Articles from mocoNews

1. How Twitter Can Become A New Breed Of Technology Company

   Explore Article mocoNews (Mar 18 2010) Mobile Social Networking

   Khris Loux is the founder and CEO of Echo, a commenting platform. He tweets at @Khrisloux. With leadership from its founders and a significant infusion of cash from investors, Twitter has created an innovative no-charge service for users and industry-standard APIs for developers. But more recently, access to its data through those APIs has been fairly inconsistent, with particularly opaque procedures for getting at its most coveted dataset, its full stream of Tweets. Twitter has recently begun selling publishers, big and small, access to all its Tweets. Its licensing of the “full firehose,” as it is also known, to Google ... (Read Full Article)
   

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2. Pandora: These Numbers May Surprise You

   Explore Article mocoNews (Mar 18 2010)

   For years, Tim Westergren was on the front lines of a difficult royalty battle.  But instead of becoming a casualty, Pandora and other internet radio providers managed to forge a workable rate structure - at least one that kept the lights on. But this is still one huge royalty bill, and Pandora is now one of the biggest contributors.  Just recently, Westergren disclosed top-line, 2009 revenues of $50 million, but royalty obligations to SoundExchange alone (a cost that does not include publishing) topped $28 million, according to Westergren. (Read Full Article)
   

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3. Mobile Ad Net Todacell Raises Additional $1 Million For Global Expansion

   Explore Article mocoNews (Mar 9 2010)

   Smartphone ad network Todacell has added another $1 million in funding to an existing $1 million round the Tel Aviv-based company raised back in June. Israeli VC AfterDox, which provided the last $1 million, also ponied up the same amount this time as well. In addition to the $2 million total funding from AfterDox, which is comprised of current and former execs from mobile tech company Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), Todacell has also received $350,000 seed funding from the Fore Group when it first opened its doors nearly three years ago. (Read Full Article)
   

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4. Mobile Content Bits: Vodafone/Foursquare, FoneStarz/Disney; 3UK/Warner Bros

   Explore Article mocoNews (Mar 4 2010) Mobile Applications , Operator Services , EMEA

   —Vodafone/Foursquare: A European operator deal for the location-aware mobile social media app. Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) UK customers can now “check-in” to Foursquare, through Vodafone’s live! portal, through the MyWeb sign-on, or by texting Foursquare to 97886. Normal data charges still apply to use the app, though. —FoneStarz/Disney: More content deals for Vodafone…the Vodafone 360 app store will now feature apps for various Disney (NYSE: DIS) brands. They are being developed by FoneStarz, which had a pre-existing relationship with Disney, building and managing its mobile content portals in the UK and eight other countries. —3UK/Warner Bros.: The mobile operator has now ... (Read Full Article)
   

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5. Mobile Ad Network Mobclix Acquires Heartbeat For iPhone Analytics

   Explore Article mocoNews (Mar 1 2010) Smartphones

   Mobclix, a mobile ad network aggregator, has acquired Heartbeat from New York-based Enormego for its ability to analyze the performance of iPhone applications, including sales reporting, statistics and crash reports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Not only has the mobile ad network acquisitions been heating up, but so has the analytics space as developers and brands demand to know how their mobile applications are performing. In December, Flurry merged with Pinch Media to combine the two mobile analytics companies. (Read Full Article)
   

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6. What's The T-Mobile/Orange UK Merger Mean For The Mobile Web?

   Explore Article mocoNews (Mar 1 2010) Operator Services , EMEA

   The European Commission has approved the much-needed 50/50 JV merger of France Telecom’s Orange UK and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile UK, subject to them giving away a small chink of radio spectrum - creating the UK’s largest mobile network, with 30 million customers, or 37 percent of the market. The combined operator, which may get a new name after 18 months, will instantly have significant clout in mobile telephony - but what’s it mean for the fast-growing mobile internet market.. ? (Read Full Article)
   

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7. The Mobile Report Wrap: Top Games; Top App Platform; And Top U.S. Search

   Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 25 2010) Smartphones

   At least three reports were distributed today by companies that use internal data to make sweeping statements about the state of the industry. While the data can often be influenced by the company’s strengths, the reports can typically be useful for gleaning some relevant information on where the trends are heading. Here are those three reports: —Distimo: This report looks at games being sold on Windows, BlackBerry, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Android stores. It found that in January on average, the most expensive games are found on Windows and Blackberry ($4.91 and $4.60, respectively). Meanwhile, games published ... (Read Full Article)
   

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8. Placecast's Location-Based Service Alerts Shoppers To Nearby Deals

   Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 25 2010) SMS

   Here’s a refreshing take on location-based services: It’s not an app and users don’t have to manually check-in when they’ve arrived at a destination. Today, Placecast is launching a new advertising-based service called ShopAlerts, which lets consumers sign-up for offers from some of their favorite stores or restaurants when they’re in geographic range of the location. The service goes live today starting with three retailers: SONIC, REI and American Eagle Outfitters. In a way, this brings to life the well-fabled use-case scenario in mobile, where you are walking by a Starbucks and you receive a coupon by text message for ... (Read Full Article)
   

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9. Nbcu's Mobile Olympics: Mobile Is Ready For Primetime

   Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 23 2010) MMS , Mobile Applications

   What a difference a year-and-a-half can make. That was the view presented by NBC Universal? research head Alan Wurtzel regarding the contrast in the number of mobile users accessing the network’s Winter Olympics coverage. “We knew going into Vancouver that mobile would be ready for primetime,” he said during a conference call with reporters on the research the company’s gleaned half-way through the current games. “Not only is the growth huge, but it’s mainstreaming.” (Read Full Article)
   

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10. Apple's Ban On Racy Apps Due To Rising Complaints; But Major Pubs Get A Pass

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 23 2010) Mobile Applications

    Apple’s ban on some sexually-suggestive content in the iTunes App Store was due to an increasing number of complaints from women’s and parent groups, a top exec tells the NYT. But the policy is selective, as not all apps featuring scantily-clad women have been bannished. For example, Sports Illustrated’s free Swimsuit app is still available for download—though Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) asks that users certify they are over 17 years of age before loading—as is a related game app. Playboy (NYSE: PLA) has several paid apps still on sale in the App Store. (Read Full Article)
    

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11. Pocketgear Acquires Smartphone Apps Site Handango

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 22 2010) Smartphones

    PocketGear, the online mobile applications store, is buying one of the oldest players in the smartphone apps store sector, Handango, for an undisclosed amount. The two stores put together now have applications for Android, Symbian OS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm (NSDQ: PALM), Linux, and Java powered mobile devices, and of course excludes the biggie, iPhone; the stores combined to date have generated over $400 million in apps revenues from customers, they say. Jud Bowman will remain as President and CEO of PocketGear and Alex Bloom, current CEO of Handango, will become COO of PocketGear. PocketGear is headquartered in Durham, NC ... (Read Full Article)
    

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12. UK Newspapers Want BBC Mobile Apps Blocked For 'Undermining' Them, BBC Disagrees

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 18 2010) Mobile Applications , EMEA

    I wondered how long it would be before print media pointed at the BBC’s new smartphone apps plan as another example of expansion in to their commercial territory. The answer: just 24 hours... The Newspaper Publishers Association, in an emailed statement, says its members believe BBC apps “will undermine the commercial sector’s ability to establish an economic model in an emerging but potentially important market ... This, over the long term, will reduce members’ ability to invest in quality journalism.” The NPA already looks like a dog with a bone with this - it says it will ask the regulating ... (Read Full Article)
    

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13. The Buzz Among App Developers At This Year's MWC May Surprise You

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 18 2010)

    For the first time this year at Mobile World Congress, an entire building was roped off for application developers with each day of the inaugural App Planet being hosted by another player—Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Research In Motion and Google’s Android. While the rest of the show—spanning seven other halls—focused on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and the rapid proliferation of Android devices from too many handset-makers to count, I ducked into App Planet to get an unofficial litmus test for what the buzz is among developers. Keep in mind, when talking to developers, you mostly ... (Read Full Article)
    

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14. paidContent 2010: How Smartphones, E-Readers And, Yes, Tablets, Are Changing The Game

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 18 2010)

    A premium ecosystem has been spawned by the advent of smartphones and e-readers. News outlets unwilling to charge for online news don’t flinch at fees for news by app. Book publishers are pushing aside the idea that digital means cheaper. New dedicated e-readers are closer than any before to fulfilling the promise of formats that work for magazines and newspapers. And the advent of the tablet – years after Bill Gates proclaimed it the future – offers everyone a chance to ride a new wave of creativity – and commerce. Where do we go from here? Find out at paidContent ... (Read Full Article)
    

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15. This Year's Message At MWC: It's Complicated!

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 14 2010)

    Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week will reveal in gory detail just how complicated the industry has become. If you don’t believe me, just consider this short list of ironies: Google’s Eric Schmidt will give one of the show’s first keynote despite releasing its first phone only 16 months ago; Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is not expected to announce a phone for the first time in a decade; Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will try to grab the spotlight with a new version of its Windows phone, after losing its grasp on enterprise market; and Verizon Wireless is co-hosting a press conference ... (Read Full Article)
    

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16. Samsung Unveils Vision Of The Future: No More Dumb Phones

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 14 2010)

    The day before Mobile World Congress officially kicks off, Samsung unveiled the Wave, the first phone running its new operating system called bada. The multimedia event was held off site in a large room, where the walls served as giant video screens. Crashing waves and and over-sized images of jellyfish made it feel like an aquarium. On stage, dancers kept rhythm to loud techno music and a trapeze artist hung from the ceiling. But more important than all of that was the message that Samsung was there to deliver. For months, the South Korean handset maker has provided an often ... (Read Full Article)
    

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17. Motorola To Break Into Two Publicly Held Companies By Early 2011

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 11 2010) Smartphones

    After years of debating what to do, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has decided to break the company in two. The separation is targeted for the first quarter of next year. The entities will become two, independently, publicly traded companies. One will include the mobile devices and home businesses, and the other will include its enterprise mobility solutions and networks businesses. Motorola’s co-CEO and held of mobile devices Sanjay Jha, will serve as CEO of the mobile devices and home businesses, and Co-CEO Greg Brown will serve as CEO of the enterprise group. Release. (Read Full Article)
    

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18. Sprint Taps GetJar To Offer Thousands Of Free Apps To Subscribers

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 10 2010) Smartphones , Americas

    Sprint (NYSE: S) is partnering with GetJar, an independent Lithuania-based application store, to offer thousands of free applications on a variety of its handsets. Release. The partnership with Sprint marks GetJar’s highest profile agreement in the the U.S. to date, however, the relatively under-the-radar company has signed up others worldwide with Carphone Warehouse, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) and Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) France. (Read Full Article)
    

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19. NYT Hit 75 Million Mobile Pageviews In December; Reached 3 Million iPhone App Downloads

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 10 2010) Mobile Applications , Smartphones

    Amid a flurry of positive digital ad stats included in the NYTCO’s Q4 rebound, Janet Robinson, president and CEO, also ticked off several notable mobile milestones as well during the company’s earnings call. Across its mobile sites and apps, the NYT’s received 75 million mobile pageviews in December alone, while its popular free iPhone app reached 3 million downloads since its launch in July ‘08. (Read Full Article)
    

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20. NBC Universal's Winter Olympics Mobile Line-Up: Two New Apps; Social Media Features And More

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 3 2010) Smartphones , SMS

    After being blown away by the amount of mobile web traffic NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) received during the Beijing Olympics, it is investing even more heavily in mobile for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. In the summer of 2008, the Olympics were considered one of the largest digital events to date, and NBC executives were stunned by the 6.5 million unique visitors coming to its mobile web site during the games. But with smartphone adoption and data consumption steadily increasing since, this Olympics could draw even bigger crowds to the mobile phone. An NBC spokesperson told mocoNews that this year they’ve ... (Read Full Article)
    

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21. Google Enables Advertisers to 'Click To Call' In Mobile Ads

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 28 2010) Smartphones

    Google (NSDQ: GOOG) said that is now allowing advertisers to embed phone numbers into mobile ads so that customers can click to call. The ads will work on phones with high-end browsers, including the iPhone, Android or other smartphones, and will be based on the person’s location, the company said on its blog. That way if they are calling to make restaurant reservations, you’ll call the nearest location. While the the ability to “click to call” is not new, Google said advertisers who participated in the beta trial saw improved click-through rates, and experienced more visits to their websites in ... (Read Full Article)
    

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22. That Was Quick: Already, A Fund For iPad App Developers

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 28 2010) Mobile Applications

    Well, that didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after Steve Jobs announced an iPad that will support larger-resolution downloadable apps, UK regional development fund Northern Film & Media (NFM) is opening a fund with which it will specifically support iPad app developers. NFM is setting aside £40,000 for the fund; applications close on February 24. That may not sound like much, but consider that the fund has been created for NFM by Ewan McIntosh, the former 4iP investment commissioner who helped Channel 4 launch an iPhone app fund that eventually helped finance AudioBoo, You Booze You Lose and MirrorMe ... (Read Full Article)
    

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23. Apple's iPhone Gains Traction In Asia; Has Sold 200,000 In China

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 25 2010) Smartphones , APAC

    Apple’s international presence is gaining traction and revenues are increasing in both Japan and Asia-Pacific because of the iPhone, the company said today as part of its first-quarter financial results.  While the company doesn’t typically breakdown iPhone sales by country, Apple’s COO Tim Cook said he would make an exception for China. He said that since the iPhone went on sale there in late October/early November, they’ve sold about 200,000 units through their partner China Unicom. The number seems fairly impressive given that only 5,000 phones were sold during opening weekend and they cost around $1,000 each. Not to mention ... (Read Full Article)
    

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24. Nokia Follows Google Down Free-GPS Route In Drive Against TomTom

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 21 2010) EMEA

    Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may have spent €8 billion ($11.2 billion) acquiring Navteq in 2007, but today the handset maker announced it’s making its GPS navigation features available for free to all users. Turn-by-turn navigation and traffic updates had respectively cost around €1.59 ($2) and €0.69 ($0.97) a day. But now the service will come pre-loaded on selected Nokia smartphones; those who already own devices can download the app. (Read Full Article)
    

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