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Yelp Now Mobile With Help From Palm
Yelp Mobile is now live. The site is optimized for the Treo but works on any web-enabled phone. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppleman said that the idea originated with…
‘Point and Search’ on Japanese Cellphones
The NY Times covers “Point and Click” mobile local search in Japan on GPS-enabled mobile phones using technology from American firm GeoVector.…
Japan’s Softbank Mobile Phones To Use Yahoo As Content Portal
MarketWatch reports that Softbank, who acquired Vodafone, will be using Yahoo to “bring the broad world of the Internet” to their mobile…
Kozoru Opens Public Beta Testing Of Byoms
Kozoru opens public beta testing of byoms (build your own mobile search) today. I mentioned this was coming last week. Today, I’ve…
Pay-Per-Call Looking For Ways To Grow
The pay-per-call industry has a number of folks that assumed far faster growth than what has realized to date. Pay-Per-Call Struggles to…
Kozoru To Launch Chat-Based Search Technology, Byoms
Internet search is in many ways fairly standard now, and although existing search engines bring out new features, or new engines appear,…
Google & Yahoo Are Challenged In Mobile Search Space
A Wall Street Journal article reports that InfoSpace, amongst other startup search engines, are providing a challenge for Google & Yahoo in…
GeoVector and the Mo-Lo Search ‘Use Case’
I continue to think about the challenges of mobile-local search, where there is arguably a more compelling consumer use case than on…
20% Of Google Mobile Searches Are Adult Specific
eWeek has a very interesting blog post covering how one of every five Google searches on a phone are for adult oriented…
Talking With Frucall, New Comparison Shopping Service For Your Phone
Frucall, a mobile shopping comparison service, launched in beta last week. There’s already been some good coverage. I’ve tested Frucall for books…
Google Mobile Ads Tested In Japan
Bloomberg reports that Google has successfully tested the deployment of advertisements on mobile phones in Japan. The ads displayed on mobile phones…
New Mobile Search Features from AOL
AOL has added a number of cool new features to its mobile search offering, including a direct keyword-based navigation capability (very similar…
Mobile Search in China
A week ago we wrapped up our first Search Engine Strategies China conference, and it was a fascinating event. I’ll be running…
MSN To Launch Click to Call Soon?
MarketingVox reports on a BusinessWeek article that shows signs that Microsoft will launch a click to call service within its search engine.…
Google Partners With BenQ& Google Removing Ads from Mobile Content?
PaidContent links to a story at Mob Happy describing how Google Mobile has removed the ads on his site. The before and…
Vodafone to Add Google Web Search Capabilities
Reuters reports in Vodafone and Google sign deal about a partnership that will enable Google search capabilities on Vodafone’s “live! 3G service.”…
Microsoft Buys MotionBridge, A Mobile Search Company
News.com reports in Microsoft acquires mobile-search company that Microsoft has acquired MotionBridge. Microsoft is expected to use MotionBridge’s solutions to power Windows…
Google Talks With Sony and Motorola About Municipal Wi-Fi Nets
InfoWorld reports that Google has had conversations with Motorola and Sony about their products could best be used with municipal Wi-Fi networks.…
An Introduction to Mobile Search
Hardly a week goes by when we don’t mention some new mobile search service, enhancements to what’s already out there, or something…
More on Mobile Search, Free Directory Assistance, and Voice Activated Info Services
Matt Marshall’s article: Silicon Valley start-ups rush to bring you information on the go, does a great job of not only reviewing…
Pay-Per-Call Needs Local Advertisers to Be Successful
A new Clickz column by Phil Stelter: Local Opportunity Is Calling, offers an excellent look at the meeting of local advertising and…
Mobile Search: Gannett Invests in 4INFO; Upsnap.com Acquires XSVoice, Now Offering Streaming Audio on Your Phone or Device
Two more mobile search items to report today. A joint press release from mobile search provider 4INFO (a service I blog about…
JumpTap Introduces Keyword Sales Program for Mobile Search and Releases Stats About What Mobile Searchers Are Looking For
JumpTap, a company that offers many mobile search solutions has just introduced a hosted Keyword Sales Program for mobile search providers. JumpTap’s…
Tools that Optimize Web Content for Mobile Web: Google Joins Skweezer and IYHY
Since lots of web content has not been optimized for the mobile web, thanks to Nathan Weinberg* at InsideGoogle for the news…
Google Personalized Goes Mobile
Today, your Google personalized home page has gone mobile. The new service reformats your personalized page for your phone or mobile device.…
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