Planning to sail the deep blue seas? Well, batten down the hatches, our users have responded on how they’d survive should they ever become stranded on a deserted island.

Island living is more fun with a buddy especially if that buddy is Captain Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean. Nearly 53% of our users would like Johnny Depp’s character by their side should they ever become shipwrecked. While 17.9% would prefer spending their days with Tom Hanks’ character Chuck and his soccer ball Wilson of Castaway.

We at Mobile Posse aren’t the only ones excited to watch the Oscars this Sunday; nearly 160,000 users submitted their predictions for the Academy Awards hosted once again by Billy Crystal for the first time since 2004!

Nine films are vying for the top win of Best Picture but only one will go home with the golden statue. 31.8% of our uses predict The Help will need no help in winning. The film adaptation of War Horse trots in second by a landslide with 12.9% of the votes.

Temperatures are dropping! Cold & Flu Season is upon us, but that’s nothing to sniffle at. The results of our latest poll show us at MobilePosse how our users get through it. Stock up on tissues, some of these numbers may surprise you!

Each year millions line up for their flu shot, including 21.5% of our users who trust vaccines to keep them well and protected against illness. However, more than a quarter of the 143,000 polled feel vaccines could potentially make them sick… or worse!

Any moment now the clock will strike midnight and millions of New Year’s resolutions will begin. Here at Mobile Posse, we’ve resolved to continue delivering you stellar mobile content to the homescreen. Be it dieting, making more money, or finding love, Mobile Posse surveyed nearly 650,000 people to determine their hopes for 2012.

The MTV Video Music Awards are always a hot topic around the Mobile Posse water cooler this time of year. Each year, it seems that viewers come away with one unforgettable moment that resonates in our collective pop culture consciousness, whether it’s Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech, the infamous smooch between Britney Spears and Madonna, or Lady Gaga’s bizarre “meat outfit.”

Scott Totman recently joined Mobile Posse as our new Chief Technology Officer. All of us here at Mobile Posse are very excited to work with Scott. Read more about Scott here.

Our own Eric Collins is speaking at the American Black Film Festival today in Miami, FL. Eric will take part in a panel, "Digital Distribution 101: The New Distribution Paradigm", discussing how the black film industry can maximize their distribution in today's market.

From all of us here at Mobile Posse, good luck Eric! We wish you the best.

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Things have been getting busy here at Mobile Posse! We recently announced reaching 6 million mobile consumers. The tripling of our consumers in just one short year is something we are very excited about. Mobile Posse has grown so much that we had to move to a newer, bigger office. Construction has only just finished and we are finally settled in. To match our new office, we have several new hires and continue search for more. Watch out…Mobile Posse is BOOMING.