comScore,
Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from
the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile
phone industry during the three month average period ending November
2011. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and
found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.6
percent market share. Google Android continued to capture share in the
smartphone market to reach 46.9 percent market share.
OEM Market Share
For the three-month average period ending in November, 234 million
Americans age 13 and older used mobile devices. Device manufacturer
Samsung ranked as the top OEM with 25.6 percent of U.S. mobile
subscribers (up 0.3 percentage points), followed by LG with 20.5 percent
share and Motorola with 13.7 percent share. Apple strengthened its
position at #4 with 11.2 percent share of total mobile subscribers (up
1.4 percentage points), while RIM rounded out the top five with 6.5
percent share.
Smartphone Platform Market Share
91.4 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three
months ending in November, up 8 percent from the preceding three month
period. Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 46.9
percent market share, up 3.1 percentage points from the prior
three-month period. Apple maintained its #2 position, growing 1.4
percentage point to 28.7 percent of the smartphone market. RIM ranked
third with 16.6 percent share, followed by Microsoft (5.2 percent) and
Symbian (1.5 percent).
Mobile Content Usage
In November, 72.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used text
messaging on their mobile device, up 2.1 percentage points. Downloaded
applications were used by 44.9 percent of subscribers (up 3.3 percentage
points), while browsers were used by 44.4 percent (up 2.3 percentage
points). Accessing of social networking sites or blogs increased 2.1
percentage points to 33.0 percent of mobile subscribers. Game-playing
was done by 29.7 percent of the mobile audience (up 1.2 percentage
points), while 21.7 percent listened to music on their phones (up 1.0
percentage points).
You can read the rest of the press release by going to this URL
(This V-Note was sent to us by on by comScore on Dec 30, 2011)
Oink's 1st iPhone App is out
Nov 18, 2011:
If you
haven't heard, our first iPhone app, Oink, is now out and in the app
store (new version 1.0.2). There is no waiting list and Oink is now
open to all new users, we hope you'll join us. Download the app here:
http://bit.ly/getoink
(This V-Note was sent to us by on by the Milk crew on Nov 18, 2011)
400 neighborhoods launched...thousands to go
Nov 10, 2011:
On October 26th we announced the nationwide availability of Nextdoor.
While we had high hopes,
we have been blown away by the incredible response from neighbors across
the country. Clearly a lot of people are excited to bring back a sense
of community to their neighborhoods… and we are thrilled to be a part of
it.
We have now launched over 400 neighborhoods in 40 different states.
And things are just
getting started. Thousands of neighbors far and wide have begun the
process of launching new Nextdoor websites for their neighborhoods.
On behalf of the entire
Nextdoor Team… thank you! We look forward to continuing to work with
neighbors everywhere to build happier, safer places to call home.
When neighbors start talking, good things happen.
Kelsey Grady
Senior Communications Manager
(This V-Note was sent to us by on by Nextdoor on Nov 10, 2011)
MaxBlogPress birthday celebration discounts
Sept 5, 2011:
What an amazing feeling!
MaxBlogPress is turning 4 years old on 7th September, YIPPEEE!
It's unbelievable how 4 years has zipped by so quickly. However,
we have had a wonderful and exciting journey so far and we're
very pleased with all that we've achieved in this time.
As a matter of fact..
Without you, we couldn't have gotten to where we are at now.
So truly, from the bottom of our heart, THANK YOU! for
supporting and sharing your precious time with us for the last 4
years.
Now, let's bring out the champagne, blow up the party balloons
and prepare for the birthday cake!
And, oh yes, we almost forgot..
What is a birthday without presents?
In celebration of our first birthday (we are going to turn 4,
but it's actually our first birthday that we're celebrating
together with you), we are holding a Happy b'day discount event
for 1 day on 7th September from 8:00 am [EST] onwards, Wednesday
to share our joy with you.
During that time, you can grab your favorite MaxBlogPress
products at discounted price.
Make sure to grab it early, as it will last for only 24 hours
(ends on 8th September, 8:00 am[EST], Thursday)
Here's the link for the Happy b'day discount event. However,
it's not LIVE yet, but we don't mind getting some pre-b'day
wishes :) http://www.maxblogpress.com/birthday
Best Regards,
MaxBlogPress Team
http://MaxBlogPress.com
(This V-Note was sent to us by on by MaxBlogPress team on Sept 5, 2011)
TinyLetter has been acquired by MailChimp
Sept 3, 2011:
Hi,
We're excited to announce that
TinyLetter has been acquired by MailChimp, an awesome (and very popular)
email marketing company based in Atlanta.
Personally,
MailChimp is a company I've admired for years. They have a reputation
for being super smart, with great design and awesome technology. More
importantly, the team. We like them a lot.
Together
with MailChimp, TinyLetter will continue to flourish. You might have
already noticed our new logo and slick design -- thank you MailChimp
designers! It will just get better.
Also,
TinyLetter will soon take advantage of MailChimp's behind-the-scenes
technology, which will improve reliability and email deliverability
(i.e. getting through spam filters and such, assuming you're not a
spammer).
Thanks for using TinyLetter,
Philip Kaplan
Founder
(This V-Note was sent to us by Founder of TinyLetter, Philip Kaplanon Sept3, 2011)
Search Engine Ness' iPhone App
August 26, 2011:
Hello!
Thanks for being an early supporter of Ness, the first personal search
engine based on your unique tastes. We're excited to announce that our
first release, restaurant search, has been chosen by Apple to be
featured on the App Store.
TechCrunch says, "Score one for Ness. Could make for one killer,
subjective mobile search engine." The Wall Street Journal's AllThingsD
calls Ness "sexy, smart, ingenious." And GigaOM says there's "serious
tech muscle" behind our "slick user interface". See for yourself by downloading it for your iPhone.
Sincerely yours,
The Ness Team
likeness.com
(This V-Note was sent to us by the Ness teamon August 26, 2011)
Upcoming Programs from Aaltoes
August 1, 2011:
Hi there,
There's a couple of things coming up that we are especially excited about and want to share to the dear community.
Coming up in the next week are both visits from Alex Osterwalder on
Friday and Kristian Segerstråle as a part of Summer of Startups' Demo
Day on August 10th. Additionally, we are requesting YOUR help in making
Slush 2011 memorable.
#1: Video from Aaltoes Talk with Sami Inkinen
#2: Aaltoes Evening with Alex Osterwalder
#3: Summer of Startups Demo Day with Kristian Segerstråle
#4: Slush 2011
_________________________________________
#1: Video from Aaltoes Talk with Sami Inkinen
Did you miss the Keynote from Sami Inkinen (Trulia.com) on last Friday? We have put the video online, in two parts:
The Keynote: http://vimeo.com/27139638
Questions & Answers: http://vimeo.com/27138326
(You can jump tow the desired position by clicking the time codes in the description.)
_________________________________________
#2: Aaltoes Evening with Alex Osterwalder
Friday, August 5th from 17:00 onwards
Alex Osterwalder, the creator of the Business Model Canvas framework
and a lean startup philosopher is throwing a public workshop on his
famed doctrine at Design Factory. For more information and a mandatory
registration: http://alex.aaltoes.com
_________________________________________
#3: Summer of Startups Demo Day with Kristian Segerstråle
Wednesday, August 10th from 16:00 onwards
Our AMAZING Summer of Startups teams are graduating in a fancy
ceremony/pitch battle on Wed, August 10th. Cheering the teams present
will also be Kristian Segerstråle, the founder of Playfish and social
gaming guru. Event registration: http://bit.ly/p1IXht
_________________________________________
#4: Slush 2011
November 2nd & 3rd
Slush, the yearly startup conference and get-together will be back
in November. Mark the dates, and sign up to the mailing list via
http://www.slush.fi or follow on Twitter
http://twitter.com/slushhelsinki & Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/slushhelsinki
_________________________________________
As a final reminder, daily video bits of life as an Aaltoes entrepreneur can be seen at http://www.muutoksentekijat.fi
(This V-Note was sent to us by the Aaltoes teamon July 31, 2011)
"Largest" Online Social Media Conference
March 23, 2011: SocialMediaExaminer.com presents: Largest Online Social Media Conference (join 1000+ peers)
Social Media Success Summit 2011 is a mega online conference designed to help you master social media marketing. Join 22 pros include Jeremiah Owyang (Altimeter Group), Guy KawasakiEnchantment), Brian Solis (author, Engage), Frank Eliason (Citigroup), Mari SmithFacebook Marketing), Erik Qualman (author, Socialnomics), Michael Stelzner (founder, Social Media Examiner), Dan Zarrella (author, The Social Media Marketing Book), Andy SernovitzWord of Mouth Marketing), David Meerman Scott (author, Real-Time Marketing & PR), experts from Boeing, Intel, Cisco and Verizon--just to name a few. Early registrants get $1197 in free bonuses! Go here to learn more and get a FREE sample class: http://bit.ly/e0FVMd
(This V-Note was sent to us by the Social Media Examiner on March 22, 2011)
Qwiki Alpha introduces new features
Hello there!
In case you haven't noticed yet - due to the incredible demand,
we've opened the Qwiki alpha to all users, with several new features:
"Improve This Qwiki"
Users are invited to submit pictures and videos relevant to any Qwiki,
augmenting our content in places it's incomplete. You're also encouraged
to report any mispronounced words, and vote on the speed of the voice.
Easy ways to make Qwiki better!
Embedding
The Qwiki experience is no longer married to Qwiki.com. Now, you can
embed Qwikis on any third party site. Just click the "Embed This" button
from Qwiki's "end screen" (you can skip to the end of each Qwiki by
clicking the "Q+" button in the nav bar).
Sharing
Qwikis can now be shared via Facebook, Twitter, and Email, via our new short code qwi.ki.
More details on the most recent features can be found here.
The public alpha will allow us to collect even more feedback and
improve Qwiki's first corpus, covering 3 million people, places and
things. More to come...
Much love,
- The Qwiki Family
(This V-Note was sent to us by the Qwiki teamon Jan 26, 2011)
Early bird offers for Blogging Summit 2011
Today, I have a major announcement...
Hundreds of your peers have already signed up for the Blogging
Success Summit 2011, including some names you may be familiar with like
Tupperware, World Bank, The Daily Telegraph, Arbitron and Virginia State
Parks plus hundreds of smaller businesses.
Twenty-three blogging pros will reveal the secrets of their success at Blogging Success Summit 2011.
Here are some of the sessions:
* How to Create Compelling Blog Content That Brings People Back Again and Again
* Leveraging Your Blog as a Social Media Hub
* 20 Actionable Techniques to Enhance Your Blog's Content
* Turbo-Boosting Your Blog Traffic With Facebook
* Transforming Your Small Business Blog Into a Lead Generation Machine
Go here to see all the sessions.
This is more than just an event. It's also a way for people just
like you to come together, share their experiences, meet the experts and
network.
At the last two summits, 95 percent of attendees said they'd
recommend the event to a friend AND attend again! That's some
endorsement.
THE GREAT NEWS
The event organizers added 17 great bonuses worth nearly $800 for
early registrants. These are high-value video courses and classes that
the presenters actually sell in their own successful businesses. When
you sign up for the event, you get all of these included at no extra
cost!
Here's a sample of the valuable bonuses they're giving away:
* Creating Killer Content
* 7 Harsh Realties of Blogging for Bucks
* How to Get Media Coverage for Your Business or Blog
* Managing Group Blogs
* Creating Buzz With Blog Contests
Find out how you can save 50% (for a limited time), get the 17 free bonuses worth $794, and watch a free sample class.
(This V-Note was sent to us by Michael A. Stelzner, Founder, Social MediaExamineron Jan 6, 2011)
A faster Hooeey Webprint
“ We now have a newer and a faster app.
We celebrated our 1000th
user, a couple of weeks back and 5000 more users within the next 24 hours! We
are now very close to reaching 2,00,000 users.”
(This V-Note was released by Anjana of Hooeey Webprint, a Desktop Browser Application on Jan 2, 2011)
Blogging Summit from February 1, 2011
“ Social Media Examiner (in partnership with BlogWorld) is hosting the web's largest blogging conference, called Blogging Success Summit 2011. It's fully online, so there are no travel expenses.
The world's topmost experts in blogging will be sharing their
knowledge. (Our last two summits had over 4,400 attendees). The online
conference is all about using blogging for more exposure, more qualified
lead, better customer engagement and more sales.
The summit includes 23 blogging experts, including Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra, Scott MontyDarren Rowse (co-author, ProBlogger), Brian Clark (Copyblogger), Debbie Weil (author, The Corporate Blogging Book), Douglas Karr (co-author, Corporate Blogging for Dummies), and experts from Sony, McDonald's, Cisco, Southwest Airlines and Procter & Gamble. (head of social media, Ford), among others. ”
(This V-Note was released by Social Media Examiner on Dec 27,2010)
Macroglossa reaches Alpha Sate 3.0
Visual Search Engine Macroglossa - We have reached Alpha Stage 3.0
Macroglossa alpha 3.0 Changelog
- Core processes are divided by category
- Now users can upload every image format as jpg, bmp, gif, png
- I/O preformances and result timing have been improved
- Android client is available on Android Market, handster.com and pdassi.de for free
- Chrome Web Browser Extension is available on Chrome Web store for free.
(This V-Note was released by Macroglossa on Dec 16,2010)
Macroglossa available on Android
Visual Search Engine Macroglossa - client for Android OS ( version 1.0 ) is now available on Android Market for FREE. Click here for more details
(This V-Note was released by Macroglossa on Nov 22, 2010)
V-Notes (press notes) 2011
