Mobile webservers

Found on techcrunch is an article detailing another in a long line of attempts to change how we think of webservers and how we use and think of mobile clients.

Conveneer is building a mobile platform called Mikz, which will be able to assign a URL to your mobile phone, making the content on your phone accessible on the Web. In essence, it turns each mobile phone into a Web server. Once your phone has a URL like http://joe.mikz.me, other Web applications and services can ingest the data that is locked in your phone, and also your phone can take advantage of common Web APIs. Mikz can pull information off your phone such as your contacts, GPS coordinates, photos, music, ringtones, and other files. It creates a Web interface for your phone.

This isn't a new idea. You can currently install Nokia's Mobile Web Server which will make your device accessible on the Internet. This allows you to access phone features and data via a browser and "share your life" through a personalized mobsite. Conveneer's hook is the url assignment.

Ignoring the privacy concerns, there are lots of possibilities with these types of services if they reach a critical mass. Imagine contacting someone through there mobile website and asking them to take a picture of the current weather conditions of the city you are about to arrive in. Or ask how long the line is to a certain event. Plenty of possibilities for mobile journalism.

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