Twitter to Debut on Mobile Phones Without Internet Access
Reuters reports that Twitter has partnered with a Singapore-based startup to make its microblogging service available to users in the emerging market, whose cell phones are void of Internet connectivity. Chief Executive and Co-founder Sumesh Menon stated that in the first quarter of 2014, U2opia mobile will launch its Twitter service. U2opia Fonetwish service stated that more than 11 million of its users access Facebook and Google talk on mobile without an Internet connection. 'USSD as a vehicle for Twitter is almost hand in glove because Twitter has by design a character limit; it's a very text-driven social network,' said Menon. Read More
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