Property classifieds about to quit newspapers for web
With further strong growth in 2012, there is every prospect that this will be the year when the property industry’s spend on advertising on the internet will exceed that on local newspapers for the first time, said Rightmove’s MD, Ed Williams. More.
Text is best for mobile promotions
Mobile-owning consumers in the UK, Germany and France prefer receiving SMS-based promotions as opposed to other mobile channels, new research published by the DMA has revealed. More.
SMS more popular than taking photos, online browsing.
SMS is a global phenomenon with 75 percent of mobile phone owners across 21 countries saying they text, according to a new report from Pew Research. Article.
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Use of French mobile classifieds doubles
Online classifieds are more and more geared towards real time, making the use of classifieds on mobile ever mor relevant for users who can react faster to snap up a good deal, reply to a job vacancy, or find a property. It is highly likely that two or three years from now the mobile will become the principal platform for classifieds. Quoting Godefroy Jordan, more.
Classifieds apps take Africa
There are countless apps that strive to improve the ease of business in Africa such as Google Trader, Soko and Kopo Kopo. These apps act as classifieds, linking up potential business partners, assist in transactions or offer information. They boost development and promote business growth. More.
Global investors bet $1 billion on India’s Internet. Classifieds lead
the online consumer industry. A McKinsey & Co estimate said India will have about 450 million smartphones in the next four years even as 3G roll-out gathers momentum. More.
Why classifieds mean more than Mail Online to DMGT
Here’s why the most valuable part of A&N Media’s digital empire has little to do with news and its display ads, and everything to do with classifieds: Chart.
Trader Media still growing on online, mobile take-up
Just a few days after DMGT said online car classifieds are proving “challenging”, AutoTrader‘s operator has reported strong gains in the same area. More.
Amazingly, ringtones are still a $2B business
And what is the primary micro-payment model: SMS! Show chart.