What’s a ‘Ringtag’? Ringtagz are music or sounds your mates hear when they call you instead of the usual ‘ring ring’. These videos explain what they’re all about… using the international language of sock puppetry. I wonder if the European mobile operators are finally recognising that there’s a heck of a lot of casual revenue [...]
Stop selling Ringtones and start selling Frequency Data
At Every Single One Of Us, Dominic Travers gave a rather insightful presentation for a few minutes on the subject of ‘Frequency’ and it’s value to you, me and the wider world. It really caught my attention and I asked Dominic to convert his thoughts into words. Here’s part one… – – – – – [...]
Activists promote safe sex with “Condom! Condom!” ringtones
Just caught this on Yahoo Activists promote safe sex in India with cellphone ‘Condom, condom!’ ring tones NEW DELHI – A cellphone ring tone that sings “Condom, condom!” has been launched to promote safe sex in India. The a cappella ring tone features a professional singer chanting the word condom more than 50 times. It’s [...]
Watchdog promises to clean up dodgy downloads
Apparently, the UK’s premium downloads market is in need of a clean-up. The regulator formerly known as ICSTIS – PhonepayPlus – is launching a probe of mobile premium services including ringtones and games, saying there’s “evidence of significant consumer harm”. Such evidence includes 4,500 complaints made in the first three months of this year, up [...]
LiveWire gets into Groove Mobile for $14.5 million
Managed personalisation services company LiveWire Mobile, a subsidiary of NMS Communications, has snapped up mobile music firm Groove Mobile for $14.5 million. The deal will let Live Mobile add ringback tones, ringtones, full-track music and video downloads to its offerings, which it will deliver through a single storefront to its operator customers. As well as [...]
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