The 5 things you didn't know about me. Finally paying my dues.

• I lived and worked for 8 months in a place with no electricity, no telephone and great selfgrown food. I left this place three times during my stay, two trips to Domodossola to buy basic stuff like coffee, wheat, wine, rice, nails etc. and once to see Love Streams by John Cassvetes and Melvin and Howard by Jonathan Demme on the Piazza Grande.
• I didn't find the time yet to thank Kyle Barrow properly for the japanese magazines he sent me. I loved the latest Softbank catalogue with Cameron Diaz on the front page. Not only is the catalogue full of QR Codes, but it also shows how much more advanced the japanese are concerning mobile. A beautiful brochure which you want to keep.
• I just finished to read a great manga from Taniguchi Jiro, Haruka Na Machi He. If you have about the same age as me, you will understand.
• Mobile is really getting interesting;)
• I will be at 3GSM, I am now looking for a place to stay. Does anybody know a nice hotel or some other accomodation?

And if I am not coming completely late, I'd like to pass on the torch to NewYorkCityGirl, Smoothplanet, Nicolas Nova, Bruno and Kyle.
But don't feel it as an obligation - only si vous en avez envie.

Nokia-Visa's Mobile Payment Platform

The initial version of the mobile payment platform launched on Monday offers contactless mobile payment, personalization over mobile telephony networks, coupons and direct marketing. Subsequent versions of the platform, to be made available later in the year, will include remote payment -- also using mobile telephony networks -- and person-to-person payment.

See also:
Mobile Payment Forum

via MobileActive.org