The makings of a mobile strategy

Transcript of keynote delivered at Super Mobile Con
May 14th, 2013 at Calgary, AB

The makings of a mobile strategy

When the folks at Robots and Pencils reached out and asked me to deliver a keynote about our mobile strategy, a couple of things ran through my mind.

New Shaw Exo WiFi Finder App!

This past week we successfuly published a new app for iPhone and iPod Touch to support the Shaw Exo WiFi network. The app, available from download from http://shaw.ca/wifi/app/, allows users to find WiFi zones that Shaw has deployed across Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Winnipeg (and growing).

Is Entertainment On the Go Real?

As I finish up packing for my flight to Calgary tomorrow, I wonder if entertainment is as portable as we all seem to think? Yes, of course I will be bringing iPhone, iPad, and laptop, but the question is; how much do they contribute to my entertainment once there is no connectivity?

Locations Aware Service

One of my moments of truth happened at the Web 2.0 Forum in San Francisco a few years ago. During her keynote speech, Mitchell Baker, Chairperson of the Mozilla Foundation planted an idea that would forever change my perspective on mobile technologies: it is not the device that is mobile, it is the individual. This simple statement was my "there is no spoon" revelation from The Matrix. The realization that there is an unexplored world of possibilities around mobility.

Late Perspective on CES

CES is a couple of weeks over, and the Internet is filled with articles about the best of, worse of, and trends; but it is never too late to put in my fifty cents. While I didn't get to see as much or attend as many conferences as I would have liked, it was still a very exciting time. My biggest take away: connected TVs are the next frontier.

Forever a Game Changer: The Internet Turns Publishers into Bloggers

How times have changed! I remember just a few years ago putting together a website would take sweat and tears, and today absolutely free content management systems allow someone with a bit of skills to setup and launch a site within hours.

There is no point in reviewing content management systems, plenty of blogs out there have done that proficiently, but there is something to be told about the effects empowerment will likely have on the web. As I see it today, we can all be active contributors of news and information, causing a massive dissinformation effect.

Holiday Break

This week I've been taking a break from work (with some interspersed conference calls every now and then) to try and gather myself for all there is to come in the next year. These are exciting times, where companies no longer wonder the value of digital products and simply demand how fast can we get them to market. It is a dream come true for digital product developers only clouded by the stress that speed to market puts in our lives. 


But who are we kidding, we love pressure, and my break is just some time to get out of the things that I don't care for so I can focus on the ones that matter: building. Our roadmap encompasses monthly releases of multiplatform products of the utmost quality, so stay tuned as I post information once available. If you are a Shaw customer, your are in for many treats in 2012.