Archive for January, 2009

Online Trading with Firstrade.com

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Looking to set up an early retirement fund?  Do you have 3 kids to send through college?  Well worry no more because we have the site for you.  Firstrade.com is an online brokerage firm that allows customers to trade stocks, options, mutual funds, ETFs and fixed incomes at competitive costs.  Already using a brokerage firm?  [...]

Los Angeles SEO Firm

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Los Angeles is suffering from the bad economy just like any other city, although maybe not as dramatically.  Web site ecommerce sales are down, even though more people are getting on the internet.
Its critical that you use search engine optimization to get your site to the top of the search engine results pages.  Using a [...]

2008 Cell Phones Shipped

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

2008 saw some changes in worldwide cell phone rankings.  Korea’s LG overtook America’s Motorola to claim third place worldwide.  Nokia blew away the competition nearly shipping the same number of phones as the next 4 brands combined.  Here are the results…
The numbers (in millions)
1. Nokia - 470
2. Samsung - 200
3. LG - 100
4. Motorola - [...]

Text Message Record

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Everyone sends text messages, but the real question is who is sending the most per month.  A recent report showed that a 13-year-old girl had sent 14,000 text messages in a single month.  Another girl, age 14, sent around 35,000 in a month.  But the record setting amount for text messages in a month was [...]

Projected Record for Inauguration Day

Friday, January 16th, 2009

President elect Barack Obama is no stranger to mobile communications.  During his campaign, Obama had an opt-in text message service for voters.  Voters who sent GO to 62262(OBAMA) were able to read speeches, donate money, or volunteer for the campaign among other things.
Due to the rise in text messaging use, and the magnitude of the [...]

Teens Text Message Rate

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

According to a study by Neilsen, teenagers in the United States, aged 13-17, send an average of 1742 text messages per month.

Cheap Email Marketing Hosting

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Although text message marketing is growing, there’s still a place for email marketing in a company’s marketing mix.  Fat Jack Hosting specializes in email marketing hosting.
When I went to the site, I was amazed that they offered internet hosting for as little as $4.97 per month.  That’s really cheap as the hosting business is very [...]

Papa John’s Mobile Web Ordering

Friday, January 9th, 2009

In July 2008 Papa John’s introduced an alternative way to order pizza.  Through a cell phone, consumers are now able to place orders using the mobile web.  With just a few clicks, a pizza can be ordered and delivered without ever needing to place a call.  The new technology has already helped business as this [...]

Cell phone Votes tallied for NHL All Star Game

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Voters were able to use their cell phones this year to cast their NHL All Star ballots.
The starting lineup features players from 4 teams; Penguins and Canadiens vs. the Ducks and Blackhawks.
The leader in votes was Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby who received a record 1,713,021 votes.Of the record 34 million votes cast, 15 million were by text [...]

Adult Mobile Service Revenues on the Rise

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Juniper Research is forecasting a dramatic increase in Adult mobile service revenue over the next 4 years.  From 1.62 billion in 2007 to 2.2 billion in 2008, Juniper is predicting 4.9 billion in revenue by 2013.  An increase in video chats is the biggest factor to explain the rise in revenue.  Advancement in mobile marketing has [...]