Mobile Numbers for safe social networking
Give a classified ad, or dating person a "fake" number. Delete it once you have sold the dodgy item, or slept with 'em once. :P Extend the use of the number on the numbersafe website. From Bloggerati
Yahoo! Answers community now on oneSearch
"Yahoo! oneSearch and Yahoo! Answers both offer platforms for searching -- oneSearch with instant results to your queries from your mobile phone and Answers with the content of 350 million answers from over 95 million users worldwide. We wanted to integrate these two methods of searching because we know that sometimes you need to tap people who are "in the know" when you're trying to find a quick answer on the go." Also wikipedia I think.
Google reportedly buying mobile social network Zingku
A Google spokesman confirmed the news: "I can confirm that we acquired certain assets and technology of Zingku. We believe these assets can help build products and features that will benefit our users, advertisers and publishers. Aside from that, we have no plans to announce at this time."
Smart Mobs - book on mobile convergence
HAT TIP: thanks Fang! Howard Rheingold's site. I haven't read much on social networks for ages but I am a big fan of his. From the Virtual Reality days in fact. I haven't read much so far, but it looks like a great resource in mobile social networks.
Explore Twitter
From Twitter "We needed a place to experiment and help folks get more out of Twitter. Motorola was cool enough to step up and help us launch Explore. If you haven’t yet, try interacting with Twitter through the devices featured below—and watch this space, because even we don’t know what might show up next!"
Mobile Phone Social Statistics
An blog post by Laurel Papworth on social networks on mobile phones and statistics.