According to an article in the publication Newspapers and Technology, The Herald newspaper in Everett, Washington, has been putting up wireless-oriented content for more than three years. The paper has more than 1,000 subscribers to a PDA service fueled by AvantGo. The Orlando Sentinel expects mobile data to go mainstream this year, and hopes to monetize it via ad revenues. Application providers like Baseview and Saxotech are entering the content re-purposing space for wireless. We’re seeing progress.
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Usage of Wireless Newsfeeds to Pick Up in 2004
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