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Governors Bay

Living in Governors Bay for nearly a month now has been one of the most peaceful retreats I have found. Nestled in the hills overlooking a beautiful bay, the area boasts no local conveniences – no stores or shops, no gas stations, no Starbucks. I am staying about 15 minutes outside of Christchurch (think England in the 1960’s). With no thought, and very little planning, I found myself at the House of Sound and Healing, which is a home with a nearly 280 degree view of the bay, run by a wonderful woman named Eva along with her son Greg. Although high speed internet is available (surprisingly) in this location, I have been operating on a 28.8 speed dial-up connection on a dedicated phone line. This has been working out fairly well, surprisingly.

My research is going well. Although the moble phone phenomenon has taken off in such broad strokes globally – it is interesting to note that the main service used (and moneymaking) is still SMS. Looking forward, worldwide revenues from mobile data services will rise from $61 billion in 2004 to $189 billion by 2009 (source: eMarketer & Strategy Analytics). But how does this slice and dice – and what will consumers (globally and specifically in the US) really migrate towards? Text messaging (SMS) and video/photo messaging (MMS) still seem to be the most viable source of revenue. The industry is pushing towards 3G technology and Smart Phones (integrated PDA and mobile phones). I have ordered my first Smart Phone, the Sony Ericcson P910a, and I will see what I think about it, how the interface is to use on a regular basis, and if I can truly integrate it into my daily workflow.

Posted on October 31st, 2004 in Thoughts
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Written by Kelly Goto

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  1. Ahorre Hispanic Marketing says:
    October 31st, 2004

    Hello GoToMobile,

    after two hours of raking leaves in my backyard. You nice Governors Bay picture was sure relaxing. Geoffrey

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