User:Cperey

I'm interested in many trends, most of them technology related. I enjoy listening to classical music (and attend concerts in my local area). I enjoy cooking and sharing meals with friends and family members. I'm fascinated by history, especially that of my local area. I am a volunteer in the local walking tour association. With my husband I am an avid hiker/walker. We also have a garden. I am passionate about order and can be quite rigid about how my space needs to be kept. I am thrilled about having the opportunity to be the mother of three talented, smart and beautiful daughters who are now (mostly) independent.

Professionally, I am an independent consultant/analyst focusing on mobile social networking, and in particular trends around mobile communities with UGC, location-awareness and other advanced features. I also study mobile augmented reality but that's a bit further in the future.

In 2007 I expanded my scope of research beyond the UGC/rich media territories (where I am most familiar) and prepared a report about the full Mobile Social Networking market. The report (280+ pages, 130+ figures, etc) and its companion volume were published in the final days of January 2008 by Informa Telecoms & Media. For more info on the main study, please go to http://www.informatm.com/msn and the companion report www.informatm.com/msncompanion.