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Articles tagged with: Social Networking
Mobile Networks lost $13.9bn in 2011 due to social messaging
New estimates from Ovum indicate that consumers' increasing use of IP-based social messaging services on their smartphones cost telecom operators $8.7 billion in lost SMS revenues in 2010, and $13.9 billion in 2011. more
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Using Facebook/Twitter makes People Like their Phones More
Overall satisfaction with mobile phones is considerably higher among owners who use their devices for social media activity, compared with satisfaction among owners who do not access social media platforms on their phones, according to J.D. Power and Associates. more
Related Tags: facebook, twitter, linkedin, mobile-web, qwerty, USA
Social Networking Dominates UK Mobile Broadband Traffic
Social media and social gaming dominate mobile broadband usage according to new traffic statistics released by Hutchison 3G UK. Facebook is the most popular service used by customers accessing the web via mobile broadband on their computer or tablet, according to the amount of data customers use when browsing to those websites. more
Related Tags: hutchison-3g-uk, mobile-broadband, hotmail, UK
India set for mobile social networking boom
The number of mobile social network users in India is expected to reach around 72 million by 2014, driven by the reduced cost of smartphones and the launch of 3G services, which will enhance the consumer experience, according to the latest research from Analysys Mason. more
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Myriad Wins Telefonica Deal for Latin American Mobile Services
Telefónica has signed a deal with Myriad to offer a social networking agregation service that will be supplied in its handsets sold across 12 countries in Latin America. Marketed under Telefónica's Movistar brand, Myriad services will enable mobile users to simultaneously access multiple social networks, via mobile browsers, downloadable apps and other mobile technologies. more
Related Tags: telefonica, movistar, myriad, latin-america, apps
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, nokia,, texting,
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, music, cagr
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, target
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
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