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MXit UP :  Innovation, Youthful Fun & Connectedness A Case Study from Southern Africa Presented by Herman Heunis Founder & CEO Africa Media Leadership Conference 5 October 2009
Topics ,[object Object]
User growth
Our eco-system
Business models
Projects
Social development in Africa
Challenges for social networking,[object Object]
advertising
entertainment
dating
classifieds
education
TV interaction
counselling
mobile banking
micro transactions
location based
social development,[object Object]
Not an internet browser
Uses the phone’s internet capabilities
Software requires a phone capable of
Java
GPRS or 3G
Supports more than 1,940 different phones
Software is downloaded on the mobile phone from www.mxit.com/wap using the web browser
Software is FREE and no charge for messaging,[object Object]
MXit components ,[object Object]
Info
Standard help
Standard message to entire user base
Tradepost
Sales portal for selling content
Joebanker
Your wallet

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