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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For the dragons who turned us down… we look forward to showing you how in 2010 we’re going to continue to lead the creation of the next Billion Dollar industry.
“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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As a big fan of QR Codes it’s great to see them going mainstream… particularly when promoted by the gorgeous Kelly Brook:
“That black and white chequered board thing that you have seen on your Pepsi Max and here, is a QR Code and put simply they get you quicker access to cool stuff on your mobile without the fiddly hassle of thumbing away on your mobile. Just scan the code . . . et voila – that’s what I am talking about.
We know that this won’t work for everyone and you might have to try a couple of different routes but hey this is new technology. Handset compatibility is improving each day and some phones come with it pre-installed – so check first”
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Following on from the Exclusive deal on the Nokia N97 White in June, Phones 4U have gone and done it again and have been the first to offer the new Nokia N97 Mini in White.
A beautifully made 14.2mm phone that’s travel friendly and sports both a touch screen and a slide out QWERTY keyboard… but don’t be mislead by the slimline appearance… this still manages to pack 8GB of Internal Memory, a MicroSD slot, Symbian operating system, Wi-Fi Technology, Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, 5 Megapixel camera and video. As well as a whole heap of new apps…
Click here to buy it now and we’ll also automatically give you £35 of credit to spend on 3G Dating!
Rihanna responding to Diane Sawyer’ question on Good Morning America about her abusive ex…
Lester Haines at The Register has an interesting article on a new phenomenum apparently discovered by T-Mobile Researchers.
According to T-Mobile, 22% of blokes “regularly include a kiss on texts to their male mates”, and this new generation of touchy-feely “Metrotextuals” are apparently most heavily represented among 18 to 24-year-olds, of whom as many as 75% are “regularly sealing texts with a kiss”.
Clinical psychologist Ron Bracey was on hand to explain to Reuters that men have “traditionally been reluctant to share their emotions with friends and tended to keep their feelings bottled up… However, the advent of mobile phones and social media means more communication is done non-verbally, and through this it seems men can more easily share their feelings with others – especially their male friends.”
Wow… SMS is helping men to share their emotion feelings… no wonder so many women and falling head over heels through our Mobile Dating community!
At the airport today I was passing some time catching up with my favorite “mobile” motor press read and reading about the new “Maserati GranCabrio” a beautiful 2+2 Maserati Open-Top Sports car that’ll be out in time for the 2010 Summer… but as I checked out the picture of the car adorned by the beautiful racing SuperModel Jodie Kidd I could be sure it was a craftily photoshopped fake…
If you share my disappointment when that happens be sure when you go dating you check out the 3G Dating Agency – where 3G Video Calling ensures you don’t agree to a date based on a 10 year old picture or some photoshop creativity!
The Daily Mail and The Sun nreports on how 40 year old PC Malcolm Thomas, a Metropolitan police marksman, has been removed from duty with Scotland Yard’s specialist CO19 unit after contacting strangers through an online adult dating site.
Apparently he used the name ‘funboybobby’, described himself as ’sexually adventurous” and added pictures of himself dressed in uniform, body armour and carrying a 9mm Glock pistol. The problem with his employer seems to have arisen in electronic communications that he shared with a “woman” who has gone on to expose him after he sent naked pictures he took of himself with his mobile phone.
I personally can see nothing wrong with a 40 year old man advertising himself as “an armed policeman in London and very dominant” and even talking about his job with a date, so what? …welcome to 2009! I think the problem comes from the lack of judgment he showed as to who he was confiding with and whether they were over the age of consent and as described. Anyone with half a brain knows that most of the “sexy women” on “adult” internet dating sites are no more genuine than a “15 bob note”.
If you’re thinking of trying Online Dating make sure you use “impeccable levels of judgment” and at least try out The 3G Dating Agency – where 3G Video Calling ensures EVERY validated member is 100% real and advertised genuinely…
