“Evolution from Talk to Text” read the headline today in the New York Times today.
Yesterday there was an announcement on TechCrunch about Verizon raising their SMS fees 15%
According to Nielsen Mobile, the typical subscriber sent or received 357 text messages compared to 204 phone calls.
Here are some more Nielson Stats from Q2, 2008:
- 43 Million US mobile subscribers use mobile internet
- 33 Million receive text alerts
- 32 Million use instant messaging
- 4 Million subscriber to mobile video
CALL TO ACTION
Mobile Search in real estate is lagging behind consumer demand…..again.
MLS and Brokers should strongly consider deploying consumer facing mobile applications now.
Broker yard signs should all have mobile response mechanisms.
WAV Group produced a Smart Phone Satisfaction Survey Report in January, 2008; a Top Producers Sell More Real Estate using Smartphones at the end of January,2008; and a WAV Group Mobile Search Whitepaper in February, 2008.
All of these surveys can be downloaded for free by clicking the reports navigation tab.
