• mobile T-Mobile $50 Test Could Spark New Price War by Mark Walsh

    Has a new wireless price war already begun? According to a blog that tracks T-Mobile, the carrier plans to introduce an unlimited $50 calling plan that would deeply undercut similar $100 plans from its major wireless competitors. TmoNews, which describes itself as the "unofficial T-Mobile blog" and is unaffiliated with the company, reports that T-Mobile USA will offer new and current customers unlimited "anytime" minutes for $49.99 monthly on March 1, with a test launch kicking off today for customers in the San Francisco area. ...Read the whole story

  • search Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit Due To Price Increases by Wendy Davis

    TradeComet.com has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search company wrongly increased the minimum price it charged for pay-per-click ads. In its complaint, filed with a U.S. District Court in New York, TradeComet alleges that Google raised the minimum price per click it charged TradeComet's SourceTool.com division by 10,000%, from 5-10 cents per click to $5-$10 per click. ...Read the whole story

  • video Next New Networks Launches Music Network by Gavin O'Malley

    Web TV network creator Next New Networks today is expected to unveil a new online network for musical artists and groups to showcase videos created on a shoestring budget. $99 Music Videos will attempt to give musicians and filmmakers the opportunity to produce and broadcast high-quality original music videos for no more than $99. Verizon FiOS has signed on as its exclusive launch partner. ...Read the whole story

  • search Innovation Interactive Hunts For CRM, Analytics Acquisition by Laurie Sullivan

    Innovation Interactive is on the hunt to acquire a customer relationship management (CRM) and analytics company to expand its offerings as it opens offices around the world. Declining to point toward any specific companies, CEO Will Margiloff said that during the next couple of months more executives will realize their businesses are not companies, but rather products looking for a home. "Many will look to park their business within a more stable company with a diverse set of offerings," he told Online Media Daily. ...Read the whole story

  • mobile Study: Mobile Internet Necessity, Not Luxury by Aaron Baar

    Like the cell phones that preceded them, mobile data services--in particular, mobile Internet--are becoming less a luxury and more a necessity among U.S. consumers. And the expanded use of those services (also including mobile email, multimedia messaging and photo uploading) could explode in the next two years. According to a survey by Nielsen Company on behalf of Tellabs, 71% of U.S. consumers plan to use some sort of mobile data service daily. ...Read the whole story

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