Mobile

Mobile Coupons – 8Coupons

I recently got word from 8Coupons.com that their service is going nationwide. You can the press release on their blog here.
“When a user visits 8coupons.com, the map on the homepage will automatically populate the Top 8 most popular deals based on his or her IP address. This ensures that anyone who visits the [...]

Poynt – Updated Local Mobile Search App

I got notification today that Poynt, probably the best local search app for the Blackberry has official updated to include the addition of restaurant searches. I had reviewed Poynt, back in Feb 2009.  From their press release:
“Poynt’s restaurant search feature rounds out the already robust business, movie and people search offering, while maintaining its ease [...]

Do Small Biz Need Smartphone?

It has been about eight months since I got my Blackberry Storm and I am lovin’ it.  Getting this phone and an unlimited data plan has changed how I do business, period.   Not sure how I survived without it.
So the question I have is – Do small business owners need a smartphone? In general, [...]

The New fone book

One reason smartphones were created were to hopefully make some things in life easier and give us access to important information or resources quickly. This week, a new app for the Blackberry Storm, is coming out, the fone book, from BlindingRain, a small start up company here in the US.  This is an app that [...]

iLPS-YellowSpaces iPhone App Launch

Today marks the official launch of the YellowSpaces iphone app, iLPS. With that I continue my conversation with Constantin S. Manta of YellowSpaces.
Q. Why did you decide to make a mobile app also?
A. I believe mobile is the purest form of local.  I also noticed that the IYPs rushed to the marketplace basic mobile apps.  [...]

Beyond 411 – Local Search App

One of the oldest local search apps for the Blackberry is Beyond411.  One of the earliest reviews I found for it was in 2007 at Berryreview.com Review: Beyond411 With GPS Support AKA Berry411.  As I did my initial set of searches for local search apps, Beyond411 was always being mentioned.
Just recently the developer of app, [...]

Mobile Search-Where Is It Going?

As things would have it, recently I have been spending quite a bit of time working/learning about mobile search….playing with my new Blackberry Storm, looking for local search apps, using Google maps which now employes the Storm’s GPS, and working on mobile SEO.
I have found a few great posts on where mobile search is going [...]