A friend of mine bought me a badge from The Design Museum that said 'Keys, Money, Fags, Phone' ... it's highly appropriate because that is me!!!
It also highlights the point about today's living - your phone is as important as your keys or money. Primarily it's a communication device, but for many people it's also an alarm clock, calendar, organiser, camera or music player.
That has an important bareing for those developing applications for mobile or communication to mobile. It's the device that we have with us pretty much all of the time.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
SEEKING THE INDUSTRY’S OPINION ON MOBILE PUBLISHING
Formation, a leading developer of web and mobile applications, are seeking the opinions of the industry to understand how they feel about mobile music. They have produced an online survey, which is now online at ihttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifmmedia24.com
The company would like to enable artist, independent labels and promoters to deliver to music to mobile users. immedia24 was launched in March 2007, and has been used by The Beats – Mike Skinners’ labels.
Marketing Manager Gunvor Overbye says “We have noticed that the industry is not taking advantage of the change in mobile usage and we are interested to find out why that is”
Formation is looking at getting a broad cross section of the industry to answer the survey and will conduct follow-up interview with anyone who has got more to say.
Gunvor Overbye added: We are trying to help the industry to understand what is going on. Many people in the music are often fearful of this new technology. This survey will enable us to get a view of where things are really going.
The survey can be found here.
The results will be published at the end of the summer on the website.
The company would like to enable artist, independent labels and promoters to deliver to music to mobile users. immedia24 was launched in March 2007, and has been used by The Beats – Mike Skinners’ labels.
Marketing Manager Gunvor Overbye says “We have noticed that the industry is not taking advantage of the change in mobile usage and we are interested to find out why that is”
Formation is looking at getting a broad cross section of the industry to answer the survey and will conduct follow-up interview with anyone who has got more to say.
Gunvor Overbye added: We are trying to help the industry to understand what is going on. Many people in the music are often fearful of this new technology. This survey will enable us to get a view of where things are really going.
The survey can be found here.
The results will be published at the end of the summer on the website.
Why people prefer SMS to email ....
The following article appeared in 160characters.org:
84% of users expect a SMS response in five minutes according to an online survey by 160 Characters that looked at how different messaging platforms elicit differing response times.
The survey looked at the messaging habits of end-users across email, instant messaging and SMS in personal and work environments.
The results highlight the ongoing preference for using SMS as a key communication tool, especially when an immediate or near immediate response is required. Most people would respond to a personal SMS (84%) in less than 30 minutes according to the results of the poll while only 56% would respond in that time to a work related message.
WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL
26% of respondents would take between two and five hours to reply to a personal email and 31% would wait till the next day to reply.
With so many work related emails, one respondent noted that "The important ones get an immediate response; the others take about an hour."
However, 26% said it would take them two to five hours to reply and 22% would keep you waiting till the next day. At least this was better than the response time to personal email with 31% waiting for the next day.
MMS STILL TOO SLOW
No one admitted to not using SMS for personal reasons but 12% still don't use it at work. However this compares to 60% who would never use MMS for work related communications with long delivery times cited as the main reason.
Instant Messaging (IM)
Mobile IM still has some way to go for both business and personal use with 42% not using mobile IM for personal reasons and 54% not using it for business.
This compares to the PC where only 15% don't use PC based IM for personal and 27% not using in business.
For those that do use Mobile IM, 57% expect a reply within 5 minutes for a personal message while only 18% expect a business reply in that time.
IM IN SMS CLOTHING
There seems to be a trend to launch mobile Instant Messaging under the guize of an upgraded SMS.
In reality users will pick the messaging type depending on what it is for:
If you're running late for a meeting you'll send a text
If you want to chat/flirt you'll probably use IM
Announce your new boyfriend/girlfriend - MySpace or Face Book
Quiet chat with the boss - Email
People will tend to use different communication technologies depending on the context, where they are at the time and what they want to communicate.
84% of users expect a SMS response in five minutes according to an online survey by 160 Characters that looked at how different messaging platforms elicit differing response times.
The survey looked at the messaging habits of end-users across email, instant messaging and SMS in personal and work environments.
The results highlight the ongoing preference for using SMS as a key communication tool, especially when an immediate or near immediate response is required. Most people would respond to a personal SMS (84%) in less than 30 minutes according to the results of the poll while only 56% would respond in that time to a work related message.
WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL
26% of respondents would take between two and five hours to reply to a personal email and 31% would wait till the next day to reply.
With so many work related emails, one respondent noted that "The important ones get an immediate response; the others take about an hour."
However, 26% said it would take them two to five hours to reply and 22% would keep you waiting till the next day. At least this was better than the response time to personal email with 31% waiting for the next day.
MMS STILL TOO SLOW
No one admitted to not using SMS for personal reasons but 12% still don't use it at work. However this compares to 60% who would never use MMS for work related communications with long delivery times cited as the main reason.
Instant Messaging (IM)
Mobile IM still has some way to go for both business and personal use with 42% not using mobile IM for personal reasons and 54% not using it for business.
This compares to the PC where only 15% don't use PC based IM for personal and 27% not using in business.
For those that do use Mobile IM, 57% expect a reply within 5 minutes for a personal message while only 18% expect a business reply in that time.
IM IN SMS CLOTHING
There seems to be a trend to launch mobile Instant Messaging under the guize of an upgraded SMS.
In reality users will pick the messaging type depending on what it is for:
If you're running late for a meeting you'll send a text
If you want to chat/flirt you'll probably use IM
Announce your new boyfriend/girlfriend - MySpace or Face Book
Quiet chat with the boss - Email
People will tend to use different communication technologies depending on the context, where they are at the time and what they want to communicate.
84% of users expect a SMS response in five minutes according to an online survey by 160 Characters that looked at how different messaging platforms elicit differing response times.
The survey looked at the messaging habits of end-users across email, instant messaging and SMS in personal and work environments.
The results highlight the ongoing preference for using SMS as a key communication tool, especially when an immediate or near immediate response is required. Most people would respond to a personal SMS (84%) in less than 30 minutes according to the results of the poll while only 56% would respond in that time to a work related message.
While it is true as one respondent commented that the response time "depends on the context and the person sending/receiving the mail", differences emerge between the broad context of messages and between business and personal use. For example:
WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL
26% of respondents would take between two and five hours to reply to a personal email and 31% would wait till the next day to reply.
With so many work related emails, one respondent noted that "The important ones get an immediate response; the others take about an hour."
However, 26% said it would take them two to five hours to reply and 22% would keep you waiting till the next day. At least this was better than the response time to personal email with 31% waiting for the next day.
MMS STILL TOO SLOW
No one admitted to not using SMS for personal reasons but 12% still don't use it at work. However this compares to 60% who would never use MMS for work related communications with long delivery times cited as the main reason.
Instant Messaging (IM)
Mobile IM still has some way to go for both business and personal use with 42% not using mobile IM for personal reasons and 54% not using it for business.
This compares to the PC where only 15% don't use PC based IM for personal and 27% not using in business.
For those that do use Mobile IM, 57% expect a reply within 5 minutes for a personal message while only 18% expect a business reply in that time.
IM IN SMS CLOTHING
There seems to be a trend to launch mobile Instant Messaging under the guize of an upgraded SMS. Mike Grenville, chairman and founder of 160 Characters said: “There is a temptation for Operators to merge messaging types as networks become more sophisticated. These results show that consumers are well aware of the different features of each messaging type and that they are comfortable choosing the message type most suited to the context of the message. “
The survey looked at the messaging habits of end-users across email, instant messaging and SMS in personal and work environments.
The results highlight the ongoing preference for using SMS as a key communication tool, especially when an immediate or near immediate response is required. Most people would respond to a personal SMS (84%) in less than 30 minutes according to the results of the poll while only 56% would respond in that time to a work related message.
While it is true as one respondent commented that the response time "depends on the context and the person sending/receiving the mail", differences emerge between the broad context of messages and between business and personal use. For example:
WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL
26% of respondents would take between two and five hours to reply to a personal email and 31% would wait till the next day to reply.
With so many work related emails, one respondent noted that "The important ones get an immediate response; the others take about an hour."
However, 26% said it would take them two to five hours to reply and 22% would keep you waiting till the next day. At least this was better than the response time to personal email with 31% waiting for the next day.
MMS STILL TOO SLOW
No one admitted to not using SMS for personal reasons but 12% still don't use it at work. However this compares to 60% who would never use MMS for work related communications with long delivery times cited as the main reason.
Instant Messaging (IM)
Mobile IM still has some way to go for both business and personal use with 42% not using mobile IM for personal reasons and 54% not using it for business.
This compares to the PC where only 15% don't use PC based IM for personal and 27% not using in business.
For those that do use Mobile IM, 57% expect a reply within 5 minutes for a personal message while only 18% expect a business reply in that time.
IM IN SMS CLOTHING
There seems to be a trend to launch mobile Instant Messaging under the guize of an upgraded SMS. Mike Grenville, chairman and founder of 160 Characters said: “There is a temptation for Operators to merge messaging types as networks become more sophisticated. These results show that consumers are well aware of the different features of each messaging type and that they are comfortable choosing the message type most suited to the context of the message. “
SMS now outstrips voice calls in UK
Two interesting articles:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/03/jd_power_survey/
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/7619/8643/Phones-Mobiles-Research-Survey-Cost.phtml
These show that SMS now outstrips voice calls in the UK.
This follows from the Ofcom findings last year, which noted that the majority of the UK prefer SMS text messaging to making voice calls.
Overall SMS grew by 15% in the UK in 2006.
This is not a world-wide trend though, as the reverse seems to be true in Germany.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/03/jd_power_survey/
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/7619/8643/Phones-Mobiles-Research-Survey-Cost.phtml
These show that SMS now outstrips voice calls in the UK.
This follows from the Ofcom findings last year, which noted that the majority of the UK prefer SMS text messaging to making voice calls.
Overall SMS grew by 15% in the UK in 2006.
This is not a world-wide trend though, as the reverse seems to be true in Germany.
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