Teens, twentysomethings, and mobile product search

[mandy]

Alan Brody, a 15-year-old jazz drummer and high school freshman, doesn't have the interest or time to hang out in shopping malls. So he browses the Internet on his cell phone, using a search service that has helped him find everything from Hanukkah gifts to computer software.

Brody, of Arlington, Va., also does mobile searches for his 55-year-old mother, and would send her pictures of items he sees in stores, except Sandy Brody says she "wouldn't know what to do with them."

"This manages the time looking, so I don't have to spend three hours shopping," Brody says of the Slifter service he uses on both his phone and home computer.

Parents may often shop at the same stores as their children these days, but few shop anything like their kids do. Teens and twentysomethings are twice as likely as their elders to use mobile devices for tasks other than talking. They are far more likely to opt in for text promotions, mobile coupons and mobile search services...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/The-Mall...60890.html

related:
Sifter mobile local product search http://www.slifter.com/
mPoria hosted m-commerce storefronts: http://www.mporia.com/

[BellisimaJ.]

Link to an article re mporia

mporia is $70 monthly for the "starter" account, plus $99 one time set-up fee.  No transaction fees, however. Seems a little steep, though.

Has anyone "gone" m-commerce yet? It seems like a very promising market..............

[sneakymagenta]

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Has anyone "gone" m-commerce yet? It seems like a very promising market..............
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I'm not gonna try it. You try it,

Uh uh, I'm not gonna try it

I know, let's get Mikey to try it, he hates everything.

He likes it! Hey, Mikey!

[regic]

Has anyone "gone" m-commerce yet? It seems like a very promising market

TT AdSense Ad Unit Impressions for today: mobile beats the regular site 2-1
TT:786 TT Mobile: 1,301

We rank high on several Mobile search sex terms  ;D

[BellisimaJ.]

I'm not gonna try it. You try it,

Uh uh, I'm not gonna try it

I know, let's get Mikey to try it, he hates everything.

He likes it! Hey, Mikey!

 

We rank high on several Mobile search sex terms  Grin