A lot has been written about Mobile 2.0. Obviously it has a lot to do with the direction that many web 2.0 sites are taking; going from being true portals (one stop shops), to true portability sites. Have content, will travel. Making your service available on any device, anywhere seems to be a growing trend. And unlike the years and years of Microsoft’s promise of an anything/anywhere nirvana, this promise is finally starting to come to fruition.

If you aren’t willing to figure out a way to get your content and services on different devices (make it portable), someone else is going to do it for you. Take Slingbox for example. They are in the business of delivering all of your tv channels (and other content) directly to your mobile device (pretty much in real-time). Hanging out at your kids’ swim meet? Fire up ESPN and pass the time away. Browsers are getting more robust on most smartphones, delivering flash, video, audio and java experiences that rival what computer browsers a few versions ago could handle. And they are doing it at speeds that are not half-bad. Heck, you can take your Motorola Q and listen to XM or Sirius Satellite radio.

Pretty slick, and as the wireless carriers continue to beef up their highspeed offerings (EDGE, EVDO, etc), the consumer is going to win.

Who else is becoming a portability site?

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