http://www.chetansharma.com/blog Tracking the AORTA evolution Fri, 09 May 2008 17:16:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have been traveling all this week. From Memphis to Seattle to leaving for Pasadena in a little bit. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum is organizing the event on advertising tomorrow. Online Advertising - Getting Up Close and Personal: How will new avenues for advertising influence the buying decisions of consumer? Tim ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/05/09/on-the-road-to-pasadena/ It took a long time but it is finally here and it is likely to be more significant than the 700MHz drama earlier this year. I have been saying for a long time that if Sprint and Clearwire with some external help (i had Motorola and Google as supporters along ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/05/06/sprint-clearwire-announce-long-awaited-deal/ T-Mobile became the last of the major carriers to launch 3G in the US market. However, the launch is limited to NYC and is planning to expand the network in other cities as the year progresses. 4 UMTS handsets are available. The lack of network coverage means no immediate impact ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/05/05/tmo-launches-3g-finally/ Milestone Group published a piece on "Mobile Advertising Measurement" which is based on our Mobile Advertising book. Thanks to Mark Zawacki, Gary Cohen, and Jim Conley. http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/05/05/mobile-advertising-measurement/ Best of the last week over at Xellular Identity. Thanks Xen. http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/05/05/carnival-123-online-now/ Fed up with the whole process Steve Ballmer withdrew his bid for Yahoo. This leaves Yahoo a weaker company admitting defeat in a number of areas. Though it can rebuild itself, it will require a new leadership and with some of the smartest folks already out of the company, the ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/05/03/microsoft-withdraws-its-bid-leaving-yahoo-hanging/ AT&T is planning to launch MediaFLO next week. However limited number of handsets and $15/mo pricing means limited adoption. Rumor has it that T-Mobile is planning to launch 3G next week or sometime in May but only focused on voice - have you heard of a carrier launching 3G for ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/05/01/news-items/ Inside the USPTO: A Guide to the Patenting Process by Carlos Villamar and Chetan Sharma http://www.chetansharma.com/insidetheuspto.htm Note: We have an integrated approach to strategy as we strongly believe that taking market research, business, technology, and intellectual property inputs into strategic initiatives is essential in obtaining a long-term ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/30/inside-the-uspto-a-guide-to-the-patenting-process/  Click here for the full feature. The 2008 Fierce 15 winners are... Blue Pulse Carrier IQ Celltrust Cequint ChaCha DeviceAnywhere Firetide Loopt mFoundry Pelago Sequans Communications SkyCross Ubiquisys uLocate vLingo Congrats to the ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/29/fiercewireless-releases-its-15-winners/ I am starting to lose count of how many events I have done related to the Mobile Advertising book but each one of them has been fun as I meet new friends and colleagues and get to visit with the old ones. Had a pretty tight iten in sunny CA ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/29/recap-of-sacramento-and-stanford-events/ I started doing the book events in Jan with the first presentation in Vancouver, BC and after doing several events on west coast, will be doing three events in SoCA in May, Pasadena and San Diego to be precise. Hope to see some of you at these events. CommNexus ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/29/booktour-southern-california/ Abstract Patents are a key corporate asset that can give the inventor and the company an invaluable tool to protect and commercialize the inventions. The process of obtaining a patent is an important one – from start to finish. Beginning with patent strategy, due-diligence and patent search through ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/29/coming-soon-inside-the-uspto-a-guide-to-the-patenting-process/ $2.3B in data revenues, 23% of the mix. http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/28/verizon-posts-a-solid-quarter/ I will be giving a keynote at the Caltech/MIT Enterprise forum in Pasadena on May 10th. Registration details are now online. There will be good discussion on advertising. Online Advertising - Getting Up Close and Personal:How new avenues for advertising will influence the buying decisions of the consumer? ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/23/caltechmit-enterprise-forum/ Spending some time in relatively warmer weather in CA. Tomorrow speaking at Techcoire in Sacramento and on friday at Stanford University. http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/23/in-bay-area-for-the-week/ Last year, I had a chance to interview Padmasree Warrior who was CTO of Motorola at the time and since then she has moved on to Cisco (as their CTO). The interview was conducted for the PiTech Magazine but for various delays the print edition never got released. ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/23/interview-with-padmasree-warrior/ 3G penetration increased to 15% http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/22/att-q108-good-start-for-the-year/ The Wireless Wave article on Mobile Advertising is online now Moving Targets: Mobile Marketing Reaches Consumers on Their Terms                                                                                 By Lynn Thorne Imagine you’re about to meet a blind date for drinks. On the way to the restaurant you realize you’re short on cash. You don’t know ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/21/ctia-wireless-wave-moving-targets/ As some of you know, I work extensively in the Intellectual Property Space. Over the past few weeks, I have been collaborating with a good friend and colleague of mine - Carlos Villamar, Partner at Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole in Washington DC on a paper that takes ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/18/inside-the-uspto-an-in-depth-look-at-the-art-of-securing-a-patent/ Apparently, the book shipment reached Europe and the bookstores are stocked with copies so you can directly order it from your local stores (online or b&m)... incase you were waiting .. :-) http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2008/04/18/mobile-advertising-book-now-available-in-europe/