The GPhone Is No iPhone [NYT]
Google’s much-anticipated project focuses on extending the company’s dominance of online advertising to the mobile market, as well as creating an alternative to Microsoft’s Windows Mobile.
Related: Analysts predict that $11.4 to $20 billion will be spent advertising on the world’s 2.5 billion mobile phones by 2011. [Economist]
Navigation Industry in the Fast Lane [Economist]
With over 35 million navigation devices set to sell this year—and over double that amount by 2010—advertisers are jumping at the opportunity to direct drivers to gas stations, restaurants, and even close-by friends.
MSNBC.com Buys Citizen Journalism Site [MSNBC]
The leading news website enters the UGC world through its purchase of Newsvine, a site that allows users to rank and comment on stories, as well as get paid to write their own.
iTunes Teaming with Facebook? [paidContent via Yahoo]
Rumors claim that Facebook and iTunes are planning an artist platform for the social networking site, which would allow bands and labels to create artist pages, as well as widgets, and then follow links to buy the music through Apple.
Social Networks Battle for Asia [BusinessWeek]
MySpace and Facebook are working overtime to unseat already established sites like Friendster and Google’s Orkut in Asia, as all involved realize the importance of relating to local populations by adopting native languages and hiring resident staffers.
Online Dating World Attracts Single Parents, Report Finds [NYT]
While single parents represent only 5.7% of American adults, they account for 16.1% of recent online daters, according to a survey by Mediamark Research.
College Students Rate Facebook #1 [MarketingVOX]
A study by Anderson Analytics found that students considered Facebook their most favorite website, followed by Google, MySpace, ESPN, and Collegehumor.com.
Related: iPod, “Harry Potter”, Snickers favorites among college students [AdAge]
McDonald’s Adding Wi-Fi [c|Net]
Following in Starbucks footsteps, the fast-food chain is adding Wi-Fi service to its 1,200 outlets in the U.K., hoping to attract more business-types.
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