Premium SMS revenues in the United States were $273 million in 2006, according to a report by Telephia. Most of this revenue (79 percent or $215 million) was as payment for mobile content, while voting/sweepstakes entries generated 13 percent of total revenues with $35 million—although this represented 47 percent of premium SMS volume, reports MediaPost.
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By Robert Andrews
US mobile carriers clocked $273 million in premium SMS revenue during the first quarter of the year, according to data from market research firm Telephia. The majority of messages came via voting/sweepstakes (47 percent), followed by purchases for downloadable content (40 percent) and chat or community (seven percent). But the purchases made up [...]
by Sandra Nathanson
Globally, SMS text messaging is the most preferred method of communication between business executives. Ranking last in this group are American business execs. Why? Hard to explain considering SMS is the fastest form of communication ever invented, and also the most discrete form of electronic communication in existence. One would think these executives [...]
Philadelphia (PR Web) – Advanced Telecom Services has announced its mobile marketing products are now available for bulk SMS emergency text message alerts.
During times of emergency, text message alerts are the best means for reaching the mobile population since 84% of all Americans keep their cell phones on and with them 24 hours per day. [...]
Canadians are often made fun of for many different reasons, especially by arrogant Americans. One thing that can’t be argued with is their taste for technology, using SMS messaging as one of their main forms of communication. In 2006, only 1.5 billion text messages were sent. Today, in 2007, the number has [...]
Fans send text messages during home games of the Rays to enter contests. In return, the fans could get their message displayed on the LED screen in the ballpark and be entered into different contests. The New York Mets also signed with the same developer earlier, in January of this year for the [...]
By Ashley Randazzo
It’s 11:00 p.m. and it’s time to hit the town in your best outfit and heels, you feel a sudden vibration of your cell phone. The expectation of this situation is it’s probably your boyfriend to tell you to be careful and to call him when you get in. But instead, it is [...]
Barbie will be celebrating her 48th birthday on March 9th. Kids can send Barbie a SMS message sending her good wishes and get a special reply as well.
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Canadian telco Telus has added an adults only section to its portal making it the first North American carrier to offer adult cell phone content. The service offers images of naked men and women to be sent to the cell phone for $3 or short video clips for $4.
Telus says it offered this service in [...]
Most Americans have seen the show. The ratings are good and the show has introduced Americans to something that people are already very familiar with around the world–text messaging.
Deal or No Deal is the ultimate in interactive television. For 99 cents per premium rate SMS, viewers are able to participate in the Deal or No [...]
