Google’s New Patent app Highlights the Importance of Local Search

Written by tmob | May 24th, 2007 |

Google patent app shows extensive Google plans for mobile search by ZDNet’s Russell Shaw — A Google Patent application newly published on the United States Patent & Trademark Office website this morning appears to furnish extensive details on Google’s plans for enhanced local searches via mobile devices. Fittingly enough, the Patent app is entitled, Local Search and Mapping for Mobile Devices. The Abstract gives us a sneak peek, referring to: A computer-implemented method [...]

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Spyfu.com goes live

Written by tmob | May 7th, 2007 |

Spyfu.com has gone from its beta stage to a subscription basis. Though we have not found the data to be extremely accurate concerning adspend estimates, we certainly do appreciate the efforts. I can’t say I’ve used the spyfu tools to make an assessment of sem strategies for screening of prospective clients (and likely will not do so until the data validity improves) but I certainly will take a peek at the stated spyfu numbers none the less. Here is a bit of what they are offering with your paid subscription:

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