserve a sta- tion while commuting so that when they arrive they don’t have to wait or sign onto a list? Start to consider how you might apply some of these emerging services in your own environment. Figure 7 Figure 8 Push e-mail Yahoo! Mail July 2008 July ReportsLibrary Technology www.techsource.ala.org

16 Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 17 The General General Hospital, Lost, Jumper, have themed ring- Mozes www.mozes.com Broadtexter www.broadtexter.com Messaging Text SMS www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms Joopz www.joopz.com bluepulse www.bluepulse.com Free Free , themes, and wallpapers are - avail are are also offering such . Web sites such as Thumbplay and Flycell offer monthly subscriptions at an number montha per entitling to $10 members of average games. or graphics, ringtones, purchase to used credits of offer Jukebox, as such Otherproviders, content up ringtones for individual sale, ranging from $2 to $3 each. Additionally, many of today’s movies, such as Spiderwick Chronicles and tones and mobile graphics available for purchase in the Downloads sections of their Webofficial sites (see figure 10). ABC, CBS, and Nickelodeon television networks all have mobile Web sites with hundreds of wallpaper and ringtone from theirdaytime ups, including andfavorites such as primetime - the Explorer. Jericho, and Dora able for are Windows ringtones owners from Microsoft’s of hundreds of selection a and Circle, Owner’s even even text a search term to Google or Yahoo! They send SMS can messages to groups of friends simultaneously through services such as bluepulse and Joopz, or utilize Web sites such as Mozes and Broadtexter, which enable members to create their own mobile clubs cast that alerts - broad to subscribers. And many Web sites, ing - includ Mapquest, Yelp, and Evite, offer the option of send- ing information such as addresses and directions to cell phones via text messaging. Ringtones & Wallpaper - own phone mobile for diversions popular most the of One ers is downloading ringtones and wallpaper to enhance pur- be can files graphics and theiraudio handsets.These chased via the Web and sent directly through to purchase for ringtones the have carriers Most user’s phone. cell their own portals. However, many other communities ready for download by for all ready users from CoolFreeRingtones.

Make Make Me In addition to sending text 2 American Idol and Indeed, Jupiter Research studies have discovered discovered have studies Research Jupiter Indeed, 1 www.funambol.com Windows Hotmail Live http://get.live.com/mail/overview emoze www.emoze.com Funambol http://gmail.com AOL Mail Mobile http://mobile.aol.com/aolproducts/mobile-email E-Mail Links Mail Mobile Yahoo! http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail Figure 9 Figure messages Text that 40% of mobile users aged 15 to 24 send more than 10 SMS messages per day. a Supermodel; sign up for news alerts from an array of and ESPN; and Channel Weather the including sites, Web messages messages to friends and contacts, mainstream participantsmobile activity enjoy in a host of this ways to take advantage of the easy-to-use SMS technology (see figure 9). Mobile device owners can vote for their favorites on reality TV shows such as Messaging Text Sending and receiving text most popular data messages activity for is cell phone by owners, 42% with of far U.S. adults the with a cell phone engaged in the activity. 18 Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 to useasaringtone. section a selecting and files audio their uploading simply free for from ringtones their MP3s and other music files own atthe Phonezoo by their create can owners phone Cell own. their make to them allow that tools provides free download wallpaper forgraphics phones and and themes eventheir users lets community Park Mobile The default.mspx ://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/domore/ MobileOwner’sWindows Circle http://www.nick.com/minisites/nickmobile Nick Mobile http://web.cbsmobile.com CBSMobile http://abcmobile.playp.biz ABC Mobile www.ringtonejukebox.com RingTone JukeBox www.flycell.com Flycell www.thumbplay.com Thumbplay Ringtones &Wallpaper Links www.mobilepark.eu Mobile Park www.coolfreeringtones.com CoolFreeRingtones Spiderwick Chronicles wallpaper Figure 10 sical, world, andNewAge genres. patrons can download and borrow full albums clas- in the Library libraries. subscribing to videos and audiobooks as well as files music provide services media OverDrive they’ve tions created as well as rate and music. its desktop Web with site, allowing subscribers to listen integrates to - the sta that service subscription Go the On an offers Radio Pandora stations. radio 50,000 or site can Webdownload the Mundu mobile Radio application for more Radio4PDA than free the via on cells channels their radio live Australian and Irish, Canadian, tohavethem. transferredhave music ability to files the that enable users to sync their devices with their computersphonesmultimedia some and PDAs,,more. and BillboardMobile,Mobile, NapsterMobiRadio, Radio, Satellite XM including applications music mobile ferent 40 channels. AT&T subscribers can choose from many dif- over with Radio Axcess own its as well as Radio Satellite XM provides and service Music Jump its through music downloadable offers Alltel Radio. Satellite SIRIUS and CAST service, and Sprint offers streaming music channels V its of part a as purchase for available songs million 2 Verizon premiumas makes providingservices. over these started have and access radio and downloads music ing Mobile phone device. havecarriers realizedof offer - potential the all-in-one an them making formats, audio other are capable of playing MP3 files, Windows Media files, and Many cell phones, smartphones, and PDAs available today Music &Radio typing. available inmobilebrowserstosaveyoutimeand Beginner Tip #1:Makeuseofthebookmarks feature ai lvr cn itn o huad o US U.K., U.S, of thousands to listen can lovers Radio http://phonezoo.com Phonezoo Ringtones &Wallpaper Links(cont.) http://products.vzw.com Verizon VCAST www.sprint.com/index.html Sprint www.alltel.com Alltel Music &RadioLinks Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 19 www.download.com/2001-2005-0.html EA Mobile Games www.eamobile.com Mobile Games Vivendi www.vgmobile.com Glu Mobile Games www.glu.com Playyoo Mobile http://m.playyoo.com Cellufun www.cellufun.com ) Software & Games Links (cont. tag">C|NET Download Mobile Figure 11 Figure Handango Some smartphones and data plans feature instant mes- saging as a built-in application. However, this common is But feature. instant messaging via not cell phone is a giantsIM device. Web-enabled any nearly for possible still MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger both offer Web- based chat clients, and AIM allows IM forwarding as text messages. And for those who prefer an IM Web mobile both 12)have (see and figure eBuddy aggregator, sites where users can sign in to their AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and GTalk accounts at the browser Web same a up open to necessary time. is it as perfect, These aren’t solutions rather than just signing into an offline application. But if just than rather conversation instant an have to prefer you send a text message, or if you have a contact who can’t

The Leisure Suit Larry, Leisure available for mobile. for III Empires of Age Orcs Orcs & Elves II for download at about Galaga, and programs such as virtual wallets and 4 Duty Of Call The market leader in mobile games publishing, SimCity and OverDrive www.overdrive.com Mundu Radio http://radio.mundu.com Pandora Mobile www.pandora.com/on-the-go Music & Radio Links (cont.) Music & (formerly Radio4PDA) TUNED.mobi http://tuned.mobi www.handango.com Handmark www.handmark.com Software & Games Links Handango Playyoo is a mobile games community offering nearly 400 nearly offering community games mobile a is Playyoo free titles for cell phone amusement. Likewise, Cellufun selectionhas a growing mobile games. of & Games Software Cell phones and handsets of aged all with some types mobile applications come or games - prepack installed. But phone owners needn’t limit themselves to those - pro grams, as there are thousands of applications available theirfor devices. Most mobile phone carriers offer a vari- ety through sites their purchase of apps and for will Web directly navigate to subscribers for shortcut a create often there on their phones. And there is no shortage of other Web sites and services offering similar mobile shopping experiences. Handango (see figure 11) offers thousands of mobile software applications, games, and utilities adventure for programs, printing and office as such purchase, games, cookbooks, mobile TV and radio programs, and championship chess. Handmark, makers of the Express travel software, has a large selection of games, such as and managers. password The C|NET Download siteWeb offers over 6,000 free or free-to-try mobile software - pro grams for device owners to nab, such as Adobe Acrobat and a a WiFi hotspotringtone maker. finder, Reader, Electronic Arts’ EA Mobile division, offers games as such $3 each. Vivendi Games puts forward such titles as Spiderwick and Chronicles for purchase through various carriers, while Glu Games presents 20 Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 ringtones. as such content downloadable behind just teens, mobile for service desired second-most the as access e-mail than According to JupiterResearch, MySpace ranks even higher Social Networking offer totexttheirmobilelinkyourcellphone. Beginner Tip #2: Be on the lookout for Web sites that atry. worth be may application mobile of type this client, IM an into signed constantly is yet work, at while breeze the shoot to M:Metrics. to according phone, mobile their on site Web networking social a accessed Europe Western and States United the just Gen Y users. In June 2007, over 12.3 million people in Yahoo! Mobile http://mobile.aol.com AOL Mobile http://mobile.msn.com MSN Mobile Instant MessagingLinks www..com eBuddy www.meebo.com/mobile Meebo http://m.yahoo.com eBuddy Figure 12 3 But social networking isn’t on the wish list for 4 (see figure 13) has over 2 mil - 2 over has 13) figure (see Facebook user polls and invitations, andcreate mobileflyers. user pollsandinvitations, send friends, IM and text to members enables network, access. messaging and on commenting search,friends, and comments, e-mail managing blogging, updates, mood and tus - sta entering including site, Web desktop the of features the of all nearly socializers million environment3.7 gives search, and view profiles and groups. The MySpace mobile message friends, write on walls, write notes, access e-mail, and poke information, status their update to networkers enables which site, Web mobile its on users active lion pae hi status. their update SMS, send through photos, and friends with and connect back up their cell phone calendar,contacts, and messages, can who members 200,000 over has Copenhagen of out network social ZYB The connections. their to videos and photos send and IM, friends, with chat , mobile up set can members MocoSpace service. VoIP the through as well calls as maketos to friends, low-cost international pho- send and text, IM, chat, profiles, up set can munity in more than 200 countries. 200 morein than users mobile million 9 over of network mig33 global a Australian-based enjoys The forming. are users phone Facebook Figure 13 New social networks tailored specifically for mobile for specifically tailored networks social New www.mig33.com mig33 http://m.facebook.com Facebook Mobile http://mobile.myspace.com MySpace Mobile Social NetworkingLinks 5 7 h Gol-we Znk mobile Zingku Google-owned The 6 Members of this social com- social this of Members Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 21 ) Links (cont. Social Mapping Plazes http://plazes.com Buddy Beacon www.helio.com/#services_gps StreetHive www.wavemarket.com/products_page.php?product=5 Mologogo http://mologogo.com Figure 14 Figure Socialight Media Sharing Social Networks The most basic form of media sharing is MMS, or multi- media messaging service, which enables cell phone - own ers to send messages that contain media objects such as of class new otherA to phones. audio and videos, photos, revolves that developed has communitynetworking social mobile from files multimediasharing and creating around devices. The free and photo photo, video, receiving and sending facillitates and Veeker video messaging service text messages to a list of contacts or groups and creates Web photo-sharing The exchanges. media all of archive an site can be accessed via the mobile Go Yahoo! widget for Web uploading and or sharing photos and the exploring those of others. A cross between moblogging and social networking, mobile media sharing - communi ties such as JuiceCaster, Zannel, Treemo, and Kyte allow textwithfriendsand or videos, photos, share to members upload their media to a or a such as MySpace or Facebook. Loopt Loopt is a subscription-based social mapping service http://socialight.com www.dodgeball.com Social Mapping Links Loopt https://www.loopt.com Socialight ZYB https://zyb.com Zingku www.zingku.com Social Networking Links (cont.) Links Social Networking MocoSpace www.mocospace.com Social Mapping Networks Social mapping is a mobile subgenre of social network- ing in which members’ current locations are shared with friends and often plotted on a map. Many of these works net- utilize GPS or other location-tracking technology to pinpoint members’ coordinates. Social mapping net- workers are alerted when in the vicinity of friends and notes them.can often geotagged for leave available to Boost and Sprint customers friends’ locations and thattheir status on a displays map and enables members to send messages and photos to local contacts, notes on locationsleave (such as restaurants) friends, for Socialight nearby. notified when are be friends to opt and (see figure 14) is a free that lets users create sticky notes along with photos, sounds, and video and associate them with places they’ve visited in order to share their experiences and recommendations with friends. Members are able to log in to the to servicereceive sticky notes, such as restaurant - recommenda tions, for the area they are currently in. Dodgeball is a Google-owned mobile social network that lets members text their location to friends and acquaintances, who are notified if they are within a 10-block radius. Plazes offers their members a betweencross and geotag - location, their in text Members network. social their in ging withtheirmap commentsplottedbrief abouta is on which the locale. Similar social mapping services include Buddy Cingular subscribers. for Helio and StreetHive Beacon for 22 Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 www.kyte.tv/mobile Kyte www.treemo.com Treemo www.zannel.com Zannel www.juicecaster.com JuiceCaster http://m.flickr.com Flickr Mobile www.veeker.com Veeker Media SharingLinks alerts, or simply text in their queries. intheir orsimply text alerts, mobile Web 4INFO searches, to to conduct subscribe site busi- sports, including ness, Users travel, areand entertainment. able to visit the topics on messaging text SMS via searchers to results returns that engine search only is amobile- 4INFO results. search relevant five top the preceding mobile images and Ask.com entries The returns search categories. ringtones and news, image, Web, from results receive to to searchers ing mobile searchto provide defaults local first,results allow- AOL’s directions. 1-click offers also and results enhanced call site owners. to Microsoft’s Live links Search presents similarlyand results Web traditional with along entries, photos, Flickr Wikipedia and listings, products, Answers, Yahoo! articles, business news nearby as con- such relevant to access mobile offering results, search of versions mobile resulting Web sites. the Yahoo’s oneSearch to displays enhanced given priority with style, list traditional a in searchsix top hits the searchback brings the major the players have entered field. the all and 2012, with by billion $1.4 reach to revenuespredicted industry booming a is search Mobile Search http://mobile.yahoo.com/onesearch Yahoo! oneSearch www.google.com/mobile/search/index.html Google MobileSearch Search Links 8 Google’s mobile results for those who want to listen on the go. onthe whowant for tolisten results those searchprovidesmusicSeeqPodplayable And videos. and Webthefor mobile content including ringtones, wallpaper, and MySpace and Wikipedia results, while UpSNAP files. Taptu image returns music, videos, video,andlyrics, searches New mobile Web sites enable searchers to discover music, Multimedia Search million business listings in the . United inthe million businesslistings 16 over of database a has 15) figure (see Local.com and results, regional return to local million 50 and Canada and States United the in businesses million 14.5 accesses TrueLocal results. search location-based deliver and points access WiFi on based position your angulate - tri will Loki devices. mobile on more and movies, rants, - restau merchants, nearby find will engines search Local Local Search http://wap.4info.net 4INFO http://wap.aol.com/search AOL MobileSearch http://m.ask.com Ask MobileSearch http://mobile.live.com/search Live SearchMobile Search Links(cont) www.seeqpod.com SeeqPod http://wap.upsnap.com UpSNAP http://taptu.mobi Taptu Multimedia SearchLinks Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 23 www.semapedia.org Winksite www.winksite.com Semacode http://semacode.com Visual/Camera Phone Search Links Visual/Camera Mobot www.mobot.com Thrrum www.thrrum.com Semapedia Figure 16 Figure Cellfire Visual/ Search These search technologies enable mobile users to information related to the them around - world by employ find ing pattern recognition technologies or utilizing quick- response (QR) 2D barcodes. Mobot enables cell owners phone to take photos of posters, magazine , CDs, billboards, and brand logos in mobile order content, to Web sites, information, connect and with purchasing options. Thrrum camera allows phones to take point-and- click snapshots of textany in books, found on billboards, in stores, and so on in order to results. receive The related Semapedia search project strives to tag real-world objects with 2D barcodes that barcodes, these scan phones When can 17). figure (see be phones read by camera entriesYou Wikipedia. encyclopedic to from led are users can create your own Wikipedia barcodes on the site, as well as locate a link to install your own barcode reader. 2D barcodes can also be easily created on Winksite sites. Semacode Web or TrueLocal www.truelocal.com Local.com Mobile http://m.local.com Local Search Links Local Search Loki www.loki.com Cellfire www.cellfire.com http://nearbynow.com Slifter http://slifter.com Shopping Search Links NearbyNow Shopping Search NearbyNow gives users the opportunity to inventory search their the local mall announcing and , while Slifter enables local searching sign for up for text 16) figure (see productscreation. Cellfire list shopping and alerts such retailers for devices mobile to coupons in-store delivers and Hollywood Video. Subway, as Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Figure 15 Figure Local.com 24 Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 tioning tioning system to location determine are also available for via SMS. friends to locations send and businesses, nearby search information, traffic local access can users mobile grams, pro- these installing After view. satellite optional an with map zoomable that a on applications directions turn-by-turn free retrieve will all are Mobile for and Maps Local, Google Yahoo! 18), figure (see Mobile Search Live Microsoft’s quickis device directions. and maps to access mobile a haveon to services convenient most the of One Mapping profiles, etc.onyourdesktopcomputerfirst. setting upaccountsandadjustingpreferences Beginner Tip #3:Setyourselfupformobileeaseby messaging. phoneviaSMStext their to sent maps relevantneighborhood and information the have to option the have also Users connected. matically ness name and arethey location looking for and are auto- voice-activated free busi- the speak havesimply users phone Cell available.search Microsoft and Google Both Voice Search Semapedia LibraryofCongresstag Figure 17 GOOG-411 Voice SearchLinks www.tellme.com Tellme www.google.com/goog411 GPS navigation services that utilize the global posi- global the utilize that services navigation GPS that integrate with maps. with integrate that guides Insight and Berlitz purchase to option the users offers that service paid a is system navigation GPS interest.of accompanyingThe points million 15 and tries coun- 150 over of maps of collection downloadable a free is Maps Nokia more. and hotspots, WiFi restaurants, ing, and a Biz Finder business searchrerout- for 1-click discovering local alerts, traffic offers also and services rier TeleNav GPS Navigator is available through most U.S. car- contacts. to locations forwarding and events venues,and offer searching local information about restaurants, music to AOLCityguide with integrates and suggestions route alternate with information traffic provides also that AOL routes. MapQuest Navigator is a paid service available from pedestrian and maps, moving 3D directions, turn-by-turn voice-guided provide applications These owners. mobile Live SearchMobile Figure 18 www.nokiausa.com/A4686840 Nokia Maps www.telenav.com TeleNav GPSNavigator www.mapquest.com/mobile MapQuest Navigator www.google.com/gmm Google MapsforMobile http://get.go.yahoo.com Yahoo! Go http://livesearchmobile.com Microsoft’s LiveSearchMobile Mapping Links Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 25

www.mobipocket.com eNYPL http://ebooks.nypl.org MyMediaMall www.mymediamall.net E-Book Links Mobipocket E-books may also be read on mobile devices in Adobe Adobe in devices mobile on read be also may E-books indicated a strong desire by readers to be able to books view on portable devices. With the installation of free software, many of mobile today’s phones can also double reader e-book popular themore of One readers. e-book as applications and standard e-book formats is the - owned Mobipocket. The reader can be downloaded and installed on the owner’s mobile device and desktop com- book- and annotated, read, collected, are books and puter, marked synchronously on both devices. The Mobipocket them of 11,000 than (more titles 40,000 over has site Web available are titles Mobipocket Many inventory. its in free) through local public library systems and can be loaded - down from Web sites such as eNYPL and , MyMediaMall, over 7,500 libraries that are media service. using the OverDrive PDF format and the Microsoft Reader for PC Pocket - for mat. Books formatted for these standards, in addition to sites Web e-book online many at available are Mobipocket, such as Fictionwise eBooks (45,000 titles) and Ebooks. com (100,000 titles). There are over 20,000 free e-books available from the volunteer-built which are readable with Project the free Plucker Gutenberg, e-book viewer. And, if you don’t want to bother with a thereader, Web site DailyLit will send you e-books in packets straight e-mail inbox. to your short, digestible Figure 19 Figure Go Yahoo! 9 There are 4,000 wid- 4,000 are There 10 While some setswidget by preloaded are mobile car- Zumobi www.zumobi.com iPhone www.apple.com/iphone http://get.go.yahoo.com Nokia WidSets www.widsets.com Plusmo www.plusmo.com Widget Links Go Yahoo! http://get.go.yahoo.com Go Yahoo! gets to choose from, such as Sudoku games, eBay, , eBay, games, Sudoku as such from, choose to gets Flickr and many more created by Nokia’s community of users. Plusmo boasts over 20,000 widgets in its gallery, including widgets for the iPhone, and football that widgets report play-by-play action.Zumobi provides a 16-tile view The of widgets, with Microsoft-backed content ranging from political news to Amazon search, that can be shared with friends’ phones. And the home screen on e-mail, to widgetsleading of set a features iPhone Apple’s maps, and otherweather, tools and information. E-Books The recent popularity of the , which sold out in the 5½ hoursfirst afterwent on has it the market, riers, many are downloadable by phone owners. Yahoo! Go (see figure 19) offers carousel a ing widgets Yahoo! of Mail, includ- calendar, contacts, withalong channels, oneSearch, news Yahoo! and maps, local Flickr, weather, wid- eBay and MySpace, MTV, optional with gallery widget a phones 300 with over compatible are WidSets Nokia gets. users. million than3 more enjoy and Widgets downloaded be can that mini-applications free are Widgets - infor Web-based to access provide to device mobile a onto mation - without fol Remember to having open a browser. lowing colorful icons in thatAOL led to chat, e-mail, and shop channels? These easy-to-use browser use the alternativessame idea to offer users quick access to content. Widgets have enjoyed the most success in the Japan mobile phone with carrier NTT DoCoMo, which offers a subscription-based i-channel service delivering mobile users. 20 million content to over widget 26 Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 www.mymediamall.net MyMediaMall http://ebooks.nypl.org eNYPL www.mobipocket.com Mobipocket E-Book Links(cont.) rather thanworkingonthe device. files anduninstallprograms onyoursmartphone the desktopcomputertoquickly andeasilyorganize Beginner Tip #4:Usesynchronizationsoftwareon collection. from OCLC’s NetLibrary book titles devices. And some libraries are offering e-book and audio- portable their to books the transfer to wizard a use and media digital which to enables downloadpatrons audiobooks platform, OverDrive the utilizing are that systems library public from available are audiobooks of selection collection of free audiobooks in the public domain. A large a is which LibriVox, appreciate will entertainment audio forfree arelooking .who as Those well as PDAs or may be loaded onto devices portable such as smartphones which sale, for audiobooks 30,000 over has Store iTunes The devices. mobile to them transfer also may and titles audio 40,000 over of selection a to listen and download to able are Members Web. the on audiobooks digital of leading source is the Audible’s service subscription-based Audiobooks www.netlibrary.com OCLC NetLibrary www.overdrive.com OverDrive http://librivox.org LibriVox www.apple.com/itunes iTunes www.audible.com Audible Audiobook Links or by downloading programs software such as HandiTV. subscribers, million 3 over with distributor TV mobile a MobiTV,as such service subscription a through accessed be also can TV Mobile carriers. by packages paid in able CNN, as such channels ESPN, Fox 40 VH1, and Sports, Nickelodeon, are made avail as - many as offering services, These TV. some Axcess Alltel’s and 20), figure (see SprintTV TV, CAST V Verizon’s including devices other and smartphones, PDAs, on services for-mobiletelevision and have livemade- offerand to begun carriers phone Mobile phones center. favorites—mobile entertainment mini portable, one two television—into unites TV Mobile Mobile TV/Video grams to their handhelds. grams totheir pro- recorded their send owners Tivo lets TivoToGo And teur video and TV content on YouTube’s mobile Web site. shows onNBCorsearch favorite television fortheir ama- of clips video download also can owners phone Mobile SprintTV Figure 20 www.handango.com HandiTV fromHandango www.mobitv.com MobiTV http://products.vzw.com Verizon VCAST www.sprint.com/index.html Sprint www.alltel.com AllTel Mobile TV/Video Links 11

Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 27 Yelp Mobile Yelp http://mobile.yelp.com Locator T-Mobile http://locator.t-mobile.com/pda Jiwire WiFi Finder http://wap.jiwire.com Travel Information Links Information Travel Traffic.com http://mobi.traffic.com Amtrak http://amtrak.com FlightStats Mobile http://mobile.flightstats.com Mobile.SeatGuru http://mobile.seatguru.com i-Metro http://i-metro.mobi HopStop www.hopstop.com/pda NextBus www.nextbus.com browser on Palms, and so forth. But there are also are thereforth. But so and Palms, on browser Blazer browsers that users can install themselves. is a mobile OperaMini version of the designed browser, with mobile devices in mind. autosizes the makes phone; your of thesize textsitesto Web on images and content in them zoomable for a closer view; and offers a landscape mode view, a virtual mouse for scrolling, and power scrolling shortcuts. While the OperaMini browser does offer some encryption, if you want the best security for banking, and so forth, the full browser is recommended. Opera Mobile has Flash support, zoom tabbed and windows, multiple mode, landscape navigation, on some browsing devices. is ’s a browser small-screen version of the browser, popular Web support. RSS, and widget tabbedwhich offers browsing, Browsers All Web-enabled phones browser are or microbrowser preinstalled. sold with devices come with an the default Internet , the browser is installed on iPhones, the There There are also several mobile Web sites available to YouTube Mobile YouTube http://m.youtube.com TivoToGo www.tivo.com/mytivo/domore/tivotogo/index.html Mobile TV/Video Links (cont.) TV/Video Mobile NBC Mobile www.nbc.com/Mobile Figure 21 Figure FlightStats Travel Information Travel informationmobile a have now phones cell with Travelers center at their fingertips. Drivers can access minute traffic information up-to-the- via mapping services and also through Web sites such as Traffic.com’s mobile destina- tion. Amtrak has a mobile Web site that enables riders to check on a train’s status and book and cancel reserva- tions. FlightStats full of informa- a mobile menu provides tion options, such as checking flightstatus, arrivals and departures, airline information, security wait times, and airport chatter that includes comments made seat- view you let will SeatGuru And by 21). figure (see users other ing charts airplane most for models. people navigating their way around major metropolitan areas. i-Metro and HopStop provide detailed instructions another to point one from route direct most thetaking for in major cities via walking including and buses, public subways, and transportation ferries. Commuters appreciate NextBus, which will is a siteWeb that tracks indi- vidual city buses via GPS satellites to let travelers know when the next bus is due at a particular stop. And - travel Web mobile Yelp’s of advantage citiestake new can in ers and nightlife and restaurants local of reviews check to site T-Mobile Locator to find WiFi hotspots. 28 Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 them to favorites; or subscribe toreceive tofavorites; orsubscribe alerts. them text . news Readers can share stories via add SMS, of e-mail, or Twitter; priority the determine to vote readers which in WebDigg news social site the versionof mobile a is Dgm8 shows. radio the of transcripts read as well as songs, or stories news to listen and in call to click to tors visi- site Web mobile its enables Radio) Public (National to save stories. their The option phones. the readersregistered offers also mobile cell their to messaging text and SMS e-mail both by friends to stories send to capability the with along and, face to contacts. stories and e-mail friends to ability the with along the screen for small news international and national, local, readers and Post, Washington Journal, such as devices. the Newspaper heavyweights mobile on go to papers their taking by fix their get able Web such sites as MSN portal Mobile, arenewspaper enthusiasts still and Go Yahoo! as such widgets mobile via ery 0 ilo pol ra a oln nwppr in newspaper 2007. 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Users Users 14 A similar service, 13 Domino’s Mobile Domino’s www.dominos.com/home/mobile.jsp Short Message Service Papa John’s www.papajohns.com/sms Pizza Hut Mobile Ordering www.pizzahut.com/mobileordering Food Ordering Links GoMobo http://gomobo.com Campusfood.com www.campusfood.com RSS Feed Links RSS Feed Mobile Bloglines www.bloglines.com/mobile Mobile www.google.com/reader/m/view NewsGator Mobile http://m.newsgator.com Litefeeds www.litefeeds.com Netvibes Mobile http://m.netvibes.com Campusfood.com is available at over 300 and college at uni- over is available Campusfood.com members. million 1 over has and campuses versity of these free service don’t need to have the phone number at hand, needn’t wait restaurant on hold, or give out some Additionally, phone. the over information card credit restaurants which do not accept call-ahead accept orders SMS ordering. Mobile will owners can skip long lines Dunkin’ to order theircoffee textingin by themorning in Donuts, and save time at lunch by having their Subway sandwich made-to-order while they are still blocks away. And pizza lovers will be pleased to know that Domino’s, Papa John’s, and Pizza Hut capabilities.ordering have all rolled out SMS Food Ordering Take-out has just gotten more efficient owners as fornew services allow them cellto text in their - favor phone ite orders via SMS. GoMobo’s New City-basedYork food ordering service enables callers to set up their preferred card credit and orders regular their with along restaurants information ahead of time. Their 5,000 users simply text in their order when ready. Utterz www.utterz.com www.typepad.com/features/mobile.html AOL Mobile Blogs http://mobile1.aol.com/mobileaim/journals LifeBlog http://r2.nokia.com/nokia/0,,86958,00.html www.blogger.com/mobile-start.g Tumblr www.tumblr.com Mobile TypePad Blogging Links Blogger Mobile Figure 22 Figure Bloglines - navi as straightforward as is go the on feeds RSS Reading - brows and aggregator news mobile favorite your to gating (see Bloglines readers, news Major subscriptions. your ing created all have NewsGator and Reader, Google 22), figure mobile outposts from which users can access their feeds. Both Bloglines and NewsGator links display to individual feeds, while Google presents the most recent nine posts from all subscribed feeds. The Netvibes start sitemobile a withlaunched therecently also page modu- same has lar approach as its desktop Web page. Although there is thanmore scrolling involved with the readers mentioned thisabove, be thosepick may thefor who preferred want to view news headlines at a glance, yet still have by feed. organized them RSS Feeds 30 Library Technology Reports www.techsource.ala.org July 2008 Here are a few quick recommendations for interesting interesting mobile Web viewing: for recommendations quick few a are Here Mobile Web QuickPicks list. your phone’swith contact messagesmicro the integrates Nokia the forversion beta new ’s Additionally, instructions. and numbers receive friends’ via SMS. Just see their for help the sections Twitter and Jaiku will allow you to text in your updates and phone’scellaccessedbeacanWeb via browser, bothand that sites mobile launched have services major three All applications. microblogging popular of versions mobile with characters 140 to up of messages short and links, reports, status with updated friends of circle your Keep Microblogging http://m.pownce.com Mobile http://m.jaiku.com Jaiku Mobile http://m.twitter.com Twitter Mobile Microblogging Links • • • • • • • chat. live forYahoo! and AIM, Twitter, Talk, Google Messenger, ICQ, MSN from buddies IM aggregates and Fring messages. aggregates alltheir box that mail voice visual centralized a provides and phones their all rings number that telephone one with users GrandCentral, scribes. - tran Jott which voice, via posts blog and messages, Jott their mobile phonesfor free. on computers desktop Mac or PC their from Soonr accompany to messages. short their avatars custom designing by sages Comeks directions. and maps, theaters, closest showtimes, offering go, Mobile Web free ofcharge.blogs andother sites their to phones camera their from footage video live ComVu es sr cet hnsfe t-o it, e-mail lists, to-do hands-free create users lets allows mobile users to make free calls via lets users remotely access documents and files

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