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Almost 1.5 million items bought on eBay via mobile this holiday

Holiday shopping went mobile this season, with a surge in buyers using the eBay iPhone application and other eBay mobile properties to find great deals while on the go.

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Messaging
Telescope runs mobile giving campaign in holiday greeting email

Mobile marketing service provider Telescope Inc. included an SMS call-to-action for mobile giving in its holiday email greeting.

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News briefs
Order Mapper iPhone app to make ordering pizza hassle-free

Order Mapper Inc. has updated its Order Pizza iPhone application to make ordering pizza via mobile faster and more convenient for people on-the-go.

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News briefs
Poynt helps consumers with post-Xmas returns

Poynt, a free, local search application currently used by almost 2 million BlackBerry users, is helping consumers with their post-Christmas returns and New Year’s party planning needs.

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Inviting nominations for Mobile Retailer of the Year

Readers are invited to nominate retailer candidates for Mobile Commerce Daily’s Mobile Retailer of the Year for 2009. Nominees must prove exceptional use of mobile commerce.

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