(Credit: INQ Mobile)The idea of a "social networking phone" seems redundant at first--don't all phones have an ability to connect to a social network of some kind? But INQ Mobile, a company based in the U.K., claims that it is the first to really bring social networks ... Originally posted at CES 2009

Truphone has made available complete two-way instant messaging utilizing MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk for the iPod Touch. It has also voiced that… + view full entry Related Entries Nimbuz goes beyond Skype Launches Comprehensive Mobile VOIP & IM Solution, and Brings Voice To Social Networks VIDEO: Yahoo, Google, MSN, Skype and eBay Services of the 3 Italy Cheap Intern...

It's great to kick of the New Year with an analysis of some of the companies and developments sure to leave their mark on 2009. In the case of Taptu - a provider of "socially assisted" mobile search that MSG has tracked from day one - it's a case of both. It's a company we're sure to hear more from and - more importantly - it's a company whose recent deals with Gofresh-own...

A thoughtful piece by Colin Gibbs over at RCR Wireless News discusses the expected future evolution of mobile social networks compared to internet social networks. Expect the mobile versions to grow in popularity and usage, but a question remains about their financial viability!

Vodafone has launched the BETA version of its a geo-aware social network Pocket Life. The service, launched on December 16, allows users to update their friends on their current locations automatically, and also allows them to syndicate status updates and their recent activities to popular social networks like Facebook and MySpace. Users can also use GPS to create a route and share that with frien...

UPDATE:  According to a tweet from Jouko Ahvenainen, this is the first review of the book. I was fortunate enough to be sent an advance review copy of an excellent new book from Futuretext titled “Social Media Marketing”.  The subheading reads “How data analytics helps to monetize the user base in telecoms, social networks, media and advertising in a

I’ll admit it; I’m one of those weird people who click that box that enables websites to send out lots of pointless newsletters. I live in the hope one day they’ll serve a purpose or value – like the Woolworths ones did (once upon a time) – and of course updates on other websites and

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...

Pinger announced Pinger Phone, a mobile application that provides an interface for managing and communicating with phone contacts as well as with social networks.

Mobile social network users is growing quickly. According to a study conducted by The Kelsey Group and ConStat, the percentage of mobile phone users who said they accessed social networks from their handset jumped 182% from September 2007 to October 2008.