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UK MVNO’s SIM cards arrive in the St Nick of time
Rating: The Peoples’ Operator sends SIMs out Before Xmas
Having been at the original launch of the UK MVNO, The People’s Operator (TPO), GoMobile News finally received its SIM card in the Post (mail). Which is interesting because it’s almost a month after the actual Press event (November 19th 2012) and we signed up immediately. But, hey, it is just in time for Xmas. One thing which we can confirm, however, is that TPO is definitely hosted on the EE network. That’s good news because you shouldn’t need to unlock a an Orange or T-Mobile handset. Continue reading
Posted in Everything Everywhere, Mobile Operators
Tagged charity, EE, The People’s Operator, TPO
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the people’s operator starts as UK MVNO
Rating: The mobile network which makes a real difference, man
Wow. Attending the launch of the UK’s latest MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), the people’s operator (TPO) was like being at some old-school hippie fest. This one reckons that it can really make a difference by giving 25 per cent of its profits to a charitable foundation. TPO couldn’t say which mobile network operator it has decided to go with but claimed it was the UK’s largest mobile network operator. So it has to be EE (formerly Everything Everywhere), then. There was also an amazing quote from Esther Rantzen. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news
Tagged charity, EE, Esther Rantzen, Mobile Virtual Network Operator, mvno, TPO
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Apple fanboy’s charity e-book enters Top 40
Rating: Proceeds from Rob Shoesmith’s Bin There Done That go to homeless
Famed for spending ten days camped outside an Apple Store in London’s Covent Garden, Rob Shoesmith has set himself an ambitious target of selling a million copies of his e-book. The book is available from Amazon and the Apple iTunes iBooks Store. Shoesmith actually works for an smartphone app developer operating under the name of MEDL Mobile. His idea is to sell enough copies of the book – ‘Bin There Done That’ so that he can sell his house in Coventry [England] and donate the proceeds to a charity for the homeless. The book only costs 99 pence or $1.99. Shoesmith emailed GoMobile News to announce that the book had got into the British Top 40 best selling books on iTunes. It has subsequently dropped to No. 60, so he needs more help from Apple fans everywhere. Continue reading
Posted in App stores, Apple, eBook
Tagged amazon, Apple, Bin There Done That, charity, e-book, homeless, itunes, MEDl Mobile, Rob Shoesmith
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Vodafone extends JustTextGiving to everyone
Rating: Jut put your VIC code on your running shirt
Vodafone has announced that it is extending its JustTextGiving text donation service by offering everyone their own personal Vodafone Identification Code (VIC). Each VIC is free to set up and manage, and every penny goes straight to their chosen charity. Gift Aid can also be reclaimed. JustTextGiving was initially set up in May [2011] to focus on helping charities to raise funds. The revolutionary scheme has now been widened to include anyone raising money for a charity in Britain. Anyone over 18 can apply for a unique, VIC personalised textcode (e.g. TONY56). The best way to do so is to visit www.justtextgiving.co.uk or you can call 0800 0521 081. Vodafone claims it takes less than one minute to set up. It took us five but then we wanted to personalise out giving code. Continue reading
Mobile advertising and marketing hot news: misleading ads, charity and music
Here’s the GoMo News round-up of the hottest stories in mobile marketing and advertising! There are court cases around misleading operator ads in Australia; mobile music marketer Adva Mobile are expanding into Android; and more…
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Mobile Money: Txtlocal launches Charity Short Code in the UK
The use of mobile phones as a way to donate to charity is pretty much now a proven business model. First attracting major public attention during the Haiti Disaster earlier this year, more and more “mobile giving” options have launched. Today, we see another launch in the UK – from SMS marketer Txtlocal. They claim their major differentiator is that the charity gets the entire amount donated through the SMS; there is no slice taken by Txtlocal or certain mobile operators.
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Posted in Mobile Messaging, mobile money, mobile news
Tagged charity, charity short codes, mobile, mobile charity, mobile money, mobile text, short codes, SMS, Txtlocal
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Mobile entertainer Buongiorno helps re-open school
Buongiorno, a global leader in mobile entertainment, is pleased to announce that the Siyafunda school in Siyafunda, Rhobololo, Knysna, South Africa has reopened with the help of the support of donations of Buongiorno and Wayne Pitout (founder of South African iTouch, acquired by Buongiorno in 2007). The newly refurbished school will make a fundamental difference to the education and learning of many disadvantaged children in the local area. Continue reading
Mobile advertising and marketing hot news: iAds, analytics and charity
Here’s the morning round-up of the hottest mobile marketing and advertising news from GoMo News! Apple is losing out on revenue to other networks serving on iAds; mobile is helping to boost the global advertising industry; digital newspapers get another lifeline into mobile; and many more… Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Marketing, mobile news
Tagged advertising, Apple, charity, geocast, Greystripe, iads, marketing, mobile, mobile advertising, Mobile Marketing, oxygen8, wpp
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The Red Cross places its faith in mobile payments for charity
When Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake in January of this year, relief organisations around the world sprang into action. But more than ever before, the Haiti disaster showed how mobile can be used as a channel for donations. And mobile charity mGive impressed the Red Cross so much that the two organisations will be working together around the world. Continue reading
Posted in mobile money, mobile news
Tagged charity, mgive, mobile, mobile accord, mobile charity, mobile payments, red cross
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SMS vs. barcodes in the mobile charity arena
Here’s an interesting one – GoMo News published a piece yesterday on how 2d barcodes are getting into the mobile charity space. Mobile giving has become much more high-profile this year, since it was so useful in Haiti. Since we published the story yesterday, we’ve been in contact with Canadian barcode provider Mobio – which feels there’s a lot to be said for using barcodes instead of SMS when it comes to giving. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile barcodes, mobile news, mobile payments
Tagged 2d barcode, barcode, charity, mobile, mobile barcode, mobile charity, mobile giving, mobile sms, mobile text, mobio, SMS, text
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Mobile barcodes play their part in the charity game
Recent disasters have proven just how good a channel the mobile is for charitable donations. Problem is, millions of calls have a tendency to jam networks. Often, during the moment of greatest public awareness of a disaster, givers are turned away because the process is so difficult. We’ve seen how effective SMS can be for getting around that (see our report here), and now Canadian company MobioID is seeing what it can do with 2d barcodes and television. Continue reading
Posted in iphone, mobile news, mobile payments
Tagged 2d barcode, barcode, charity, iphone, mobile, mobile barcode, mobile payment, mobioid, payment
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MWC Mobile Premier Awards – Donation on the Go: spendino (finalist in Innovation)
Die Spendino GmbH aus Berlin bietet Non-Profit-Organisationen eine integrierte Lösung für Internet und Mobile, mit dem Ziel der Mittelbeschaffung, also des Fundraising an. Ziel ist es, gemeinnützigen Organisationen dabei zu helfen, Spenden zu sammeln, mit bereits eingetragenen Spendern via Social Media zu kommunizieren und mit neuen in Dialog zu treten. Spendino, das nach eigenen Angaben das erste Unternehmen in Deutschland ist, welches das Handy ausschließlich für soziale Zwecke einsetzt, verwandelt das Smartphone in „eine moderne mobile Sammeldose“, indem die Spenden via SMS gesendet werden. Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, mobile news, mobile payments
Tagged charity, fundraising, micropayment, mobile, mobile payments, mobile premier awards, mobile text, Mobile World Congress, MWC, SMS, spendino
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Mobile advertising supergroup forms for Haiti charity
Some of the biggest names in the mobile advertising industry have today announced a group effort to help relief fund-raising in Haiti. AdMob, Eyeblaster, Jumptap, Microsoft Advertising, Millennial Media, Ringleader Digital and more have grouped together – thanks to efforts from mobile agency Mobile Accord. Continue reading
