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Articles tagged with: Social Networking
More Americans Using Their Mobile Phones For Matters Of The Heart
So much for whispering sweet nothings. It seems that texting and social networking sites may be the new way to show you care-and that you don't. A recent survey of 500 Americans aged 18 and above carried out by Nokia USA, found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of them have made a date via text messaging. But it's not only for good news that they're using technology. When a relationship goes south, they turn to technology to break the news: Roughly one in every 10 (11%) of Americans have used text messaging to end a romantic relationship and 7 percent have ended a relationship via a social networking site on their mobile device. more
Related Tags: nokia, text-messaging, facebook, USA
Telecom executives spend an extra 10 hours a month learning (and teaching) online
At a time when companies are increasingly blocking staff from accessing social networking websites, a study run by online business networking service, MeettheBoss found that their bosses are spending an extra 10 hours a month online sharing their professional experiences and learning from their peers. more
Related Tags: meettheboss, twitter, facebook, hutchison
Mobile content grows on social networks, but ringback tones, music still top demand
The past year has seen a steady rise in the consumption of [mobile] premium content on social networks and communities, as well as other new applications such as location-based services and mobile advertising. Ringback tones and mobile music, however, still remain the top revenue earners, accounting for about 21.4 percent (US$6.2 billion) of the region's mobile content revenues in 2008, and are expected to continue to top mobile operators' and content providers' billings in the next five to six years. more
Related Tags: ringtone, ringback-tones, mobile-content
Financial Sites Popular Among Older European Mobile Web Users
comScore has reported that financial services sites, such as those offering banking and stock trading services, are the most popular among European mobile subscribers older than 55, while teenagers are more likely to visit social networking, entertainment and even comic sites on their mobile devices. more
Related Tags: comscore, ericsson, ovi, apple, rsa, motorola, eu, samsung, lg, blackberry, mobile-internet, teenagers, oem, weather
2009 Will Be Year of the Mini-Notebook in Asia Pacific
Shipments of mini-notebooks in Asia Pacific will reach four million units in 2009, growing by a robust 82 per cent over 2008, according to Gartner. Growth will stabilise at 20 per cent or more in 2010 and 2011, when mini-notebooks will account for more than 14 per cent of all mobile PCs shipped. more
Related Tags: gartner, netbooks, toshiba, lenovo, dell, samsung, fujitsu-siemens, mobile-broadband, ovi, tim, ict, asus, siemens
Nokia Cuts 450 Jobs in Mobile Services Division
Nokia has announced plans to streamline its mobile services platforms and migrate its existing games services over to the Ovi mobile portal. As a result, the company expects to make around 450 staff redundant worldwide. more
Related Tags: nokia, ovi, n-gage, iden, sim, mobile-games, partner, life
3 UK to Scrap Top-Up Fee Requirement for Skype Users
Hutchison 3G UK (3 UK) has announced that it will offer unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls and instant messages at no charge to anyone with a 3 SIM card. Starting from next month, there will be no data charges or top-up fees for either contract or pay-as-you-go customers who use Skype on 3's UK network. Anyone with a 3 UK branded Skype-enabled handset will be able to buy a 3 SIM and talk as much as they want to other Skype users without ever having to pay another penny. more
Related Tags: skype, 3-uk, hutchison-3g-uk, voip, sms, sim, 3g, hutchison-3g, 3, UK
P2P mobile messaging to reach $106bn by 2014 - but revenues to decline in some sectors
Mobile messaging revenues are set for measured growth over the next five years, as market forces take effect. SMS, MMS, mobile email and IM traffic volumes will continue their inexorable rise, but the IP evolution is resulting in disruptive business models, increased competition from the Web and commoditisation of established services. more
Related Tags: mms, sms, mobile-messaging, juniper-research, mobile-email, p2p-, smartphone, intel, eu, voip, ovi, vas, billing
UK Consumers Rate Voice and SMS Costs More Important than Mobile Data Services
British consumers view call and text prices as more important than 3G and social networking capabilities, research commissioned by UK based firm, OpenCloud has found. In a survey of 1,000 consumers, over 80 per cent of consumers see call and text prices as the most important factors when looking for a new phone, whereas two-thirds of respondents view social networking applications as luxury additions and non-essential. more
Related Tags: 3g, sms, mobile-data, opencloud, sim, itu, ovi, mobile-internet, UK
Top 20 handsets Represent 43% of Mobile Advertising Inventory
Mobile advertising agency, Millennial Media has announced the launch of a monthly Scorecard for Mobile Advertising Reach and Targeting (SMART). This monthly report will aim to detail relevant insights about the U.S. mobile advertising market by focusing on reach, targeting, impressions and handset information. more
Related Tags: edge, texas, ovi, iden, mobile-advertising, millennial-media, mobile-internet, smart, USA