Believing in Blogs: Massive Mobile Debate

By Ian, on June 25th, 2010

Blogs are dead, right? The cool kids are all doing micro-messaging and video instead? They’re missing out on a world of value, if that’s the case.

I’ve been swotting up on mobile as fast as I can — the industry, companies, technology, the apps scene, for obvious reasons. And one of my most valuable sources is Tomi Ahonen’s blog.

Over the last couple of days, a terrific debate has emerged between Tomi and Steve Largent, the president of America’s CTIA, its leading mobile association. Here’s the highlights so far:

Tomi lambasts the US mobile industry, claiming despotic activity.
Steve punches right back — Tomi’s facts are wrong, he claims.
Tomi redoubles his efforts — with a swift right-hook to Largent’s stats and a belly-punch to his argumentation.
How will Steve come back in the second round? Is the fight over for the plucky Yank? Only time will tell.

This is bloody fascinating. It’s also long-form, packed with facts and learning for people like me and basically a great testimony to the art of the blog. You cannot do this stuff in any other format.