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Biography for Jason Ankeny

Jason Ankeny is the executive editor of FierceMobileContent and FierceDeveloper as well as a regular contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and the website All Music Guide. He previously served as senior editor of Telephony and its sister publication Wireless Review--additional credits include efforts for publications including Rolling Stone, Wax Poetics and No Depression along with liner notes for a number of album releases. He lives in Chicago and may be reached via email at jankeny@fiercemarkets.com.

Articles by Jason Ankeny

MySpace tops AOL's 2008 mobile search countdown

MySpace is the leading mobile search term of 2008 according to web services giant AOL's annual countdown of the year's top mobile, web and video queries. AOL--which determines rankings according to

Study: El Paso tops in U.S. mobile messaging use

Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, 57 percent of mobile subscribers ages 18 and over send and receive text messages--the highest percentage in the U.S.--according to a new consumer study

EU ministers poised to endorse mobile data pricing cap

European Union telecommunications ministers are poised to endorse a proposal limiting prices on cross-border text messaging and mobile web browsing, according to a copy of the plan obtained by the

Apple's truthiness in advertising

Why the Advertising Standards Authority banned a commercial promoting iPhone 3G network speeds. Article

MediaFLO USA whips up Food Network mobile channel

Qualcomm's mobile broadcast unit MediaFLO USA announced a partnership with lifestyle media giant Scripps Networks to launch a new Food Network programming effort available via AT&T Mobile TV. The

Atlantic Records digital revenues surpass CDs

Atlantic Records announced more than half of its music sales in the U.S. now derive from digital products including iTunes downloads and ringtones, heralding the first time a major label's digital

Thanksgiving break update

In observance of the four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend here in the U.S., FierceMobileContent will not publish Thursday or Friday--business as usual will resume on Monday, Dec.1. Have a happy and

On Demand Group acquires Mobix Interactive

Video-on-demand, digital advertising and content acquisition monetization and management solutions provider SeaChange International announced its On Demand Group subsidiary has acquired mobile video

Zune phone rumors resurrected

It's the rumor that just won't die: Is Microsoft mulling a Zune handset? Article

imeem rolls out mobile advertising platform

Social music service imeem announced the launch of a mobile advertising platform optimized for Google's Android operating system, promising brands new opportunities to interact with consumers via