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Singapore: citizen journalism platform Stomp launches mobile portal

Posted by Alisa Zykova on September 26, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Singapore's citizen journalism media platform Stomp announces that it is launching a new mobile Internet portal that will allow users to access articles, post forum threads and look at photographs from social events. The portal will be updated daily and is divided into three sections: Singapore Seen, TalkBack and Club Stomp.


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UK: Daily Mail launches unlimited text messaging service

Posted by Kelley Vendeland on February 19, 2008 at 10:17 AM
The Daily Mail has launched MailTXT, an mobile phone service that allows users to send unlimited free text messages to other users.

According to PaidContent, Marketing Week reports that MailTXT is intended to drive audience to the Mail’s mobile web portal.

The service works by connecting users’ phones to the internet momentarily, and requires users to download a free Java application to their phones.

The Mail will give subscribers half a pence per sms sent to compensate for any charges incured through their mobile service providers.

Sources: BrandRepublic, PaidContent

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France 24 launches new mobile service, UGC site

Posted by Cyril Gros on December 10, 2007 at 12:16 PM
France 24, an international news network based in France, backed by France’s leading commercial broadcasters, has made a worldwide deal with Nokia to offer an on-demand mobile service. The service will be available in French, English or Arabic.


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Reuters launches web and mobile sites in India

Posted by Jean Yves Chainon on September 11, 2007 at 10:35 AM
Reuters has launched new web and mobile sites in India. The English-language sites will carry text-based news, video and blogs with news from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.


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India: Nokia launches mobile news portal

Posted by Jean Yves Chainon on August 21, 2007 at 2:52 PM
Nokia has launched its second ‘Vernacular news portal’ in India, in partnership with the media group Bhaskar Group. The mobile news portal enables users to access news in four local languages from anywhere.


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Follow Web 2.0 developments with blognation

Posted by Mica Swyers on July 5, 2007 at 3:09 PM

On July 1, blognation launched in the UK and became the first portal in an ambitious project to cover developments in Web 2.0 on a global scale.


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UK: Telegraph launches citizen photography feature

Posted by Dominique Lewis Tuohy on December 1, 2005 at 4:56 PM

The UK's Telegraph website has launched a new feature called 'Snap and Send' whereby readers can send in images from their mobile phones.


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Japan: Yahoo launches mobile content portal

Posted by Anna-Maria Mende on October 18, 2005 at 9:21 AM
Yahoo Japan Corp. launched a mobile content distribution service allowing mobile phone users to buy "games, ring tones, news and other entertainment and information from 59 content providers", reports Reuters. The launch is another move towards services on the mobile market. PaidContent writes that "Yahoo Japan plans to get revenues from the new service from fees for settling transactions and collecting payments for content providers." The company also said that it plans to launch a similar service for PC users next year.


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