NextGenMoCo is going public!

Well not in the financial way, but now that I got your attention, I can tell you all about the planned changes for this blog...

I started writing this blog a few months ago to cover the exciting mobile content space and its evolution which is happening in front of our eyes. However, I find myself writing here about 20% of what I want to write, simply due to lack of time (All in favor of adding a 25th hour, raise your hand...)

Moreover, I came to realize that while I can offer in-depth insights to fields which I am more engaged in, other fields in the wide mobile content world will not get enough attention and deep coverage, and for no good reason. Also, even in my own fields of expertise I have the perspective of one part of the value chain, but what about the perspective of the operator for example?

So, to make a long story short - I am opening this blog to any of you who want to write about your experiences and insights in the mobile content space. This blog has visitors from all over the world and from all parts of the value chain including VCs, operators, gateways, content aggregators, developer and publishers etc.

So, if you want to join forces - let me know, you can leave a comment on this post or write directly to me. You can find my email in my profile page. When you write, let me know your affiliation, position, country and any other details you think may be relevant. Also let me know what you plan to write about (BTW - this is a professional blog, so no commercials please, but an occasional "plug-in" is okay if relevant to the story, I am a big believer in learning by example and not just by theory).

We can create here a great place for exchanging opinions between industry experts, we already have a killer domain name and a good readers base from the industry, now we just need the content... and that's where you come in!

Passover and other stuff...

It is a holiday season here in Israel (Passover), so most things are going slow since everyone (including myself) are on vacation. Nothing exciting to report so this post won't be long.

One event worth mentioning is the Israeli Games 2007 conference which is about to take place this Wednesday (April 11th). There's a great lineup of speakers, so if you're interested in the gaming space and in the Israeli gaming industry - it's the place to be. There's a lot going on nowadays in this industry in Israel (you can read my previous post on that subject).

Anyway the whole vacation thing actually works in our advantage here in GamearraY, since our recently launched mobile user generated games portal with Orange Israel is getting a lot of traffic throughout all the hours of the day (and not just int he after school hours, as there's no school...). Conversion to paid downloads is also great and exceeds our expectations, and we are thinking forwards about replicating this model to other countries and other operators.

Anyway that's all for now - see you after the holidays!

P.S. - If you don't recognize the weird object in the image above, then you are truly blessed... What looks like some kind of a wallpaper is actually edible (in the broader definition of "edible"). It is called a "Matza" and it is a special "bread" (Again, broader definition...) that is eaten in the week of Passover...