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It’s Valentine’s Day. Today is the day you stand out from the crowd and score using one of the wildly popular mobile dating services. Here’s how to start getting loads of profiles sent to you in just a few minutes.
1. Let Them Know Where You Are
Most mobile dating services are location-based, and require the user to send in a zip code or street address so other singles in your area can be notified. Don’t forget to do this! In fact, some mobile dating sites “log you out” of that area after two hours, so be sure to keep an eye on your status.
2. Pick a Unique Profile Name
Again, real estate on a mobile device is slim, and often your user name is the very first thing others will see about you. Make it simple, memorable, and classy. If it’s real cheesy or even vulgar, then many users will skip right on by your profile.
3. It’s all About the Picture
While pictures are important for any online dating service, I’d argue they are even more important for mobile dating services. People do not like to read text on a mobile device, so they will lean on the picture even more. And make sure your profile picture has plenty of lighting, as the displays on the mobile device can be low quality. Plenty of light against a light background works best (and lose the light sabre Luke).
Girls should absolutely smile for their picture. Guys should smile too, but just enough so people know you it.
4. Be Different. Be You.
By filling out every field in your profile, you will absolutely stand out. Remember, some users will have more time to browse profiles than others. If you only fill out the required fields in your profile, people will assume you are not really trying to find someone. Besides, people will want to know more about you before they decide to initiate contact. So tell them!
5. Get Started
You can’t score if you don’t shoot! Here are a couple of the most popular mobile dating services out there. You know how to land a date quickly, so get out there and give it a try today!
>> MeetMoi has been featured on The Today Show, Fox News, and the Wall Street Journal.
>> Fast Flirting, from Jumbuck, has grown to over 4 million members, and recently won the Top App Award 2007.
February 14th, 2008
Following up on yesterday’s USA Today article we mentioned, we took a look at a mobile site that lets you connect with your friends with your camera phone.
As Radar’s home page explains, registered users take a picture with their mobile phone from wherever they are (from a concert, for example). They then send it to Radar as a picture message, and the user’s friends on Radar can then view and even comment on that picture. The service also allows for video uploads as well.
In addition to the mobile website itself, Radar has created a mobile application for various platforms, including for Java MIDP, RIM BlackBerry, Windows Mobile phones, the iPhone, and the iPod Touch.
This might be a fun service for people from birdwatchers to concert-goers to family members taking pictures of the kids. I’m sure there are several other applications of this that might be even more useful. Check it out for yourself and let us know what you think.
Mobile Website:
http://www.radar.net
November 15th, 2007
If you’re interested in what is up and coming on the mobile web, you need to read Dennis’ recap of MobileCamp San Francisco.
It’s a good summary of what a BarCamp is all about, and highlights a few of the interesting mobile games and services that are being developed as we speak. Great work once again Dennis.
November 8th, 2007
Guitar Hero and Rock Band are shaping up to be two of the hottest video games this holiday season. These simulation/karaoke games are played with musical instruments as the controllers, including guitars, drums, and more, and are played against other “bands” online. Guitar Hero has formed a loyal following, while Rock Band is a newer game that is coming on strong this year.
I’d like to know if we’ll see any of these types of simulation games for the mobile phone. So Activision, what about it? When is your guitar phone coming??
November 1st, 2007
Today’s mobile website is all about using your camera phone. fotochatter lets users send their phone pictures to their fotochatter friends, and then comment on them by text message from, of course, their phone.
While this looks more like a dating site right now, I can think of a few more practical uses for this as well.
If you’ve used fotochatter or a similar mobile photo-sharing service, let us know what you think!
Mobile Website:
wap.fotochatter.com
September 26th, 2007
If you’re a geek for song lyrics like I am, then we’ve got a mobile website for you.
The folks at Twilight Zone provide, among many other things, lyrics for thousands of songs. Perfect for killing time on a train.
See if you can guess what song these lyrics are from:
…
Yeah, made the scene
Week to week
Day to day
Hour to hour
The gate is straight
Deep and wide…
Any guesses?
Mobile Website:
http://lyrics.twilightwap.com
September 18th, 2007
Ever wanted to start your own community of mobile phone users, and earn money in the process?
That’s the idea behind Sonopia. To better explain what can be done with this service, here’s an excerpt from their about page:
Sonopia’s mission is to provide every organization, group or club with the opportunity to create branded mobile service and build a unique mobile and web community of supporters and members.
Leading brands, charities, environmental organizations and entertainment groups are working with Sonopia to create their branded mobile phone services. These services are marketed with Sonopia’s help to an increasingly discerning consumer, who demands relevant services, the right price and great customer service. We call each of these mobile services a “Sonopia” and expect there to be thousands of Sonopias within a few years.
With Sonopia, anyone can create and start marketing a mobile service in 15 minutes or less.
From an end user’s perspective, I have to say the user interface seems a bit clunky. I found it confusing to create multiple communities and then try to navigate between them. Hopefully that will be improved in future updates.
While Sonopia sounds interesting (particularly if any charities have success with it), I simply cannot see the volume of users getting to the point where it has enough staying power to be successful. Maybe they can prove me wrong — we shall see.
September 10th, 2007
Just a reminder that the race is wide open to WIN $100 CASH in our first ever Mobile Website Submission contest. While all the contest details can be found on the original post here, here again is all you need to do to enter:
How to enter:
1. Add a comment to the original post here with 5 mobile websites. Any mobile sites will do.
2. All submissions will be voted on by our readers, and the winner will get $100 USD via PayPal.
All submissions are due by August 31, so get yours in now before it’s too late.
(So far, Melvyn is guaranteed to win $100 unless someone offers up some competition!)
Submit your favorite mobile websites here today to win!
August 14th, 2007
We’ve been behind in our postings this week, so it’s time to catch up and bring you more mobile websites so you get your fill. Let’s get right to it…
What is Twitter?
For those not familiar with Twitter, it is a way for people to share what they are up to at any point in time. Twitter’s official description says it best:
A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Answer on your phone, IM, or right here on the web!
There are many opinions on whether Twitter is truly useful or an utter waste of time. Like most things, it’s all in how you use it. What we will see is that the concept can be applied very creatively to specific scenarios, and that is where Twitter will become more valuable. I am sure there are several unique and interesting applications already out there today.
Twitter’s Mobile Website
So now you’re a registered Twitter user (a Twittee?), you’re away from your computer, and want to share what you’re doing. Twitter provides two options from your mobile phone:
1. Send a text message of what you’re doing to Twitter at 40404.
2. Bring up the Twitter mobile website at m.twitter.com. You can not only share what you are doing, but also see what your friends are up to as well.
Mobile Website:
http://m.twitter.com
August 1st, 2007
Just a quick note that we just added another site to our list of Stomping Grounds. If you have not browsed through WAPReview yet, you are missing out on a very useful resource.
WAPReview is a handy directory of mobile websites, which includes reviews and ratings for each one. The sites are listed by category, and the latest count on their home page listed 797 total mobile websites in their directory. Not too shabby.
We only noticed one listing (Cinema Electric on this page) that now points to a parked Network Solutions page, but that’s to be expected when you are managing so many listings. And one out of 797 is not too shabby.
Mobile Web Version
Of course, the smart folks at WAPReview also includes a mobile version at YesWAP.com. The benefits of the mobile version are obvious, and they did a great job of keeping the interface clean and mobile-friendly.
So go see what you’ve missing and let us know if you find any gems.
July 21st, 2007
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