January offer
If you are building your own application and need SMS / TXT connectivity, come and talk to us about our Global Connect Service. We can provide you with a SOAP or HTTP gateway that can allow you to communicate with your clients or staff via SMS or MMS* If you sign up for a 12 month contract we will reward you with a free setup of the gateway and your 1st month free. **
Contact us on sales@modicagroup.com to get more info or signup.
*carrier dependant
** discount is dependant on a 12 month contract being signed. Early termination will result in
the whole amount becoming payable.
** applies to new gateway setups only
** excludes all other costs, including short codes and messages
** service is subject to carrier approval.
Have you tried Tik.ee ?
If you have time on your hands over the Xmas break, why not try our free mobile site builder Tik.ee.
It includes hosting, QR codes and SMS keywords all in one place.
You can Contact us on sales@modicagroup.com to get more info, visit www.tik.ee to check it out and setup your first site or simply text tikee to 289 (NZ) or 19900040 (Aus) to see it in action.
Xmas Presents from Modica
As it is nearly Xmas, we are offering a deal on our shared hosting plans. Move your site to
one of these plans and get up to 2 months hosting free!
Plans not big enough for you? Talk to us about our range of VM’s.Conditions:
- This offer is valid until the 15th December.
- New hosting plans only.
- No term plan = free setup only
- 12 month term = free setup + 1 month hosting free.
- Contract term is for 12 months. Early termination will result in the contract amount becoming payable.
- 24 month term = free setup and 2 months hosting free.
- Contract term is for 24 months. Early termination will result in the contract amount becoming payable.
- Excludes domains and any software costs
Tikee takes you mobile for free!
They say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a free service that takes your website mobile.
Modica Group is pleased to present Tik.ee, a new service that allows you to create a mobile version of your website, complete with QR codes, SMS discoverability and Social Media integration.
For small and medium-sized businesses, adapting a website for mobile can be a complicated and expensive process. But it doesn't have to be. Tikee, now in beta, generates a mobile version that will look great on virtually every mobile phone.There are many options out there for creating a mobile site says Modica chief executive Stuart Wilson, but only Tikee also provides a full range of other mobile services. Need a QR code on advertising? Tikee has it covered. Want a short code customers can text to get information about your business? Look no further.“With a 11-year history of providing digital marketing and internet services, Modica knows mobile,” Wilson says. “And now we've purpose-built New Zealand’s first free, cloud based service to allow you to make your own website mobile, and much more. It's going to be awesome.”Facebook, Twitter and Google Maps integration is easy on Tikee's WYSIWYG editor. And, if you need more SMS keywords and other functionality, a premium upgrade is available.Press contact: Stuart Wilson, Modica CEO, +64 21 415 052, http://tik.ee
InternetNZ publishes discussion paper on data caps
Is your content hosted in New Zealand?
"Excluding local caching, overseas hosted content will typically give poorer customer experience due to higher latency. The trade-off between lower hosting costs overseas and poorer customer experience isn’t leading to logical decision-making by New Zealand content owners as there is no differentiation at the retail level between domestic and international traffic."
Read more here: http://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2011/InternetNZ-publishes-discussion-paper-data-caps
Ebay's Mobile Momentum
Mobile commerce is rapidly moving into the mainstream of everyday life, with major retailers reporting very rapid growth of sales through the mobile channel.
eBay is one of the internet’s most successful retailers, and over the years has made a major commitment to growing their mobile business.
Now eBay has revealed some impressive numbers about their growing mobile momentum.
eBay views itself as a leader in mobile commerce, with offerings for iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 platforms.
The iPhone and iPad apps are consistently rated in the Top 5 in the US iTunes store, and according to eBay, the app lets users “browse over 200 million listings on eBay, comparison shop with its built-in barcode scanner, list items for sale in under 60 seconds and uncover eBay’s Daily Deals.”
Revenues are growing
eBay reports that they generated nearly $2 billion in GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume) during 2010. This was nearly triple the revenue seen in 2009. In 2011, eBay is expecting to generate about $4 billion in GMV.
The busiest day of mobile shopping for eBay in 2010 was December 12, which a GMV of $13 million, more than double the previous year.
This revenue comes about 50% from the US sales. Leading international markets for eBay mobile include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK.
What people are buying
So what are people buying using their mobile? The anwer is that it depends on where you are, but certainly Fashion and Vehicles are very popular. eBay reports the following leading product categories for certain markets:
- US: #1 Fashion, #2 Vehicles
- France: #1 Fashion, #2 Collectibles
- UK: #1 Vehicles , #2 Fashion
- Germany: #1 Tech, #2 Fashion
- Australia: #1 Vehicles, #2 Fashion
And we are not talking about just ringtones or CD sales, some of the items purchased are very expensive.
For example, two of the top sales in the UK were a Bentley Continental GT Mulliner Edition for $95,938 and an 18kt gold luxury men’s watch for $20,555. In the US, a Vertu Signature Rose Gold cell phone sold for $26,800, and a Porsche Carrera GT went for an incredible $369,000!
A few more numbers
eBay included a few other interesting numbers that show just how popular mobile is become:
45,000,000 = the number of new eBay listings added by mobile per week (May 2011) 2,000 = the number of minutes the average user spends on the eBay mobile site each visit 1 • Evolution Of Mobile Payments
