MySpace Developer Platform Launching on February 5th [Mashable]
The top social network says it will assist developers in monetizing their applications, while at the same time keeping privacy a “top priority”. MySpace says its app program will support Google’s OpenSocial from day one and will differ greatly from Facebook’s Beacon.
Related: How Much Money Are Facebook […]
Entries from January 2008
NGT NEWS: MySpace, Big Seed Marketing, & Mobile Content Providers
January 30th, 2008 by NGT
Tags: NGT News Round-up
NGT NEWS: Movies on Handsets, Speech Recognition Software, Cell Phone Wallets
January 29th, 2008 by NGT
SK Telecom to Air Sony Pictures Movies on Mobile [Korea Times]
Japan’s leading mobile carrier signs up with Sony to make 200 hit movies available to subscribers for the equivalent of $1-2 a title. However even SK Telecom is wondering if its handset batteries can realistically play full movies.
Outside.in Powers ‘Buzz Map’ For Washingtonpost.com […]
Tags: NGT News Round-up
New Music P2P Site In Limbo After Labels Deny Deal
January 28th, 2008 by David
News organizations around the world are quickly correcting a story regarding Qtrax, a new P2P website set to launch today, which claimed it would offer free, unlimited downloads of 25 million songs (more than both iTunes and Amazon)—legally. The ad-supported site stated that it had deals with all four major record labels to distribute their […]
Tags: Emerging Technology · Entertainment · Marketing & Branding · Music
NGT NEWS: Google Expects Mobile “Revolution”, Mobile TV in Asia, & More
January 28th, 2008 by NGT
Google’s Schmidt: The Mobile Web Will Cause a “Huge Revolution” [MobileContentToday]
Google’s CEO says he expects a revolution in mobile to occur this year, and downplayed current projections that substantial revenue from mobile advertising will take years to materialize.
Related: NBC’s CEO Downplays Importance of Cell Content, yet plans 2,200 hours of live wireless coverage from Beijing […]
Tags: NGT News Round-up
NGT NEWS: Mobile TV, Digital Music, FCC Auction, Digg Revolt, & More
January 26th, 2008 by NGT
Mobile TV To Generate 462 Million Subscribers By 2012 [MediaPost]
The number of mobile TV viewers will skyrocket with the expansion of 3G networks worldwide, but a majority of subscribers will first come from Asian-Pacific and Western European countries, where mobile networks are more advanced, as opposed to the U.S.
Digital Music Sales Grow, but at Slower […]
Tags: NGT News Round-up
