Spotted via Search Engine Lowdown,
Search Engines Go Mobile recaps how search engines are reaching out into our cell and mobile phones, focusing
mainly on the Yahoo local search-to-cell phone service Gary wrote about yesterday ( Now Available: A New Service
from Yahoo! Local) and the Froogle SMS service rolled out at the end of last year. More from Gary on that here:
Two New Ways to Search Froogle Via SMS.
Search Engines Going Mobile
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