I can't share the same enthusiasm as the author. Some points make sense, but it's certainly not the "nexus." Fileshares aren't going to work well on phones. Link sharing won't. Full-featured real time chatting won't (not the conference call).
That's because none of this is enjoyable on a dinky screen! Information driven social networks requires a medium that can transmit more information than 320x240 pixels. And going beyong that would require you to sit down at a coffee shop or something, in order to focus and digest that information. And at that time I'd prefer a ultraportable with a long battery life. Oh and speaking about battery life and wireless...
That's because none of this is enjoyable on a dinky screen! Information driven social networks requires a medium that can transmit more information than 320x240 pixels. And going beyong that would require you to sit down at a coffee shop or something, in order to focus and digest that information. And at that time I'd prefer a ultraportable with a long battery life. Oh and speaking about battery life and wireless...