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here's the head: New media Only three in 100 picture message Owen Gibson Tuesday September 21, 2004
Mobile camera phones are becoming an increasingly common sight at sporting events, pop concerts and bars. But new figures released today will make grim reading for the networks that subsidise them because users are turning their backs on picture messaging.
Inspired by lavish marketing campaigns, such as Vodafone's David Beckham ads, the number of mobile camera phone users has more than doubled in the past year.
But the research shows that the frequency with which camera phone owners are sending picture messages is decreasing as the overall user base grows. A year ago 8% of early adopters were sending a photo message once a day, which has dropped to 3%.