What do I know about business and corporate blogging in Estonia?

The good, the bad and the ugly: Meelis Mandel, Editor in Chief, Äripäev Meelis chooses some Estonian business blogs and says what's good or bad about them in his opinion.

Hello folks! We’ve less than one hundred kilometers in distance between Tallinn and Helsinki. The birds can travel this distance very easy but how well do we know the blogosphere and business practices in our neighboring countries?

It very quickly occurs to me that that the Finnish bay is much thicker borderline than we tend to think. Estonian businesses is a big question mark for me. Tourism is one of the areas where people know a few brands. The same goes for liquor, beer and some household products.

It seems like we still live a very separated lives within our national economies. How could that be changed with Web 2.0, social media, blogs and microblogs? We’ve the tools but there has to be some common areas of interest before we start to connect. 

Mobile broadband set to go mainstream - Computer Business Review

Mobile broadband set to go mainstream - Computer Business Review: "Mobile broadband set to go mainstream 31st March 2008 By Janine Milne Sales of cellphone data cards are set to quadruple in the next three years, threatening to make wi-fi hotpots as outmoded as public telephone boxes.

"The iPhone has proven that if the user experience is right, users will take advantage of mobile devices for internet sessions," said Richard Webb, directing analyst for WiMAX, WiFi and mobile at Infonetics Research.

Helge: I agree with the trend.

This dramatic growth is driven by the rollout of mobile broadband or High-Speed Download Packet Access HSDPA networks. Cheaper availability will mean more consumers will download MP3s, games or video clips to their mobile devices.

Helge: That's reality already.

"The mobile data services market is becoming more competitive, as mobile operators try to recoup their investments in 3G networks and drive up flattening ARPU. Currently, mobile data services are generally too expensive for mass market adoption, but that will change with the increasingly extensive rollout of high speed HSDPA, the launch of new data plans offering increased download limits, and better subsidies for mobile data cards," said Webb.

Helge: Huge growth of mobile services is around the corner!