Carnival of the Mobilists #48

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Helen Keegan (Musings of a mobile marketer) compiled the latest Carnival of Mobilists (#48) . Carnival of the Mobilists exposes you to the very best posts of the previous week, all written about mobile and gathered together in a central place.

My favorite highlights from the Carnival #48:

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