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The 55 Piece Mobile Search Tool Kit

2007-02-21T04:31:22Z

Written by Charles S. Knight, SEO and edited by Richard MacManus

Last week I saw the following ad in Radio Shack for the Kronus 55 Piece Home Repair Tool Set:

Molded case (1)
Bits (20)
Bit holder (2)
Claw hammer (1)
Level (1)
Pliers (1)
Wire stripper (1)
Long nose pliers (1)
Utility knife (1)
Wrench (1)
Hex keys (sae & metric) (18)
Hex key holder (1)
Tape measure (1)
Ratchet (1)
Screwdrivers (4)

All for just $29.99!

As I was reaching for my credit card, the thought occurred to me: why not offer a 55 Piece Mobile Search Tool Kit... and not for $29.99, but for free!

The Mobile Search field is going to be "huge", but right now it's growing in fits and starts. So for the early adopters amongst us, a tool kit will come in handy. Here then is my 55 piece tool kit for mobile search:

]]> MobiReady Report (1) http://mr.dev.mobi - use to test your website's mobile readiness .mobi Mobile Emulator (1) http://emulator.mtld.mobi/emulator.php - another site tester. Build your own mobile site! (3) www.winksite.com/mobile
www.zinadoo.com
www.mobisitegalore.com Mobile Search Engines (9) www.m.ask.com
http://mobile.search.live.com
http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb
http://mobile.msn.com
www.operamini.com
http://mobilesearch.nokia.com
http://mobile.google.com
www.mediosystems.com (not yet live)
www.boing.mobi (search for mobile sites) Local Information (6) www.truelocal.com
http://mobile.local.com
http://mobile.yell.com
http://beta.tellme.com
www.4info.com
www.go2.com Mobile "Portals" (2) http://mobile.aol.com/portal
http://mobile.yahoo.com/go "Skweeze" your site! (1) www.skweezer.net "Mobilze" your site! (1) http://mobilizer.volantis.net Mobile Shopping Engines (2) www.slifter.com
www.text2store.com Mobile Coupon Alerts (1) www.movoxx.com Locate your "mobile" friends (5) www.loopt.com
http://beta.plazes.com
www.bluepulse.com
www.juicecaster.com
www.plugoo.com Developer's Mobile Tools (1) http://pc.dev.mobi Mobile Services (3) www.funambol.com
www.go2.com
www.widsets.com Mobile Visual Search (2) www.mobot.com (not yet live)
www.tiltomo.com Mobile Video Search (2) www.comvu.com/mobile
www.mtvmobile.com Mobile Media Sharing (1) www.shozu.com/portal/index.do Mobile Browser (1) www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo Real Estate Search (1) http://mobile.c21.com Ask a Question, Get an Answer (5) www.82ask.com/public/outside
http://mobile.answers.com/
www.askmenow.com
http://nownow.com/nownow
www.zipsy.com Mobile Downloads (2) http://plusmo.com
www.infospaceinc.com/mobile Mobile Map Applicatons (1) www.maporama.com Miscellaneous Sites (4) www.sitofono.com
www.talkplus.com
www.vazu.com
www.soonr.com/web/front/home.jsp

With this tool kit in hand, you'll be ready to tackle whatever mobile project comes along. It's almost impossible to fit all of these nifty features into any of the hundreds of mobile devices in use right now, so don't be caught without your 55 piece kit!

As usual, we encourage you to tell us about any mobile search application that we missed - here in the comments of Read/WriteWeb.

Comment from Micah Dubinko on 2007-02-20

2007-02-21T05:37:36Z

Here's a better URL for Yahoo! Mobile: http://m.yahoo.com

Comment from mahadevan on 2007-02-20

2007-02-21T06:41:19Z

This is a great listing!
1.You can addd mdog - http://mdog.com - i was not able to check yahoo mail from my pocket pc, but mdogging it, it works fine
2. http://splashblog.com/index.aspx - to blog your photos from mobile

Comment from Leith @ Birth of a Startup on 2007-02-20

2007-02-21T06:42:54Z

Awesome summary!

Comment from Charles Knight on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T11:15:03Z

Thanks, Micah!

Comment from elmo on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T12:06:35Z

What about mobifinit (local search) and mobidgets (mobile widgets) from Mobease.com?
Cheers,
Elmo

Comment from Jeff on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T15:43:20Z

Great list!

Funny, as my company just launched the public beta of Tappity yesterday ( www.tappity.com ), which is a user driven site where you can submit, rate, and discover mobile-friendly web pages.

In addition, you can save favorite items to a mobile homepage that's personalized just for you.

Comment from David Harper on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T16:08:44Z

Thanks for the mention. URL correction - it's simply winksite.com (no /mobile).

Comment from OffBeatMammal on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T16:53:00Z

I love Windows Live Search for Mobile (useless name, but...) check out http://wls.live.com

For all the MS Mobile Live apps have a look at http://mobile.live.com

Comment from mark on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T21:20:13Z

you need some stock quote sites

Comment from Helene Haughney on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T22:23:52Z

Hi, good list and thanks for including Zinadoo in there! We're about to launch a mobile search and discovery tool called mobiseer.com, pre-launched it last week at 3GSM and going to unveil at CTIA end March!

Comment from Charles Knight on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T23:31:24Z

My apologies to winksite.com - I have set up my own mobile site there and it works great!

I appreciate all of the suggestions and will keep track of them for future updates.

Keep 'em coming!

Charles Knight

Comment from Ola on 2007-02-21

2007-02-22T00:44:56Z

Charles, Nice piece. text2store should also be under mobile coupon alerts.
We send best offers and coupons to mobile phones

Ola.

Comment from Matt on 2007-02-22

2007-02-22T09:25:33Z

Mobile Forum

Comment from Charles Knight on 2007-02-23

2007-02-23T21:45:09Z

Here's another tool: http://m.netvibes.com (from your phone).

I am a big fan of Netvibes; I can't wait to try this out!

Comment from Charles Knight on 2007-02-24

2007-02-24T15:21:44Z

If anyone is still following this article, here are some items that you should append to your own files:

1)URL for Yahoo! Mobile: http://m.yahoo.com (Micah)

2)Add mdog - http://mdog.com/ (Mahadevan)to the tool kit.

3)What about mobifinit (local search) and mobidgets (mobile widgets) from Mobease.com? (I signed up for Alpha testing.)

4)Check out Tappity(www.tappity.com); discover mobile sites.

5)Correct Winksite's URL; it's just www.winksite.com

6)Windows Live Search for Mobile: http://wls.live.com
& for all the MS Mobile Live apps: http://mobile.live.com

7)From Zinadoo.com: We're about to launch a mobile search and discovery tool called mobiseer.com the end of March!

8) text2store should also be under mobile coupon alerts.

9) Netvibes(www.netvibes.com), now has a Mobile version: www.m.netvibes.com - enter it from your Mobile device.

10) Take a look at http://www.180srch.com/

11) See: 509Me http://www.5o9inc.com/mobile.html

12) Any more??

Comment from Tim on 2007-02-26

2007-02-27T05:53:28Z

1-800-KNOW-NOW (1-800-566-9669) is a great mobile search service. When you call, you speak with a person who searches online for anything and then talks you through the answer.

Good for when you don't want to stop and text or search yourself.

People seem good. They are US based, service is 24/7.

Good alternative to know is out there.

Comment from David Chang on 2007-02-27

2007-02-28T05:22:42Z

Charles, first of all - great compilation of links. Secondly, just a heads up that we'll soon be launching the beta site for Mobicious (http://www.mobicious.com), where people can discover the best content, services, and applications available for their mobile phones. It's not search per se, but you can find useful text-based services, popular music and videos, and trustworthy places to buy ringtones, images and games.