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Articles tagged with: Nielsen and Text Messaging
Californian Girl Sent Over 14,500 Text Messages in December
A 13-year old girl in California sent 484 text messages every day in December - an average of one message every 2 minutes during the waking hours. The father, Greg Hardesty told the New York Post his 440-page mobile phone bill revealed his daughter Reina had sent an astonishing 14,528 text messages. more
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AT&T Saw 44% Spike in SMS Traffic as US President Announced
As media called the presidential race on Tuesday, Americans fired off text messages at a record pace. AT&T has reported that in the hour following the announcement, text messaging traffic across its network surged about 44 percent - the highest spike in company history. more
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Democrats More Mobile Savy than Republicans
A survey by nielsen Mobile with a US election theme has found that overall, 62% of Democrats are data users who use one or more data service on their mobile phone - compared to 55% of Republicans. more
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9 Million US Mobile Users Have Used Their Mobile Phone to Pay for Goods or Services
Commerce over mobile devices such as cell phones is accelerating in the US, according to data released by The nielsen Company. Already, 9 million US mobile subscribers say they have used their mobile phone to pay for goods or services, and half of all data users (49%) say they expect to participate in mobile commerce in the future. more
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35% of US Tweens Own a Mobile Phone, According to Nielsen
The nielsen Company has released the findings of an in-depth study on the mobile media and cross media behavior of U.S. "tweens" (ages 8-12). more