February 18, 2009
Phonezoo user base continues to grow at a significant rate. The audience is mainly “millennials” and reflects the users actively participating in mobile social networking. On a daily basis, Phonezoo users exchange over 100,000 messages and we wanted to give our users additional avenues for sending messages to other users.
An additional angle was the desire to expand revenue generation streams beyond advertising. Virtual gifts have been the most successful paid services added by social networks – voila – virtual gifts on Phonezoo were born!
Virtual gifts will be a great way for Phonezoo users to send a greeting to other users. We will continue to enhance the catalog for upcoming events and also look to add additional interesting items (both virtual and real) to the gift store. So go ahead and send the rose you have been waiting to give to your loved one.
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Posted by fantasticmv
January 30, 2009
We recently looked at the data collected on devices used to access m.phonezoo.com & were surprised to see the high ranking for RIM/Blackberry devices. The combined Blackberry 81xx & 83xx devices outnumbered all the other major devices including LG, Samsung, Nokia and Motorola combined!
Being the leading mobile social media and entertainment site targeted mainly at the “millennials”, I would not have expected such high penetration for Blackberry devices. For a while RIM has been trying to break into the consumer space & seems like their efforts are begining to pay off.
I have always felt that the Blackberry Pearl is one of the best smartphone devices. It is a good blend of form and function to become a perfect entertainment and communications device. Blackberry is also IMO the best platform to compete against the Apple iPhone. RIM does however need to open up the platform in a big way to promote applications development.
With crumbling coportate budgets, Blackberry devices need to increase focus on being the next generation consumer device. Based on what we are seeing, it seems to be working. I hope they put extra efforts into developing this platform and dont spend all the R&D budget making the most secure device for POTUS@blackberry.net
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Posted by fantasticmv
December 17, 2008
Almost a year ago a small independent band in New Jersey, Lipstic Magazine, started uploading ringtones of their songs on to Phonezoo. They found a receptive audience and very quickly their tunes raced to the top of the charts on Phonezoo. We have featured several of their releases which have collectively garnered thousands of downloads.
Click here for Lipstick Magazine homepage on Phonezoo
Over the past year Lipstick Magazine popularity has clearly gained considerable steam. Lipstick Magazine has been featured on the front cover of All Access Magazine, Classic Rock Magazine and Kerrang Magazine out of the UK, and has articles in magazines and online sites such as Maximum Metal, Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles, Heavy Metal Time Machine, Billboard.com and Rock Eyez. They have been busy touring New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania as the headlining act or main supporting act with several artists.
Phonezoo is a user driven community. Ringtone downloads are driven entirely by what users like and tell their friends about. The band Lipstick Magazine and their songs have clearly captured the imagination of the Phonezoo user community and points to the creativity and quality of the band’s music. We wish them all the best for continued success!
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Posted by phonezoo
December 5, 2008
We know you love finding hot new content for your phones. We also know you’d love to hang out with someone as cool as Ludacris. Now you have a great opportunity to do both – for free. Phonezoo has partnered with WeMix.com, a music creation community founded by Ludacris, to make it happen.
Thousands of artists are using WeMix.com to upload, share and collaborate with each other – and with superstars like Ludacris and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. Luda has created ringtones from some of the top new artists and songs at WeMix, and Phonezoo users can get them for free for a limited time.
Go, check’em out! You’ll be giving love to these talented new artists, and you’ll have this great music before everyone else discovers it. If you download them, we enter you into a contest – and the winner will have a chance to meet Luda during an upcoming concert TV event or movie shoot.
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Posted by Ram
November 12, 2008
An unfortunate side effect of a successful social network is the emergence of users who want to abuse the system. These few bad apples violate their terms of use and spoil the fun for everyone else. We have noticed a few such problem users on Phonezoo.
In our continued to effort to make Phonezoo the most fun, easy, safe and clean mobile personalization community, starting tonight we have implemented several new features. Some more visible, others not so.
One such change is that status updates will only show up in public feeds if you are a Phonezoo user in good standing. If you are a Phonezoo user abiding by the rules, these changes should not impact you in any way at all. Most users will fall in this category. If for some reason you notice a site feature that you find puzzling, feel free to drop an email to support@phonezoo.com.
As always, thanks for being a Phonezoo user and for your continued support.
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Posted by fantasticmv
August 28, 2008
Hi – just a quick note to let you know that we’ve made some enhancements to our Family Filter. Now certain user photos, screen names and status messages may not appear to people when the Family Filter is on. The Family Filter is on by default, but you can turn it off by clicking on the link in the upper right corner of the site.
If you see a user with an explicit photo, screen name, status message, etc, please use the ‘Report User’ feature found below their photo on their profile. We will review the report, take action if necessary, and use this information to improve our Family Filter. As always, we welcome your feedback.
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Posted by phonezoo
May 2, 2008
Today Phonezoo launched a great feature for keeping up with what is going on at Phonezoo, even when you are away from the website. We call this Phonezoo Feeds. Here you can keep track of:
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Messages that people leave for you
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Comments left on the Ringtones or Photos you create
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New content created by your Phonezoo Friends
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Your friends’ status on Phonezoo
The idea is that we’ll alert you whenever there is activity on Phonezoo that might be of interest to you. You can choose to receive feeds on Phonezoo.com, on our WAP site (wap.phonezoo.com), via email, or by text message. You decide. To start getting these feeds, simply log into Phonezoo, go to the Feeds tab and click on Edit My Feeds. You can change your preferences at any time.
Let’s say your friend Amy creates a bunch of Photos that you like. When you subscribe to her content feed, any new photos she creates can be sent to your phone automatically. Or let’s say your friend Jason changes his status to ‘Bored. Text me!’. When you subscribe to his feed, you’ll know that now might be a great time to catch up with him.
Please try this out and let us know what you think. We’re always looking for ideas on how to make Phonezoo more useful for you.
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Posted by phonezoo
January 10, 2008
Since we launched Phonezoo over a year ago, we’ve learned a lot about our users. Two things that come across loud and clear is that people want what they want, when they want it, and people want it to be FREE. So with that in mind, we asked ourselves “What can we offer people to help them make free ringtones that are more personal and more interesting?” We started with the Voice Recorder tool, which enables people to record their own voice, make a ringtone and send it to their phone. But now we are happy to introduce something even more customizable.
Yesterday, we launched the “Build Your Own” ringtone tool (under the Ringtones tab). Now you can mix and match different backgrounds, sounds and even your own voice to make a ringtone that is uniquely yours. While this feature allows for limitless creative possibilities, we’ve tried to keep it very easy to use. Here’s how it works:
· Start by choosing one of our 10 backgrounds, if you want. These represent different musical styles and serve as the foundation for your ringtone.
· Then, record something using your own voice, if you like. You can record something funny, something personal or just something interesting.
· You can then add any number of different sounds to your ringtone. With our drag and drop editor, you can put sounds anywhere within the ringtone.
· Give your ringtone a name and send it to your phone
We will continue to add new backgrounds and sounds on a regular basis to keep the content fresh.
Though we perform a copyright check on these ringtones, we expect the vast majority to be able to be shared with others.
Please give it a try and let us know what you think. We’d love to hear your suggestions for additional sounds to include.
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