The total number of cell phones in use in the USA as of today is 268,461,189. This is the estimate from the CTIA.
Text messaging is the dominant data service in use in the USA. According to the Mobile Advertising Report from Limbo, over 160 million consumers used text messaging in the third quarter of 2008.
The [...]
Advanced Mobile Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (“AMS”) is a mobile service and applications provider that is focused on media companies and major listing companies. AMS was formed in 2006, and is based out of Wayne, PA. The Company provides both customized and turn-key mobile services through its existing suite of mobile applications and unique search functions. [...]
According to a study by the Mobile Marketing Association called the ”2008 Mobile Attitude and Usage Study,” the top mobile marketing categories included:
Text-to-win or voting campaigns: 48 percent
Ringtone downloads: 28 percent
Status alerts: 25 percent
Sales alerts: 24 percent
Mobile coupons: 22 percent
Product information: 21 percent
Mobile customer care: 13 percent
Location-based information: 6 percent
T-Mobile USA has selected Yahoo as the default search provider for its mobile devices.
Yahoo will power its new “Web2Go” portal that T-Mobile users will see. T-Mobile users will use Yahoo to search the web as well as to purchase content like ringtones and wallpapers.
Yahoo will show its sponsored links on the search results pages. The [...]
A recent text message study by Associated Content, shows that people are sending text messages from some very unusual places. Now, we all know you shouldn’t be sending a text message while driving, and many states have banned sending a text message while driving, but take a look at these stats!
Odd places that people are text messaging [...]
More Americans are getting on the mobile web. This is good news for businesses who have a bonafide mobile marketing plan in effect.
Last year, total mobile Web users grew by 23 million, and this number will rise at a steady pace. According to Nielsen’s recent Three Screen Report on Television, Internet and Mobile Usage in [...]
Let’s face it. Most of us don’t care what carrier we use for our family cell phone plans. We just want the best deal.
But, how can you really figure out the best deal for your own unique situation? Some family members use a lot of minutes and some just use the cell [...]
There’s no doubt about it: the economy is hurting.
You might think, then, that there’s no money being lent to new business entrepreneurs with great ideas, but you are mistaken. There is still a considerable amount of venture capital available from angel investors to hard working entrepreneurs with good ideas and the ability to execute on [...]
Ask a Hot Chick .com has a series to help guys with tips about dating. This spokewoman gives her opinion on the best way to talk to a girl by text message if you are interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3hI1upEC4
There is no doubt that young men have an advantage today over their fathers of the previous generation. Asking a girl for [...]
Numerous viral text message alerts announcing and praising the win of Barack Obama as president of the United States spurred a leap in text message use in the United States on Election Day.
Mobile messaging traffic experienced an unprecedented surge Tuesday evening in the 10 minutes immediately following the official confirmation of Barack Obama’s election as [...]
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