Rather than depending on the limited functionality of proprietary software —- a different application for each device — Dazzboard provides users with drag-and-drop connections to all of their media on a wide variety of platforms: portable devices, PCs, cloud storage and social media networks. And unlike proprietary device management programs, Dazzboard accomplishes this with no downloads and no applications, as its media manager is browser-based. The user experience is akin to that offered by iTunes, but for all portable devices and with none of the proprietary restrictions that hinder iPhone and iPod users; an Open iTunes.
Universal device management through Dazzboard offers not only a more direct connection to the social media cloud, but offers a vital means of backing up data generated, stored and accessed on portable devices. This is a boon for users, especially those who are most technologically mobile, often depending solely on the mobile office and social hub that is their smart phone. Much proprietary portable device management software is notorious for its poor backup features, a dangerous drawback for users for whom the smart phone has become a vital business and social tool. The contacts, notes, correspondence and file attachments that are flowing in and out of such a device are vital information to a user. Through Dazzboard, that information can be easily backed up on a laptop, moved to another portable device, or aggregated across the social web. With these added abilities, a smart phone—or any other mobile device—can go from being a tool for two-way communication (email, phone calls), to a non-linear, multidirectional device for spreading news and information across the web.
As the shift to Web 3.0 merges user-generated content in social media with mobile devices in everyday use, device management will have to change. Universal device management is a nascent concept, but with tools like Dazzboard on hand, data distribution, storage and aggregation can evolve to serve continuing advances in portable device technologies.
