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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Shape Services travels to Treasure Island
Shape is well-known for its IM+ Messenger product that enables chatting via popular services from your phone.
That Shape now provides a mobile game might indicate they will broaden into that area in general.
The setup with cash prizes when winning the game is an interesting spin, but even more interesting is that prizes can also be mobile content, and that Shape now invites other providers to participate in offering prizes, according to SHAPE Services to Introduce an Innovative Approach to Mobile Gaming.
Read the site text and you'll get a laugh. The worst spelling I've seen in a long time (and that includes my own).
That Shape now provides a mobile game might indicate they will broaden into that area in general.
The setup with cash prizes when winning the game is an interesting spin, but even more interesting is that prizes can also be mobile content, and that Shape now invites other providers to participate in offering prizes, according to SHAPE Services to Introduce an Innovative Approach to Mobile Gaming.
Read the site text and you'll get a laugh. The worst spelling I've seen in a long time (and that includes my own).
