Marked increase in mobile data usage, which has almost doubled in the last quarter.

This falls into the category of "amusing personal anecdotes" rather than "rigorous industry analysis". But it also reflects on the complexities of getting user experience right, and mapping telecom and mobile services onto the way people actually live their lives. One of my close friends is, for want of a better term, "a bit of a player". Trying to keep track of the various females in his life is ...

It appears there’s room for plenty of winners in the booming segment of mobile social networking sites. But it’s still unclear how lucrative the space will be.

It's that time of the year again when the Samsung Blog receives queries regarding getting matric results via mobile. The good news is that this is still possible and via the most popular mobile social networking tool in SA - MXit! To get started, simply add "Matric Results 2008" as a contact from within MXit. From there, just follow instructions and you'll get your results SMS'd to ...

The mobile social networking market can be safely described as an emerging market with a very large number of startups and unformed business models functioning similar to their Internet-based equivalents. However, mobile social networks are garnering a great deal of interest from mobile operators, hardware vendors, ISPs, and major brands, as a means of connecting users, reducing churn, enabling ad...

Mobile broadband and mobile social networking are booming according to a new Orange report.

Seattle, US-based Pelago, Inc., the makers of Whrrl, has announced a partnership with Maponics for Neighborhood Boundaries to power their location data needs. Whrrl is a leading location-aware, mobile social networking service that allows friends to share their experiences in real time. Pelago, Inc. is an early-stage company developing a new generation of consumer experiences based on breakthrough...

New on the U.S. mobile social networking scene is Nanomatic, which is just now announcing its arrival in the U.S. market.

Mobile Social Networking Forum – www.socialnetworking-forum.com - will showcase the leading mobile social networking publishers demonstrating that subscriber growth in mobile has the potential to overtake PC. The conference will hear from established mobile social networking platforms including Meet Moi, Zyb, Limbo and Buongiorno’s new mobile social p...

The mobile social networking market is best described as emerging. With a very large number of startups and unformed business models shaped loosely around Internet-based equivalents, the mobile social networking industry has a long way to go before it reaches maturity and mass adoption. Nonetheless, mobile social networks are garnering a great deal of interest from mobile operators, hardware vendo...