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Mobile Mentor 8 Nov 2007

More evidence that the mobile phone industry is failing on the usability front...Springwise reports on New Zealand based startup Mobile Mentor - a company that provides hour-long one-on-one training sessions that show the average man on street how to use his cellphone.

If the phone manufacturers got their collective act together, there would be no need for these types of company to exist. But until then, expect more to surface. The market is certain there for them - Mobile Mentor claims to have trained over 20,000 people already!

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Clayton 8 Nov 2007 02:26 PM

Hi,
I enjoyed checking out your blog. I'm a recent grad in Silicon Valley, and I've just started a company that is mapping the blogosphere to our world. Here is an example of a blogger in Georgia who's plugged in: http://www.verveearth.com/landing/#type=user&id=772. It can be fun to explore different localities.

It's an easy process to get on board, and I can be reached at clayton@verveearth.com for questions or feedback. If you resonate with the vision of painting a global canvas of voices, please give VerveEarth a mention.

Cheers! -Clayton

Linda M. Lopeke 11 Nov 2007 09:28 PM

I think it's brilliant! And if I was local, I'd certainly hire them to mentor me in this area. My cell phone is a mystery to me and I'm sure I'm not making the most of it.

Linda M. Lopeke
http://www.smartstartcoach.com