Jumbuck brings 15 million chatters to the iPhone

Jumbuck brings 15 million chatters to the iPhone

Jumbuck Entertainment is one of the largest providers of messaging apps to wireless carriers in the world. Yet nine years after its founding in 2000, most Americans still aren’t familiar with Jumbuck or its mobile product, even though Jumbuck is on the decks of major… Continue Reading

Jumbuck CEO Adrian Risch on why he bought Plutolife, a rival mobile social network

Jumbuck CEO Adrian Risch on why he bought Plutolife, a rival mobile social network

Jumbuck, a mobile social network, bought rival Plutolife at the beginning of this month (PDF link here) for $3.7 million. I was interested to hear why. In the last couple of weeks I have been repeatedly asked by Silicon Valley venture capitalists where I see… Continue Reading

Analysis: MySpace and Facebook challenge mobile-only social networks

Analysis: MySpace and Facebook challenge mobile-only social networks

Mobile life is blooming. Some 47 mobile social network companies have emerged globally, to help cater to our need to message and communicate while on the go.

But what about the huge incumbents, like MySpace or Facebook? Will they thrive on the mobile web?

Well, the 47… Continue Reading