1. PR Research and Strategies Benchmarking Project Javon Anthony Lloyd January 24, 2011

2. Twitter Mobile Apps. Allows for mobile devices to support micro-blogging services for mobile phones. Enables cell phones users to discover and search out what are the current trends, topics and issues. Users can post and view tweets at any moment without being limited to a computer based twitter form.

3. CNN News Mobile Apps. News application in which users can get up-to-date information on the latest news from around the world. Shows local, state, national and international news all on your cell phone. Enables video news feeds from CNN headquarters around the globe. Users can search on news topics about politics, health, technology, weather and even the economy.

4. Facebook Mobile Apps. Social networking mobile application. Users with this application can view Facebook profiles of friends, family members, co-worker and strangers on any cell phone during any time. Photos, videos, blogs, and various group pages can be viewed on a cell phone with the Facebook application.

5. The Weather Channel Mobile Apps. Cell phone application in which weather forecasts can be viewed. Allows for users to find out current information on severe weather around specific regions and even around the nation. Customers can have their local forecast sent to their own mobile phone through text messages.

6. Twitter Mobile App.URLLatest VersionsFeatures Year of CreationPriceCompatible Phones Echofon for iPhone http://www.echofon.com/twitter/iphon e/ 1.354/ Pro 4 Easy Tweet, Photo Share2007 Free/ Pro $4.99 iPhone 3, iPhone 3g, iPhone 4 ÜberTwitter for BlackBerry appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/co ntent/3436 1.114.0 Retweets, Search Docs2008Free BlackBerry Storm, Curve, Bold ceTwit Windows Mobile http://www.kosertech.com/cetwit- info/1.6 or 2.2 Health, Sports, Weather2009$1.99 Samsung Force, LG Quantum Twitter for Androidandroid.twitter.content/apps1.5 Text Tweets, Text Photos2008Free HTC HD2, MyTouch, Droid 2 CNN News Mobile App. URLLatest Versions Features Year of CreationPrice Compatible Phones CNN for iPhone http://www.cnn.com/mobile/ipho ne/1.65Live Video Feeds2009$1.99 iPhone 3, iPhone 3g, iPhone 4 CNN for BlackBerry http://bestapps.com/cnn-app-for- blackberry/1.0.0 International News2009Free BlackBerry Storm, Curve, Bold CNN for Windows Mobile http://windowsmobile/cnnmobile/app 3.1 Politics, Economy, Health2009$0.99 Samsung Force, LG Quantum CNN for Android http://www.androidfreeware.net/down load-cnn 1.55 Local News Downloads2009Free HTC HD2, MyTouch, Droid 2 Facebook Mobile App. URLLatest Versions Features Year of CreationPrice Compatible Phones Facebook for iPhonehttp://www.facebook.com/iphone3.2 Status Updates, Chat2007Free iPhone 3, iPhone 3g, iPhone 4 Facebook for BlackBerry http://appworld.blackberry.com/w ebstore3s or 4s Audio, Video, Status Share2007Free BlackBerry Storm, Curve, Bold Facebook for Windows Mobile http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmo bile/facebook 1.42 No Chat, Status Update2008Free Samsung Force, LG Quantum Facebook for Android http://www.facebook.com/apps/a pplication.php?id2.2 Video, Photo, Audio2008Free HTC HD2, MyTouch, Droid 2 The Weather Mobile App.URLLatest VersionsFeatures Year of CreationPriceCompatible Phones Weather Channel for iPhone www.weather.com/mobile/pda/ip hone/1.0.32 Apple registered weather2008Free iPhone 3, iPhone 3g, iPhone 4 Weather Channel for BlackBerry http://www.weather.com/mobile/ pda/blackberry/1.84.1Storm tracker2008Free BlackBerry Storm, Curve, Bold Weather Channel for Windows Mobile http://press.weather.com/press_de tail.asp?id=3073.3.1 National weather news209$0.99 Samsung Force, LG Quantum Weather Channel for Android http://www.android.com/market/f ree-newsweather.1.01Weather forecast2008Free HTC HD2, MyTouch, Droid 2

7. Sources http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/ www.blackberry-applications.toptenreviews.com www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/the-best-​android-apps http://www.microsoft.com/emea/windowsmobileapps/ http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/