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Now it’s Nokia and Facebook…..?

Categories: Nokia, Social Networking
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, January 25th, 2008 at 2:40 AM

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No sooner am I listing platforms, than stories appear about another handset vendor (actually not another vendor, but THE vendor!) potentially doing a deal with our favourite social network …

Apparently the deal revolves around Facebook being preloaded on Nokia devices, in return for Nokia taking a stake in the company. This is interesting compared to Myspace, who have gone down the carrier route instead of device vendors.

Facebook now has a valuation of $15 billion (yes, billion), but are unlikely to IPO until the markets regain some strength from the recent hammering they have taken.

 

So, Facebook on your Nokia – Thumbs UP or DOWN?

[Via: TechCrunch]

 

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Ben Robinson

Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.

  • Viipottaja

    Personally, don’t give a flying F about having Facebook (pretty much all social networking sites without a point are.. er.. pointless to me). However, would be a good additional step/stone in Nokia’s web strategy. Also, I think Facebook would be VERY VERY VERY smart to go the vendor/manufacturer route as it gives them (more or less) immediate GLOBAL presense, and as in the longer term the carriers are hopefully (there are some early signs of that) loosing their stronghold on consumer choise even here in the US.