Is Motorola going gangbusters?
Recent stats from Appdata shows that activations of Motoblur’s Facebook application is going through the roof:
Source: Appdata
If this is correct, it could indicate that nearly 3,5 million users have activated their Motoblur account in the last 3 weeks, which indicates Droid 2 is doing quite well. Android reported selling 200.000 devices per day, but that [...]
Mobile heralds a new are in social network monetization
The mobile phone has long been promoted as a key platform for payment of goods and services. However, paying via your phone bill has a number of issues:
* Charges for payments are insanely high in many countries, ranging from 30-70%. The UK is the leading market outside of Japan, where costs are down to 15-20%.
* [...]
Sharing is caring? Increased sharing creates noise for marketers
The concept of product reviews and sharing what you do is hardly a new concept in the online world. But with start-ups like Foursquare, Gowalla and Blippy, whose sole concept is built around sharing an experience tied to a brand or a place, the lines between recommendation focused players like Yelp and the barrage of [...]