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Mobile social networking 'to ring up $6bn'
News Mobile dating and chatrooms currently account for 57 per cent of user-generated revenues, with this proportion falling to 21 per cent by 2012 as other services increase in popularity, Juniper predicts. [15 Aug 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.06.07
Round-Up Match.com - an online dating site, rather than a website selling Swan Vestas - tried to break the world record for the most people snogging simultaneously. How's this for back-to-basics: SMS text messages took several hours to come through and some... [29 Jun 2007]
Skype sets off IM love-in free-for-all
News Friis suggested that Skype's IM features could be incorporated into software-based media players for personal computers, websites for dating, blogging or "eBay kinds of auctions". Since the company's launch on 29 August, 2003, nearly two years ago... [24 Aug 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.11.04
Round-Up A file called 'asdsdaf' dating back to 1999 which just contains the text 'asdsdaf' Based on the average number of text messages, emails, digital images and MP3 files consumers are storing on mobile devices today, users are carrying on average a ten... [17 Dec 2004]
HP wins $500m Nokia outsourcing deal
News The contract is an extension of HP's current deal with Nokia dating back to 2001 and formalises the memorandum of understanding that was agreed back in February this year. HP has won a $500m outsourcing deal to provide IT services globally for... [29 Sep 2004]
Vodafone launches controls to stop kids looking at 'adult content'
News From now on, access to 'adult' internet content - pornography, gambling, violent games, chat and dating services - will be blocked from all 3G phones as standard. Mobile operators' promises to keep kids away from unsuitable content have finally... [02 Jul 2004]
Iraqi telecoms contracts up for grabs
News James Sharp, a Scot who is serving as Coalition Provincial Authority (South) Ministry of Communications advisor, explained how most of Iraq's telecoms infrastructure was either destroyed in last year's conflict or run down, with some French and... [27 May 2004]
Hated pop-ups savaged by silicon readers
News Especially when you're merrily filling in some online form and the focus gets shifted by some pop-up for a dating agency. One anonymous reader singled out Vodafone for criticism - though the mobile giant is of course far from being the only company... [01 Mar 2004]
SMS dating a real revenue spinner in India
News A mobile virtual dating service called TrackUrMate has helped India-based cellular operator Bharti Airtel make five times more money from data services than before, says a senior company executive. In use, the mobile dating service resembles... [13 May 2003]
O2 and Orange make advanced moves in mobile land grab
News Community, chat and dating - E2.3bn These types of moves are common in the mobile world, though they are now against a backdrop where experts are trying to predict which type of services will prove most lucrative. [16 Apr 2003]
UK businesses are a bunch of text addicts
News Other popular services launched over SMS have included dating and gossip updates, with users signing up to receive news about their favourite soaps, or text alerts every time somebody new who fits their requirements signs up to their dating agency. [09 Oct 2002]
The Bloor Perspective: the US pays for it online and MMS - winner or loser?
Comment Those feeling the benefit are touting business content, entertainment or personals/dating services. Last week in the UK Orange gave details about its impending launch of a picture message service that will allow customers to send photos from mobile... [19 Aug 2002]
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou email address?"
News Other entrants said the site compared well to other online dating services. Five lucky entrants took up our offer to use the services of Match.com, a website which promises to put in touch upwardly mobile yet lovelorn individuals who want to 'kiss... [31 May 2001]
Bridget Jones is a load of old WAP
Comment You'll be able to get daily diary updates, personality tests, a 'guide to life' and discussions on what the publicity blurb describes as the "important global topics - dieting techniques, inner poise, dating strategy, self-help theories, alcohol... [06 Apr 2001]
St Valentine's Day, e-dating-style
Comment Further still, the age of internet dating has arrived. Organised dating may have a certain stigma, but it's got to make more sense than current behavioural trends. Trish McDermott is VP of romance at Match.com, one of the many dating companies... [14 Feb 2001]
