Articles tagged with: Twitter and Social Networking

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, linkedin, mobile-web, qwerty, 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, facebook, hutchison


UK Motorists Using Twitter While Driving

..ection of driving 'Tweets' from the past week: Tweet - "Driving with my knees and peeling an orange…Probably not the safest thing to be doing."Tweet - "Driving school bus"Tweet - "Irresponsible twitte more

Related Tags: orange, , ict, driving, tim, blackberry, mobile-internet, facebook, school, insurance, texting, UK


Twitter Support for 2-Way SMS Returns to Canada

Bell Canada has announced that Bell Mobility will be the first wireless carrier to resume Canadians full SMS support for interacting with the micro-blogging site, twitter. Last November, twitter stopped supporting 2-way SMS traffic, citing the high costs of sending the replies back to the handsets.  more

Related Tags: sms, facebook, andrew, bell-mobility, bell, Canada


Mobile Messaging Revenues to Defy Economic Downturn

2009 will undoubtedly be a tough year for many global economies. However, despite uncertain forecasts, messaging company, Acision believes that the changing economic landscape will present many revenue opportunities for service providers. Based on the 2008/2009 New Year SMS figures alone, Acision predicts messaging and its associated revenues will continue to soar globally despite the economic downturn.  more

Related Tags: sim-card, mms, mobile-messaging, sms, roaming, arpu, ict, edge, driving, acision, outsourcing, mobile-broadband, personal, dongles, mobile-advertising, text-messages, 3, backhaul, smart, billing, opex, laptop, africa, global-mobile, globe


Facebook-Twitter talks break down

Opinion piece by Madan Sheina, principal analyst at Ovum

What would have been the first major consolidation between two social networking giants has failed to materialise, as Facebook's attempts to woo twitter with an all-stock offer fell on deaf ears. Facebook's valuation seems to have been the sticking point. But with neither company as yet able to demonstrate that it can make money on a scale that matches its number of users, the outcome might not be a bad thing.  more

Related Tags: google, microsoft, sms, ovum, ofta, yahoo, compete, text-messages, facebook, target


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