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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

Myxer launches $5M mobile content promotion

Ad-supported mobile content community Myxer announced the launch of its $5 Million Giveaway Campaign, promising free advertising to independent mobile phone retailers in an effort to boost data plan

Google developing mobile ad network for iPhone

Google is developing new mobile advertising initiatives targeted for Apple's iPhone platform, Adweek reports. In meetings with agencies, the web services giant has presented a series of options

VCs warn the good times are over

Sequoia Capital calls an emergency meeting on the dire state of tech spending. Article

Firefox for Mobile browser to debut this week

Open-source software development initiative Mozilla is poised to debut the alpha release of Firefox for Mobile, a full-featured web browser optimized for the mobile platform. Codenamed "Fennec," the

MobUI acquires Action Engine

Mobile application development firm MobUI announced its acquisition of on-device portal technology provider Action Engine. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to MobUI, it plans to

Verizon denies text fee hike imminent

Verizon Wireless is refuting

AT&T: Parents text most often with their children

While children text most often with their friends, parents send the majority of their text messages to their children according to a new consumer survey commissioned by AT&T and conducted by

Verizon to hike fees for mobile-terminated messages

Verizon Wireless has informed its content and messaging partners that it will introduce a 3-cent fee for all mobile-terminated messages delivered across its network beginning Nov. 1. According to an

CEA launches mobile DTV standards group

Trade organization the Consumer Electronics Association announced the creation of a new special interest group to address mobile digital broadcast technical standards. The CEA group will focus on

Wayfinder navigates new deal with Sony Ericsson

Location and navigation services provider Wayfinder announced an expanded agreement with Sony Ericsson to preload richer, longer-term navigation applications across the device maker's current and