Significant Advancements in Interactive Mobile Online Communications; CONK! Launches Unique Mobile-Access Online Network in 22 Major Markets for Cell Phones.MINNEAPOLIS -- CONK!, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. company since 1996, announced today the launch of CONK! Network, the first network of local online communities designed primarily for mobile phone access, in 22 major US markets, with an anticipated 100 city portals by year's end. Each market's mobile version includes capsulated cap·su·late also cap·su·lat·ed adj. Enclosed in or formed into a capsule. cap  su·la , hourly-updated news in over 60 categories, local weather, classified ad listings utilizing "click-to-dial" links, "click-to-dial" business listings, mobile-enabled community discussions and more. "This is the first web service in the U.S. with an interface designed specifically for cell phone usage," said James Touchi-Peters, CONK! CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "To date, the mobile Web has been viewed as a failure in the wireless industry. Our contention is that the public has not been interested because no one has built anything compelling enough for people to want to use. With the CONK! Network, we have addressed every perceived failure of the medium." The CONK! Network has been designed specifically from the ground up for access primarily from mobile phones. Each local CONK! Network community is free to access for the end-user. Local classified ads are placed and managed from a self-serve desktop Web interface and can be viewed on that city's local portal from virtually any modern web-enabled mobile phone. The ad poster determines whether response to the ad is by phone, e-mail or both. The distinctive "click-to-dial" feature enables the ad reader to place a voice call to the ad poster by simply clicking on a link on the screen; this function works universally on all wireless application protocol (WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. )-enabled cell phones (virtually all cell phones in the market). "The click-to-dial functionality makes the mobile Web the perfect classified ad medium," Touchi-Peters said. Classified ads on CONK! cost only one dollar per month, with an optional photo included at no extra charge. The CONK! Local Links business listings are ranked within categories by a patent-pending, Pay-Per-Dial(TM) keyword auction process. Businesses bid for categories and keywords from a self-serve desktop Web interface for a specific market; the advertiser's hierarchical A structure made up of different levels like a company organization chart. The higher levels have control or precedence over the lower levels. Hierarchical structures are a one-to-many relationship; each item having one or more items below it. listing in the mobile display is determined by the amount they bid. The user simply scrolls to the desired business listing and clicks to dial directly through to that business, with the business being charged per click-through and not for the listing itself. "We believe that our Web-based system is significantly more elegant and easier to use than various systems currently powered by SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. (Short Message Service)," said Touchi-Peters. Pay-Per-Dial keyword bidding starts at ten cents Ten Cents has several meanings:
To use the CONK! Network go to http://conk.net on either your web-enabled mobile phone or desktop computer. As an introductory offer, classified ad listings are free in all local communities through April 15, 2005. About CONK! CONK! was started in 1996 by symphony symphony [Gr.,=sounding together], a sonata for orchestra. The Italian operatic overture, called sinfonia, was standardized by Alessandro Scarlatti at the end of the 17th cent. conductor conductor Any of various substances that allow the flow of electric current or thermal energy. A conductor is a poor insulator because it has a low resistance to such flow. and computer hobbyist hob·by 1 n. pl. hob·bies An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure. James Touchi-Peters, and has since become an industry leader in creating mobile and multimedia technologies for consumer Web services, television broadcasters and businesses. In March 2005 CONK! launched the CONK! Network, the first online service in the U.S. designed specifically for access from Web-enabled mobile phones. Learn more about CONK! at their company website at http://conk.net/about. EDITOR: To view a list of the 22 charter CONK! Network cities go to http://conk.net/locations.htm. To obtain lo-res and hi-res photos, logo, and corporate bio visit our pressroom at http://conk.net/press. |
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