Basically they loan you the money to buy virtual goods – and when you pay it back or refer a friend you earn some kind of virtual credit score which is good for your game rep. If you dont end up paying them – no biggy – but you will earn a bad score and it will affect your in game status according to the game.

MichaelArrington from Techcrunch certainly seemed excited by the concept saying “Its unreliability is what makes it so attractive to social game publishers and other people selling virtual goods. It’s also a great way to let the unbanked masses out there pay for stuff without getting sucked in to scamville-type scams.”
Arrington is also excited as this is a step away from the kind of activity that leads to users being pulled into the now infamous “scamville” type deals which he campaigned about late last year.

Its a great post read the entire post here or read our highlights and screen shots form the techcrunch review below.

And if it turns out the kids with no credit cards aren’t actually good at paying you back – you could always break their virtual legs!

>>>>>>>>>>>

The product is called Kwedit Promise.

Here’s how Kwedit works: they let users take on fake debt instead of paying for virtual goods with real money (or via scammy or legitimate offers). A user promises to pay later. It’s not an enforceable promise, and there is really no consequence if a user doesn’t pay. But there are built in incentives to pay it off, and Kwedit expects some percentage of people to actually do so.

As users take and pay off, or default, on Kwedit promises, a virtual Kwedit score moves up and down just like a real-life credit score.

Users get more credit (err, Kwedit) when they actually pay the stuff they agreed to. And if they don’t pay, the kwedit score goes down and getting more Kwedit becomes difficult. There’s some risk that users will try to sign up under another name to start fresh – but since most of the virtual games are on social networks and tied to established identities, that won’t work very well.

Kwedit also makes it very easy to pay off promised amounts. Most users won’t have credit cards, so they can’t pay via normal online methods. But users can print out (or save on their phone) a bar code and take it to any 7-11 store in the U.S. for payment. Or they can mail in cash via a pre-printed postage paid envelope (called the Kwedit mailer). And there’s a third way as well – users can ask others to pay the Kwedit for them via “pass the duck.” It’s a social payment feature that sends a message to a friend or family member asking them to pay.

What do I think of this? I think it’s brilliant. Social gaming companies like Zynga have said that they can only monetize a few percentage points of users via direct payments. They try to increase that number via offers, which is a slippery slope towards Scamville. Kwedit falls in between direct payments and offers. And even if users default, the Zyngas of the world aren’t out any cash. They’re just giving away virtual stuff in exchange for the Kwedit, after all.

If Kwedit’s early days are successful, look for all the gaming companies to jump on board quickly. And I also think this is a great idea for other virtual goods services – like online music. I’d love to pay for music on iTunes or MySpace music via Kwedit. At some point, we may just be able to. At launch Kwedit is available on 100 social games, and also as an option on Social Gold.

Is Kwedit unreliable? Yep. Is it Brilliant? Absolutely.

Originally posted 2010-02-05 09:44:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Another great Mobile list: The best Mobile Web Browsers

Another day another great mobile list. This time a list of the top web browsers for your mobile. This time courtesy of the excellent About.com You can see the full article here or the highlights below. Keep the feedback and comments coming – you guys are loving the lists!

Originally posted 2010-01-21 04:29:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1. Twitter Apps for BlackBerry

1a. OpenBreak – Originally known as TwitterBerry, OpenBreak is one of the most popular Twitter apps for BlackBerry. You can take a picture with your BlackBerry camera and directly post it to Twitter via TwitPic or yfrog using TwitterBerry.

The app will automatically recognize #hashtags in the tweets and a notification icon will show you the number of new messages in your Twitter timeline just like your BlackBerry displays notifications for unread emails or missed calls.

1b. UberTwitter – Another popular Twitter client for BlackBerry, UberTwitter is location-aware so it can automatically update your location based on the cell tower information even if your BlackBerry phone doesn’t support GPS (like Google Latitude). The latest beta of UberTwitter also includes support for Twitter Lists.

1c. Seesmic – With Seesmic, you can track all your saved searches and Twitter lists inside your BlackBerry phone. Just like most other BlackBerry apps, Seesmic can run in the background and notify you of new direct messages and @replies via the famililar notification icons.

2. Twitter Apps for Nokia Phones

2a. Tweets60 – As the name suggests, Tweets60 is a native Twitter client for Nokia S60 smartphones that is available in both free and pro versions. This application is primarily for users who just want to quickly update their own status on Twitter as well as follow what their other friends are saying on Twitter.

The pro version supports additional features like the ability to post images to TwitPic and follow search terms on Twitter.

2b. Gravity – Gravity is a hugely popular and powerful Twitter client for Nokia S60 smartphones. With Gravity, you can manage multiple Twitter accounts, save links from tweets to your delicious account, post pictures to any of the Twitter-friendly photo sharing site like TwitPic of YFrog and it obviously supports all the other Twitter functions like retweets, direct messages, favorites, etc.

You can download a 10-day trial version of Gravity from the Ovi Store.

2c. Snaptu – Snaptu is an all-in-one application that lets you manage your Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and even your Google Picasa account from the mobile phone. Snaptu’s Twitter application provides all the basic Twitter functionality – status updates, direct messages, @replies – while their Facebook component lets you update statuses and you can also read and write messages using Facebook email.

Snaptu works with any Java-enabled mobile phone including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola models.

3. Twitter Apps for Windows Mobile

3a. Tiny Twitter – This is a free Twitter application for Windows Mobile that provides all the basic Twitter functionality. One of the unique features in Tiny Twitter is that you can temporarily suspend a Twitter user so that his tweets won’t appear in your timeline though he would still remain in your follow list.

3b. PockeTwit – This is another popular Twitter client for Windows Mobile with support for multiple accounts. You can take a picture from your camera and post it directly to Twitter via PockeTwit. The application features a nice sliding interface so you can drag the tweets to the left to see all the actions that you can take on that tweet. PockeTwit is free and open-source.

3c. Twikini – The app integrates with Windows Media Player so you can tweet the name of the song that you are currently listening to. Twikini can shrink URLs using Bit.ly or TinyURL so you have more space for text and it also displays Twitpic images inline. If you have a GPS enabled mobile phone, you can also add your location to the tweet with Twikini. The app costs $4.95 though a 14-day trial is available for free.

4. Twitter Apps for Android Phones

4a. Twidroid – This is probably the most popular Twitter app for Android phones – the basic version is free but you’ll have to get the PRO version in case you want to manage multiple Twitter accounts from the same application.

Twidroid supports all features of Twitter including Twitter lists. You can shake your Android phone to fetch the latest tweets but this again requires the pro edition.

4b. Seesmic – With Seesmic for Android, you can capture photos or record videos and share them on directly Twitter via yFrog. The app will also let you share you current location on Twitter. You can configure Seemic to notify you with a custom ringtone (or a blinking light) when there’s a new @reply or direct message for you on Twitter.

5. Twitter Apps for iPhone and iPod Touch

5a. Tweetdeck – TweetDeck is a brilliant application that you may use to manage both Facebook and your multiple Twitter accounts from the iPhone or iPod Touch.

The app will automatically sync with TweetDeck Desktop so if you have created any custom search columns on the desktop, they’ll also become available inside the mobile app (and vice-versa). Just shake your iPhone to check if there are any new updates.

5b. Tweetie – This $3 app is one of the most popular Twitter client for iPhone with a very impressive UI. There’s an offline mode so you can do things like reading past tweets, following new people, replying to tweets, etc. even without a data connection. You also get a bookmarklet that lets you post links from Safari directly to Twitter via the Tweetie app.

5c. Twittelator – One of the unique features of Twittelator is that it lets you record and tweet both audio and video clips from your iPhone. You can even tweet the name of the song that’s currently playing on your iPhone. The basic version of Twittelator is available for free on the iTunes store.

5d. Echofon – This is light-weight Twitter client for the iPhone that is free and supports nearly all the basic function of Twitter. The $5 pro version of Echofon supports push notifications so you’ll get an alert when another Twitter user sends you a direct message or mentions you in his or her tweet.

Screenshots of Twitter Mobile Apps

More ways to use Twitter on mobile phones

If you can’t find a decent Twitter application for your mobile phone, you should check out Dabr. This is like an improved version of Twitter’s mobile site.

Dabr will display a more detailed profile of Twitter users so you can quickly decide whether or not to follow a particular user. It will auto-convert Twitpic and other picture URLs into thumbnails so you can view images directly in your Twitter timeline without having to click the click. And since Dabr is a mobile website, you can use it from just about any mobile phone, not just a smartphone.

Another option is email. Just associate your Twitter account with Posterous and then you’ll be able to post updates on Twitter by sending emails to twitter@posterous.com. Whatever you put in the email subject will be converted into your Twitter status.

This email to twitter option will be quite handy if your phone plan allows unlimited email but you need to pay for every extra byte that you download on the phone (lot of BlackBerry plans are like this).

Originally posted 2010-01-15 03:05:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

More proof the Facebook juggernaut is set to continue; Facebook  VP Chamath Palihapitiya has just announced that Facebook Mobile has topped over 100 million users!

This is an extraordinary feat and Chamath was quietly chuffed in a recent blog post where emphasised the breadth of their service with partnerships with just about every mobile network globally, most of the network operators and expanded mobile browser access in over 70 languages.

For more on the Facebook Mobile milestone you can read the full Facebook Blog entry here orwe have included the key text below:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

• Mobile websites: Our mobile sites m.facebook.com and touch.facebook.com have been redesigned, enabling people to access Facebook from any mobile browser in more than 70 languages. With the explosion of smart phones, we want to make sure people have a great Facebook experience that scales with their device especially as people have begun to upgrade their devices more frequently.
• Text messages: More than 80 operators in 32 countries enable millions of people around the world to stay connected and communicate with their friends on Facebook using SMS text messages. Recently we also launched a URL-shortening service called FB.ME that makes it even easier for people to share content. With FB.ME, you can share and access more through services like SMS that limit the number of characters in messages.
• Applications: Facebook is already one of the most requested services on mobile, and we work with every major device maker and mobile operating system to bring applications and integrations to all platforms. We’re always improving these applications and have recently released updates for our applications on Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Nokia and Samsung. We also support a broad range of new Facebook experiences on devices from HTC, INQ, LG Electronics, Palm, Sony Ericsson and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile.

No matter which mobile device you own, you can always stay connected through Facebook using our mobile applications, sites or SMS. Find the right Facebook Mobile product for you at www.facebook.com/mobile.

Chamath, Facebook’s vice president of user growth, mobile and international, is getting ready for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

We havent forked out the 3000 odd clams yet that Portio is asking for a copy – but Leading mobile news gurus Fierce Wireless reported some of the key stats as:

• Worldwide Messaging Revenues set to exceed USD 233 billion by 2014
• In 2009 worldwide SMS traffic topped 5 trillion messages, and that figure is set to exceed 10 trillion in 2013
• MMS revenues for 2009 amount to almost USD 27 billion
• Mobile IM revenues to be worth USD 18 billion by 2014

The future is bright indeed!

You can read more of the Fierce Wireless story here or see some of the selected highlights below:

SMS Continues to Confound Expectations as Worldwide Messaging Revenues set to exceed USD 233 billion by 2014

But seriously though – with…

• No multi tasking
• No flash support
• No camera
• No HDMI out
• And as many of our team will attest as avid iPhone users – will most likely contain a measly battery which will go flat in 30 milliseconds

… you’ll forgiving us for not throwing ourselves at the gates of our nearest Apple super store to buy an iPad.

Dont get us wrong we do love Apple – the iPhone rocks – but somehow I doubt its going to set the world on fire like the iPhone did.

And if it does fail to live up to the hype – Apple could always try branching into stylish easy to use feminine hygiene products.

1 UnwiredBuyer – Receive last minute eBay notifications and place bids directly from your mobile. Definitely a must-have for every eBay junkie. (US and Canada). Video Demo.

2. Soonr – Need to access your PC directly from the handset? Enter Soonr, a free mobile client that brings remote PC access to your phone: search files, view documents, check emails, run programs and more. US only. Video Demo.

3. Mosio – How old is Yoda? What was Einstein’s IQ? … and for all other questions simply send SMS to Mosio and get a quick reply shortly after. Screenshot. US only.

4. Plusmo – Super-fast mobile feedreader with lots of cool features. Video Demo. Another similar app is Viigo.

5. Fring – Really cool mobile app that lets you place free calls or chat with anyone from your Skype, ICQ, Google Talk, MSN, Twitter, or SIP contacts. Video Demo. You can also get same stuff with Nimbuzz.

6. Mobical – Over-the-air mobile data backup and restore service. Store and backup your contacts, synchronize data between multiple handsets and more.

7. Jajah – Dirt-cheap international call from your handset. Video Demo.

8. AllFreeCalls – Not just dirt-cheap but totally free international calls to over 50 countries. Available in US, UK, and Ireland.

9. Emoze – This one lets you push emails to your mobile. Works both with web-based emails (Gmail) and desktop clients (Outlook). I have covered a bunch of email to mobile apps here.

10. Directory Services - These services offer everything from the nearest Dominos and Movie theater schedules to the driving directions and maps to any address of your choice. There are plenty of good ones: Free411, Goog411, TellMe, and DialDirections. Although i have to warn you in advance, all of them are for the US only. European? See below.

11. Google SMS – Via SMS directory service with lots of extra features: dictionary lookup, currency converter, translations, flight schedules, stock quotes, etc. . Europeans can try Google SMS.

12. Foonz – Handy service to make group calls and send group SMS messages for free.

13. Nutsie – This ingenious app brings your iTunes music library to your mobile. Video Demo. Also check out MunduRadio to access hundreds of digital internet radio stations from any web-enabled mobile phone. Video Demo.

14. Podlinez – Any podcast any time from your handset. Completely FREE. Sorry folks, again US Only.

15. mShopper – Lookup prices and deals for any product right from phone. Quite handy for price lookups while window shopping Video Demo.. US only.

16. Trumpia – Send message to friends and get it delivered to their email, instant messenger, and mobile phone. Recipients can send replies from email, IM program or as a text message. Video Demo.

17. SoLow – Addictive auction service where the winning bidder is the one who has the lowest unique bid. Today’s auctioned items: 250$ cash, Vail Ski Holiday, and Necklace by Laura Shape. US only.

18. BooksInMyPhone – The best mobile book service out there. Comes with an excellent book reader app that makes mobile reading quite convenient. Also see DialyLit.

19. Jott – Voice-to-text transcriber with a bunch of cool features. Dial toll-free number and “Jott” yourself memo notes, Or “Jott” messages to a group of friends. Jott will transcribe your messages and send it to indicated emails.Video Demo. US only.

20. Qipit – Use phone camera to capture documents and convert them to well-formatted PDFs. Forward ready PDFs to your email or even send fax it anywhere you want. Video Demo.

Its a mobile industry twitter list with a difference – its self selecting. So users readily identify themselves as being in the mobile industry and then rankedby follower count. You can see the list here - or we have reproduced it in full below ranked in order of follower count:

#1

tinytwitter Kevin Cawley 52,252 followers
Bio developer (@kcbigring) author tinytwitter – this is for app info only! enjoy the app.
Location Boulder, Colorado
Web http://www.tinytwitte…
Other lists: applications, developer, software

#2

mdh47 Mark Hirsch 24,539 followers
Bio I work for Inventec Corp, I’m an American living in Taipei, Interested in Mobile High Tech news and trends, not selling anything here, just trying to network
Location Taipei
Web http://www.mdh47.com/
Other lists: tech-news, trends

#3

OnlyMobileNews Mobile News 23,154 followers (1 on this list)
Bio We follow the latest in mobile technology news
Location California
Web http://webpartner.com…
Other lists: iphone, tech-news

#4

robinjewsbury Robin Jewsbury 14,460 followers
Bio the founder of eyemags and co-founder of mippin
Location London
Web http://eyemags.com

#5

TextBuzz Thomas Hearl Mobile 13,197 followers
Bio A mobile marketer who is fascinated with the world of sms text message marketing and it’s potential..
Location Orlando, FL
Web http://www.textbuzz.b…
Other lists: mobile-marketing

#6

mitschi Mitschi 9,949 followers
Bio Developer People Platform
Location Berlin
Web http://nokia.com
Other lists: developer, linux-geeks

#7

windowsphone Windows® phone 8,828 followers
Bio Windows phone on Twitter
Location Redmond, WA
Web http://www.windowspho…
Other lists: microsoft, telephone, windows

#8

WHEREitsAT WHERE.com 8,654 followers
Bio Your Friends, Your Favorite Restaurants and Local Events. Find them with WHERE. Available on iPhone, BlackBerry, Android & Palm Pre.
Location Boston, MA
Web http://www.where.com
Other lists: blackberry, iphone

#9

Sarik Sarik Weber 8,539 followers (1 on this list)
Bio Founder of cellity.com, acquired by NOKIA, serial company builder (eProfessional.de, XING.com, cellity.com), keynote speaker and startup investor
Location Hamburg
Web http://www.cellity.co…
Other lists: startups, technology

#10

wmdev WM Dev Team 7,695 followers (1 on this list)
Bio We’re the Windows Mobile Developer team. Come chat with us, give us feedback & ask questions.
Location Redmond, WA
Web http://developer.wind…
Other lists: developer, microsoft

#11

fring fring 7,509 followers
Bio fring is a mobile internet service and community that enables you to access and interact with your social networks on-the-go
Location fringland
Web http://www.fring.com
Other lists: mobile-internet

#12

nimbuzz nimbuzz 5,962 followers
Bio Multi community mobile social messenger: chat, messaging, cheap calls (VoIP) and more for all Connect and interact with all IM and social networks at once!
Location http://www.nimbuzz.com
Web http://blog.nimbuzz.c…

#13

HilzFuld Hillel Fuld 5,466 followers
Bio Tech blogger-Technmarketing.com, Forex content manager-Dailyforex.com, and a nice guy who likes to tweet. Also chose BlackBerry over iPhone, at least for now!
Location Between Jerusalem n’ Tel Aviv
Web http://technmarketing…
Other lists: israel

#14

nokconv Nokia Conversations 5,342 followers (1 on this list)
Bio A team of Nokia tweeters. Follow us for various updates, info, and the occasional banal banter.
Location Finland
Web http://conversations….

#15

INQMobile INQ Mobile 4,851 followers (1 on this list)
Bio We Make Social Mobiles
Location London
Web http://www.inqmobile….
Other lists: socialnetworking

#16

nkugelman Nick Kugelman 4,691 followers
Bio Sales and Marketing Ninja for MobileFrame, Mobility Expert, Gadget Freak, love hanging with family, JiuJitsu, dogs, and soon to be a daddy
Location Boise, Idaho
Web http://www.corporateh…
Other lists: software

#17

VirginMobileUS Virgin Mobile USA 4,274 followers
Bio Lisa here, Tweeting for Virgin Mobile USA baybee! Also find me @VMAngel
Location USA
Web http://www.virginmobi…

#18

guyglover guy glover 4,207 followers
Bio Using Mobile Carriers and Mobile Marketing to help the environment (greenmobiles.com.au). Plus I have become an iPhone geek!
Location iPhone: 1.282950,103.846649
Web http://iphonestar.com
Other lists: mobile-marketing

#19

rorysutherland Rory Sutherland 3,926 followers
Bio Fat bloke at Ogilvy, IPA; The Wiki Man
Location iPhone: 51.276511,0.119302
Web http://rorysutherland…
Other lists: advertising, digital, wikis

#21

Firemint Firemint 3,772 followers (1 on this list)
Bio Game studio hoping to put a bit more fun into your day Tweets by Alex.
Location Melbourne, Australia
Web http://www.firemint.c…
Other lists: iphone

#22

BuzzThreeSixty Chris B. at Buzz 360 3,559 followers
Bio Mobile Marketing. Helping brands engage their customers.
Location Cincinnati, OH
Web http://www.buzz-360.c…
Other lists: mobile-marketing, startup

#23

digistar Tim Gorree 3,385 followers (14 on this list)
Bio Avatar Concepts. Virtual Nokia. IT Architect, Web Technologies. Enterprise 3.0.
Location Helsinki, Finland
Web http://virtualnokia.n…
Other lists: acme, augmented, cyberculture, maemo, mixedreality, opensim, secondlife, virtual

#24

loopt Loopt 3,265 followers
Bio Your social compass!
Location Mountain View
Web http://www.loopt.com
Other lists: startup

#25

ryenyc Ryan 2,984 followers
Bio A ZAGAT Guy: Check out nru on Android, the #1 Grossing iPhone Travel App Zagat To Go 2.0 & ZAGAT.mobi. Manhattanite. Also I like pudding.
Location Manhattan, NYC
Web http://www.zagat.mobi
Other lists: android, iphone

#26

david_cao Android iPhone Mobil 2,942 followers
Bio Android iPhone BlackBerry Enterprise Mobile product & solutions. CEO of ExtendLogic. Android iPhone BlackBerry Developers, consultants, contractors, developers.
Location Santa Clara
Web http://www.extendlogi…
Other lists: iphone

#27

Betmenko Betmenko 2,890 followers
Bio Hm..nothin specific..just a normal guy
Location
Web http://twittley.com/u…
Other lists: android, google

#28

thenokiablog Mark Guim 2,832 followers
Bio Nokia Fanboy and Editor of The Nokia Blog
Location New York City
Web http://thenokiablog.c…
Other lists: blogs

#29

blackberrypros blackberrypros 2,821 followers
Bio Wireless professional wanting to connect on BlackBerry and wireless trends
Location BC

Other lists: blackberry

#30

EricssonLabs Tor Bjorn Minde 2,818 followers
Bio Open innovation, developers, API’s, new enabling technologies, mobile, applications, messaging, content push, maps, location, streaming
Location Sweden
Web http://labs.ericsson….
Other lists: developer, technology

#31

AndroidGuysCom AndroidGuys.com 2,809 followers
Bio Beating the Android drum as loudly as possible
Location ukite: 40.85074,-81.434598
Web http://www.androidguy…
Other lists: android

#32

MobileZeitgeist Heike Scholz 2,803 followers (1 on this list)
Bio mobile zeitgeist is the leading online magazine on mobile business in German-speaking countries. Heike, founder and publisher, is twittering here.
Location Hamburg, Germany
Web http://www.mobile-zei…

#33

kiwanja Ken Banks 2,656 followers
Bio Where [mobile] technology – and @frontlinesms – meets anthropology, conservation and development
Location Rural Cambridgeshire, UK
Web http://kiwanja.net
Other lists: africa, anthropology

#34

JimAyson Jim Ayson 2,640 followers
Bio Interested in gadgets, social media, the mobile internet, and jazz!
Location Philippines
Web http://jimayson.com
Other lists: mobile-internet, philippines

#35

Katrinskaya Katrin Verclas 2,633 followers
Bio chica. curious.
Location
Web http://www.mobileacti…
Other lists: socialchange

#36

textingforward TextingForward.com 2,389 followers
Bio Founder and CEO for TextingForward.com | Mobile Marketing and Mobile Service Solutions, & More Mobile
Location Orlando, FL
Web http://www.textingfor…
Other lists: startups

#37

baloss Alessandro Galetto 2,380 followers
Bio Lost in Telecomms, falled in love with mobile phones and still enjoying it so much! Well, most of the time. Head of Product Development at 3, lot of fun!
Location Milan, Italy
Web http://www.dotdust.co…

#38

ilicco Ilicco Elia 2,355 followers (1 on this list)
Bio Head of Mobile, Reuters, having worked for Reuters since i was a boy (however my thoughts are my own) also part of #CozyTweetUp
Location ÜT: 51.440361,-0.163279
Web http://www.linkedin.c…
Other lists: journalism

#39

mpression Mobile Advertising 2,267 followers
Bio UK’s leading mobile advertising agency inc O2 UK, Virgin Mobile, The Guardian, Autotrader, Evening Standard and more…
Location London
Web http://blog.mpression…
Other lists: advertising, mobile-advertising

#41

motodev MOTODEV 2,105 followers
Bio Motorola’s Developer Program
Location Sunnyvale, California
Web http://developer.moto…

#42

cgiorgi cedric giorgi 2,096 followers
Bio Working at Goojet http://www.goojet.com, french mobile start-up
Location Paris, France & Toulouse,
Web http://www.cedricgior…
Other lists: social

#43

toms Tom Limongello 1,980 followers
Bio JD Power & Associates’ best Twitter profile 2009. mobile, advertising, NYC, china, failwhale
Location iPhone: 40.960399,-72.192293
Web http://uwsjournal.com
Other lists: mobile-advertising

#44

sendmemobile SendMe Mobile 1,898 followers
Bio If you’re an artist, DM us! We want to interview you for The SendMe Stage http://blog.sendmemobile.com. We blog about hot new music, movies & mobile news.
Location
Web http://blog.sendmemob…
Other lists: mobile-news

#45

Handango Handango 1,879 followers
Bio Handango is the leading provider of mobile apps worldwide.
Location Irving, Texas
Web http://www.handango.c…

#46

LBSzone LBSzone 1,874 followers
Bio Leading news and tech resource covering mobile technologies, GPS, mobile maps, Geospatial tech, and location-based services (LBS)
Location Colorado
Web http://www.lbszone.co…

#47

ben_cusack Ben Cusack 1,862 followers
Bio digital mobile creative iphone viral tech twitterpitch
Location London
Web http://www.migcan.com…
Other lists: creative

#48

TylerReed Tyler Reed 1,820 followers
Bio Entrepreneur & Speaker on all things web and mobile. CEO & Founder of TinyImpact.
Location South Africa
Web http://tyler.im

#49

WirelessWoman Meg A. Hertz 1,814 followers
Bio As the CTO for BearCom, Meg A. Hertz creates wireless solutions every day. But when emergencies arise, Meg transforms into Wireless Woman and saves the day!
Location Dallas, TX
Web http://www.WirelessWo…
Other lists: car-rental

#50

PocketGamer PocketGamer 1,794 followers (1 on this list)
Bio Mobile, iPhone, PSP, DS, Android and other handheld news and reviews ‘R’ Us
Location
Web http://pocketgamer.co…
Other lists: gaming, iphone

#51

pingdroid pingdroid 1,793 followers
Bio Pinging the intertubes from cell phones everywhere…
Location Monterey, CA
Web http://www.pingdroid….

#52

MoMoLondon Mobile Monday London 1,769 followers (1 on this list)
Bio Running mobile networking and knowledge events since Nov 2005 by @torgo @jorabin @alexcraxton & @technokitten
Location London
Web http://www.mobilemond…

#53

adamsmall Adam Small 1,739 followers
Bio CEO of a Mobile Marketing company based in Indianapolis, IN.
Location Indianapolis, IN, USA
Web http://www.connective…

#54

bck Brad Kellett 1,726 followers
Bio Senior UI Developer at Cuil, web/design/UX guy
Location Sydney, Australia
Web http://bradkellett.co…
Other lists: australia

#55

titanas Stefanos Kofopoulos 1,718 followers
Bio Full time blogger, social media weirdo, event organizer, entrepreneur, dreamer, the man you hate or madly love. WordPress & bad boy for life
Location Athens, Greece
Web http://pestaola.gr

#56

TCPJ_Mickey Mickey Papillon 1,698 followers
Bio I am The Cell Phone Junkie
Location Arizona
Web http://www.thecellpho…

#57

Ericssonpress Ericsson Press 1,686 followers
Bio Ericsson is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators.
Location Stockholm
Web http://www.ericsson.c…

#58

palmsolo Matthew Miller 1,685 followers
Bio Father of 3 amazing girls, husband to awesome wife, mobile blogger, naval architect, Jesus lover, conservative
Location ÜT: 47.58275,-121.917227
Web http://blogs.zdnet.co…

#59

ribot Ribot 1,667 followers (1 on this list)
Bio CEO of Ribot – ideas lab for mobile interfaces. Mobile designer / developer, food photographer and lover of rustic objects
Location London
Web http://ribot.co.uk
Other lists: ux

geekyouup Richard Hyndman 1,657 followers
Bio Mippin CTO, family man and Android fanatic. Tuttle club and PS3 ftw.
Location London

#61

bbjunkies Blackberry Junkies 1,380 followers
Bio
Location Nashville, TN

Other lists: blackberry

#62

jsmakr Johnny Makkar 1,370 followers
Bio I’m in like with the internet, gdgts, cars, and digital marketing.
Location New Jersey
Web http://attentiondigit…

#63

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Lead plaintiff, Rebecca Swift, claims that she was fleeced of over $200 responding to offers of an I.Q test and green tea in exchange for in game credits of leading Zynga game YoVille. Zynga has previously repented somewhat for these kinds of offers, but it remains unclear what liability they will exposed to on this.

USA today reporting on the issue made an interesting point on ethics underpinning the class action:

There is no governing body to specifically regulate the social-gaming industry, which puts the onus on developers to police themselves, says Steinberg of Digital Trends. “It comes down to a question of ethics,” he says.

prizeKing has spoken previously about Zynga and their CPA deals. We at prizeking believe that providing a better value prosition for virtual currency users in the form of loyalty incentives would go a long way to avoiding the reputational nightmare that a “class action” can bring.

See Findlaw’s full legal post below or you can read it here

Game On: Lawsuit Takes on Social Gaming Ads

Filed in district court in San Francisco, the suit details how plaintiffs, to get to new gaming levels, sign up for the so-called “special offers.” Some of those offers, such as an IQ test and green tea offer that Swift agreed to, automatically charge the game player. Game provider Zynga seems to be taking the issue seriously, but may not be doing enough to appease consumers who have already lost money. In a November 2nd post on his blog, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus acknowledged problems with “…’scammy’ advertisers and the bad user experience they create. I agree…that some of these offers misrepresent and hurt our industry.”Too little, too late?

In addition, last month Facebook temporarily suspended one of Zynga’s new games, FishVille, while it investigated whether ads in the game violated the network’s advertising guidelines. It seems both these actions indicate that the companies agree there is a real problem. Who actually may be responsible for it may take more time to sort out.

As the suit makes its way through the courts, it is best for consumers to be careful when looking at the special offers linked to social gaming on Facebook, MySpace and other sites. Although the Federal Trade Commission is charged with overseeing much of e-commerce, analyst Scott Steinberg tells USA Today that there is no governing body to specifically regulate the social-gaming industry, which puts the onus on developers to police themselves. “It comes down to a question of ethics.” And at this time, the FTC is aware of the lawsuit but had no further comment.

This suit may well disappear quickly. Zynga is looking at a possible IPO sometime next year. A class action suit on the books could seriously effect the stock price, and that would be game over for company execs.