The Press Association reports that Police are investigating a complaint from ex-Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona that she was stalked by an online friend she befriended on Facebook who visited her mansion home in Cheshire unannounced. Katona, 29, was told by police investigating the matter to be more wary of privacy issues while sharing sensitive personal information on open social networking websites.
An interesting Evening Standard article quotes Joel Simkhai, founder of Grindr the Gay Location Based Mobile Community, claiming that a mention by Jeremy Clarkson and Stephen Fry on the BBC Top Gear Programme (reported here on the 3G Dating Agency Blog) has led to the sign up of 30,000 new members.
NOTE: The “Grindr” application is an 18+ NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK gay cruising community.
“Mobile Dating is growing gangbusters now and it’s all about location. iphone apps abound and smartphones led by the iphone are driving internet and social dating into ubiquity at last. In a 2007 review the global mobile dating market was pegged at £200 million in worth, that figure rose to 332million in 2008 and is expected to more than double over the next five years reaching £784 million by the year 2013″
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“Dating communities are now making the shift towards online mobile dating. Not a lot of people are sold into the idea of meeting their lifetime partners through their mobile phones just yet. But with the functionality of the 3G video technology, people can interact with one another easily. Big mobile companies all across the globe had seen the possibility and developed platforms and software for these types of services. Right now, brokerage firms are venturing into mobile banking and mobile dating as well.
Mobile dating is a hit because you can technically do it anywhere. You can chat and meet with your prospect during your break time, before going to bed, and if you’re out on a leisure work. And if online dating is infested with fake profiles, mobile dating has a solution for that – 3G video. If online dating sites introduce the use of web cams, mobile dating can easily utilize 3G technology. And that’s because most of the cell phones available these days are equipped with a digital camera that can be used for 3G video calling. “
The hilarious Omid Djalili has been selected by Money Supermarket to front a TV Ad Campaign that will encourage shoppers to compare offers and buy Mobile Deals online…
Whilst Money Supermarket has done a great job selling consumers competitive Insurance or Utility Bills, I don’t think an attack on rogue independent stores and pushy/untrustworthy salesmen will help the price comparison website crack the high street and online dominance of the operators or big retailers. After being stung by the various cash back and small print scams most of the rip off guys (or “Hassle Heroes”) that this advert alludes to are already out of business and customers are particularly wary of new brands that have yet to earn their trust. The sales figures for the latest exclusive 3G smartphone deals also show that despite the general market slow down, customers still want to be first to get their hands on the latest new 3G Mobiles.
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