What’s hot in town? Find out with mobile social networks and location from Buzzd

Buzzd is one of those cool apps with a very cool co-creator, Deepen Shah. I met Deepen originally at CTIA a few years back and it’s always nice to bump into him at shows and see how Buzzd is doing.

Survey finds social networks and email are most popular mobile Web activities

Webcredible has released the results of a survey about what people use their mobile device for the most, discounting voice or text. 1,132 visitors to Webcredible between February and April this year were polled. Of the respondants, over 50% of them said that they were now using their devices for at least some mobile Web [...]

Geo tagging community Locr launches mobile social app for iPhone

Locr and Houdah Software today announced that an iPhone app for the service is now available for free from the Apple Store. The app allows users to upload photos to the locr map.
locr has been available on Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 devices for some time now, and saw some success there. “locrUpload for iPhone” [...]

Mobile social network Wadja relaunches with an eye on on-line

Wadja.com has announced the re-launch of its mobile social networking site. The new design is geared towards merging mobile and on-line web functions. Wadjas aim is to create a social network that moves with you from your mobile device to your computer.
The redesign looks to take advantage of growing smartphone use in the UK. The [...]

ScrOOn launches pick-and-choose library for branded social media services

Social media platform ScrOOn is launching a service to help bring brands closer to their consumers. ScrOOn creates branded media like web TV and social networks to help agencies communicate with audiences.
ScrOOn allows brands to choose services from a back-end library, customise them, and integrate them into any existing website. Services range from video sharing, [...]

W3C reports that mobility and interoperability are essential for Social Networks

Fifty-five organisations and industry leaders gathered for a 2-day workshop on the Future of Social Networking in Barcelona in January, run by the W3C. One of its conclusions was that for Social Networks to thrive they need to create an open, mobile Social Web.
Highlights from the report:
* Many social networking sites have yet to take [...]

Bebo launches mobile social network initiative

Bebo has launched Open Mobile, an initiative to help operators use the Bebo platform to create their own social networks. Bebo Open Mobile is intended for operators, handset manufacturers and software developers who want to create branded/tailored versions of the social network for their own use.
Partners can develop a Bebo mobile site with customised navigation, [...]

Mobile social networking is driving the mobile Internet in Europe

Analytics company comScore has reported that social networking is the biggest  draw for new users getting into the mobile Web. In November, 34 percent of MoSo users in Western Europe never accessed any other mobile web content. comScore also reports that this audience tends to be younger than average mobile web users, and has a [...]

MySpace and Virgin Mobile team up to bring the social network on-deck in India

Virgin Mobile customers can now get instant access to MySpace through Virgins vBytes portal in India. The social network will be clickable from all WAP-enabled Virgin handsets.
From the release:
Commenting on the partnership, Deval Parikh, chief officer, handsets and VAS, Virgin Mobile India, said, “We are thrilled to be the first to have partnered with MySpace [...]

South Africa: Mobile Social Networks are New Advertising Medium

A really interesting article over at allfrica.com about how in South Africa Mobile Social Networks are the New Advertising Medium.

They Say:
A MXIT subscriber frantically punches some text before sending a message to a friend, who replies obligingly. Another acquaintance, chipping in on the conversation, introduces a new friend to the two buddies.
This hypothetical exchange not [...]

GoMo News on Wheels! - Sony Pictures TV Intl - Assaf Tarnopolsky

Featured above is Assaf Tarnopolsky, Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) vice president, mobile programming and digital product development. Based at SPTI’s headquarters in Culver City, California, Tarnopolsky is responsible for developing and implementing a cross-company mobile content strategy, including video, games, personalization and premium short message service consumer campaigns. Original video and related personalization products [...]

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