Comments on: Mobile Content v Web Content

By: Content Will Be Free | Skydeck

Content Will Be Free | Skydeck — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:37:43 +0000

[...] Russell Buckley reports a claim that the global market for paid content on mobile phones is already worth $20 billion, while the market for paid content on the web is worth only $4 billion. I don’t know the ultimate source, but the numbers probably aren’t far off. Does this mean that consumers are happy to pay for mobile content, or that the mobile market is somehow healthier than the market for content online? Russell is doubtful, and he’s not the only one. [...]

By: Deepali

Deepali — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:11:06 +0000

Impressive figures that look true in future looking at the fast adaption of mobile content by youngsters. More on this at blog http://telecomsector.blogspot.com/

By: Jason Devitt

Jason Devitt — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:04:39 +0000

You’re right. Inflated prices for mobile content are just a byproduct of closed platforms. More on this at our blog: http://skydeck.com/blog/thisisbroken/content-will-be-free/

Jason

By: Francois Nel

Francois Nel — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:08:35 +0000

Like you, my reaction to the stats was, ‘Wow!’, too. Any idea of how he got to those numbers?

By: leo fish

leo fish — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:44:47 +0000

i think mobile services are far more useful and lucrative than mobile content, in the traditional sense of the word.

i am doubtful of watching video on the phone unless its an iPhone type of device with easy access to content that is affordable……

By: Pocket.Net - Mobile 2.0 : Mobile Content v Web Content

Pocket.Net - Mobile 2.0 : Mobile Content v Web Content — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:20:03 +0000

[...] Patrick Parodi, Chairman of the MEF, has claimed some interesting figures reports MobHappy. –Worldwide size of the mobile content market: $20 billion –Worldwide size of the internet content market: $4 billion I have no idea where he got those figures and whether he is refering to all forms of content (ie, including ad-supported content) but it shows the size of the market. It‚Äôs mostly ringtones, of course‚Ä¶ Published Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:43 AM by mocoNews.net Filed under: 9 [...]