http://thinktopia.com/2006/02/16/verizon-uploads-new-phone-ritual/ Better thoughts through thinking™ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:06:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://thinktopia.com/2006/02/16/verizon-uploads-new-phone-ritual/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Henry Johnston Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:46:43 +0000 http://thinktopia.com/2006/02/16/verizon-uploads-new-phone-ritual/#comment-12 For US mobile providers this is a period I like to call the "Land Grab". Carriers are currently in the mode of just getting as much content as possible to see what will stick. I'm not sure anyone knows yet what content people will really want on their 2 inch screens. The rituals have not yet been established. One thing I do know is that with many times more mobile phones in the world then PCs and with the emerging usage patterns in mature mobile markets in Europe and Asia, the medium is more than viable. Right now carriers in the US are playing catch-up to consumer expectations, whatever those may be. For US mobile providers this is a period I like to call the “Land Grab”. Carriers are currently in the mode of just getting as much content as possible to see what will stick.
I’m not sure anyone knows yet what content people will really want on their 2 inch screens. The rituals have not yet been established. One thing I do know is that with many times more mobile phones in the world then PCs and with the emerging usage patterns in mature mobile markets in Europe and Asia, the medium is more than viable. Right now carriers in the US are playing catch-up to consumer expectations, whatever those may be.

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