don’t 4get ur pills: Text Messaging for Health [Wall Street Journal]
New messaging services are sending people health care information on their handsets. “Health texting” can be used for everything from regimen reminders to weigh loss advice.
Vodafone Challenges Exclusive German iPhone Deal [Yahoo News]
Vodafone has filed a court complaint against T-Mobile’s exclusive distribution rights to Apple’s iPhone in Germany. While such suits have been filed in the US with nothing coming of them, European anti-trust laws make it a more viable claim there. Perhaps they’ll jack up the price for an unlocked version.
Yahoo Plays Catch Up, Inks Video Deal With Sony BMG [Wired]
A new licensing deal with Sony BMG will allow Yahoo users to upload videos by Sony artists.
A Kiss-Off to Online Dating [BusinessWeek]
Many Gen Yers think that they’re too good for eHarmony and Match.com because they can meet people through their networks on Facebook, MySpace, Yelp or even Digg.
Meebo Rolls Out First Apps on its Platform [Mashable]
Third-party developers have created 20 new games for Meebo’s open platform. Next up: shopping, music, and video applications, all designed for social use.
MySpace to Move Into Ad-Supported Music [Adweek]
Joining the search for a new music revenue model is MySpace with an ad-supported content distribution platform. First up: Pennywise fans will be able to download the band’s newest album for free by friend-ing a mobile music distributor called Textango, which hopes to attract bands and build brand awareness.
Some VoIP Applications ARE Failing on Facebook! [Saunderslog.com]
Click-to-call VOIP applications (”minute stealers”) are failing on Facebook because calling costs are low and no one wants to log into Facebook to make a call. But value-added apps like Conference Calling are where its at.
Use Of Broadband Service To Overtake TV Viewing [MediaPost]
Within the next 3 years, more than 16 million U.S. households will use their broadband internet service more than their televisions. Web video: bring it.
AT&T Buys Pay-Per-Call Advertising Firm [PC World]
AT&T plans to acquire technology firm Ingenio, which tracks the effectiveness of online, mobile and print advertising by measuring the number of phone calls made to numbers used in ads.
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