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Originally posted by colpanic
People use their mobile devices (not laptop computers) in places that don't have normal 80211. in them. I use my phone when I'm waiting for a meeting, in line at the store, on the subway. Anyplace that I don't want to break out my laptop and search for a wifi spot.
As Jon pointed out, this isn't about the most revolutionary thing that will ever come to market. It's about new ways for you to make money using your existing content investments.
You already paid for the stuff.. you might as well sell it any way you can.
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You watch porn while waiting for a meeting, in line at the store and on the subway?
Most people do it mainly at places where they will also have their laptops... at work behind their desks, at home, in hotel rooms, etc. Aside from that, with laptops becoming more widespread every day, people will actually have them while waiting for meetings, sitting on the subway, etc.
Since we're talking about the future here (remember that article you posted?), I think it is pretty safe to say that wifi-like networks will become a bit more widespread than they are now. (coming to my city in about a year: citywide wireless broadband for $30 a month)
What you seem to be forgetting is that making money through the mobile market requires significant investments, both in technology (if you want to use specific cam software and such) and advertising (getting phone traffic doesn't exactly work the same way as getting normal traffic does).
This isn't a simple, easy new way to make money with your existing merchandise, it's a whole new ballgame, and if you'll make up for the time/money you spent is a pretty big gamble.
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Originally posted by Jon Adolfsson
In my eyes we're talking mobile porn, I don't care about specific terms quoted in that article. Anything that you carry around is mobile. If somebody is viewing porn on whatever he's carrying around and putting in his pocket or bag, that's mobile porn.
People are always going to use phones, the smaller the better. But they are willing to sacrifice size for high-end features, such as cams, high-res displays and the ability to access 3G. These phones will now get smaller and leaner and people will shop till they drop.
As far as sites and cell phone browsing. Understand that I'm not talking about RE-DOING the whole site for cell phones. Nobody wants to surf an entire site in his or hers phone, I know that.
I'm talking about certain features, certain media, certain information that could be made available to your mobile unit. Things that make sense for all involved, especially for the consumer.
The cam concept I mentioned above would probably work out very well. That's just one idea. There's much more.
Time to sign off for the night, I'll check this thread tomorrow.
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You may not care about the specific terms quoted in the article, but the "Mobile Porn 1B/year by 2008, Reuters." in the thread topic is about mobile PHONE porn. What I am saying is that by 2008, mobile PHONE porn will not be as big as the article suggests.
Sure, certain features could do well... but the problem is that with notebooks becoming more and more common and mobile, people are becoming more and more likely to have those with them when they want to watch porn. And, obviously, that makes it more likely for people to choose to watch porn on their notebook than on their phone.
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Originally posted by Jon Adolfsson
Not technically no, some people had sites back in '93. So what? I meant in terms of customer usage and acceptance. That is still in its early stages.
Only about 10 % of all cell phone owners are using SMS to make purchases or alike, every month. This figure is not exactly expected to decrease. ;) Market and usage is going up, up, up.
What are you doing talking about revolutionizing the adult business? Who mentioned that? I'm thinking additional revenue streams myself. New ways to attract customers. New ways to accept payments.
Night ya'll.
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SMS billing is attractive to a small portion of customers (kids without creditcards, for example), but many don't see it as an ideal way to pay because it has severe limitations (e.g. the maximum amount per sms message) and it's an indirect, non-transparent way of dealing with money. Plus, many simply don't trust it.
The talk about "revolutionizing the adult business" was actually sarcasm to point out how shockingly underwhelming the effects of sms billing were when it was first introduced.