Abstract
“A tidal wave of new products and services for social networking hit the
market in 2007. The number of subscribers exceeded 50 million worldwide and is
growing at double digit rates. Mobile Social Networking is reaching its first
boiling point and everyone wants to participate”,Christine Perey
[Author, Mobile Social Networking]
In addition to the detailed profiles this companion to the Mobile Social
Networking report tabulates the service features and the estimated or
confirmed sizes of the networks at the time of publication. The table permits
services to be compared, side-by-side, at a glance.
Key questions covered include:
- What are these 31 mobile social networking services offering?
- How are they different?
- How will they evolve and what are their prospects for the future?
Who should read this report?
- Operators & telecom service providers:
- Understand the existing services and who is behind them
- Identify the strategies and business models to maximize revenues
- Social Network Operators:
- Get the details on your competitors and possible partner networks
- Compare the features side-by-side to see what is missing in your service
offering
- Find partners and understand their strengths and weaknesses
- Infrastructure and device manufacturers, and software developers:
- Understand the Mobile Social Network services on the market today
- Identify key players and potential partners with existing services
- Explore current and evolving roles in the service value chain
- Consultants, analysts and venture capitalists:
- Get the current information on a range of different services
- Provide clients with clear business intelligence and case studies to
support recommendations and investment
- Advertising agencies:
- Assess different mobile communities for their suitability with your
existing and future client needs
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