Nielsen has released data showing the popularity of social networks being used via mobile phones in the UK. Here are three key takeaway points:
Almost half (44%) of UK mobile phone subscribers belong to an online social network. Of this group, one in four (25%) use their mobile phone for social networking-related activities Around 812,000 Britons each month, or 1.7% of all UK mobile subscribers, visited a social networking website using their mobile during the first quarter of 2008 Facebook is the most popular site for mobile social networking, being visited by over half a million Britons (557,000) from their mobiles, or 9% of all UK Mobile Internet subscribers
Kent Ferguson, Client Services Manager, Nielsen Mobile had this to say about the data: “Social networking is already a global phenomenon, and mobile could be the next big thing in the space. Large numbers of people are interacting with their social networking profiles while they’re on the move. There could be increased consumer demand for mobile social networking driven by the flat fee price plans offered by the leading operators that give subscribers unlimited mobile Internet access.â€
So what do you think? Are social media and mobile phones colliding? Leave a comment and let us know!
This is something hat i have heard of and have already started doing.
Its a great new way to keep in touch with people. I think this will create more users and also more interesting relationships and new “problems”.
Oh!! really !! it’s quite new to know about the UK stuffs, And also the statistics are also very different to know about the mobile phones!!!
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its really good for companies as they are investing lot of amount they are earning profits and i really like the concept bcoz using networking many people can find different persons and mentalities
Hope it will grow more than that
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