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I have updated the address on my feedburner account from punchkick to mobilemarketing. That said, the new address is http://feeds.feedburner.com/mobilemarketing.


According to Pogue’s Posts (Tech editor for the NY Times), The iPhone does not and will not run Flash. It makes sense from a marketing perspective—keep out free games, apps, and videos—but this makes me sad.

Here is an excerpt from Pogue’s article (p.s. He actually played with one):
Can it be used with anything but Cingular? –No.
Can it run Mac OS X programs? –No.
Can I add new programs to it? –No. Apple wants to control the look and feel and behavior of every aspect of the phone.
Does it run programs from Palm, Symbian, Windows? –No.
Does it have games? –No.
Does it have GPS? –No.
Does the Web browser support Flash or Java? –No.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE

UPDATE:

Markoff: “What about all those plugins that live within Safari now, like Flash or like Java or like JavaScript?”

Jobs: “Well, JavaScript’s built into the Phone. Sure.”

Markoff: “And what are you thinking about Flash and Java?”

Jobs: “Java’s not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It’s this big heavyweight ball and chain.”

Markoff: “Flash?”

Jobs: “Well, you might see that.”

Markoff: “What about YouTube–”

Jobs: “Yeah, YouTube—of course. But you don’t need to have Flash to show YouTube. All you need to do is deal with YouTube. And plus, we could get ‘em to up their video resolution at the same time, by using h.264 instead of the old codec.”
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So the DEFINITIVE answer now is: NO Java, MAYBE Flash.

FAQ List Part 2

iPhone


Brand Experience

Pearson
intel
Allstate
Liquid Wrench
Qualcomm
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ASPCA
Motel 6

Punchkick Interactive in the news

Punchkick Interactive Launches Full-Featured Mobile-Web Site for ASPCA
—March 8, 2010,

CHICAGO, IL (March 08, 2010)—Punchkick Interactive®, a Chicago-based mobile marketing company, today announced the launch of the mobile Web site for the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®).

Junior Interactive Designer
—June 30, 2011,

General Qualifications: Represent the company while interfacing with clients, vendors, and colleagues. Demonstrate raw talent, willingness to take initiative, act independently, and work effectively within a professional environment with a polished and intellectually strong presence. Exercise good judgment, have superior people skills and excellent oral and written communication abilities.