142 operators from 91 countries will attend the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress from 12 to
Tjat therefore will attend the Mobile Asia Congress, using it as a launch pad for the introduction of exciting new mobile instant messaging (MIM) products. Visitors to our booth also will learn about the successful results of our on going partnerships with leading players in the Asia-Pacific mobile industry.
Mobile phone is the teen favorite of all the gadgets and devices available today, and text messaging is their preferred feature. That’s the finding of a new OTX Teen Topix study.
The survey, taps into the lives of the 13-17 year old set in the US, found that 51% of teens said they "absolutely could not live without" their cell phones. And text messaging was overwhelmingly cited as the feature they use most (72%), followed by the ability to customize wall paper (72%), take digital pictures (63%), play games (56%), and use (40%) Instant Message or IM, through AOL, Yahoo, MSN.
Features teens have and use on their cell phones
Which of the following cell phone features do you want most?
The Teen Topix survey and is done in conjunction with eCRUSH, a PG-13 social networking site. 750 teens across the
Instant messaging (IM) is viewed as a tool that enables constant connectivity, allowing young people to feel connected with their friends and keeping them from feeling ‘left out’, according to the latest research from the Circuits of Cool youth project, conducted by Microsoft and MTV.
IM is the preferred communication method used by young people to catch up with someone they don’t know well, and is seen as being a light-hearted medium to communicate with friends, both individually and as a group.
Globally, young people on average have 78 IM buddies, with
The IM features that driving popularity are:
§ Free to use
§ Private form of communication
§ Youths feeling they have more control over the conversation
§ Safe method for communication
§ Instant but not too instant – allowing them to express themselves better
§ Forward – youths can be braver on IM than in face to face communication
Many of the 14-24s surveyed said that instant messaging communication enabled them to talk about more intimate subjects than they would have otherwise done. Over half said that they could talk about more things on IM than face-to-face.
Nearly 70% said the first thing they did after turning on their computer was to check IM. The top IM conversations topics for 14-24s were: gossiping (62%), making arrangements (57%), talking about the opposite sex (57%) and flirting (55%), work or school (54%) and TV and music (52%).
