By now you've heard of the iPhone, and maybe you even got some money back for purchasing it on your credit card at the original $599 price only to see the price drop to $399 10 weeks later (see that blog post here: http://blog.creditorweb.com/index.php/2007/09/10/bought-a-600-iphone-on-your-credit-card-get-your-200-back/)
Have you heard of the upcoming G-Phone? It's kind of a nickname. Google isn't really calling it a G-Phone, because they're not really creating a phone device. Instead, they're working on software that helps cell phone users access Google services easier- including searching, email and maps.You're thinking we already can do all that, right? Google's plans are a bit different. Apple maybe revolutionized cell phones and how they can be so much more than just a mobile telephone- but Google plans to revolutionize the industry of phones.
Although things are still a little hush-hush, it's looking like Google's approached a few leading cell phone manufacturers about building cell phones that are tailored to Google software… and soon your phones might be displaying commercials.
Commercials on cell phones?
Eric Schmidt, the Chief executive of Google, has been quoted saying that mobile phones should be free for people who agree to watch ads on their cell phone screens (that are about the size of a credit card and let you use them like a touch screen, shrinking and zooming in web pages among the regular cell phone features). A specific announcement could come as early as this week from Google and potential plans to partner with Verizon's network.
According to Times Online, a European news web site, "Mobile advertising is a rapidly growing market. Analysts Frost & Sullivan predict the mobile-advertising market in America alone will generate $2.1 billion (£1 billion) in revenue by 2011 compared with $301m in 2006."
Would you stop charging your cell phone bills to your credit cards each month in exchange for watching advertisements on your cell phone?
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