http://gesterling.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/sprint-msft-for-mobile-local-search/ Greg Sterling's Thoughts on Online and Offline Media Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://gesterling.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/sprint-msft-for-mobile-local-search/#comment-19287 2006 November 29 « Screenwerk Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:33:16 +0000 http://gesterling.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/sprint-msft-for-mobile-local-search/#comment-19287 [...] InfoSpace is making FindIt free for 60-days to encourage consumers to download and use it. Here’s the release. I used FindIt and it’s a good application (although I have some criticisms of course). The problem is that it has little visibility in the market. InfoSpace’s brand is not anywhere near as strong as Google, Yahoo! or the carriers and Sprint (one of InfoSpace’s FindIt partners) just did a big deal with MSFT. [...] [...] InfoSpace is making FindIt free for 60-days to encourage consumers to download and use it. Here’s the release. I used FindIt and it’s a good application (although I have some criticisms of course). The problem is that it has little visibility in the market. InfoSpace’s brand is not anywhere near as strong as Google, Yahoo! or the carriers and Sprint (one of InfoSpace’s FindIt partners) just did a big deal with MSFT. [...]

]]> http://gesterling.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/sprint-msft-for-mobile-local-search/#comment-17427 Google & Yahoo Compete for Mobile Search Market Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:16:14 +0000 http://gesterling.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/sprint-msft-for-mobile-local-search/#comment-17427 [...] Nothwithstanding Sprint’s deal with Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are in arguably the strongest positions to capture search usage on mobile devices (which is why Sprint did the deal). Having an e-mail relationship with a user — unless text and mobile IM completely take over — is an advantage (yes, MSFT has plenty of mobile e-mail relationships it can leverage). [...] [...] Nothwithstanding Sprint’s deal with Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are in arguably the strongest positions to capture search usage on mobile devices (which is why Sprint did the deal). Having an e-mail relationship with a user — unless text and mobile IM completely take over — is an advantage (yes, MSFT has plenty of mobile e-mail relationships it can leverage). [...]

]]> http://gesterling.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/sprint-msft-for-mobile-local-search/#comment-17401 Will Someone Disrupt Google in Mobile? « Screenwerk Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:04:11 +0000 http://gesterling.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/sprint-msft-for-mobile-local-search/#comment-17401 [...] Nothwithstanding Sprint’s deal with Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are in arguably the strongest positions to capture search usage on mobile devices (which is why Sprint did the deal). Having an e-mail relationship with a user — unless text and mobile IM completely take over — is an advantage (yes, MSFT has plenty of email relationships it can leverage). [...] [...] Nothwithstanding Sprint’s deal with Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are in arguably the strongest positions to capture search usage on mobile devices (which is why Sprint did the deal). Having an e-mail relationship with a user — unless text and mobile IM completely take over — is an advantage (yes, MSFT has plenty of email relationships it can leverage). [...]

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