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Articles tagged with: Social Networking and Intel
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
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Gartner Says: Carriers Will Struggle Without Major Innovation and Change
Shifts in customer demand, a changing competitive landscape, a weak economy and new government policies will shape carrier strategies during 2009 and 2010, according to Gartner. Carriers will struggle to maintain and grow their market position in this shifting landscape, and success will demand investment strategies that are aligned with the pace of recovery in each country and region. more
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Hispanics Rush to Get Online with Cell Phones
As Internet technology spins ahead, US Hispanics are clamoring to stay on top of the latest and greatest in online communication. A new report from market research firm Mintel shows that online Hispanic adults are quickly surpassing other demographic groups in acquiring new online communication skills. more
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Submissions for the Annual Meffys Awards Announced
The Mobile Entertainment Forum has announced the call for entries for the sixth international Meffys Mobile Entertainment Awards, which span the entire mobile entertainment industry, from games to technology innovation. more
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Vodafone to Offer Last.fm Platform on Nokia Phones
Vodafone and music service, Last.fm have announced a collaboration which will bring Last.fmĂ's social networking music features via their mobiles. The new mobile application includes Last.fmĂ's scrobbling functionality that tracks what users listen to in real-time and builds them an online music profile based on their listening habits. more
82 Million Location-based Mobile Social Networking Subscriptions by 2013
Mobile location-based social networking is expected to become a key driver for the uptake of location-based services as it provides a unifying framework for a large set of applications such as friend finders, local search and geo-tagging. While many LBS applications will include features allowing the sharing of real-time experiences via fixed social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, fully-fledged mobile location-based social networking sites will also gain momentum with more than 82 million subscriptions expected by 2013. more
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