The Next Billion [Forbes]
Yesterday we reported on Nokia’s expansion into China. Today, its the US. Five years ago, Nokia used to sell one out of every three mobile phones in North America; today it sells one in ten. Nokia is fighting to regain the U.S. market by shifting focus away from hardware to internet services and software. It acquired digital map database Navteq for $8.1 billion and already owns Enpocket, the largest mobile advertising agency. Nokia will be expanding services to download music, video, games, and mobile navigation tools.
Under Glare of Scrutiny, a Game Is Toned Down [New York Times]
Do video games face a double standard when it comes portrayals of violence? Torture depictions in “Saw” or graphic killings in “The Sopranos” don’t receive nearly the same scrutiny and traditional media products are rarely banned from store shelves. Meanwhile, “Manhunt 2″ has recently had to edit down its bloodier parts to remove a ban by the U.S. software rating board.
Google to Fight Back in Battle of Social Networks [Brand Republic]
Hoping to challenge Facebook, Google opens up its social networking site, Orkut, to third party applications.
MTV Contest Helps Net Hook Up With the Future of Digital [Advertising Age]
Raphappy.com, a site where users can upload and rate each other’s amateur rap tracks, is the winner of MTVU and Cisco’s “Digital Incubator” contest—a venture launched to discover Web 2.0 innovations by college students. Past winners have included “How Do I Say This?” an advice wiki that led to a series on MTVU, and “Hit! or Sh!t,” a voting-based video-ranking platform.
Meebo Platform Means More Widgets For Online IM [Wired News]
With the launch of Meebo platform, outside developers can now create widget applications for Meebo’s IM desktop. As with Facebook, users will be able to add Meebo widgets for VoIP, video chat, or lifecasting tools to their pages.
Facebook Employees Know What Profiles You Look At [Valleywag]
With the recent wave of Google privacy regulation by Canada and the EU, Facebook’s privacy policy has gone largely unscrutinized. Valleywag reveals that Facebook employees can view any profile in the network and check user history to find out what profiles people have seen.
Web Marketing to a Segment Too Big to Be a Niche [New York Times]
Disaboom.com offers social networking to those with physical or mental disabilities. It includes the same networking capabilities as sites like Facebook and offers medical news, career advice, dating resources and travel tips for its disabled users.
Humane Society Taps There.com To Reach Gen-Y [MediaPost]
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has launched a campaign involving the virtual world There.com. Users will be able to purchase real-world and virtual merchandise through a HSUS virtual storefront to raise funds in the fight against animal cruelty.
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