Instant Messaging – Significant element of Mobile 2.0 Tuesday, Jun 16 2009

The next generation web2.0  i.e Mobile 2.0 has become very popular among mobile users today. This is simply because it helps people from all part of the world interact easily and send/receive instant messages between mobile users in just fraction of a second which most users think is awesome!. Want to know more about Mobile instant messaging? then please read further…

Mobile Instant Messaging (Mobile IM)

Is the ability to send text messages between two or more users instantly through a chat platform via the internet. Mobile instant messaging as the name suggests is the exchange of real time – text messages through mobile phones by mobile users via mobile Internet. Other than sending online messages to users in ones contact list, users can also send offline messages which will be delivered to the receiver (mobile user at receiving end) when the user at the receiving side signs into the messenger. Some of the other key features supported by IM platforms are buddy list (contact), sharing files and content, creating and chatting with groups (private and public) etc . Mobile IM is very useful medium from business as well as from social networking stand point. It helps answer quick questions and clarifications, in terms of coordinating and scheduling meetings and keeping in touch with friends and family.

Source of Mobile Instant Messeging
 
There are multiple methods in which one can access and use Mobile IM service. It can either be downloaded on the mobile phones or some handsets come with pre-installed IM software and some are even accessible by using the Web browser via mobilephones is the user has GPRS (Mobile Internet)connectivity.

Lets take a look at some real statistics of IM source for mobile users, based on a survey conducted in May 2009 for March/April 2009 mobile users it is observed that Pre-loading of IM applications on phones garner most usage among urban Indian mobile users. A quarter (25%) of all urban Indians who use IM over their phone do so from an application that came preloaded in the phone.

Sources of Instant messaging (via mobile phones)

Popular Mobile IM service providers
 
There are many players providing IM services today. Some of the well known providers are Google (Google talk), Yahoo (Yahoo messenger), Microsoft (MSN messenger), ACL wireless (M-messenger), ICQ wireless (ICQ), AOL (AIM) etc.

Popular instant messengers (among mobile users in urban India)

Yahoo! Messenger is the most popular messenger service with urban Indian mobile users, with a 18% market share followed closely by Google Talk (17.8%).
 
Which  Instant messenger do you use and like most? Do share your experiences and what features do you think is the most useful.

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Mobile 2.0 – Next generation web 2.0 Thursday, Jun 11 2009

Mobile 2.0 refers to mobile internet services which include collaboration, creating user generated content, networking and sharing amongst mobile users mainly in the form of social networking, mobile blogging . It is an interactive service through which mobile users communicate with other users in the form of messaging, chatting, capturing, listening, sharing and viewing content. This blog is mainly focused on providing real stats on popularity of some of the social networking sites among urban Indians.

Popular Social Networking Sites

There are various networking sites which have very popular today, specially among the teens. To name a few orkut, facebook, hi5, linkedin (professional networking), many dating sites etc are first ones that cross people’s mind. Here are the results of some data gathered by conducting survey for urban Indian mobile users.

Popular Social networking sites (Via Mobile phones)

Essentially, Orkut is the most highly used Social Networking site on the urban Indian mobile landscape. Orkut and Facebook are the two most popular social networking sites, used by 11.4% and 6.7% of urban Indians accessing social networking site via their mobile phones anytime between February 2009 and April 2009 respectively.

City – wise popularity of social networking in India

On looking at big 7 Indian cities, Delhites are the most social networking savvy folks accounting for around 10% of all social networking site users (via Mobile phones).

Social networking sites - Indian urban mobile users

Which site do you like most and how often do you use it? How useful do you think are these sites to be able to keep in touch with your friends and family? Will be good to know your thoughts.

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