Zelos Group: US Mobile Photo Messaging
Photo messaging - the sending of images via camera cell phones - is busy sweeping through Europe after having already conquered Asia. People in the Americas would have to have their heads in the sand not to see that it will soon arrive there as well. A Zelos Group study indicates that about one in three phones will have camera capabilities in five years.
A third of phones having cameras would, in effect, turn us all into photo journalists. Think of the buzz and viral potential of this - millions of individuals capable of instantly broadcasting events. For a glimpse of this future, have a look at this site, where picture messaging meets blogging.