The document outlines various strategies for monetizing mobile platforms, including virtual currency sales, location-based services, and mobile advertising. It discusses opportunities for connecting users with brands and emphasizes the potential of offline purchases using mobile technology in the future. Additionally, it highlights the importance of local mobile marketing and the need for businesses to adapt to emerging mobile trends.

1. 809 (well 36) Ways to Monetize Mobile http://twitter.com/noahkagan

2. Mobile: Today

3. Virtual currency sales

4. Incentivized: offers & installs

5. In app purchases

6. Google.com, Admob.com, greystripe.com, quattro, tapjoy advertising

7. App purchases

8. accessories

9. Mobile communities

10. Japan Consumer purchases & QR codes

11. Mobile payments

12. Location based services / advertising

13. SMS marketing

14. Infrastructure

15. Opportunities

16. Playmegaphone.com New methods of connecting with brands

17. Location based micro tagging Spread of gps, good camera and meta data. Create richer more micro info on food, events, etc…

18. saynow.com New methods for artists and service providers to get a paying audience

19. Photos About 10 gazillion still live on phones. New methods need to be developed to connect people and monetize.

20. meetmoi.com With GPS and personal information so easily available. Help connect people using phones in offline world for dating or professional

21. Symbian Millions of phones on these platforms. Zig while everyone is zagging. *inspired by Chris Dury of getjar.com

22. Offline purchases In the next 5-10 years carriers will take a more “nominal” fee instead of 50%. When that happens we finally can buy offline goods with our phone. How can you take advantage of that?

23. Opportunity, mobile Google is worth $200 billion. Leading mobile ad network is only worth $750 million.

24. Web funnel The users of the web All the things to buy on the web advertising

25. Current mobile funnel Users Ways to spend money in mobile. Ultra small (for now).

26. 1 click payments

27. Mobile CPA Huge on the web. None on the phone

28. Directories Free mobile traffic. Aggregating apps / content Getjar.com

29. Ad arbitrage Mobile user acquisition < Ad revenue

30. Mobile Pay Venmo.com The original idea of PayPal. Still opportunity?

31. Boredom Icanhasmobile. More time, less thinking, more time killing. Create activities to learn or entertain on the go.

32. Micro work Beextra.org Smarter phones + disposable time = time for micro mobile labor

33. internationalization Help other companies localize. Increases of revenue around 20%+. OR Add new languages to your own products.

34. Grocery stores Augmented reality shows recipes you can make when you view ingredients.

35. Local Local mobile ad. Duh. Aggregating all local mobile deals Educating businesses on mobile marketing

36. Thanks http://twitter.com/noahkagan