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To: mightylakers who wrote (23417)	6/4/2002 4:58:35 PM
From: jackmore	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196649

Location Services Tops In Mobile Apps, Survey Says By Kristy Bassuener June 4, 2002 Americans are seeing their mobile phones differently, according to a new release from market-research firm IDC. According to the firm's survey of 700 U.S. households, the top three applications used by both men and women were all location-based services. The shift is a first, IDC says. Respondents picked emergency assistance, navigation services and concierge services as the top three applications for their mobile phones. Previous top uses including e-mail and stock quotes were behind the location services, according to IDC. 'Mobile phone users are very interested in location-based services, as long as it is self-initiated and privacy issues are proactively addressed,' says Scott Ellison, program director of IDC's wireless and mobile communications research. 'The key to consumer understanding and adoption is linking location-based services to existing consumer behavior, such as calling an information line to find the nearest theater playing a particular movie, or getting driving directions from On-Star.' wirelessweek.com