SMS text messaging’s killer app
Finally an idea who’s time has come and all that…
Norwegian 26 year old Sindre Strøm found a niche product worthy of dotcom hype: His company sends sms alerts warning drivers of police radar controls. That’s content people want to pay for. In 2001, the company had revenues of NOK 8 Million and operating profit of NOK 7 Mill!, Dagens Næringsliv reports. And this even though the telecom company takes around half of the revenue of every sms.
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