Comments on: 4INFO Takes NBC Investment, Signs Mobile Partnership

By: Martin Tannerfors

Martin Tannerfors — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:08:52 +0000

Congratulations to the team at 4info.net - it is indeed a useful service and helping to promote the use of mobile beyond voice. In regards to Mobivity vs. 4Info or any of the other 25 companies in the US offering services in the same realm - it is not about having the biggest chunk of the cake at this stage, the cake is too small. What is crucial is to drive the adoption and promote the use of mobile service and hence making this one hell of a cake, then (aka 2010) lets sit down and argue about being late to the game.

Martin

By: Gern Blanston

Gern Blanston — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:33:28 +0000

Why pay $80/month for Mobivity’s service when 4INFO offers its Open Platform service (http://open.4info.net) for free? And NBC will have no control over the news content 4INFO delivers, as that is already provided in most markets by Gannett properties (the latter is a larger investor in 4INFO), but I don’t believe either investor has exclusive rights to 4INFO news content. In any case, you may be too late to the game, Mobivity.

Gern

By: Paul Joyce

Paul Joyce — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:27:31 +0000

4info is a very helpful service. Congratulations to the team!

By: file2fone

file2fone — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:12:10 +0000

That’s good news, I would like to see news from event. entertainment and media alert in text messaging.

By: series E?

series E? — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:02:34 +0000

Series D, E? Still not profitable? Amazing!

By: Rajeev

Rajeev — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:59:25 +0000

Nice Info , thanks for sharing.

http://tekno-world.blogspot.com

By: Greg Harris

Greg Harris — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:14:42 +0000

Andrew,

Stay tuned for that cross between Mozes and 4Info.

2-way interactive sms technology on a short code that is ad supported. Mobivity has all the capabilities of Mozes and then some. We are integrating an ad supported version so it can be offered free to those that don’t mind having a small ad at the end.

Also includes powerful API for delivering any content via SMS.

I agree that having NBC invest in 4Info might leave users skeptical when it comes to the news content they deliver.

Greg Harris, CEO

Mobile Visions, Inc

http://www.mobivity.com

By: Andrew Wise

Andrew Wise — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:07:35 +0000

Interesting to see all the players in the space, and hence the inevitable fall-out once a real player emerges.

These 4INFO guys, right now, provide nothing more than your “fortune” from a free text message, at least according to their demos.

I’m sure we’ll see this tied into Hulu, assuming NBC continues to innovate, and that could make a pretty cool service.

HOPEFULLY, since 4info provides sports information, we won’t see the monopolistic control of these carriers, and say, for example, CBS is broadcasting Patriots v Colts, and since it’s on CBS, NBC would not authorize 4info to send you the score, but instead would suggest you watch their Sunday Night Football property.

Another interesting cross between properties would be a Moses-like text application combined with 4info. I don’t work for Moses, but they have a pretty kick ass service — I was at a conference, and it enables you to text questions/comments/jabs at the guests and moderator.

It wasn’t handled too well at the conference I went to, but nonetheless, it was entertaining.