The list of companies that seem to support the notion that the next step for Social Networking will be to fully integrate with Mobile Technology just keeps growing. Today Nokia and T-Mobile announced a partnership aimed at increasing the availability of new Internet Services and personal social communities on mobile devices.
The collaboration is supposed to drive Mobile Social Networking by offering easier access to T-Mobile’s Web ‘n Walk services and Nokia’s Ovi services. The Web ‘n Walk service offers users access to their preferred internet and messaging services while Ovi encompasses Nokia’s music, maps and game applications.
There is little doubt that Mobile Technology will see explosive growth in the coming years. Reports come out almost daily confirming that the Mobile Technology is spreading rapidly. There is even evidence that Mobile Technology might supplant many of the ways that people utilize their personal computer. And in many developing countries mobile infrastructure may be the first and only way that people can access the internet.
So it is not surprising that two of the major players in the Mobile world are forging an alliance aimed at fueling internet and data usage growth. What is surprising is that their vision seems a bit limited. One of the largest phone manufacturers and one of the largest service providers team up and all they do is offer a sort of user cross-pollination utility swap?
But that may be where Social Mobile Networks such as Next2Friends come into play, driving the integration of Social and Mobile in truly innovative ways. The ability to create media-rich blogs from a mobile device, the ability to stream live video and the seamless integration between a user’s profile and their mobile device are the kinds of applications that will truly drive internet and data usage from mobile.
Real Life,
Real Time,
Real People,
Hans Erik
Content Marketing Director
Hans at Next2Friends dot com
