Fans Are Always Right

The story from Musically <below> has two implications.
The first is how the mobile companies and operators have ignored the user experience in their quest to squeeze as much money out of music fans as possible. Early adopters bought music via mobile because it is such a convenient way of purchasing. Only to find the track [...]

Kylie: An Interview With New Visions

New Visions are pioneering the mobile social network concept, allowing fans of an artist to create, read and interact with their profile via their mobile. So impressed were we with their Kylie Konnect we asked Julia McNally, New Visions founder, to tell us more…
Can you describe Kylie Konnect for us?
The application was originally built with [...]

PhoneZoo Offer Ringtone Social Network

PhoneZoo are a ringtone retailer. But wait, before you click off. It’s a retailer with a difference, since they have built a social network around ringtones. Amazed? So was I. But take a look at the download numbers… the top ringtones are selling in tens of thousands - numbers that full track sites would be [...]

What Is Ringjacker?

Ringjacker.com is engineered by a company called Emotive, and its claim is that you can secretly send a ringtone to your friend’s mobile, which will play when you call them! They demo’d the system at a recent conference and I’ve honestly no idea how it works on a mobile. However, they have also released a [...]

Phone Sherpa

Phone Sherpa has just released it’s new version. It’s aimed at artistes who want a simple way to create ringtones and presents them in a neat, widget format. At first glance it’s fantastic, with a very simple interface, an easy-to-use widget for customers, global coverage and seemingly reliable. However, a word of warning - the [...]