Google adds local mobile phone services

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Google Adds New Services For Mobile
Users

Google Adds New Services For Mobile
Users 04/12/2005 04:54 PM
Mobile Pipeline Apr 12 2005 8:16PM GMT

NorthwestArkansasOnline.com launches
local phone services for natiowide
residents.

NorthwestArkansasOnline.com launches
local phone services for natiowide
residents. 05/31/2004 02:17 PM
NorthwestArkansasOnline.com announced today that it is bringing the top three local phone service providers to nationwide residents. [PRWEB May 24, 2004]

Google Local Adds Web Reviews

Google Local Adds Web Reviews 03/14/2005 05:11 PM
"Google Inc. is tapping into Web reviews to provide a snapshot of the online ratings and comments about restaurants, shops and other local business."

Unlimited Longdistance Options and Local
Phone Services Abound Today

Unlimited Longdistance Options and Local
Phone Services Abound Today 08/30/2004 03:15 AM
It has been a long time since competition was opened up in telecommunications but today unlimited longdistance options are changing the average phone bill forever. [PRWEB Aug 30, 2004]

Google Adds Local Business Center

Google Adds Local Business Center 03/17/2005 04:22 AM
Google is turning to businesses to improve the accuracy and relevance of its local search. Businesses may directly add or modify their listing via the new Google Local Business Center, whether or not they already have an online presence.

Local Phone Companies Want To Block
In-Coming Mobile Calls

Local Phone Companies Want To Block
In-Coming Mobile Calls 08/16/2004 05:00 AM
The telephone system works because the owners of various networks agree to accept calls from other networks. What would happen if one network decided not to accept calls from certain other networks? It looks like folks in (or calling into) Iowa may find out at some point. The East Buchanan Telephone Co-op announced plans to block all calls from mobile phones to its customers, but he Iowa Utilities Board issued a two-week injunction to stop them from actually going through with it. Unfortunately, the AP article on the topic is a little short on details, but some good ones are provided over on the Interesting People list which gives some background on interconnect fees. Basically, what appears to be happening here (which is not at all clear from the AP article) is that the Co-Op in question is not satisfied with the interconnect rates they're receiving, and this is more or less a way for them to go on "strike" until the mobile carriers agree to pay up. Of course, you'd have to believe that the mobile carriers are in a much stronger position, having a lot more cash, and (in general) being somewhat less concerned if calls are getting through to certain landlines in Iowa. Meanwhile, the customers of the phone companies in the co-op would immediately blame their own phone company for blocking perfectly reasonable calls, and may even push them towards competing phone companies. It is a way for the Co-Op to make some noise to try to get the much bigger carriers to settle this business dispute, but they're clearly coming from a much weaker position. Of course, it also seems highly unlikely that regulators would actually let these phone companies block calls for very long, as the last thing they want to do is give other small telcos any ideas that might put up all sorts of walled gardens in the phone system. Of course, this wouldn't really be all that different from the VoIP world, where Adelphia and Frontier were recently (purposely or not) blockin g VoIP calls from AT&T.

Google Adds New Tool Amid Local Search
War

Google Adds New Tool Amid Local Search
War 03/17/2005 03:43 AM
Article.wn.com - Wed Mar 16, 12:07 pm GMT

Google Mobilizes Local Services

Google Mobilizes Local Services 04/14/2005 01:39 AM
NewsFactor Network Apr 14 2005 5:52AM GMT

Google Local on Your Phone

Google Local on Your Phone 04/12/2005 06:24 AM
Google downsizes "local" search interface to fit the super small screen.

Google Local Goes Mobile

Google Local Goes Mobile 04/12/2005 11:10 AM

News: Google Adds Keyhole Technology To
Maps & Local Service

News: Google Adds Keyhole Technology To
Maps & Local Service 04/06/2005 02:25 AM
Overclockers Club Apr 6 2005 6:45AM GMT

Google Mobile Search Goes Local

Google Mobile Search Goes Local 04/12/2005 02:45 PM
Google has updated its mobile capabilities to include local search functions, which find nearby businesses using a name and zip code. Browser-enabled cell phone users can now pull up Yellow Pages data on the run, and even retrieve driving directions by sending an SMS text message to Google using the code "46645."

Google Takes Local Mobile

Google Takes Local Mobile 04/13/2005 10:55 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 14 2005 3:20AM GMT

Google Debuts Local Mobile

Google Debuts Local Mobile 04/13/2005 08:04 PM
Google has added a new service that enables cell phone users in the U.S. to use a remarkably robust version of Google Local directly from a mobile handset.

Google launches mobile local search

Google launches mobile local search 04/12/2005 09:51 AM
MobileTracker Apr 12 2005 2:12PM GMT

Google Unveils Mobile Local Search

Google Unveils Mobile Local Search 04/12/2005 03:27 AM
Reuters Apr 12 2005 6:57AM GMT

Google Offers Local Mobile Search

Google Offers Local Mobile Search 04/12/2005 11:31 AM

Google has added another service to their mobile offerings: Google Local. Punch in your search term, as well as the location or zip code to limit your search, and receive a nice, mobile-sized Google Map with details listed below. The service is—in typical Google style—free.

Local Mobile Search [Google]

Google Unveils Mobile Local Search
(Reuters)

Google Unveils Mobile Local Search
(Reuters) 04/12/2005 03:22 AM
Reuters - Internet search leader Google Inc. late on Monday announced a test service for finding local restaurants, stores and other businesses via Web-enabled cell phones and other mobile devices.

Google Intros Local Search To Mobile
Users

Google Intros Local Search To Mobile
Users 04/13/2005 10:55 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 14 2005 3:21AM GMT

Google launches mobile local search
service

Google launches mobile local search
service 04/13/2005 04:21 AM
Xinhua News Agency Apr 13 2005 8:55AM GMT

Services that insert sounds into mobile
phone conversations

Services that insert sounds into mobile
phone conversations 02/01/2005 08:38 PM
Xeni Jardin: A growing number of tech providers now offer "sound insertion" services for mobile phone users. Think: ringtones you plug into the "body" of a voice conversation. Sonic emoticons. Ronan Higgins of cafe.com says:

Lightwav for PalmOne Treo smartphones has a feature called "CoverUp Sound" where you can trigger sounds to play in the phone conversation.

I hear that this application is popular in Japan with cheating "salary men" husbands. They'll trigger sounds of a train station, a busy office or a bar, while explaining to their wives why they won't be home until later. Single men trigger the sound of a girl in the background saying "come back to bed" to make their male friends jealous.

I use it to insert a bad connection effect: "I can't hear you, you're breaking up on me, I'm losing signal, I'll have to call you back about that. Kshhhh."

In related news -- last week, San Francisco-based Phonebites nabbed a US$3MM venture round. They, too, offer a service that allows mobile phone users to insert a pre-recorded sound clip into a live conversation - like a radio soundboard, but for your cell phone. Here's a related Engadget post from last October: Link. (thanks, Marc Nathan, via the unwired list)

Update: BB reader Daniel says,

There's also such an application available for Seiries60 smartphones. The app is called CallCheater. And it works quite nicely.

Link

Mobile Phone Location Services Ready for
Rebirth

Mobile Phone Location Services Ready for
Rebirth 05/27/2004 12:23 PM
Boston Globe May 27 2004 3:58PM GMT

Phone, Mobile, Internet Services
Disrupted in Patna

Phone, Mobile, Internet Services
Disrupted in Patna 12/28/2004 01:24 AM
PatnaDaily.Com Dec 28 2004 4:36AM GMT

Extended Systems Boosts High-End
Performance, Maximizes IT Security and
Adds Mobile Web Services

Extended Systems Boosts High-End
Performance, Maximizes IT Security and
Adds Mobile Web Services 08/16/2004 02:01 PM
SymbianOne Aug 16 2004 4:25PM GMT

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia Pacific by 2009

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia Pacific by 2009 04/04/2005 06:41 AM
DevHardware Apr 4 2005 10:36AM GMT

EU consults on how the E-Money Directive
applies to mobile phone services

EU consults on how the E-Money Directive
applies to mobile phone services 05/11/2004 02:03 AM
PublicTechnology.net May 11 2004 6:41AM GMT

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia-Pac by 2009: analyst

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia-Pac by 2009: analyst 04/04/2005 06:34 PM
Channel NewsAsia Apr 4 2005 8:30PM GMT

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia Pacific by 2009 (AFP)

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia Pacific by 2009 (AFP) 04/04/2005 04:16 AM
AFP - Third generation (3G) mobile phone subscribers in the Asia Pacific region outside Japan are projected to soar to 142.6 million in 2009 from just 10.5 million in 2004, an industry analyst said.

Mobile Phone Location Services Ready for
Rebirth (Reuters)

Mobile Phone Location Services Ready for
Rebirth (Reuters) 05/27/2004 07:50 AM
Reuters - The use of a mobile phone to pinpoint a caller's location and nearby businesses was a hot concept when the tech bubble peaked in 2000, but only now with better phones and software does it stand to succeed, companies say. Mobile operators are selling much-improved services that help users locate friends or get directions to the nearest train station, but they have to fight off consumers' bad memories from 2000 and 2001, when they offered illegible maps on tiny black-and-white screens.

Airbus to offer in-flight mobile phone
and broadband internet services

Airbus to offer in-flight mobile phone
and broadband internet services 07/25/2004 05:33 PM
Utusan Online Jul 25 2004 8:42PM GMT

Google Offers More Mobile Services

Google Offers More Mobile Services 04/14/2005 01:39 AM
Clie Blast Apr 14 2005 5:56AM GMT

Google Adds 'Mobile Web' Option to
Mobile Search

Google Adds 'Mobile Web' Option to
Mobile Search 06/17/2005 04:29 PM
PocketPC Blast Jun 17 2005 7:37PM GMT

Airbus, SITA INC and Tenzing to Jointly
Offer In-flight Mobile Phone and
Broadband Internet Services

Airbus, SITA INC and Tenzing to Jointly
Offer In-flight Mobile Phone and
Broadband Internet Services 07/21/2004 11:11 AM
Belga Direct Press Releases Jul 21 2004 2:08PM GMT

Google To Develop Mobile Phone Format

Google To Develop Mobile Phone Format 06/14/2004 07:45 PM
Internet Search Engine Database-1 hour agoAlthough mobile users have the capability to employ Google search, the Mountain Valley company is preparing technology that will be easier to use with mobile ...

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
BB-Shopping helps you buying best quality and long life Mobile Phone Chargers for dufferent Models and Variants of Mobiles. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

In 2003, the residential local VoIP
market grew more than tenfold from about
10,000 local phone subscribers to more
than 130,000 by year end

In 2003, the residential local VoIP
market grew more than tenfold from about
10,000 local phone subscribers to more
than 130,000 by year end 09/15/2004 03:57 AM
[PRWEB Sep 15, 2004]

The Mobile Technology Webl0g - "Location
Based Services and all about Mobile
Marketing" - Porn 4 UR Mobile

The Mobile Technology Webl0g - "Location
Based Services and all about Mobile
Marketing" - Porn 4 UR Mobile 03/29/2005 04:35 PM
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Local Dallas, TX Auto Dealer Receives
800 Phone Calls in One Day After
Featuring Vanity 800 Phone Number in
Radio and Television Jingles

Local Dallas, TX Auto Dealer Receives
800 Phone Calls in One Day After
Featuring Vanity 800 Phone Number in
Radio and Television Jingles 06/05/2005 11:17 PM
Empire Suzuki opened in the Dallas market in November 2004. In February 2005, Empire Suzuki launched their ad campaign featuring a vanity toll-free phone number, 1-800-NEW-RIDE in a jingle – written by Tom Georgalis, owner of Empire Suzuki. Within six weeks the dealership received over 5,500 calls, with an all time high of over 800 calls in a single day. Speak with Tom Georgalis, owner of Empire Suzuki, about his recent business success in Dallas. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]

Local Search Part 3: Google Gets Local
With AdWords

Local Search Part 3: Google Gets Local
With AdWords 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
In my earlier parts of this series on local search, I covered Overture's new local paid listings and crawler-based methods from Google and Mobilemaps as ...
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