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Text Messaging Used More than Voice Text messaging is used more now than voice calls on the cell phone. Here is the breakdown of average calls versus texts per month truth about enzyte based on age group.
AGE -- CALLS -- TEXTS <12> 18-24 265 790 25-34 239 331 35-44 223 236 45-54 193 128 55-64 145 38 65+ 99 14 Labels: text message stats, text message use, text message use by age group # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 12:07 AM 0 comments Anticipated revenue for advertising supported mobile messaging in North America 2006 - 2011 (Source -- eMarketer; Nov., '07) 2006 -- $0.40 2007 -- $0.81 2008 -- $1.47 2009 -- $2.38 2010 -- $3.06 2011 -- $3.83 Total revenue in billions. Labels: mobile marketing revenues, text message advertising # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 10:29 AM 0 comments Timberland has settled a class action lawsuit for sending unauthorized text message promotions to consumers from 2002 through 2008. The total amount of the settlement is $7 million. Those in the do-it-yourself text message industry are pleased to see the action taken, although Timberland has not admitted any guilt in the settlement. The thing that will set promotional text messaging apart from email spam is the fact that all consumers must opt-in. Apparently, Timberland was sloppy about its opt-in practices. Customers who received the text messages from Timberland can apply for up to a $150 refund for their troubles. I received the form and it is certainly curious. It asks how many texts you received from Timberland each month since 2002! Now, who is going to have record of that! If you wish to apply for a refund, you can download the Timberland class action lawsuit form here at the TextMessageBlog. Labels: text message settlement, text message spam, Timberland # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 1:29 PM 0 comments Labels: cell phone videos # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 8:44 PM 0 comments Save money on communications with no contracts to sign and no equipment to buy. Whether you are in the business of serious saving, or looking for a solution to inexpensive worldwide communication, Tabrio delivers what you need. 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At age 13, however, exactly 57% of both girls and boys owned cell phones. # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 11:29 AM 0 comments Barack Obama is going to use text message technology to let his followers know of his selection of his vice-president. Here is the message sent today from the Obama camp. People keep asking me if we're really going to announce Barack's VP directly to our supporters. The answer is yes. # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 11:18 PM 0 comments Mobile marketing is making a big push as more US mobile users are obtaining unlimited data packages. It's clear that one of the major factors in increasing mobile use is access to the mobile web. And, while the USA has lagged in areas such as text messaging, it is often seen setting the pace internationally when it comes to mobile data use. About 40 million Americans are "actively using the mobile Internet." That's about 15.6% of subscribers, according to Nielsen Mobile. 14% of mobile subscribers have an unlimited data package in their cell phone plan. Clearly, an increase in use of the mobile web will bode well for mobile advertising that stretches beyond the initial world of text message advertising. And, ads are beginning to reach the American public. 26% of Americans report having received a mobile advertisement via text message. Top destination sites for mobile users in the US are in order: 1. Yahoo Mail 14.2 million (Source -- Nielsen Mobile; May, 2008) # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 6:23 PM 0 comments Verizon Wireless has named Tennessee as the state with the most text messages sent and received in its study of text message habits of its customers from the southeast region of the United States. The results were from the company's "Big City Wireless Use Study." The study revealed that Verizon Wireless customers in Nashville earned the number one spot as the state's most text messages by sending and receiving 819 million text messages from January to April 2008. Knoxville landed the number two position with over 420 million text messages during that same time period, while neighboring Chattanooga earned third place with 408 million text messages. The "Big City Wireless Use Study" was initially developed by Verizon Wireless to compare the growth in text messaging from April 2006 to April 2008 in the Southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The study revealed an increase in text messaging among the company's Tennessee customers by 520% in 24 months (April 2006 to April 2008). Wow! A five times increase in two years! Now, that's significant! # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 3:28 AM 0 comments Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice will have leaders from Bell and Telus in Ottawa to explain why they plan to raise the fees associated with text messaging to those customers without a bucket plan. Prentice is especially concerned about the public getting charged for an unwanted spam text message. Bell and Telus say that the phenomenal growth of text messaging has caused it to increase the size of its networks to keep pace. The carriers say that text message volume nationwide in Canada has increased from 369,000 per day in 2002 to 45.3 million per day today. This claim on the behalf of the carriers seems kind of lame, doesn't it? I mean doesn't it cost less to sell a pound bag of potato chips than a one ounce bag? Labels: canada, Text Message # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 3:18 PM 0 comments Canadians are up in arms today by the announcement that Bell and Telus are going to begin charging for inbound text messages. It's nothing new to Americans as we've been charged from the get-go. But, we always think our friends to the north are a little more civilized and savvy than we are. Carriers so often don't see the forest from the trees. Yeah, they'll make a little from the inbound texts to users that don't have a bucket plan. But, they'll increase their customer service calls in explaining why. Moreover, it's these kinds of actions that cause advertisers to be more reluctant to run a text message advertising campaign. That's where the real money is Bell and Telus. Labels: canada # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 10:05 AM 0 comments
Link2Me Link Exchange Directory - The Best Link Exchange for SEO Professionals As per CTIA, the total wireless subscribers in the USA is now 260.7 million. Here is the breakdown of the USA cellular market by carrier. 1. AT&T Mobility -- 71.3 million 2. Verizon -- 67.2 3. Sprint/Nextel -- 52.8 4. T-Mobile USA -- 30.8 5. ALLTEL -- 13.2 6. Tracfone -- 10.0 (prepaid) 7. US Cellular -- 6.2 8. Virgin Mobile -- 5.1 9. metro PCS -- 4.4 (mostly Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, LA, Miami, Orlando, SF) 10. Boost -- 4.3 (southeast & west -- 12 states) 11. Leap Wireless/Cricket -- 3.1 (23 states) 12. Cellular South -- 700,000 13. Centennial Wireless -- 663,000 (IN, MI,OH,LA, MS,TX) 14. Cincinnati Bell -- 579,000 (Cincy, Dayton, KY, IN) 15. nTelos -- 421,000 (VA,WV,KY,OH,TN,MD,NC) # posted by Anthony Wayne @ 4:28 PM 0 comments Text messages sent worldwide per year. 2004 -- 4.66 billion |