Media/publishing
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Nickelodeon launches new mobile Web sites
March 21, 2008
Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group launched three new mobile Web sites that focus on kids, tweens, teens and parents, going where its audiences are.
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CBS, Gameloft use real phone calls for CSI mobile game
March 21, 2008
Gameloft has released "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Mobile Game," based on the CBS TV series and in line with a growing trend to extend popular programs on mobile.
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MySpace Mobile debuts on Sprint phones
March 21, 2008
MySpace has launched MySpace Mobile on Web-enabled Sprint phones, marking the first time for the social network to have free direct access on a U.S. wireless carrier.
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Various sources used for downloading mobile content: Study
March 21, 2008
A new consumer study by ABI Research shows that mobile phone owners access content via multiple sources such as the Web, personal collections and from wireless carriers.
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SendMe gets $15M in new funding
March 19, 2008
Mobile media company SendMe Mobile has gained $15 million in new funding from existing and new investors to pursue a multi-brand strategy in the off-deck marketplace.
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Weather Channel debuts mobile Web video ads
March 17, 2008
The Weather Channel Interactive has opened its mobile Web site to video advertising in a move that strikes a blow for rich media executions on mobile.
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AccuWeather.com wins record mobile impressions
March 12, 2008
The sun shone on AccuWeather.com’s mobile site last month.
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Nielsen to use mobile in New York Times campaign
March 11, 2008
Media and research giant Nielsen will use mobile in a brand awareness campaign running exclusively this summer in The New York Times Co.’s print, online and mobile properties.
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Washington Post sponsors LaunchBox08 startup contest
March 11, 2008
Washington Post Co. is sponsoring a global competition for digital startups from LaunchBox Digital, an investment firm focused on mobile and Web technologies.
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Discovery upgrades mobile presence
March 10, 2008
Discovery Communications is making its first broad push into the mobile space, with portals for Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Health and Planet Green.
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CollegeHumor.com debuts new iPhone-adapted site
March 6, 2008
CollegeHumor.com, the leading Web site for dorm-room jokes, launched a new mobile site for the Apple iPhone.
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New Yahoo onePlace completes mobile trilogy
March 5, 2008
Microsoft or not, Yahoo is clearly on a mission to grow the mobile ecosystem. The unveiling of mobile content management tool Yahoo onePlace is evidence of that mobile focus.
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ShopText targets magazine brands for text-to-buy
March 3, 2008
Top magazine brands such as CosmoGirl, Maxim, Lucky and Allure are using ShopText to let consumers buy products anytime from any media using a simple text message.
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NBC pitches for sports market with mobile site
February 28, 2008
NBC Sports upped the ante for sports news on handheld devices with an advertising-supported mobile site that’s capable of delivering real-time content as well.
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New York Times lets readers move content between PC and mobile
February 26, 2008
The New York Times has introduced new technology that will let readers shift content between their computers and mobile phones.
