Retailers in the aggregator category aggregate merchandise or services from many different companies and make them available for sale in an online supermarket type of format. The retailers we recently mentioned within the content creator category are merchants selling their own brands, and their brands only. Retailers that belong to the content aggregator category offer…

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In the wireless space, the concept is the same. Instead of having to search for information by guessing Web site addresses of content creators, endusers simply use an aggregator that has organized the information in an easy-to-use format. In the United States, the larger wireless portals include AOL Wireless, AvantGo, MSN Mobile, Palm.net, and Yahoo…

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When information created by a source is not directly delivered to the enduser, but is combined with other content before being published, we are talking about the services content aggregators/portals provide. Within this category of content providers, we can further distinguish between referencers, publishers, retailers, and community builders. Share and Enjoy:

One last comment regarding content creation. Although third parties, such as artists and information providers, are the most obvious creators of content, an even larger number of content creators are end-users themselves. With the advent of the Internet, you and I have become creators of content available to millions of other browsers, all around the…

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Let’s begin. As proposed, the groups of entities within the content creators category include those that manufacture content for communication, entertainment, education, and commercial purposes disseminated via mobile/wireless devices. Content for each purpose is available from major carriers, entertainment companies and a plethora of small, entrepreneurial enterprises. Content includes text, music, video, Share and Enjoy: