As mobile commerce becomes more popular, so will mobile fraud

Here’s a nicely timed little scare story about mobile security. Anti-fraud company 41st Parameter is reporting the emergence of mobile commerce coupled with advanced smartphones will lead to a “groundswell” of m-commerce fraud.

GoMo 1-to-1 at MMF: mobile marketing, money and more from Mobile Giving

I spoke to mobile veteran Jim Manis, CEO of Mobile Giving at the Mobile Marketing Forum. He’s a long time supporter of the MMA, and an influential figure in its past. But today we talked about his current pet institution: Mobile Giving. This is a non-profit charity organisation that currently helps over 350 charities collect donations via mobile. We also spoke about how the mobile channel can be used for marketing and educating of donors, and the possible commercial applications of the service

never.no teams with the Nobel Peace Centre and More Mobile Relations

Never.no a provider of interactive video and mobile technology has created an exhibit “From King to Obama”. It is on display at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo until April 11, 2010.

New Mobile Barcode Marketing Agency QRe8

I love innovation and I love mobile barcodes. I got a nice email from the Co-founder of QRe8 and he created two mobile barcodes for GoMo News.

Orange partners with Twitter for mobile updates

Orange today announced a partnership with Twitter, which will enable customers to send and receive Twitter updates directly from their mobile phones using text messaging. It also sees Orange become the first mobile phone operator to enable customers to upload and share photos on Twitter via MMS.

Twitter teases as Buzzworthy mobile event rocks out in San Francisco

Last night I got a genuinely great surprise. Mobile social service Nimbuzz and Attack! Marketing ran an event for mobile heads in San Francisco last night called Buzzworthy. The plan was to get 30 or so mobile bloggers, app developers, marketers and anyone else interesting in mobile together for a few drinks and a lot of chat. It turned out significantly bigger than that!

Google buys AdMob but what does it mean for mobile and the competition?

Google has a list of purchased conquests on its bedpost. The latest notch is called AdMob – the mobile advertising self-service platform actually making a little bit of money.

Google to Acquire AdMob

November 2009
Today we announced that AdMob has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google for $750 million. We are extremely excited about this new partnership and what it means for our advertiser, developer and publisher partners.

Mobile money roundup: NFC, Indian unbanked, Fiserv and Xcellink

Fiserv continues to spread mobile to smaller American banks. Indian Corporation Bank is using mobile to provide commerce services to 2,000 unbanked villages. Xcellink has secured an important mobile transactions patent in China. Twinlinx and Inside Contactless have announced a partnership to drive NFC-based mobile payments in North America.

Interview with Dave Gwozdz CEO Mojiva on mOcean and promoting iPhone apps

It was a great pleasure to speak with David Gwozdz the CEO of Mojiva about the new application mobile advertising service mOcean. I had written about it before and was confused about what it meant for Mojiva and why a start-up was diversifying its brand.

GoMo 1-to-1: the future of mobile payments with OpenMarket

I interviewed Jay Emmet from mobile communications hub OpenMarket at Mobile Commerce World in San Francisco. We had a great interview, covering “second wave” app stores; the unique position that telcos are in to push mobile commerce forward; the future of mobile as a more powerful payment method than credit cards and more.

Mobile roaming experts Starhome making Sparx

Starhome is a mobile company that focuses on improving the roaming services offered by operators. The most recent release is unfortunately called Sparx, but don’t let that dissuade you. It’s actually a roaming service that allows operators to serve targeted campaigns to their customers when those customers are roaming abroad.

Mobile operator round-up: Verizon, Sprint, Orange, T-Mobile and more

Today is a good day for operator news stories. We’ve got Verizon getting ready for a smartphone whammy. Sprint is pushing the WiMAX envelope. iPhone details are emerging from Orange. T-Mobile may have more Android up it’s sleeve than we thought… and more.

comScore buys into Latin American mobile and on-line metrics

Digital metrics giant comScore has announced it is buying out a measurement company in Latin America. Certifica has a presence throughout Latin America, and provides metrics from both mobile and on-line internet connections.

Mobile Money round-up: Zong, Obopay, Vodafone and Citibank

Citibank and Mobile Money Ventures are teaming for a launch in China. Obopay has extended its reach into the mobile gaming market. Vodafone pushes for mobile paymets in India. Zong has launched a new service to allow users to use their mobile for card-based payments

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