MocoSpace

MocoSpace
MocoSpace
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MocoSpace Screenshot
URL http://www.Mocospace.com
Commercial? yes
Type of site Mobile social network
Registration required
Available language(s) English - Latin
Owner JNJ Mobile, Inc.
Created by JNJ Mobile, Inc.

MocoSpace is a social network specifically designed for use on a mobile device, also known as a mobile social network.[1] The features of the site are similar to other social networking sites. Features include mobile chat, instant messaging, photo and video sharing, as well as forums[2]. MocoSpace is an off deck[3] mobile site, which means that it isn't featured on the start page of cell phone carriers but is a standalone mobile web site that can be visited by any phone with mobile web access. MocoSpace is one of a number of Boston-area startups focusing on developing applications for the mobile web. [4] MocoSpace is the largest mobile social network in the U.S. with well over 10 million registered users and over 3 billion monthly pageviews[5]. It is also one of the largest mobile websites of any type in the U.S. as reported by Hitwise [6] and Opera[7].

MocoSpace was co-founded in 2005 by Justin Siegel and Jamie Hall [8], who had previously co-founded and sold mobile gaming company JSmart Technlogies in 2004 to SkyZone Entertainment, an affiliate of Korea's SK Group. [9] Venture funding for start up companies in the mobile space expanded rapidly starting in 2005[10], and MocoSpace was a beneficiary of this trend. In 2007, MocoSpace received an initial $3 million series A round of venture funding [11] and in January 2008 received a $4 million series B round of funding[12]. At that time, MocoSpace also announced 2 million registered users and 1 billion monthly page views, placing it among the very largest off deck mobile social communities. Like most social networking services, the business model is based on serving advertisements to users.

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Partnerships

Because of its ad-based revenue model, MocoSpace has partnered with a number of mobile ad networks.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cellphones look to gain a greater voice in an Internet world". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/30/business/cell.php?page=2. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 
  2. ^ "Mocospace.com Packs Quite a Punch!". JollyJo TV. 2008-02-07. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20080306103744/http://www.jollyjo.tv/jollyjotv/2008/2/8/mocospacecom-packs-quite-a-punch.html. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
  3. ^ "What Services Are Driving Mobile Internet Usage?". ClickZ. 2006-05-18. http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3606606. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
  4. ^ "The Boston Area Mobile 2.0 Round-Up". 93South. 2007-08-01. http://www.93south.net/index.php/2007/08/01/the-boston-area-mobile-20-round-up/. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
  5. ^ "MocoSpace Raises $4 Million B Round". TechCrunch. 2008-01-27. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/27/mocospace-raises-4-million-b-round/. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
  6. ^ "Top 10 Mobile Phone Websites - March 2008". Hitwise/Marketingcharts.com. 2008-05-02. http://www.marketingcharts.com/interactive/top-10-mobile-phone-websites-march-2008-4440/. Retrieved 2008-05-20. 
  7. ^ "State of the Mobile Web: First Quarter, 2008". Opera. 2008-05-02. http://www.opera.com/mobile_report/. Retrieved 2008-05-20. 
  8. ^ "Social Nets Catch Mobile Users". Wireless Week. 2007-09-15. http://www.wirelessweek.com/Article-Social-Nets-Mobile-Users.aspx. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
  9. ^ "SkyZone Entertainment Announces Acquisition of JSmart Technologies". TMCnet. 2004-10-19. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/oct/1084649.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
  10. ^ Johnson, Carolyn Y. (2007-08-29). "Moving way beyond small talk". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/08/29/moving_way_beyond_small_talk/?page=1. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
  11. ^ "MocoSpace lands $3m in funding". The Boston Globe. 2007-08-27. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/08/mocospace_lands.html. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
  12. ^ "MocoSpace Raises $4 Million B Round". TechCrunch. 2008-01-27. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/27/mocospace-raises-4-million-b-round/. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 

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