I was reading WebWorkerDaily on how to make commutes more productive, and while I don’t fully agree with the writer on jam-packing your commute time with work prep, I realized how much the “morning commute” has changed since the arrival of smart phones.

For decades, the morning commute was a time to read the newspaper and get a head start on knowing what’s going on in the world. Nowadays, all the information dispatched to your mobile phone is personalized, customized content. With it, you can get a head-start on not just the day’s current events, but also your own tasks and duties.

That got me thinking. What more can we achieve during the morning drive outside of email, twitter and facebook? As Firstrade continues to improve its personalized site and services, how we position future mobile applications so that it improves the user’s productivity will be very important.

If you drive, please stick to the radio.