DISQUS

I am still committed to Twitter. People fail to recognize that Twitter has a lot more complete system than other competitors. By tackling the SMS upload costs (and taking on the costs), they are doing something that others simply can't do. I believe they will get the reliability up and Twitter will be the system we all use.

Nick,

You know where I stand on the issue, but I can't resist chiming into the discussion. These figures give further credence to the fact that app developers need to diversify their revenue streams, further if they can introduce subscription revenues they will both deepen their relationship with the end user and create reoccurring revenues.

I'll be the first to tell an app developer if their content isn't appropriate for mobile, however I believe not enough app developers are asking the question to begin with. Mobile content offerings have a built in payment mechanism today. While it may not be the most attractive solution with the carriers taking a cut of every transaction, it works and is generating millions in revenues for content owners who understand how the ecosystem works.

I'm in Seattle right now meeting with T-Mobile and AT&T. Both organizations are eager to see more social media companies exploring mobile opportunities.

Craig
Hook Mobile

Scoble and Twitter make up....http://qik.com/video/90546

Couldn't resist commenting on this...big surprise right. Given the amount of interesting browsable content available on the mobile phone, it is no surprise that social networking sites will lead the pack. I know when I log in to FB or MySpace via WAP I will see something interesting and relevant to me. It may be a little slow, but the reward will be worth the effort.

In turn, today a lot of WAP browsing is done for entertainment which means users are highly susceptible to following interesting / relevant WAP advertising links. This will likely diminish over time, but today relevant WAP ads have very high click through.

The use of mobile devices to connect users with social media experiences will definitely continue to grow as more developers begin to understand the 'art' of creating mobile extensions of their online experiences.

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