The dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG) has announced the results of recent elections for seats to the MAG Steering Committee. The new MAG Steering Committee consists of key industry executives nominated and elected from the following thirteen (13) global MAG member companies: Akmin Technologies, Boomcast Entertainment Corporation, Carlson Marketing Worldwide, GoDaddy, iLoop mobile, Millennial Media, Mobility.mobi, Nokia, QuickPlay Media, SinglePoint, Smaato, Sony, and The Weather Channel.
2007 has been a busy and highly productive year for the MAG which has seen its membership increase from less than 20 in the early part of the year to over 100 active members at this point in time, says Michael J. OFarrell, Chair and Executive Director of the dotMobi Advisory Group. The distinguished line up of companies recently elected to the MAG Steering Committee is a strong vote of confidence in the MAG, the .mobi domain, the dotMobi company and the mobile web objectives that we have set forth.
A number of new MAG task forces also being initiated to deal with specific mobile web issues. These include Mobile Commerce, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Search, Mobile Multimedia Content and more, all chartered to advance the mobile web economy globally. Additionally, the MAG has initiated work examining .mobi Domain Compliance and .mobi Premium Names requirements to help educate the market on the benefits of the only made-for-mobile domain licensed by ICANN. The MAG has also launched member driven Marketing, Education and Operations Councils to assist the MAG community with extending its mission and reach to broader audiences and industry alliances globally.
We are on aggressive growth and expansion plan in 2008, says Mr. Lauri Hirvonen, MAG Vice Chair and Senior Manager, Business Development for dotMobi at Nokia. The MAG will play a pivotal role in understanding and addressing global mobile consumer needs and trends. I cannot think of a better time for any organization impacted by the mobile web to get involved and help make a difference.
General MAG membership is open to all commercial and trade association participants in the mobile and ICT industry community; including mobile content, media and service providers, mobile operators, mobile device manufacturers and technology vendors, and IT technology and software vendors who serve the mobile web industry. For more information and to join the MAG, click here.