People Lose Interest In Shopping By Cell Phone
from the did-they-ever-have-interest? dept
A new study says that people are growing less and less interested in shopping for things via their cell phone (so called "m-commerce"). That's funny. I had been under the impression that very few people were ever actually interested in buying stuff over their cell phone. So, if the interest is dropping, I imagine we're starting from a small number and getting much smaller. The study, however, did say that people like the idea of being able to pay for things using their mobile phone (such as dialing a certain number at a vending machine to get it to release a can of soda). There is also (not surprisingly) a growing interest in text messaging...
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
