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Ringtone Market Hits The Jackpot With Teen Cell Phones

by: Samuel Miton

The ringtone industry is striking a popular cord with the teenage market. This group, mostly 13 to 24-year-olds, likes to purchase their favorite tune or sound without paying the high price for a CD. This segment isn't afraid to drop lots of discretionary income to download monophonic or polyphonic sounds, which makes the ringtone industry very happy.

According to RealityTVWorld.com, today�s teens are willing to substitute cell phone minutes for the latest ringtone. This behavior places this age group in the largest population of ringtone purchasers. Since over 40% of cell phone users fall into this group and have disposable income, the ringtone industry is making the most of this opportunity. The market is so large among this young population that, according to a study by Wireless World Forum, young people are spending eight times more on mobile phones than music. Currently, trends in the U.K. show that the ringtone market holds 10% of the total music market. This population's buying power is equally impressive in the United States where teenagers spend nearly as much on ringtones as on text messaging. The sale of ringtones worldwide adds up to $3.5 billion, according to IT Facts online (http://www.itfacts.biz).

Naturally, the music industry isn't highly thrilled about this shift in sales from the more expensive CD to much less expensive ringtones - even though the publisher or songwriter of the music or tone is entitles to royalties. Still, a ringtone royalty isn't quite as high of a percentage as a CD royalty. Some future analysts of this market are predicting that the mobile phone and ringtone industry are going to dip even farther into the music industry by giving mobile phones technology similar to iPods.

About The Author

Copyright 2005 Samuel Mitone. All rights reserved.
Samuel Mitone is the owner and operator of Fever Ringtones, a premier resource for all the latest ringtones on the web. Please go take at look at his archive of articles: http://www.feveringtones.com

This article was posted on August 26, 2005

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Top 3 Tips For Buying An LCD TV
by: Amy Metz

I want a larger screen and so do you. There is absolutely no reason for this wanting except for the feeling of power that a large screen gives you. I have no idea why it is, but we all seem to want a larger screen for our TVs these days. The question is, how to get a good deal on an LCD TV without paying a fortune. Let�s give you our top 3 tips on buying an LCD TV.

1)Don�t buy a used one if you don�t have to. The funny thing about these TVs is that their prices drop significantly every month and that if you just wait a little longer, the price you�ll pay for a new TV is probably not going to be too far off from the price that you are going to pay for a used one. A little patience might actually save you some dollars here.

2)Compare features, not just prices. One of our favorite places to go to compare prices on LCD Tvs is ConsumerReports.org. Consumer Reports was rating different items way before the internet even become popular. Remember buying your first real car? I do. And I went straight to Consumer Reports to find out that the Honda Accord was the car to buy (and still is according to CR). Shopping for a high end LCD Tv shouldn�t be any different than shopping for a new car. All the resources are at your disposal, so give it a try. I�m sure you can find some gems of information at CR regarding your LCD Tv purchase.

3)HD is coming, don�t miss out. High definition television has allegedly been �right around the corner� for years. Well, that time may finally have arrived. Some LCD Tvs come HD ready and some do not. Make sure your new LCD TV supports HD so that when it is finally popularized, you can watch the programs utilizing this latest technology.

And by the way, why would someone want to buy an LCD TV over a �Plasma�. And what is a plasma? Are they different than LCDs? Basically yes. The big difference is that they use different technologies to deliver a picture. Both have pros and cons. However, both deliver a large screen experience to the user.

About The Author

Amy Metz is a contributing author for http://www.lcdtvme.com. We feature all sort of articles on lcd tvs at LCDTvme.com. Don't buy an LCD TV without reading up on them first.

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