‘The future’ is probably a misnomer for this blog as mobile browsing is here now and isn’t going anywhere soon. Our own HTC Touch Diamond2 (Windows) phone gives us a fantastic ‘at home’ type experience especially in a wireless zone, but even with 3G. The dedicated WAP Youtube service allows the ‘insta-play’ of videos, and its only when you hit sites which are ’slow to load’ at your desk, that it becomes a poor experience.
The growth in interactive and ‘always on internet’ phones such as the ubiquitous iPhone and the email friendly Blackberry mean that the mobile web is no longer a ‘Tomorrows World’ parody. Social media apps such as Facebook and Twitter have mobile platform interfaces which mean that, again, users can get pretty much the same experience in connecting up with their chums as they do behind a PC.

What does this mean for business ? Well, it means another nail in the coffin for totally offline commerce. Here’s what our friends at Mashable had to say :

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