Moving Beyond Ringtones

Coming in 2006 is "Cyworld" and "minihomepys" or minihomepages from SK Telecomm of Korea. This is a web "place" where the user has an avatar and can buy accessories for the avatar. One beautifies one's minihomepy with wallpapers and background music. The site costs nothing. The revenue is generated from user's buying the various decorations for their minihomepy. Note the trend in cellphones toward generating revenue beyond ringtones. Its coming to the USA next year....Moving Beyond Ringtones: "The primary appeal of the cell phone is its ubiquity; nationally, more than 60 percent of people carry a cell phone, making the potential audience huge. The success and profitability of other add-on functions, such as picture messaging, ringtones and various entertainment services, is bolstering the case that the cell phone could become the Holy Grail of consumer electronics: the all-in-one device."