Mobile search is increasing in both popularity and frequency in the U.S. and Western Europe.In June 2008, 20.8 million U.S. mobile subscribers and 4.5 million European mobile subscribers used mobile search during the month, an increase of 68 and 38 percent from June 2007, respectively, according to comScore M: Metrics.The U.K. had the highest penetration of mobile subscribers using search at 9.5 percent, trailed closely by the U.S. at 9.2 percent.
iSkoot Brings Social Networking IMs to Mobile with Ex-Facebook App
iSkoot, a company that is known for its solutions for the use of VoIP on mobile devices, is looking to branch out its services, and is doing so with its purchase of social network IM client Social.IM. Social.IM gained some popularity as a way for Facebook users to chat, but Facebook eventually released their own application for this purpose.
Mobile Social Networking Set To Take Off
Online social networking continues to grow, but mobile social networking is on track to attract 140 mobile users who will generate $410 million in subscription revenues by 2013, according to ABI Research."Subscriber numbers for mobile social networking will climb at a relatively modest rate for the next three or four years, but will then start to accelerate sharply," said Michael Wolf, ABI research director.
Global Mobile Phone Sales Up 12%
Global sales of mobile phones hit close to 305 million units in the second quarter of 2008, an 11.8 percent increase over the second quarter of 2007, according to Gartner.Sales of mobile phones in the saturated markets of Western Europe and North America had a slight rebound after a shaky start. Western Europe reached close to 42 million units and North America exceeded 44 million units in the second quarter of 2008.
Google Mobile, YouTube Offer New Electoral Features
Now that the Summer Games are over, political coverage will become inescapable. Some people are bound to embrace it, though, and these folks should appreciate new offerings from Google Mobile and YouTube.
Google Takes Another Step Toward Mobile Domination
It looks like mobile search is about to be taken seriously. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon Wireless has tapped Google, and the two are close to reaching a deal that would see Google’s mobile search come pre-installed on Verizon handsets.
CBS Storms Into Mobile Weather Alerts
Severe weather details for hurricanes and other conditions in near real-time form the eye of the latest CBS digital initiative.
Web’s Masters Recommend Best Mobile Web Practices
As millions of people around the world add web-capable mobile devices to their pockets, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) hopes publishers will adopt its recommendations on mobile web development.
ZipClip Makes Web To Mobile A One Click Deal
Necessity, ease of use, and free are a good combination for convincing a market to adopt your product. But Berggi CEO Babur Ozden tells Murdok his company’s new ZipClip application also "keeps you young."
Google Maps For Mobile Gains Voice Search
Carefully weigh how much you dislike typing on cell phones against how much you want to keep private whatever you’re researching. Then, if you dare, check out the new voice search abilities connected to Google Maps for mobile.