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Google today announced that it has begun offering mobile phone users in more than 30 major U.S. cities the capacity to view highway maps with “live” traffic data.
After
downloading Google Maps for mobile through their mobile phone’s web browser, users simply move to the desired location within the application and select
“show traffic” in the menu. The most up-to-date traffic information will be sent directly to the users’ mobile device, and will highlight the conditions on the
covered commuter routes using red, yellow, and green overlays.
In addition, when mobile phone users search for driving directions, they will now
see the expected drive time as well as any unexpected traffic delays, making travel planning much easier and more effective. And another new feature - the
ability to s… [Continue reading Google Offers Live Traffic Maps on Cell Phones]
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Motorola announced today that it will embed Yahoo services on tens of millions of phones.
Yahoo! Go
for Mobile integrates a suite of Yahoo!’s leading services including Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Address Book and Yahoo! Local into a single
application that connects consumers to their personalized Internet experience through their mobile device.
The multi-year deal would make Yahoo Go for
Mobile a standard feature on Motorola handhelds in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, according to…
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Women Would Rather Personalize Cell Phones than Hairstyles Photo 1
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In a recent Sprint survey, findings show that 56 percent of women want to personalize their cell phone, rather than 32 percent for hairstyles.
Announcing the results of its “Women in a Wireless World” survey, Sprint concluded that women are also more interested in ringtones than men (54 percent compared to 42 percent) and are more likely to use ringtones to personalize their phone (81
percent compared to 75 percent).
The survey findings show that when compared to men, women are also more l… [Continue reading Women Would Rather Personalize Cell Phones than Hairstyles]
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3 Australia has been operating for three years, and in that time has managed to garner about a million users — around 5% of Australia’s population. Some interesting stats have been released. Since its launch 3 “almost 20 million videos and Mobile TV streams have been viewed and 18.5 million news events have been accessed via 3 mobile. On 14 million occasions in three years, sport fans have kept up-to-date with scores, stats, video highlights or watched events such as the Australian cricket matches and the FIFA World Cup live on their 3 mobiles…An increasing percentage of 3’s customer base falls into the 40 plus range, and they’re not just using traditional voice services, with 49% of 40-44 year olds and 42% of 45+ year olds, purchasing content from 3’s portal, Planet 3…more than 4.5 million real music downloads in the last three years”.
I’m not sure how many of those 40-44 year olds were repeat purchasers, since the figures would be higher if they bought regularly. Still, it looks like people are at least trying the content services…
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Wicked Pictures Inks U.S. Mobile Deal with Brickhouse
By Matt O’Conner
Monday, April 4, 2005
XBiz - Wicked Pictures Inks U.S. Mobile Deal with Brickhouse
LOS ANGELES — Adult fans on the go will soon be able to download content from Wicked Pictures on wireless devices.
Wicked has signed a five-year deal with Brickhouse Mobile to develop, distribute and sell mobile phone content worldwide.
“Wicked-branded mobile content has been on sale for nearly two years in a number of European countries,” noted Anne Petrie, director of new media at Wicked. “Our agreement with Brickhouse will take our mobile initiatives to the next level with U.S.-based carriers, as well as entering into the burgeoning South American market.”
Brickhouse Mobile President L.R. Clinton Fayling told XBiz that Wicked is creating exclusive wallpapers and videos as well as a limited number of voice tones featuring the company’s contract stars such as Devinn Lane, Sydnee Steele, Julia Ann, Stormy, Jessica Drake and Kaylani Lei. Brickhouse also will cull video clips for download from Wicked’s film library.
“Quality production and beautiful contract stars have enabled Wicked Pictures to set the standard in adult movie making, and we now look forward to helping them set the same standard in the adult mobile space,” Clinton said.
“We’re a full-service agency when it comes to mobile; we handle everything except shooting content,” Clinton told XBiz. “We consult on the creative, choose the right formats for different carriers and make sure the experience is optimal for each user.”
The content will be available later this spring on Wicked’s existing websites and a newly launched Wireless Application Protocol site, as well as through Java and BREW applications on authorized carrier decks.
Consumers will have the option of choosing between a flat-fee monthly subscription offering unlimited viewing or purchasing content on an á la carte basis. Promotional efforts will target males between the ages of 18 and 35.
Clinton was quick to point out that Brickhouse works closely with industry associations, carriers and government organizations to ensure all content complies with U.S. and international standards and that content is viewed only by those of an appropriate age.
“We’re not looking to be rogues or renegades,” he said.
As a result, hardcore content will not be part of Wicked’s initial mobile offering. Instead, Clinton said, the company will focus on sexy, non-explicit content that’s “as harmless as what you’d find in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.” In addition, the company will use a variety of screening methods, including credit card verification and user registration, to prevent the content from being viewed by underage users.
Clinton added that Brickhouse is thinking long term and hopes to help carriers gradually overcome hesitancies about carrying hardcore content.
Earlier this year, Brickhouse and New Frontier Media signed a similar agreement to develop and promote wireless content based on New Frontier’s TEN-branded adult products.
Market potential has been the subject of much speculation in recent months. In January, Jupiter Research forecast revenues to rise as high as $1.9 billion by 2008, while Strategy Analytics last month released a report predicting that global spending on adult mobile content could reach $5 billion by 2010.
Strategic Analytics had originally predicted market potential of $1 billion, but boosted its own estimates based on market demand and a spat of new technologies that make mobile phones more porn friendly.
Similarly, The Yankee Group forecasted that ringtones, which include voice and moan tones, would grow into a billion-dollar market by 2008.
Wireless adult products already are big business in Asia and Europe, where consumers of mobile-based adult content spend an average of $34 per year downloading erotic images and explicit videos.
However, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, Cingular, has made it clear the company is not interested in entering the hardcore arena. The company announced in January that it would no longer offer customers the option of downloading images of adult film stars.
“We’re not going to offer adult content,” said Mark Siegel, a spokesman for Cingular. “That is not compatible with the Cingular brand.”
Verizon and Sprint also are not providing sex-related content, though they do offer images of bikini-clad models.
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The Business Of Putting Flesh On Phones | MocoNews.net
The Business Of Putting Flesh On Phones
Brickhouse MobileThe salacious undertones of reporting on adult content means its often hard to get past the *nudge, nudge — wink, wink* aspect of stories. However, Wired has run a surprisingly straight-up interview with Clinton Fayling, the president of Brickhouse Mobile (a company focussed on mobile adult content) about a recent deal with Wicked Pictures to put its content on mobile phones. It’s a cracking good read for anyone interested in mobile content, and especially in adult mobile content. I can’t quote the whole thing, but this is pertinent: “Think of your PC as Wal-Mart and mobile as 7-11. Within a couple of minutes, you can jump on your phone, find your favorite Wicked video clip, pay for it, and have a quick and easy viewing experience. My apologies to Wal-Mart and 7-11, but I hope you get the point.” I think its an excellent analogy - 7-11 is more expensive, but quicker and more convenient.
A lot of his points can be made equally well to non-adult mobile content, for example: “Well, the big guys will take their share of revenue by name recognition alone. But companies that truly leverage mobile to communicate with their customers in a highly personal way will succeed. Custom content for the phone, interaction services, promotions to drive customers back to the core properties will all be factors.” An interview from the adult industry perspective is here…
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I’ll get in trouble for posting this, but what the heck…if they ask to take it down, I will.
Anyway, following on the Merrill Lynch research note yesterday, asking Disney to pull the plug on its MobileESPN. The chart in the note details the revenue modeling which ML analysts have come up with.
I still don’t think it is a good idea to give it such a short shrift. It need more takes and iterations and the industry and Disney needs to be willing to be patient on that. It might be that the bottomline considerations and shareholders/Wall Street might not allow that leeway, but that would be a shame.
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This is a pretty good idea � Mobilitec are testing the experience of buying mobile content with kids from around the world, on the basis that they tend to do a lot of the buying anyway. Some issues:�A lot of people cant get what they want�Most of the time, its there � its just not …
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Motorola announced its Q2 earnings today, and in the earnings call, CEO Ed Zander waxed rhapsodic about Razr, and other music phones. SOme extracts from the transcript by SeekingAlpha.Since Q3 2005, we have now shipped nearly 10 million music-enabled handsets, as many as any other competitor, including new additions during Q2, such as the RAZR …