Comments on: ShoZu Grabs $12 million In Funding, Adds 100k New Users Monthly http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Jambas http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html/comment-page-1#comment-215194 Mark Jambas Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:41:05 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html#comment-215194 Hi Petra, It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it ;-) That's the nature of mobile -- If you want easy to use access to all of your favorite websites with just 1 click then you need a client. Not just for ShoZu but anything else that's worth having like Gmail, YouTube, Yahoo Go, etc, all of which have awesome clients. Sure you can do the same thing in your mobile web browser, but it is a generally a hideous experience and takes many times longer to accomplish the same task. If you don't mind doing it all via MMS with a few extra clicks then ShoZu also has an MMS gateway which is of course client-free and you can use it with any phone on earth that supports picture/video messaging. So it's your choice. But 50 million pre-installed ShoZu handsets can't be wrong :-) Best, Jambo The ShoZu Blog http://shozu.vox.com/ Hi Petra,

It’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it ;-) That’s the nature of mobile — If you want easy to use access to all of your favorite websites with just 1 click then you need a client. Not just for ShoZu but anything else that’s worth having like Gmail, YouTube, Yahoo Go, etc, all of which have awesome clients. Sure you can do the same thing in your mobile web browser, but it is a generally a hideous experience and takes many times longer to accomplish the same task.

If you don’t mind doing it all via MMS with a few extra clicks then ShoZu also has an MMS gateway which is of course client-free and you can use it with any phone on earth that supports picture/video messaging. So it’s your choice.

But 50 million pre-installed ShoZu handsets can’t be wrong :-)

Best,
Jambo

The ShoZu Blog
http://shozu.vox.com/

]]> By: Petra http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html/comment-page-1#comment-215147 Petra Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:48:05 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html#comment-215147 This is so sad... ShoZu is so sad, they already ran out of the last round of funding? Their client-based application strategy is so ridiculously flawed, they must have 20 engineers updating the application as more and more mobile phones are released every day!! This is so sad… ShoZu is so sad, they already ran out of the last round of funding? Their client-based application strategy is so ridiculously flawed, they must have 20 engineers updating the application as more and more mobile phones are released every day!!

]]> By: Mark http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html/comment-page-1#comment-214950 Mark Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:57:30 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html#comment-214950 Great reply from Mark Jambas.. Thanks for that ! I hope you go from strength to strength with your great product. Mark Great reply from Mark Jambas.. Thanks for that !

I hope you go from strength to strength with your great product.

Mark

]]> By: Jeb http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html/comment-page-1#comment-214855 Jeb Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:23:20 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html#comment-214855 I will have to give Shozu another try on my phone. I should be getting an N95-3 any day now and think I will put Shozu on it. I will have to give Shozu another try on my phone. I should be getting an N95-3 any day now and think I will put Shozu on it.

]]> By: Mark Jambas http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html/comment-page-1#comment-214851 Mark Jambas Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:43:59 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html#comment-214851 Hey there, Thanks for picking up on the release about our series C funding, it was great to meet with Ewan the other day :-) This really gives ShoZu a huge boost and ensures that our team can always stay ahead of the curve in development and innovation :-) As a matter of fact, a brand new release of ShoZu is just around the corner with some awesome new features and new partners. To touch on the point about how we make money, we have a variety of different methods to be honest. First of all, mass distribution across the planet with 50 million+ phones going out this year with ShoZu pre-installed (on top of downloads from our site) means we can target any sort of advertising very specifically. Striking deals with carriers/handset manufacturers also has other rewards, eg, custom engineering work and driving data traffic on carrier networks. Social media sites are also turning to ShoZu to drive traffic to their own sites by integrating through our gateway. We also have a big media industry presence with tons of big artists and celebs like Linkin Park, Paris Hilton, James Blunt, Gnarls Barkley, etc, all of whom we charge for the privilege of using ShoZu to keep in touch with their fans. I hope this sheds a little more light on your question, and thanks again for the recognition :-) Best, Jambo The ShoZu Blog http://shozu.vox.com/ Hey there,
Thanks for picking up on the release about our series C funding, it was great to meet with Ewan the other day :-)

This really gives ShoZu a huge boost and ensures that our team can always stay ahead of the curve in development and innovation :-) As a matter of fact, a brand new release of ShoZu is just around the corner with some awesome new features and new partners.

To touch on the point about how we make money, we have a variety of different methods to be honest. First of all, mass distribution across the planet with 50 million+ phones going out this year with ShoZu pre-installed (on top of downloads from our site) means we can target any sort of advertising very specifically. Striking deals with carriers/handset manufacturers also has other rewards, eg, custom engineering work and driving data traffic on carrier networks. Social media sites are also turning to ShoZu to drive traffic to their own sites by integrating through our gateway. We also have a big media industry presence with tons of big artists and celebs like Linkin Park, Paris Hilton, James Blunt, Gnarls Barkley, etc, all of whom we charge for the privilege of using ShoZu to keep in touch with their fans.

I hope this sheds a little more light on your question, and thanks again for the recognition :-)

Best,
Jambo

The ShoZu Blog
http://shozu.vox.com/

]]> By: Mark http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html/comment-page-1#comment-214712 Mark Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:20:47 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html#comment-214712 Its great news for a great application... but can someone tell how it makes any money? Its great news for a great application… but can someone tell how it makes any money?

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html/comment-page-1#comment-214641 Ewan Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:03:17 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/shozu_grabs_12_million_in_funding_adds_100k_new_users_monthly.html#comment-214641 ShoZu is absolutely rocking! ShoZu is absolutely rocking!

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