All signs point to mobile social networking

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All signs point to mobile social networking

by Chris Gilmer Aug 17th 2007

Given that we do everything else with our mobile phones, it's about time that we demand more user generated content.

Calendars, Email, P2P and VoiP are not enough! Fans of the social networking scene are driving mobile user generated content towards revenue of $6 billion for 2012. It currently sits at a mere $572 million with the skyrocket predicted by Juniper Research in four years. With the abundance of users hooked on social networks all sitting in front of their computers for hours, they see a time when they can easily connect to Facebook type accounts when traveling out and about with a mobile device.

US users are among the highest percentage of mobile social networker's, with over 7 million users. Italy is next in line with 1.3 million, and the UK sits in third place with 1.1 million.

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