Google Local Gets Mobile

Posted by Lee Odden on Apr 12th, 2005 in Online Marketing |

P.C. Magazine today wrote about the launch of Google Local for mobile devices:

¬ìGoogle Local builds its database from yellow pages and addresses extracted from Google’s search engine. Surf to http://mobile.google.com/local/ from within any mobile device browser, and you’ll be prompted to enter two bits of information: What and Where. What can be a category (e.g. pizza or accountant) and Where can be a precise address or simply a zip code. The service then returns several hits and a map showing the location of each business. The maps are similar to those provided by Google’s excellent new mapping service, http://maps.google.com, but unlike the PC browser-based versions, you can’t reposition the maps by dragging, which would be a difficult task on most phones anyway.¬î

Too bad I dumped my old phone with a browser for a basic Motorola. This would be fun to try out.

Tags: Google Local, Mobile Search