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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

Samsung integrates Shazam music discovery app

Mobile music discovery provider Shazam Entertainment announced a partnership with Samsung to embed its song identification application into Samsung devices including the latest Beat b M3510 and the

Future shock

The long-term questions facing Apple. Article

Zvents secures $24 million in funding

Local search engine and paid listings ad network Zvents announced a $24 million funding infusion courtesy of new strategic investors include Nokia Growth Partners (the handset giant's growth capital

Quattro signs mobile ad pact with Hachette Filipacchi

Magazine publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced a multi-year site mobilization and mobile advertising deal with mobile ad network Quattro Wireless. Per terms of the strategic partnership,

Thumbplay inks mobile content deal with Tickets.com

Mobile entertainment destination Thumbplay announced an agreement to offer music, videos, games and related mobile media via integrated ticket solutions provider Tickets.com's website. Content

Study: Mobile media more popular with Democrats

Perhaps not surprising given Democratic Party presidential nominee Barack Obama's embrace of mobile marketing--last month, Obama

Study: Consumers favor all-you-can-eat mobile music offers

More than a quarter of mobile subscribers are interested in signing up for all-you-can-eat music download services from handset makers Nokia and Sony Ericsson, according to a new consumer study

Mobango debuts revamped content storefront

Mobile content destination Mobango announced the beta launch of its new content storefront, promising nearly 1 million free mobile media downloads bolstered by improved functionality that

Music for the masses

Apple makes iTunes more accessible for visually-impaired consumers. Article

GSMA, Mofilm partner for mobile film festival

Wireless industry trade group The GSM Association and digital content provider Mofilm announced the first Global Mobile Film Festival, which will take place during the upcoming Mobile World Congress