Tailored applications of Myspace and Facebook has been available on mobile phones like the iPhone, Blackberry, and Treo for months, but LinkedIn was still missing from the picture. The latest article on eWeek announces the launch of LinkedIn Mobile apps that is now available for the iPhone; versions for the Treo and Blackberry will soon follow.
What took LinkedIn so long to tap into mobile networking? Clearly, the majority of business executives live with their smartphones, and yet the social networking site tailored to the enterprise trailed Myspace and Facebook in the race to create mobile versions. The iPhone can no longer be considered a consumer gadget, but an enterprise mobile device. It’s making collaboration that much easier within organizations again…
There are a few things that come to mind when thinking about what is next for the enterprise in regards to mobile devices:
What took LinkedIn so long to tap into mobile networking? Clearly, the majority of business executives live with their smartphones, and yet the social networking site tailored to the enterprise trailed Myspace and Facebook in the race to create mobile versions. The iPhone can no longer be considered a consumer gadget, but an enterprise mobile device. It’s making collaboration that much easier within organizations again…
There are a few things that come to mind when thinking about what is next for the enterprise in regards to mobile devices:
- How long will it take for other enterprise apps to join the bandwagon and create tailored mobile versions?
- How will this affect the usage of enterprise apps in the corporate office as more and more enterprise apps go mobile?
Access to information has been made that much simpler while on the go. This is an exciting time for enterprise 2.0…
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