Archive for 'Social Networks' Category
Kyte Launches New Player, Facebook Apps for Mobile Delivery, Live Streaming
14 March 2008Mobile content broadcaster Kyte this week released several updates to its social communications platform, some of which are significant to helping the company grow its mobile music offering during a time when album sales are declining.
The company has released a “Premium Player,” which features custom branding and viral functionality. Kyte has also launched new branded […]
Yahoo to Launch Go 3.0 in Europe, Unveils Mobile Content Management Service
5 March 2008 Yahoo said this week that its Go 3.0 service will soon be available for a number of European countries. Yahoo Go 3.0 is a mobile application that gives mobile phone users access to a number of interactive applications.
Within the next two months, European users in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK will be […]
Helio Users Get Buzzd, Now It’s Easier To Find Bars and Clubs
8 February 2008Mobile phone carrier Helio has announced a partnership to gives its users access to Buzzd, an entertainment company that provides location and real-time information about bars, clubs and restaurants.
The service will offer venue and event information as well as ratings from members of the Buzzd community.
With Buzzd, users can also browse an event feed that […]
YouTube Goes Mobile In A Whole New Way
1 February 2008YouTube has been viewable on mobiles since November 2006, but recently it unveiled a new mobile service that is supposed to carry tens of millions of YouTube’s videos.
Back in November 2006, YouTube first ventured out to deliver a few clips through Verizon Wireless’s VCast. Last year it created a mobile Web site that allowed […]
Myrimis Lets Users Keep Track of Friends and Possessions on Mobile Phones
24 January 2008Portable navigation system maker Nanomatic unveiled at CES its new
navigation services: Myrimis, “a secure place on earth,” and
Nanonavi, “personal navigation on earth.
“Consumers today are demanding features beyond simple navigation
that help them find more places, people, products and services
they’re seeking along the way,” said Nanomatic CEO August Bodo
Schnabel. “PINAV (Personal Information and Navigation) is one […]
Social Networks Should Be Built For Mobile
22 January 2008“Mobile by its very nature is social,” said SP. So, it’s no surprise
that CES devoted time to address the issue of UGC and social
networks. The market has been shifting with sites like Facebook and
MySpace branching out to mobile networks, but “things are very
fragmented,” said Jon Mantell, director of video services for Helio,
a mobile phone service […]
Dirtbag Music Launches a New Kind of Social Network
19 January 2008Dirtbag Music has launched a revolutionary social music network site
that provides free world-wide video and voice calls for every user,
new mobile applications and a new commerce engine to monetize just
about everything.
Dirtbag’s worldwide VoIP uses its multimedia instant messenger
system, “Blab Box,” for real-time social interactions. These
interactions can also be profitable with the e-commerce engine,
allowing users to […]
Openwave, Zero Start To Give Us a Chopi Mini-blog
19 January 2008Openwave Systems has announced a partnership with Japanese start-up
Zero Start Communications to launch a mobile mini-blog named
“chopi.”
Chopi will allow users to post messages, join communities and
communicate with friends, family and strangers through their mobile
device. The mini-blog service also includes closed community pages,
private messages and a search function.
With the great variety in names and styles […]
Facebook’s Moskowitz: ‘Mobile Is the Next Frontier’
4 November 2007According to Dustin Moskowitz, co-founder of social networking site Facebook, the next frontier in social networking is the mobile front. Moskowitz began his keynote address at CTIA Wireless IT& Entertainment event with a presentation of how Facebook began, its current services and applications and where it’s going.
Moskowitz said that he and two other friends […]