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Commerce over mobile devices such as cell phones is accelerating in the US, according to data released today by The Nielsen Company. Already, 9 million US mobile subscribers say they have used their mobile phone to pay for goods or services, and half of all data users (49 percent) say they expect to participate in mobile commerce in the future.
Nielsen Mobile, a service of The Nielsen Company, presented an overview of the opportunities in mobile commerce today at the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, IL. Among the findings presented:
-- As of Q1 2008, 3.6 percent (9.2 million) of US mobile subscribers use their phone to pay for goods or services
-- Men are more likely than women to use their phone for commerce: 4.5 percent (4.9 million) of men and 3.0 percent (4.3 million) of women say they have made a purchase using their phone
-- Adults ages 25-34 are the most likely to have made a purchase using their phone: 5.4 percent (3 million) of adults ages 25-34 have made a purchase, compared to 3.6 percent of all mobile subscribers
-- 49 percent of mobile data users, those subscribers who have used one or more data features on their phone such as text messaging or the mobile internet within the past 30 days, say that it is likely they will conduct mobile commerce in the future.
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Posted: 2008-06-12 17:55:02
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I don't think I have ever purchased anything with my phone. I once tried it on eBay in t-mobile's portal but it all went a bit scary on me.
Come to think of it, I might have bought something on eBay on my P990i. Not something I would do ofter though.
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Posted: 2008-06-12 18:28:25
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were you at the States at that time?
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Posted: 2008-06-12 19:23:59
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