In brief: An overview of new content and projects at MSG. Look for exclusive posts and podcasts that showcase mobile industry rock stars (thanks to the great people at MLOVE) and highlight the mobile case studies transforming the developed world (courtesy of Matthew Dawes, who organizes must-attend mobile events across Africa).

MSG is on a mission to amplify the voices of individuals we should/must hear and provide a platform to organizers of path-breaking events and happenings. A raft of new partnerships and collaborations with a high-caliber mix of mobile companies and event organizers deliver on both counts, allowing MSG exclusive access to an eclectic mix of industry rock stars and brave individuals at the forefront of mobile innovation that impacts our everyday lives.

My personal thanks to Harald Neidhardt, MLOVE Founder, for forging the ties with the event speakers that will allow me to feature the best and brightest in the upcoming Netsize Guide 2011 and in the Netsize Briefing Room here on MSG.

The MLOVE Confestival 2010 — described as TED for mobile ONLY – was a huge success, and planning has begun for the next MLOVE (at the same German castle) in 2011. The audio interviews I conducted with MLOVE speakers to promote the event (specifically, Google’s Nick Heller and Sagem Wireless’ Jerome Nadel) are among the most popular content ever (!) on MSG.

MOBILE WEB AFRICA

Innovations impacting developing markets will also feature prominently on MSG.

I am proud to collaborate with Matthew Dawes, Managing Director of All Amber, the UK-based conference company behind a series of path-breaking conferences across Africa and an impressive initiative to promote the Mobile Web to everyone, everywhere.

The Mobile Web Africa series of events brings together the leading stakeholders in the mobile ecosystem, as well as the industry’s “rising stars.” To achieve this, the organizers offer subsidized tickets and speaking slots to start-ups and developers. In addition, each of the three conferences (listed below) kicks off with a special session called App factor, allowing local African start-ups and developers to demo their best apps.

Mathew and I are working together to map out our series of content, and the line-up is shaping up nicely. Topics range from mobile for social change (using the example of Frontline SMS) to the unexpected success of mobile novels (m-novels) in South Africa.

If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of the developments shaping the African market, then mark these events in your calendar NOW.

• Mobile Web Africa 2010, September 28 – October 1, 2010, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Mobile Web West Africa 2011, February 2-3, 2011, Lagos, Nigeria
• Mobile Web East Africa 2011, May 25-26, 2011, Nairobi

MSG will be announcing more content partnerships in the next weeks, so stay tuned. You can also follow MSG (@msearchgroove & @peggyanne).

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