Mobile space to challenge social networks RCR Wireless, CO - 22 hours ago 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 ...

It was a mixed year for social networking sites, which began the year with a bang. Social media sites like MySpace, BigAdda, Ibibo, Orkut and Facebook firmed up operations while sites like Yahoo Mash, popularly touted as competitor to Facebook, shut shop in September 2008 after a year of being launched.

It was a mixed year for social networking sites, which began the year with a bang.

Geeks have been trying to invent ways to buy pints for each other online for years, but the problem has always been persuading pubs to take part. GetThemIn has a more formal approach, working with drinks brands, retailers and venues to build a network of partners - and then building apps on social networking sites, starting with Facebook, that encourage users to buy pints for their mates. ...

LOS ANGELES , Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Juice Wireless, Inc., a multi-award winning mobile social networking and multi-media technology provider, announced the release of two new humorous iPhone applications: Mirror and Vanity Mirror.

2008 may have belonged to the smartphone but problems are looming in 2009, say industry experts.

It?s that time: predictions for the year ahead and a look back at how we did in the year past. Several of last year?s predictions proved highly accurate, as many of the topics we devote attention to ? social networking, startups, and increasingly mobile apps ? evolved according to plan. Looking ahead, we think next year is going to be defined largely by how companies and the entrepreneurs ...

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Mobile social network Loopt goes live on three AT&T phones today, which was the last major carrier holdout. Loopt is now available in the U.S. on Sprint, Verizon, Metro PCS, T-Mobile and Boost. The service is free for a year and then a $4/month fee kicks in. You can get Loopt for free on the iPhone (and there is a TechCrunch version), the Blackberry and Android as well. We?re big believers that mobile is the future of social networking. Loopt and a handful of other brave startups are pushing the envelope on mobile social networks while the big guys, Facebook and MySpace, sit on the sidelines.

Has the mobile industry stumbled on the killer app that it had just agreed to agree doesn't exist? Certainly, from Shozu to Ovi, it was the hot topic of 2008 Right back in February, when Yahoo! announced the second of its One range of mobile services - this time a presence enabled messaging service that put your SMS, email, IM and social network conversations all in one place, categorized by user, not by "Service" - things seemed to be pointing to social networking as a key driver for the year.

Social media mobile marketing company AirGini (http://www.airgini.com) has today announced the private beta launch of Thumbdive (http://www.thumbdive.com), a new iPhone and desktop PC web app for friends to interact and share content from the web?s most popular social sites. Aimed at urban professionals with active lifestyles, a global network of friends and who value their privacy, Thumbdive is a free service which enables members to feel closer to their friends and family throughout the day without having their conversations broa

As last week was a lot about social networking and mobile social networking in the media - today we ask our Opinion Leaders about what they think the future of mobile social networking is. There were already many interesting responses. See this link for more of them. I?d say - Accessing social networks with a mobile will be bigger than via PC within two years - Overall, they?ll become less important as a percentage of mobile web traffic, as other types of mobile website get discovered and used - Look out for a huge growth and therefore influence from emerging markets. Already Indonesia, South Africa and The Philippines are huge markets - Advertising will emerge as the primary (but not the only) revenue driver.

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Back in 2007, I conducted research on trends involving emerging technologies and next generation networks as part of my job at Alcatel-Lucent?s wireless team. That summer, I joined a cross-functional team to develop a vision portraying how mobile broadband and, most specifically, the rollout of 4G wireless networks will help improve productivity, booster education and enable new ways to communicate, socialize, collaborate and enjoy life. The following 8 minute video shows one of the outcomes of that research. We focused on understanding the needs and expectations of two fictional personas: Zoe, a millennial living in the year 2010, and Ethan, a middle age professional in 2015. The goal was to project today?s emerging trends into a no so distant future in which they become commonplace and mainstream experiences. Getting to work on this stuff with the best in the industry was a very rewarding experience. Video thumbnail. Click to play Click To Play This video clip is now part of a marketing trial involving content sharing and social networking services, which this post is actually part of. As usual I will welcome your comments and emails.