Filed in archive Mobile Content by leo on July 25, 2007

Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has acquired social media sharing site, Twango, for $96.8 million.

This acquisition will help to seamlessly facilitate sharing of content between mobile devices and desktops. According to their press release:

"The Twango acquisition is a concrete step towards our consumer Internet services vision of providing seamless access to information, entertainment, and social networks - at any time, anywhere, from any connected device, in any way that you choose. We have the most complete suite of connected multimedia experiences including music, navigation, games, and - with the Twango acquisition - photos, videos, and a variety of document types," said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Multimedia, nokia.

Recently Nokia has introduced a new company structure to improve speed to market and ensure greater effectiveness.

Via MobHappy

Related Entries:

Nokia Goes Back to Basics - 23 May 2007
Nokia Introduces New Company Structure - 21 June 2007
Nokia buys Twango - 24 July 2007
First Book Written from Mobile Phone Now Available - 26 July 2007
Nokia Eco Sensor Concept Very Promising - 10 December 2007
New Mobile Phone Gives Vision to the Blind - 14 February 2008

« iPhone Fails Expectations | Main | First Book Written from M... »

Permalink: Nokia Acquires Twango for $96.8 M

Tags: nokia twango mobile+technology mobile+technology+trends mobile acquires+twango nokia+acquires

Trackback: http://publish.creative-weblogging.com/publish/mt-tb.pl/82979

Addthis

Ask

Blinklist

del.icio.us

Digg

Fark

Facebook

Google

Lycos

Ma.gnolia

Mr Wong

Netscape

Netvousz

Newsvine

StumbleUpon

Slashdot

Tailrank

Technorati

Wink

Yahoo

Vote for Nokia Acquires Twango for $96.8 M:

Currently 9.00/10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Rating: 9.00 out of 5 vote(s) cast.

Response from: Oleg (08/02/07 3:08am)

Interesting enough step from the company. It is possible to assume that not only Noki but also other manufacturers of mobile phones are interested in development the Internet of portals such as Twango. Now Nokia will have advantage before other manufacturers offering a full spectrum of multimedia services which so is necessary for all owners of phones.

Response from: Social Strategist - Innovation, Communication, Consulting

"[...]The Mobile Weblog reports that Nokia has acquired Twango, a social media sharing site. This ties in nicely with the blurb from Business 2.0, �Next up? WidSets wants to develop interactive widget services with social networking and content sharing...

Response from: JabberTags - Find New Sites and Explore the Internet

Bookmarked your site as twango at JabberTags!

Add your response to Nokia Acquires Twango for $96.8 M:

Name: *

Email: (will never be shown)*

URL:

(* marked fields are required)

Notify me if more comments appear?

Subscribe to The Mobile Technology Weblog newsletter? (Newsletters are sent out weekly).

Remember me

Security Code: *
(Please help us to sort out spam.)

Please enter your comment here: (Sorry, no HTML is allowed - URLs will be made clickable automatically if you add http:// to your URL.)

We welcome your comments, however all comments are moderated. Offensive or off-topic comments will be deleted and not displayed.

Share It

Use the search to look for other interesting posts

Contributors (Last 90 days)

Jason Giacchino (43)

This site has 1210 entries and is powered by Creative Weblogging since June 2004.

Our Editors recommend

Disclaimer

Some of the contents of this site are protected Creative Weblogging Inc. 2004-2010.

Check out our Sponsored Blogs!

Business Computer Blog (UK)

Testimonials

'Great analysis...'

'revenue, schmevenue -- where's the app, i'm ready to play :-)'

'Your site is unique and helps make my life easier when trying to find news on mobile phones.'