Archive for June, 2007

Cocoon Coming to UK

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

cell phoneThe guys at have O2 will be bringing the Cocoon to the UK market.This cellphone was so named due to its all-white color and rounded form factor that holds extra features, including LEDs located just below the outer lid that light up during incoming calls and function as …

After iPhone, What’s Next Steve?

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

cell phone of has asked perhaps the most important question about Apple's marketing genius Steve Jobs: With iPhone, has he peaked?

From the article titled Of course, if the iPhone is a runaway success, Jobs won't have to surrender anything-and it very well may …

Thoughts on Mobile Marketing

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

cell phoneI like to thank Anne Baker, Marketing VP of mobile application platform company called , for keeping me updated on mobile marketing. In case you don't know, Action Engine is the company behind , a news service that runs on your mobile device. It lets you read MSNBC.com …

US Premium SMS Revenues Rise

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

The use of premium SMS to buy products and services in the US is rising, with reports from claiming US$273 million in premium SMS sales in the past year.Most of this revenue (79 percent or $215 million) was as payment for mobile content, while voting/sweepstake entries generated 13 percent of total revenues with $35 million-although this represented 47 percent of premium SMS volume.Thanks to .

MMA Looking for ED, EMEA

Friday, June 15th, 2007

To expand on the acronym hell of the headline, the Mobile Marketing Association is looking for an Executive Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa.Executive Director, EMEA
Location: Europe
The Mobile Marketing Association seeks talented and visionary leader to serve as the MMA's Executive Director for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. This is a senior level position requires a commitment to the organization's mission, …

No iPhone Partners in Europe?

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Ewan has an interesting post today on , with unattributed claims from a number of mobile operators in Europe complaining about Apple's apparent arrogance regarding the iPhone.According to a market analyst, European mobile operators are complaining about the firm's arrogant demands. Avi Greengart, a principle analyst at Current Analysis wrote in an advisory on Monday: “Operators consistently told us, not for attribution, of course, that they …

Followup on Vodafone’s ‘Mobile Internet’

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

We about a new service introduced by Vodafone that automatically converts websites so they can be viewed on mobile, but which has the unfortunate side-effect of breaking existing mobile sites by overriding handset browser headers with a generic header, forcing those sites which detect and deliver content based on this information to deliver generic Web content rather than target, specific Mobile content.

Now appears to have identified the …

VidZone Digital Media Gets Sony BMG UK’s Catalog for Mobile

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

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cell phoneJustin Timberlak and Beyonce are getting in the mobile zone… the VidZone actually. VidZone Digital Media, the leading music provider to mobile networks in the UK, has signed a deal that will grant it full access to Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK’s digital …

MeetMoi’s Gets $1.5 Million for Mobile Hookups

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

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and the are reporting mobile dating startup has closed $1.5 million in financing from Acadia Woods Partners.

MeetMoi works like for dating. After verifying your phone, you fill out a basic profile consisting of a picture, the kind of relationship you want, and personal description. When you’re in the mood for a meetup, you text your location to 94810, which broadcasts you as available to other singles that meet your search criteria. …

Nielsen Wireless Launches Mobile Vector

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

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cell phoneNielsen Media Research may soon be measuring what types of content people are using on their mobile handsets. mocoNews is reporting that the Nielsen Wireless unit has launched its first product, called Mobile Vector, and this service is designed to track mobile …