About Me

My PhotoDavid Morton (mortonmanor)
Director, Mobile Strategies
University of Washington

We are on the cusp of making great strides towards the promise of mobility. This isn't a site about me, but rather I wanted a place where people can come to learn and talk about how the promise is being realized.

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UW Mobile Usage Stats.

Mobile Grow Slows

Economic Sympathies Mar-09-wifigrowth.png After seemingly never-ending growth new devices on the UW WiFi network came to a screeching halt last month. As the chart to the left illustrates a receipt staggering month over month increases in the unique WiFi devices on the network. March marks the first month in recent memory with a number of devices actually decreased (although just slightly). iPhones, Android and Blackberry are up While usage most devices was flat in March, the iPhone, T-Mobile’s G1 and Blackberries were all up slightly. Briefly looking at the data it isn’t clear what it’s leading to the decline, though I suspect that the weak economy and general slowing consumer spending play a big role. You can see all the details on my UW Stats page .

Mobile Devices and Social Computing

I think mobile devices should be seen as the most important social computing device for the future. The phone probably should be considered the new digital “You”, which is how digital business and personal socialization is accomplished in the future. Phones are typically not shared which means someone’s phone is really a true personal extension [...]