| 摘要 |
Software application providers can connect to a common platform in order to offer access to and use of their applications and/or content to a global community of mobile device users through a variety of different mediums. The users are automatically charged via the user's billing account with the wireless network carrier to which the user subscribes. The platform can also use billing mechanisms to bill the user other than the user's wireless network carrier, such as credit cards, bank accounts, prepaid cards, web-based payment services, etc. The application provider need not have contractual agreements with any of the wireless network carriers, as billing is automatically performed by the platform through the wireless network carriers his or her behalf. According to one aspect, an application pod is provided, with which a user can rate and tag content such as music and video. In this way, other people who are looking for a song will be able to find songs that have been highly rated by the community, and that have tags that correspond to a particular search term. According to another aspect, a method is provided for predictively selecting content to suggest to a user, based upon that user's indicated preferences and purchase history.
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